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| This page lists '''the various non-DWU series and franchises that would theoretically exist as a part of, or in relation to, the DWU'''. This list is based upon observations of the various crossovers that the DWU has had with these other fictional worlds, taking into account whether the crossovers suggest their existence within the Doctor's universe (along with any other series that crossed over with these other series), or an existence as a [[Parallel universe|parallel universe]].
| | Based on the 1978 picture book of the same name by {{w|Raymond Briggs}}, ''The Snowman'' is considered to be an iconic staple of Christmas television schedules in the United Kingdom, where it is shown multiple times during the season on [[Channel 4]]. |
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| == Rules and limitations == | | == Connections == |
| Series and franchises that appear on this list are split into two categories:
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| * '''Those that exist within the Doctor's universe''': when the piece of media containing the crossover features the outside franchise interacting with DWU elements in a setting where no evidence of multi-dimensional travel is apparent.
| | The film's characters have appeared three times as the main cover stars of ''[[Radio Times]]''{{'}} yearly Christmas double issues. In [[2012 (releases)|2012]], [[RT 4624]] used their cover to promote the broadcast of the original film's 30th anniversary sequel, {{wi|The Snowman and the Snowdog}}. The same issue featured coverage of that year's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Christmas Special]], fittingly titled ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. |
| * '''Those that exist as another reality parallel to the Doctor's''': when the piece of media contains a crossover narrative that was explicitly made possible by having a character from one series accessing the world of another through means of dimension-hopping.
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| This page also takes into account another type of media; those that appear via lateral crossovers. Specifically, any series that has had an official crossover with a series that has, itself, crossed over with the DWU. Or a series that has crossed over with ''that'' initial series. And so on.
| | The [[2013 (releases)|follow year]]'s [[RT 4675|issue]] featured another ''Snowman''-related cover illustration, this time of {{w|Father Christmas (book)|Raymond Briggs' depiction of Father Christmas}}, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the original ''Father Christmas'' book. |
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| Let's use an example; how, exactly, is the long-defunct [[Channel 4]] soap opera, {{wi|Brookside}}, a part of the DWU? It's quite simple; ''Brookside'' was known to have had a handful of minor crossovers with its sister soap, ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', suggesting that the two share a universe. Now, in 2021, all of the then-running British soaps took part in an event in which they would directly reference each other's events within episodes. This led to ''Hollyoaks'' either referencing, of being referenced by, among other soaps, ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street (series)|Coronation Street]]'', both of which directly crossed over with the DWU on a number of occasions (see stories like {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}} and {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}). By relation, this would place ''Brookside'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''EastEnders'' and ''Corrie'' as all being set with the Doctor's universe.
| | The Snowman himself would once again star on the cover of [[RT 4931]] in [[2018 (releases)|2018]], coinciding, this time, with the original book's 40th anniversary. |
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| Series that are implied to be set in the same world as a series that crossed over with the DWU via dimension-hopping can also count.
| | As a much more minor example, the cover of [[RT 4469]] advertised a giveaway of a free copy of the original ''The Snowman'' book above in a banner above the title. |
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| Here are some other guidelines to take into account:
| | RT2009 Christmas.jpg|[[RT 4469]] |
| * When listing a series, always preface it with what category it belongs under; PU for "parallel universe", and NS for "N-Space" (the commonly accepted name for the Doctor's universe). Sometimes there may be conflicting accounts that muddies what series' belong in which category; some sources may present a series as PU, while one or two may instead suggest it's NS. In such a scenario, the preface, "PU/NS" is accepted.
| | RT Christmas 2012.jpg|[[RT 4624]] |
| * Sometimes, minor unlicensed crossovers between series can occur; a series can ''only'' be counted if they have had a licensed crossover, but you are free to note any unlicensed crossovers they may have also had ([[Bart Simpson]]'s presumably-unlicensed cameo in {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}} can be noted under ''[[The Simpsons (franchise)|The Simpsons]]'', as can any non-fictional DW-related cameo in the cartoon). Any series that's only had an unlicensed crossover is strictly off limits.
| | RT Christmas 2013.jpg|[[RT 4675]] |
| * Some included series may also have conflicting accounts suggesting that they exist in the Doctor's universe as fictional characters instead; feel free to acknowledge this fact. '''Do not''' include series that are ''only'' presented in the DWU in a fictional context, or vice versa.
| | RT Christmas 2018.jpg|[[RT 4931]] |
| * Try to take '''continuities''' into account. Most series have stories that are told as being part of their own separate timelines from each other; a series may currently be telling stories that are set in a continuity that is explicitly ''not'' the same continuity they were using decades before, or maybe they purposely utilise their own "multiverse". It would be inaccurate to say that the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' we see in {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}} are the exact same characters we saw in the latest theatrical movie, or who we're currently seeing in the IDW comic series. The Turtles ''have'' established that they have their own multiverse, and the [https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Ninja Turtles wiki] explicitly define each what each continuity is. The Turtles we see interacting in the DWU are most certainly intended to be those the characters from [[Fleetway Publications|Fleetway]]'s own comic series running at the time.
