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'''''AHistory''''' is a speculative history of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] as shown in multiple media. It is an expanded and updated version of ''[[A History of the Universe (reference book)|A History of the Universe]]'', written by Parkin. The first and second editions are credited to Parkin, "with additional material by [[Lars Pearson]]"; the third edition is credited to both Parkin and Pearson. The book's title is written as ''AHistory'' for the first and second editions, and ''Ahistory'' for the third edition.
'''''AHistory''''' is a speculative history of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] as shown in multiple media. It is an expanded and updated version of ''[[A History of the Universe]]'', written by Parkin. The first and second editions are credited to Parkin, "with additional material by [[Lars Pearson]]"; the third edition is credited to both Parkin and Pearson. The book's title is written as ''AHistory'' for the first and second editions, and ''Ahistory'' for the third edition.


== Publisher's summaries ==
== Publisher's summaries ==
=== First edition ===
=== First edition ===
''Does the Doctor really have a granddaughter?''<br />
:''Does the Doctor really have a granddaughter?''
''How many times have the Daleks conquered Earth?''<br />
:''How many times have the Daleks conquered Earth?''
''...and when did Bruce Springsteen become President of the USA?''
:''...and when did Bruce Springsteen become President of the USA?''


The answers are in AHistory: a complete timeline of the Doctor Who universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. The dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the years dogs evolve thumbs), with extensive notes offered to explain this book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.
The answers are in AHistory: a complete timeline of the Doctor Who universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. The dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the years dogs evolve thumbs), with extensive notes offered to explain this book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.


''AHistory'' is a fully expanded and updated version of the classic ''A History of the Universe'', which had been out of print for ten years. All told, ''AHistory'' incorporates more than four decades of the ''Doctor Who'' TV show — including the 2005 series staring Christopher Eccleston — all original ''Doctor Who'' novels up through "The Gallifrey Chronicles", all Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audios up through "Terror Firma", all ''Doctor Who'' novellas and much more. All told, this book incorporates nearly five hundred full-length ''Doctor Who'' stories, in a single chronology of epic proportions.
''AHistory'' is a fully expanded and updated version of the classic ''A History of the Universe'', which had been out of print for ten years. All told, ''AHistory'' incorporates more than four decades of the ''Doctor Who'' TV show — including the 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston — all original ''Doctor Who'' novels up through "The Gallifrey Chronicles", all Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audios up through "Terror Firma", all ''Doctor Who'' novellas and much more. All told, this book incorporates nearly five hundred full-length ''Doctor Who'' stories, in a single chronology of epic proportions.


=== Second edition ===
=== Second edition ===
''When did the Cybermen have an empire?''<br />
:''When did the Cybermen have an empire?''
''When did Captain Jack start working for Torchwood?''<br />
:''When did Captain Jack start working for Torchwood?''
''...and did Shakespeare really die at Bosworth Field?''
:''...and did Shakespeare really die at Bosworth Field?''


Find the answers here in ''AHistory'': a complete timeline of the ''Doctor Who'' universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.
Find the answers here in ''AHistory'': a complete timeline of the ''Doctor Who'' universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.
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This expanded second edition of ''AHistory'' includes almost half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor. For the very first time, the new ''AHistory'' includes the entire run of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics that have been publishing since 1979. The comics join the grand tapestry of the ''Doctor Who'' TV show (up to and including the 2007 series starring David Tennant), all original ''Doctor Who'' novels up through "Wooden Heart", all Big Finish audios up through "Frozen Time", all ''Torchwood'' Series 1 episodes, and much more. All told, this book incorporates more than forty years of ''Doctor Who'' into a single massive chronology of epic proportions.
This expanded second edition of ''AHistory'' includes almost half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor. For the very first time, the new ''AHistory'' includes the entire run of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics that have been publishing since 1979. The comics join the grand tapestry of the ''Doctor Who'' TV show (up to and including the 2007 series starring David Tennant), all original ''Doctor Who'' novels up through "Wooden Heart", all Big Finish audios up through "Frozen Time", all ''Torchwood'' Series 1 episodes, and much more. All told, this book incorporates more than forty years of ''Doctor Who'' into a single massive chronology of epic proportions.


''Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly '''800''' stories!''
''Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly 800 stories!''


=== Third edition ===
=== Third edition ===
''When was Sarah Jane Smith born?''<br />
:''When was Sarah Jane Smith born?''
''When did Amy Pond learn the art of picking handcuffs?''<br />
:''When did Amy Pond learn the art of picking handcuffs?''
''...and who caused the great tulip mania of 1637?''
:''...and who caused the great tulip mania of 1637?''


Find the answers here in ''Ahistory'': a complete timeline of the ''Doctor Who'' universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.
Find the answers here in ''Ahistory'': a complete timeline of the ''Doctor Who'' universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.


This expanded third edition contains more than half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor, and is a grand tapestry that includes the ''Doctor Who'' TV show (up to and including the 2011 series starring Matt Smith); all ''Torchwood'' stories through Season 4 (''Miracle Day''); all ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' through Season 5; the ''K9'' TV show; all original ''Doctor Who'' novels and novellas up through ''The Silent Stars Go By''; all Big Finish audios up through ''Army of Death'' (#155); and the IDW and ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics (up through "The Child of Time"). For the first time, ''Ahistory'' now incorporates many non-BBC spin-off series, including the whole of the Bernice Summerfield novels and audios, the Iris Wildthyme audios, ''Dalek Empire'', ''Kaldor City'' and much, much more.
This expanded third edition contains more than half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor, and is a grand tapestry that includes the ''Doctor Who'' TV show (up to and including the 2011 series starring Matt Smith); all ''Torchwood'' stories through Season 4 (''Miracle Day''); all ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' through Season 5; the ''K9'' TV show; all original ''Doctor Who'' novels and novellas up through ''The Silent Stars Go By''; all Big Finish audios up through ''Army of Death'' (#155); and the IDW and ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics (up through "The Child of Time"). For the first time, ''Ahistory'' now incorporates many non-BBC spin-off series, including the whole of the Bernice Summerfield novels and audios, the Iris Wildthyme audios, ''Dalek Empire'', ''Faction Paradox'', ''Kaldor City'' and much, much more.


''Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly '''1400''' stories!''
''Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly 1400 stories!''
 
=== Fourth edition ===
The Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2000 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe's origins and working its way forward to the end of time.
 
Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all ''New Series Adventures'' up through ''Diamond Dogs''; the Big Finish audio range up through ''Static'' (#233); all ''Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9'' and ''Class'' episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (''Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more'').
 
