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The Time Traveller's Almanac is a chronology of the Doctor Who universe, written by Steve Tribe and was published in November 2008.

You may be looking for a 1987 reference book or a similarly named 2024 reference book.

It covers the period from Rose - Journey's End, including the minisode Born Again, the interactive game/minisode hybrid Attack of the Graske, the Tardisodes, the short story 42 Prologue, the animated episode The Infinite Quest, the minisode Time Crash, and the Proms minisode Music of the Spheres.

It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in The Time Traveller's Almanac, the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder.

The Almanac draws on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, to provide information on key historical events and great lives, important issues in science, technology and the arts, and the stories that have defined each era.

Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, The Time Traveller's Almanac provides an essential biography of the Doctor Who universe.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Key to the Almanac
- Major Events - (Dark Red)
- Significant People - (Red)
- Travel and Places of Interest - (Orange)
- Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe - (Lime)
- Species of the Universe - (Green)
- Social and Economic Life - (Blue)
- Science and Technology - (Dark Blue)
- Media, Culture and the Arts - (Indigo)
- Secret Organisations - (Purple)
- Miscellaneous - (Aquamarine)
The Dawn of Time - The Dark Times, the Time War and the creation of the Earth
Brave New World - From the year 1184BC to the 1990s
- 1184 BC-AD 64
- AD 79
- 742-1540
- 1599
- 1727-1773
- 1869
- 1879
- 1883-1892
- 1900-1912
- 1913
- 1914-1922
- 1926
- 1930
- 1941
- 1953
- 1963-1979
- 1970s-1980s
- 1987
Everything Changes - The 21st century
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- Parallel 2007
- 2007
- 2008
- 2008-2009
- 2008
- 2009
- 2012
- 2012-2105
The Great and Bountiful Human Empires - From the 23rd century to the year 200,100
- 23rd-27th Centuries
- 27th Century
- 40th Century
- 42nd Century
- 51st Century
- 6012
- 85th-372nd Centuries
- 200,000
- 200,100
Everything Has Its Time - From the end of the world to the end of the universe
Acknowledgements
Illustration and Photo Credits

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Author - Steve Tribe
Cover Design - Lee Binding

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

UNIT has multiple files on the alien encounters and adventures they have experienced, each with a letter/number-based codename.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
The Wire's species are named as Hermethicans.
The almanac places Midnight in the 27th century, and the Shan Shen scenes from Turn Left in the 85th century.
It also mistakenly places The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit in the 42nd century, alongside 42 and Planet of the Ood.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official The Time Traveller's Almanac page at Penguin Books