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| == Series and franchises ==
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| * [[N-Space|NS]]: ''[[Chute! (series)|Chute!]]''
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| : The [[Chute! Episode 9 (TV story)|ninth episode of the series]] was a direct crossover with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. In the episode, [[Luke Smith]] and [[Clyde Langer]] fall down into the BBC rubbish tip and meet the show's star, [[Ross Lee (in-universe)|Ross Lee]].
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| * [[N-Space|NS]]: ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]''
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| : Although most accounts agree that ''EastEnders'' is a work of fiction, a handful of accounts suggest that its characters and locations not only really exist, but that the Doctor themself has associations with them, in such stories as {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}}, {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}, and {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}.
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| * [[N-Space|NS]]: ''[[Emmerdale]]''
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| : In 2021, six of British television's ongoing serial dramas teamed up in a series of loose, in-episode crossovers in a campaign to highlight climate change, an event which suggests that ''Emmerdale'' exists in a shared universe with ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]'', ''[[Coronation Street (series)|Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', {{wi|Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors}}, and {{wi|Holby City}}.<ref>https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/soap-crossover-you-need-know-25204484</ref> This would, by extension, suggest that ''Emmerdale'' is a real place within [[N-Space]], thanks to its own crossovers with ''EastEnders'' and ''Corrie''.
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| :Additionally, the ''Emmerdale'' novel, ''Their Finest Hour'', contained an unlicensed cameo from the [[Eighth Doctor]], as was confirmed by its writer, [[Lance Parkin]].
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| :That being said, this all conflicts with several accounts that suggest ''Emmerdale'' is a work of fiction in the DWU.
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| * [[Parallel universe|PU]]: {{wi|Futurama}}
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| : Various pieces of media suggest that ''Futurama'' shares a universe with [[Matt Groening]]'s other show, ''The Simpsons'' (although others suggest they are mutually fictional to each other), which would make it a part of the parallel universe in {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}} in which ''The Simpsons'' is set.
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| * [[N-Space|NS]]: {{wi|M.I. High}}
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| : The [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14300848/?ref_=ttep_ep12 twelfth episode] of ''Chute!'' involved ''M.I. High'' character Lenny Bicknall visiting [[Ross Lee (in-universe)|Ross Lee]] in the BBC rubbish tip, as [[Luke Smith]] and [[Clyde Langer]] did in [[Chute! Episode 9 (TV story)|episode nine]]. This would suggest that ''M.I. High'' is set in [[N-Space]].
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| * [[N-Space|NS]]: {{wi|Raven (game show)|Raven}}
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| : Crossed over with ''Chute!'', which in turn crossed over with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
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| * [[Parallel universe|PU]]/[[N-Space|NS]]: ''[[The Simpsons (franchise)|The Simpsons]]''
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| : Although several accounts present the series and its characters as being fictional in [[N-Space]], a number of material relating to {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}} depict [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] interacting with DWU elements, including the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. Within the context of what is presented in ''LEGO Dimensions'', the three ''Simpsons'' characters in question, in fact, hail from another dimension outside of N-Space.
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| :Alternatively, the comic story, {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}}, appears to depict Bart Simpson as being among the guests at [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party, although this appearance is likely unlicensed.
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| * [[Parallel universe|PU]]: ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
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| : Although several accounts present the series and its characters as being fictional in [[N-Space]], a number of material relating to {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}} depict [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]] interacting with DWU elements, including the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. Within the context of what is presented in ''LEGO Dimensions'', Sonic, in fact, hails from another dimension outside of N-Space.
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| * [[N-Space|NS]](?): ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (Fleetway continuity)
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| : The ''Ninja Turtles'' were among multiple franchises to appear in {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}, which also featured incarnations of the Doctor and other characters from their universe.
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| : At the time, [[Fleetway Publications]], who published the comic, were publishing their ongoing ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'' comic, which contained reprints of the American {{wi|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures}} series by Archie Comics, as well as new stories created exclusively for the Fleetway series. The Ninja Turtle wiki, [https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page TMNTPedia], considers these two sets of stories to be in separate continuities from each other. As the ''Comic Relief Comic'' is a creation of Fleetway, it can be assumed that the Fleetway continuity is the one being crossed over with the DWU here.
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| == Footnotes ==
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| {{Reflist}}
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