All told, the three volumes of Ahistory Fourth Edition contain more than a million words of hardcore geeky analysis on the world's longest-running Sci-Fi series.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
File:Ahistory 2nd edition.jpg|Second edition cover
AHistory cover.gif|1st edition (2006)
File:Ahistory 3rd edition.jpg|Third edition cover
Ahistory 2nd edition.jpg|2nd edition (2007)
Ahistory 3rd edition.jpg|3rd edition (2012)
Ahistory 2012-2013 update.jpg|2012-2013 update (2014, digital)
Unhistory.jpg|''[[Unhistory]]'' (2017, digital)
Ahistory 4th edition, volume 1.jpg|4th edition, volume 1 (2018)
Ahistory 4th edition, volume 2.jpg|4th edition, volume 2 (2018)
Ahistory 4th edition, volume 3.jpg|4th edition, volume 3 (2019)
Ahistory 2018 update.jpg|2018 update (2023, digital)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The first edition incorporates ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[K9 and Company]]'', [[webcast]]s, novels and audio plays. It does not include comics stories or short prose fiction, including the [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]. The second edition adds ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' (including original novels), ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', comics published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]'' but still omits short fiction and most other comics. The third edition incorporates many non-BBC spin-off series, including ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]'', ''[[Iris Wildthyme]]'', ''[[Dalek Empire]]'' and ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]''.
* The first edition incorporates ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[K9 and Company]]'', [[webcast]]s, novels and audio plays. It does not include comics stories or short prose fiction, including the [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]. The second edition adds ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' (including original novels), ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', comics published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]'' but still omits short fiction and most other comics. The third edition incorporates many non-BBC spin-off series, including ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'', ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'', ''[[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]'', ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' and ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]''.
* Some stories are not included in the timeline, either due to lack of evidence of time placing, or because they take place in an alternate reality. (See 'Un-placed Stories' section below for a full list of these stories.)
* Some stories are not included in the timeline, either due to lack of evidence of time placing, or because they take place in an alternate reality. (See 'Un-placed Stories' section below for a full list of these stories.)
* Although Lance Parkin had previously stated that the practical limitations of researching a third edition and putting it into one volume would make a third edition more or less impossible, a third edition was published in November 2012.[http://madnorwegian.com/622/books/doctor-who/ahistory-an-unauthorized-history-of-doctor-who-third-edition/]
* Although Lance Parkin had previously stated that the practical limitations of researching a third edition and putting it into one volume would make a third edition more or less impossible, a third edition was published in November 2012.[http://madnorwegian.com/622/books/doctor-who/ahistory-an-unauthorized-history-of-doctor-who-third-edition/]
* Parkin acknowledges that [[Lawrence Miles]] intended the [[Man with the Rosette]] in [[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street|''The Adventuress of Henrietta Street'']] to be the Master.
* Parkin acknowledges that [[Lawrence Miles]] intended the [[Man with the Rosette]] in ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'' to be the Master.
 
