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|image=The Time Travellers Almanac.jpg | |image = The Time Travellers Almanac.jpg | ||
|writer= | |writer = Steve Tribe | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date= | |release date = 13 November 2008 | ||
|format= Hardback, 192 pages | |format = Hardback, 192 pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84607-572-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-572-8 | ||
|prev= | |prev = | ||
|next= | |next = | ||
}} | }}{{you may|The Time-Travellers' Guide|The Time-Travelling Almanac (reference book)|n1=a 1987 reference book|n2=a similarly named 2024 reference book}} | ||
''''' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a chronology of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in November 2008. | ||
It covers the period from | 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]]''. | ||
It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series. | It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series. | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
* Key to the Almanac | * Key to the Almanac | ||
** Major Events | ** Major Events - ''(Dark Red)'' | ||
** Significant People | ** Significant People - ''(Red)'' | ||
** Travel and Places of Interest | ** Travel and Places of Interest - ''(Orange)'' | ||
** Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe | ** Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe - ''(Lime)'' | ||
** Species of the Universe | ** Species of the Universe - ''(Green)'' | ||
** Social and Economic Life | ** Social and Economic Life - ''(Blue)'' | ||
** Science and Technology | ** Science and Technology - ''(Dark Blue)'' | ||
** Media, Culture and the Arts | ** Media, Culture and the Arts - ''(Indigo)'' | ||
** Secret Organisations | ** Secret Organisations - ''(Purple)'' | ||
** Miscellaneous | ** Miscellaneous - ''(Aquamarine)'' | ||
* The Dawn of Time - ''The [[Dark Times]], [[Last Great Time War|the Time War]] and the creation of the [[Earth]]'' | * The Dawn of Time - ''The [[Dark Times]], [[Last Great Time War|the Time War]] and the creation of the [[Earth]]'' | ||
* Brave New World - ''From the year [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1184BC]] to the [[1990s]]'' | * Brave New World - ''From the year [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1184BC]] to the [[1990s]]'' | ||
** 1184 BC-AD 64 | ** 1184 BC-[[AD]] [[64]] | ||
** AD 79 | ** AD [[79]] | ||
** 742-1540 | ** [[742]]-[[1540]] | ||
** 1599 | ** [[1599]] | ||
** 1727-1773 | ** [[1727]]-[[1773]] | ||
** 1869 | ** [[1869]] | ||
** 1879 | ** [[1879]] | ||
** 1883-1892 | ** [[1883]]-[[1892]] | ||
** 1900-1912 | ** [[1900]]-[[1912]] | ||
** 1913 | ** [[1913]] | ||
** 1914-1922 | ** [[1914]]-[[1922]] | ||
** 1926 | ** [[1926]] | ||
** 1930 | ** [[1930]] | ||
** 1941 | ** [[1941]] | ||
** 1953 | ** [[1953]] | ||
** 1963-1979 | ** [[1963]]-[[1979]] | ||
** 1970s-1980s | ** [[1970s]]-[[1980s]] | ||
** 1987 | ** [[1987]] | ||
* Everything Changes - ''The [[21st century]]'' | * Everything Changes - ''The [[21st century]]'' | ||
** 2005 | ** [[2005]] | ||
** 2006 | ** [[2006]] | ||
** 2007 | ** [[2007]] | ||
** Parallel 2007 | ** [[Pete's World|Parallel 2007]] | ||
** 2007 | ** [[2007]] | ||
** 2008 | ** [[2008]] | ||
** 2008-2009 | ** 2008-[[2009]] | ||
** 2008 | ** 2008 | ||
** 2009 | ** 2009 | ||
** 2012 | ** [[2012]] | ||
** 2012-2105 | ** 2012-[[2105]] | ||
* The [[Human Empire|Great and Bountiful Human Empires]] - ''From the [[23rd century]] to the year [[200,100]]'' | * The [[Human Empire|Great and Bountiful Human Empires]] - ''From the [[23rd century]] to the year [[200,100]]'' | ||
** 23rd-27th Centuries | ** [[23rd century|23rd]]-[[27th century|27th Centuries]] | ||
** 27th Century | ** 27th Century | ||
** 40th Century | ** [[40th century|40th Century]] | ||
** 42nd Century | ** [[42nd century|42nd Century]] | ||
** 51st Century | ** [[51st century|51st Century]] | ||
** 6012 | ** [[6012]] | ||
** 85th-372nd Centuries | ** [[85th century|85th]]-[[372nd century|372nd Centuries]] | ||
** 200,000 | ** [[200,000]] | ||
** 200,100 | ** [[200,100]] | ||
* Everything Has Its Time - ''From the end of the world to the [[100000000000000|end of the universe]]'' | * Everything Has Its Time - ''From the [[Earth Death|end of the world]] to the [[100000000000000|end of the universe]]'' | ||
** 5,000,000,000 | ** [[5,000,000,000]] | ||
** 5,000,000,023 | ** [[5,000,000,023]] | ||
** 5,000,000,053 | ** [[5,000,000,053]] | ||
** 100,000,000,000,000 | ** [[100,000,000,000,000]] | ||
* Acknowledgements | * Acknowledgements | ||
* Illustration and Photo Credits | * Illustration and Photo Credits | ||
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* Cover Design - [[Lee Binding]] | * 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) | * Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK) | ||
* The | * The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key. | ||
* It also mistakenly places | * [[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 == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:BBC Books reference books]] | [[Category:BBC Books reference books]] | ||
[[Category:2008 reference books]] | [[Category:2008 reference books]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:12, 3 November 2024
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
- Everything Changes - The 21st century
- The Great and Bountiful Human Empires - From the 23rd century to the year 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