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* 449,999,997,980 BC: The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] used a two-person [[space capsule]] to explore the Earth, which was at the time a ball of gas. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Exploration Earth (audio story)}})
* 449,999,997,980 BC: The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] used a two-person [[space capsule]] to explore the Earth, which was at the time a ball of gas. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Exploration Earth (audio story)}})
* Circa 4,600,000,000 BC: The [[Time Lord]]s lead the [[Fledgling Empires]] in the [[War with the Racnoss]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|How to be a Time Lord (novel)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] showed [[Donna Noble]] the formation of Earth, witnessing it form around a [[Racnoss]] spaceship. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}})
* Circa 4,600,000,000 BC: The [[Time Lord]]s lead the [[Fledgling Empires]] in the [[War with the Racnoss]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|How to be a Time Lord (novel)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] showed [[Donna Noble]] the formation of Earth, witnessing it form around a [[Racnoss]] spaceship. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}})
* Circa 4,500,000,000 BC: Beginning of [[Precambrian]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 3,000,000,000 BC: The [[Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)|Venusian]] civilisation is in decline due to climate change. The [[First Doctor]] visits Venus in the company of [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and again decades later with [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]], where he averts a [[Sou(ou)shi]] invasion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Venusian Lullaby (novel)}})
* Circa 3,000,000,000 BC: The [[Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)|Venusian]] civilisation is in decline due to climate change. The [[First Doctor]] visits Venus in the company of [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and again decades later with [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]], where he averts a [[Sou(ou)shi]] invasion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Venusian Lullaby (novel)}})
* Circa 542,000,000 BC: End of [[Precambrian]] and beginning of [[Cambrian]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 488,000,000 BC: The [[Cambrian-Ordovician extinction event]] transitions Earth from [[Cambrian]] to the [[Ordovician]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 450,000,000 BC: The [[Archaeon]]s attempt to propagate life on Earth according to their design. The arrival of [[First Doctor]]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and [[Stoyn]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|a TARDIS]] scuppers their plans, when their attempted disassembly of the TARDIS an removal of its [[temporal stasis capacitor]] traps them in a stasis field for 450 million years. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Beginning (audio story)}}
* Circa 450,000,000 BC: The [[Archaeon]]s attempt to propagate life on Earth according to their design. The arrival of [[First Doctor]]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and [[Stoyn]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|a TARDIS]] scuppers their plans, when their attempted disassembly of the TARDIS an removal of its [[temporal stasis capacitor]] traps them in a stasis field for 450 million years. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Beginning (audio story)}}
* 443,000,000 BC: The [[Ordovician-Silurian extinction event]] transitions Earth from [[Ordovician]] to the [[Silurian era]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 425,000,000 BC: The [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s signed a [[Peace treaty|peace deal]] on [[28 January]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 425,000,000 BC: The [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s signed a [[Peace treaty|peace deal]] on [[28 January]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 410,000,000 BC: the first [[amphibious]] [[lifeform]]s [[experiment]]ed with crawling on to land. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 410,000,000 BC: the first [[amphibious]] [[lifeform]]s [[experiment]]ed with crawling on to land. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 416,000,000 BC: [[Silurian era]] ends and is followed by the [[Devonian]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 400,000,000 BC: The last [[Jagaroth]] ship exploded on Earth, killing the crew and splintering [[Scaroth]] into twelve sections in human history. ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}})
* 400,000,000 BC: The last [[Jagaroth]] ship exploded on Earth, killing the crew and splintering [[Scaroth]] into twelve sections in human history. ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}})
* 359,000,000 BC: [[Devonian]] ends and the [[Carboniferous]] starts. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 350,000,000 BC: According to historians, the Silurians first emerge about this time, evolving from cold-blooded [[reptile]]s similar to [[iguana]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 350,000,000 BC: According to historians, the Silurians first emerge about this time, evolving from cold-blooded [[reptile]]s similar to [[iguana]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 300,000,000 BC: The Silurians remain active on Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 300,000,000 BC: The Silurians remain active on Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 200,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active on [[Jurassic]] Earth, which is still composed of only one [[Pangaea|continent]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* 299,000,000 BC: [[Carboniferous]] ends and [[Permian period]] starts. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 251,000,000 BC: The [[Permian–Triassic extinction event]] transitions Earth from the [[Permian period|Permian]] to the [[Triassic]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 200,000,000 BC: [[Triassic]] ends and [[Jurassic]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}}) The Silurians are active on [[Jurassic]] Earth, which is still composed of only one [[Pangaea|continent]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 150,000,000 BC: The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] visit this time period immediately after departing [[2023]] Christmas. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}})
* Circa 150,000,000 BC: The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] visit this time period immediately after departing [[2023]] Christmas. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}})
* 145,000,000 BC: [[Jurassic]] ends and [[Cretaceous]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 100,000,000 BC: On [[4 June]], the [[Silurian Ark]] is launched. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 100,000,000 BC: On [[4 June]], the [[Silurian Ark]] is launched. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 65,500,000 BC: The [[K-T extinction event]] marks the transition from [[Cretaceous]] to the [[Paleocene]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 65,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active on Earth, co-existing with [[Cretaceous]] [[dinosaur]]s such as the [[Tyrannosaurus rex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 65,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active on Earth, co-existing with [[Cretaceous]] [[dinosaur]]s such as the [[Tyrannosaurus rex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* 56,000,000 BC: [[Paleocene]] ends and [[Eocene era]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 40,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active on Earth during the [[Eocene era]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 40,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active on Earth during the [[Eocene era]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* 34,000,000 BC: [[Eocene era|Eocene]] ends and [[Oligocene]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 23,000,000 BC: [[Oligocene]] ends and [[Miocene]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* Circa 20,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active as the first [[ape]]s [[walk]] on the Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* Circa 20,000,000 BC: The Silurians are active as the first [[ape]]s [[walk]] on the Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}})
* 5,300,000 BC: [[Miocene]] ends and [[Pliocene]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 2,500,000 BC: [[Pliocene]] ends and [[Pleistocene]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
* 850,000 BC: A [[human]] left [[footprint]]s in a patch of mud in [[Happisburgh]], [[Norfolk]] that would latered be discovered by [[scientist]]s and announced as the oldest preserved footprints ever found outside of [[Africa]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* 850,000 BC: A [[human]] left [[footprint]]s in a patch of mud in [[Happisburgh]], [[Norfolk]] that would latered be discovered by [[scientist]]s and announced as the oldest preserved footprints ever found outside of [[Africa]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* Time unknown: An [[Ice Warrior]] spacecraft crashed on Earth and was buried in ice. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ice Warriors (TV story)}})
* Time unknown: An [[Ice Warrior]] spacecraft crashed on Earth and was buried in ice. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ice Warriors (TV story)}})
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* 15,519 BC: Monarch's ship made a second visit to Earth, this time kidnapping Princess [[Villagra]] and several other [[Mayan]]s and converting them into androids. Monarch's ship returned to Urbanka. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}})
* 15,519 BC: Monarch's ship made a second visit to Earth, this time kidnapping Princess [[Villagra]] and several other [[Mayan]]s and converting them into androids. Monarch's ship returned to Urbanka. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}})
* Circa 10,000 BC:
* Circa 10,000 BC:
** [[Pleistocene]] ends and the [[Holocene]] begins. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}})
** The Last Great [[Ice Age]] ended, and [[the Cold (Time and Relative)|the Cold]] went dormant, to awaken again in early [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}})
** The Last Great [[Ice Age]] ended, and [[the Cold (Time and Relative)|the Cold]] went dormant, to awaken again in early [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}})
** A splinter of Scaroth invented the first [[wheel]] on Earth and showed [[human]]s how to use [[fire]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}}) around which point the [[Silent]]s' occupation of Earth began. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}})
** A splinter of Scaroth invented the first [[wheel]] on Earth and showed [[human]]s how to use [[fire]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}}) around which point the [[Silent]]s' occupation of Earth began. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}})
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=== 2nd century B.C. ===
=== 2nd century B.C. ===
* The [[Parthian]]s were recognised as the most skilled [[archer]]s on [[Earth]], known for firing [[arrow]]s backwards with amazing [[accuracy]] whilst charging on [[horse]]back, an [[ability]] which helped [[defeat]] almost every [[army]] set against them. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)}})
* 101 BC: In [[January]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] visited [[Rome]] and witnessed the [[birth]] of [[Julius Caesar]]'s sister [[Julia Caesar|Julia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|100 BC (audio story)}})
* 101 BC: In [[January]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] visited [[Rome]] and witnessed the [[birth]] of [[Julius Caesar]]'s sister [[Julia Caesar|Julia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|100 BC (audio story)}})
* 101 BC: In [[October]], the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe visited Rome, where they met Julius Caesar's parents. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|100 BC (audio story)}})
* 101 BC: In [[October]], the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe visited Rome, where they met Julius Caesar's parents. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|100 BC (audio story)}})