* The fourth edition was split into three volumes.
== Unplaced Stories ==
The following is a table of stories unplaced in the timeline as of the third edition:
{| class="wikitable"
! width="70" | Title
! width="230" | Notes
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Television Stories'''
|-
| ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
| Occurs in the [[TARDIS]].
|-
| ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
| Sequence on [[Aridius]].
|-
| ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
| Sequence on [[Tigus]] and the ice planet.
|-
| ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''
| Occurs in the [[The Celestial Toymaker|Toymaker's]] domain.
|-
| ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
| A timeless dimension.
|-
| ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''
| The [[White Guardian]] sequence.
|-
| ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]''
| [[E-space]].
|-
| ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''
| E-space.
|-
| ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''
| E-space.
|-
| ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''
| The non-Earth sequences.
|-
| ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''
| The first Doctor's kidnap and the [[Eye of Orion]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Born Again]]''
| Occurs in the TARDIS.
|-
| ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''
| Occurs in the TARDIS.
|-
| ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]''
| Occurs in the TARDIS.
|-
| ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]''
| Occurs in the TARDIS.
|-
| ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]''
| Occurs in the TARDIS.
|-
| ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]''
|
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Novels and Novellas'''
|-
| ''[[Anachrophobia (novel)|Anachrophobia]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Citadel of Dreams (novel)|Citadel of Dreams]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Coldheart (novel)|Coldheart]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Crooked World (novel)|The Crooked World]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Doctor Trap (novel)|The Doctor Trap]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Dreams of Empire (novel)|Dreams of Empire]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''
| The [[Eye of Orion]] sequence.
|-
| ''[[Frontier Worlds (novel)|Frontier Worlds]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The King's Dragon (novel)|The King's Dragon]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Match of the Day (novel)|Match of the Day]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Nightdreamers (novel)|Nightdreamers]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Shell Shock (novel)|Shell Shock]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Shining Darkness (novel)|Shining Darkness]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]''
|
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Audios'''
|-
| ''[[Absolution (BFA audio story)|Absolution]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]''
| Events on [[Red Rocket Rising]].
|-
| ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]''
| [[Divergent Universe]].
|-
| ''[[The Cannibalists (audio story)|The Cannibalists]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Spring (audio story)|Circular Time: "Spring"]]''
| Events on the planet of the bird-people.
|-
| ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]''
| A timeless dimension.
|-
| ''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|The Company of Friends: "Fitz's Story"]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Creatures of Beauty (audio story)|Creatures of Beauty]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[The Dark Flame (audio story)|The Dark Flame]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Dark Husband (audio story)|The Dark Husband]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Darkening Eye (audio story)|The Darkening Eye]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]''
| Occurs in an alien's mind.
|-
| ''[[The Doomsday Quatrain (audio story)|The Doomsday Quatrain]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Embrace the Darkness (audio story)|Embrace the Darkness]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]''
| Flashback story.
|-
| ''[[Faith Stealer (audio story)|Faith Stealer]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Forever Trap (audio story)|The Forever Trap]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]''
| The [[Jariden]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Her Final Flight (audio story)|Her Final Flight]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Immortal Beloved (audio story)|Immortal Beloved]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)|The Invasion of E-Space]]''
|
|-
| ''[[...ish (audio story)|...ish]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Last of the Titans (audio story)|Last of the Titans]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Last (audio story)|The Last]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]''
| [[Land of Fiction]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[The Natural History of Fear (audio story)|The Natural History of Fear]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[Nekromanteia (audio story)|Nekromanteia]]'
|
|-
| ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[Night's Black Agents (audio story)|Night's Black Agents]]''
| Occurs in the Land of Fiction.
|-
| ''[[No Place Like Home (audio story)|No Place Like Home]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Prisoner of the Sun (audio story)|Prisoner of the Sun]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]''
| Occurs in the [[Fourth Universe]].
|-
| ''[[Paradoxicide (audio story)|Recorded Time and Other Stories: Paradoxicide]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Question Marks (audio story)|Recorded Time and Other Stories: Question Marks]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Red (audio story)|Red]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Ringpullworld (audio story)|Ringpullworld]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]''
| [[Sixth Doctor]] segment.
|-
| ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]''
| Occurs in the [[The Celestial Toymaker|Toymaker's]] domain.
|-
| ''[[Something Inside (audio story)|Something Inside]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions: Polly's Story]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Time Reef (audio story)|Time Reef]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Time Works (audio story)|Time Works]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)|The Twilight Kingdom]]''
| Divergent Universe.
|-
| ''[[The Wishing Beast (audio story)|The Wishing Beast]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]''
| Occurs in the Land of Fiction.
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Audios (spin-off series)'''