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-'''''Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac''''' is a chronology of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] with information from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]] through [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]]. It also explains references and includes references to the old series made in the new series.
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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a chronology of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in November 2008.
-== Publisher's summary ==
+It covers the period from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' - ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', including the minisode ''[[Born Again (TV story)|Born Again]]'', the interactive game/minisode hybrid ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', the ''[[Tardisode]]s'', the short story ''[[42 Prologue (short story)|42 Prologue]]'', the animated episode ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', the minisode ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', and the ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)|Proms]]'' minisode ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]''.
-* Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th or 21st centuries?
-* How was the Doctor involved in the eruption of Vesuvius?
-* What are the mysteries of Carrionite science?
-* Where do the Daleks come from?
-Answers to all of these questions and many more are found in ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' – the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder.
+It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.
-Drawing on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' is the ultimate guide to the world of ''Doctor Who''.
+== Publisher's summary ==
+Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of [[Carrionite]] Science? Where do the [[Dalek]]s come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'', the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder.
-From the Fall of Troy to the Apollo Moon Landing, Shakespeare and Agatha Christie to the Gelth and the Reapers, it tracks key events throughout history and includes tales of great lives, explanations of important issues in science, technology and the arts, and retells the stories that have defined each era.
-It explores parallel versions of the planet Earth; counts sightings of Captain Jack Harkness through history; relives the Doctor's encounters with Charles Dickens, Madame de Pompadour and Queen Victoria; tracks the origins of the Family of Blood, the Chula spacecraft and the Vespiform and focuses on events such as the First World War, the Great Depression and the Battle of Canary Wharf.
+The Almanac draws on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, to provide information on key historical events and great lives, important issues in science, technology and the arts, and the stories that have defined each era.
-Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, and packed with fascinating facts and details, ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' is an entertaining and essential guide to the universe for any time traveller.
+Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' provides an essential biography of the ''Doctor Who'' universe.
-== Subject matter ==
-* A reference guide on all events that have taken place in, and been referred to in, series [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|one]] - [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|four]] of the revived series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', in a timeline format from the creation of to the end of the [[universe]]. Examples of its features are a profile of [[William Shakespeare]] (who featured in ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series three]]) and a paragraph on the [[Moon]], which appeared in the episode ''[[Smith and Jones]]''. However, a few events of the classic series are covered, including the days with the [[Third Doctor]] working for [[UNIT]], a number of the adventures with [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and the Doctor as mentioned in '' [[School Reunion]]'', and a short section on the history of the [[Cyberman|Mondasian Cybermen]].
 == Contents ==
-* Key to The Almanac
+* Key to the Almanac
-* The Dawn of Time
+** Major Events - ''(Dark Red)''
+** Significant People - ''(Red)''
-:- ''The [[Dark Times]], [[Last Great Time War|the Time War]] and the creation of the [[Earth]]''
+** Travel and Places of Interest - ''(Orange)''
-* Brave New World
+** Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe - ''(Lime)''
+** Species of the Universe - ''(Green)''
-:- ''From the year [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1184 BC]] to [[1990]]''
+** Social and Economic Life - ''(Blue)''
-* Everything Changes
+** Science and Technology - ''(Dark Blue)''
+** Media, Culture and the Arts - ''(Indigo)''
-:- ''The [[21st century|21st Century]]''
+** Secret Organisations - ''(Purple)''
-* The Great and Bountiful [[Human]] Empire
+** Miscellaneous - ''(Aquamarine)''
+* The Dawn of Time - ''The [[Dark Times]], [[Last Great Time War|the Time War]] and the creation of the [[Earth]]''
-:- ''From the [[23rd century|23rd Century]] to the year [[200,100]]''
+* Brave New World - ''From the year [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1184BC]] to the [[1990s]]''
-* Everything Has Its Time
+** 1184 BC-[[AD]] [[64]]
+** AD [[79]]
-:- ''From the end of the world to the [[100000000000000|end of the universe]]
+** [[742]]-[[1540]]
+** [[1599]]
+** [[1727]]-[[1773]]
+** [[1869]]
+** [[1879]]
+** [[1883]]-[[1892]]
+** [[1900]]-[[1912]]
+** [[1913]]
+** [[1914]]-[[1922]]
+** [[1926]]
+** [[1930]]
+** [[1941]]
+** [[1953]]
+** [[1963]]-[[1979]]
+** [[1970s]]-[[1980s]]
+** [[1987]]
+* Everything Changes - ''The [[21st century]]''
+** [[2005]]
+** [[2006]]
+** [[2007]]
+** [[Pete's World|Parallel 2007]]
+** [[2007]]
+** [[2008]]
+** 2008-[[2009]]
+** 2008
+** 2009
+** [[2012]]
+** 2012-[[2105]]
+* The [[Human Empire|Great and Bountiful Human Empires]] - ''From the [[23rd century]] to the year [[200,100]]''
+** [[23rd century|23rd]]-[[27th century|27th Centuries]]
+** 27th Century
+** [[40th century|40th Century]]
+** [[42nd century|42nd Century]]
+** [[51st century|51st Century]]
+** [[6012]]
+** [[85th century|85th]]-[[372nd century|372nd Centuries]]
+** [[200,000]]
+** [[200,100]]
+* Everything Has Its Time - ''From the [[Earth Death|end of the world]] to the [[100000000000000|end of the universe]]''
+** [[5,000,000,000]]
+** [[5,000,000,023]]
+** [[5,000,000,053]]
+** [[100,000,000,000,000]]
 * Acknowledgements
+* Illustration and Photo Credits
 == Credits ==
 * Author - [[Steve Tribe]]
 * Cover Design - [[Lee Binding]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
+[[UNIT]] has multiple files on the alien encounters and adventures they have experienced, each with a letter/number-based codename.
+*[[File AAA]]
+*[[File BBB]]
+*[[File CCC]]
+*[[File DDD]]
+*[[File EEE]]
+*[[File FFF]]
+*[[File GGG]]
+*[[File HHH]]
+*[[File JJJ]]
+*[[File KKK]]
+*[[File LLL]]
+*[[File OOO]]
+*[[File RRR]]
+*[[File TTT]]
+*[[File UUU]]
+*[[File WWW]]
+*[[File ZZZ]]
+*[[File 4A]]
+*[[File 4F]]
+*[[File 4J]]
+*[[File 4L]]
+*[[File QQ]]
+*[[File VV]]
+== Notes ==
+* Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
+* The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
+* [[The Wire|The Wire's]] species are named as [[Hermethican]]s.
+* The almanac places ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' in the [[27th century]], and the [[Shan Shen]] scenes from ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'' in the [[85th century]].
+* It also mistakenly places ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'' in the [[42nd century]], alongside ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''.
+== Continuity ==
+''to be added''
 == External links ==
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