|-
| ''[[Spirit (audio story)|Gallifrey: Spirit]]''
| [[Davidia]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[The End (audio story)|Graceless: The End]]''
| [[Warpship]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|Kaldor City: The Prisoner]]''
| Occurs from [[Layly Landerchild|Landerchild's]] perspective within the [[Fendahl]] gestalt.
|-
| ''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Kaldor City: Storm Mine]]''
| Occurs from [[Elska Blayse|Blayse's]] perspective within the Fendahl gestalt.
|-
| ''[[The Choice (audio story)|K9: The Choice]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Search (audio story)|K9: The Search]]''
|
|-
| ''The Minister of Chance: The Broken World''
|
|-
| ''The Minister of Chance: The Forest Shakes''
|
|-
| ''The Minister of Chance: The Pointed Hand''
|
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Comics'''
|-
| ''[[Are You Listening? (comic story)|Are You Listening]]'' / ''[[Younger and Wiser (comic story)|Younger and Wiser]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Autonomy Bug (comic story)|Autonomy Bug]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Beautiful Freak (comic story)|Beautiful Freak]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Black Legacy (comic story)|Black Legacy]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Blood Invocation (comic story)|Blood Invocation]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Cat Litter (comic story)|Cat Litter]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Chameleon Factor (comic story)|Chameleon Factor]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]''
|
|-
| ''[[City of the Damned (comic story)|City of the Damned]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Crossroads of Time (comic story)|Crossroads of Time]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Culture Shock (comic story)|Culture Shock]]''
|
|-
| ''[[End of the Line (comic story)|End of the Line]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Exodus (comic story)|Exodus]]'' / ''[[Revelation (comic story)|Revelation]]'' / ''[[Genesis! (comic story)|Genesis]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Fabulous Idiot (comic story)|Fabulous Idiot]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time (comic story)|Fangs of Time]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Final Quest (comic story)|The Final Quest]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Food for Thought (comic story)|Food for Thought]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Forever Dreaming (comic story)|Forever Dreaming]]''
| Occurs in the dimension of a psychic squid.
|-
| ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]''
| [[Tenth Doctor]] sequences.
|-
| ''[[Funhouse (comic story)|Funhouse]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Ground Control (comic story)|Ground Control]]''
| 'Doctor and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] being chased by killer bow-wielding pandas' sequence.
|-
| ''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Keepsake (comic story)|Keepsake]]''
|
|-
| ''[[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K9's Finest Hour]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|Land of Happy Endings]]''
| Dream sequence in the [[TARDIS]].
|-
| ''[[Land of the Blind (comic story)|Land of the Blind]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Word (comic story)|The Last Word]]''
|
|-
| ''[[A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)|A Life of Matter and Death]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Nature of the Beast (comic story)|Nature of the Beast]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Oblivion (comic story)|Oblivion]]''
| Story's main events.
|-
| ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Outsider (comic story)|The Outsider]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Planet of the Dead (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]]''
|
|-
| ''[[A Religious Experience (comic story)|A Religious Experience]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Rest and Re-Creation (comic story)|Rest and Re-Creation]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Return of the Daleks (DWM comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
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| ''[[Room with a Deja View (comic story)|Room with a Déjà vu]]''
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| ''[[Run, Doctor, Run (comic story)|Run, Doctor, Run]]''
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| ''[[Salad Daze (comic story)|Salad Daze]]''
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| ''[[A Ship Called Sudden Death (comic story)|A Ship Called Sudden Death]]''
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| ''[[Silent Knight (comic story)|Silent Knight]]''
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| ''[[Sins of the Fathers (comic story)|Sins of the Fathers]]''
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| ''[[Spam Filtered (comic story)|Spam Filtered]]''
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| ''[[Stairway to Heaven (comic story)|Stairway to Heaven]]''
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| ''[[Tesseract (comic story)|Tesseract]]''
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| ''[[Time and Tide (comic story)|Time and Tide]]''
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| ''[[The Time of My Life (comic story)|The Time of My Life]]''
| [[Zyglot]] courtship swamp, clock creature, vampire goth cannibals, psychic parasite and Donna goodbye message sequences.
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| ''[[Timeslip (comic story)|Timeslip]]''
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| ''[[To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (comic story)|To Sleep, Perchance to Scream]]''
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| ''[[Touchdown on Deneb-7 (comic story)|Touchdown on Deneb-7]]''
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| ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action]]''
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| ''[[Uninvited Guest (comic story)|Uninvited Guest]]''
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| ''[[Universal Monsters (comic story)|Universal Monsters]]''
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| ''[[Uroboros (comic story)|Uroboros]]''
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| ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]''
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| ''[[The Woman Who Sold the World (comic story)|The Woman Who Sold the World]]''
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| ''[[Your Destiny Awaits (comic story)|Your Destiny Awaits]]''
| Desert planet and 'Kevin chases aliens' sequences.
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== See also ==
* [[A History of the Universe]]
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This is a work of non-fiction.

Unlike other fictional universes, the Doctor Who universe is created solely by fiction. To us, this is not a valid source. Information from this source can only be used in "behind the scenes" sections, or on pages about real world topics.

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AHistory is a speculative history of the Doctor Who universe as shown in multiple media. It is an expanded and updated version of A History of the Universe, written by Parkin. The first and second editions are credited to Parkin, "with additional material by Lars Pearson"; the third edition is credited to both Parkin and Pearson. The book's title is written as AHistory for the first and second editions, and Ahistory for the third edition.

Publisher's summaries[[edit]]

First edition[[edit]]

Does the Doctor really have a granddaughter?
How many times have the Daleks conquered Earth?
...and when did Bruce Springsteen become President of the USA?

The answers are in AHistory: a complete timeline of the Doctor Who universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. The dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the years dogs evolve thumbs), with extensive notes offered to explain this book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.

AHistory is a fully expanded and updated version of the classic A History of the Universe, which had been out of print for ten years. All told, AHistory incorporates more than four decades of the Doctor Who TV show — including the 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston — all original Doctor Who novels up through "The Gallifrey Chronicles", all Big Finish Doctor Who audios up through "Terror Firma", all Doctor Who novellas and much more. All told, this book incorporates nearly five hundred full-length Doctor Who stories, in a single chronology of epic proportions.

Second edition[[edit]]

When did the Cybermen have an empire?
When did Captain Jack start working for Torchwood?
...and did Shakespeare really die at Bosworth Field?

Find the answers here in AHistory: a complete timeline of the Doctor Who universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.

This expanded second edition of AHistory includes almost half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor. For the very first time, the new AHistory includes the entire run of Doctor Who Magazine comics that have been publishing since 1979. The comics join the grand tapestry of the Doctor Who TV show (up to and including the 2007 series starring David Tennant), all original Doctor Who novels up through "Wooden Heart", all Big Finish audios up through "Frozen Time", all Torchwood Series 1 episodes, and much more. All told, this book incorporates more than forty years of Doctor Who into a single massive chronology of epic proportions.

Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly 800 stories!

Third edition[[edit]]

When was Sarah Jane Smith born?
When did Amy Pond learn the art of picking handcuffs?
...and who caused the great tulip mania of 1637?

Find the answers here in Ahistory: a complete timeline of the Doctor Who universe, starting with its inception in Event One and ending with its final destruction many billions of years in the future. Dates cited range from the obvious (the Kennedy assassination) to the obscure (the year dogs will evolve thumbs). Extensive annotations detail the book's reasoning and research, plus a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.

This expanded third edition contains more than half again as much material as its sold-out predecessor, and is a grand tapestry that includes the Doctor Who TV show (up to and including the 2011 series starring Matt Smith); all Torchwood stories through Season 4 (Miracle Day); all The Sarah Jane Adventures through Season 5; the K9 TV show; all original Doctor Who novels and novellas up through The Silent Stars Go By; all Big Finish audios up through Army of Death (#155); and the IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics (up through "The Child of Time"). For the first time, Ahistory now incorporates many non-BBC spin-off series, including the whole of the Bernice Summerfield novels and audios, the Iris Wildthyme audios, Dalek Empire, Faction Paradox, Kaldor City and much, much more.

Fully revised and expanded to cover nearly 1400 stories!

Fourth edition[[edit]]

The Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2000 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe's origins and working its way forward to the end of time.

Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).

All told, the three volumes of Ahistory Fourth Edition contain more than a million words of hardcore geeky analysis on the world's longest-running Sci-Fi series.

Gallery[[edit]]

  • 1st edition (2006)

    1st edition (2006)

  • 2nd edition (2007)

    2nd edition (2007)

  • 3rd edition (2012)

    3rd edition (2012)

  • 2012-2013 update (2014, digital)

    2012-2013 update (2014, digital)

  • Unhistory (2017, digital)

    Unhistory (2017, digital)

  • 4th edition, volume 1 (2018)

    4th edition, volume 1 (2018)

  • 4th edition, volume 2 (2018)

    4th edition, volume 2 (2018)

  • 4th edition, volume 3 (2019)

    4th edition, volume 3 (2019)

  • 2018 update (2023, digital)

    2018 update (2023, digital)

Subject matter[[edit]]

Notable features[[edit]]

  • As mentioned in the Publisher's summary, this includes far more information than the original Virgin published edition.
  • It also offers a timeline which attempts to explain the UNIT dating.

Notes[[edit]]

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