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BC

BC or B.C. was an initialism (Before Christ) (PROSE: The Best of Days [+]Loading...["The Best of Days (short story)"]) used to designate an Earth year's position relative to the epoch known as AD. Sometimes BCE was used instead. (COMIC: Crossing the Rubicon [+]Loading...["Crossing the Rubicon (comic story)"], PROSE: The Ruby's Curse [+]Loading...["The Ruby's Curse (novel)"]) The phrase "before the birth of Christ" could also be used. (GAME: The Iytean Menace [+]Loading...["The Iytean Menace (game)"]) The term "BC" thus designated a negative number; 100 BC was ninety-nine years before 1 BC. Its positive counterpart was AD.

There was, however, a question as to whether the year 1 BC was followed by the year 0 or the year 1 AD. Some people, including the human chronologist Professor Wagg, clearly believed that 1 BC was followed by 0, allowing him to make the claim that the year 2000 was the first year of a new millennium, as did American journalists working for television station KKBE. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"]) The Eighth Doctor concurred with this opinion. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film [+]Loading...["The Novel of the Film (novelisation)"], AUDIO: Relative Dimensions [+]Loading...["Relative Dimensions (audio story)"]) However, the Sixth Doctor (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"]) and Dave Young (PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"]) both strongly argued that 1 BC was followed by 1 AD, thus making 2001 the start of the 3rd millennium.

The Time Lords placed Davros' life in the Thousand Year War up to the Fourth Doctor's incursion into Dalek history as concurrent to Earth's ancient history, prior to the 2nd century. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual [+]Loading...["Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)"])

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Earth around 6 billion years prior to 1974, on a Tuesday. (TV: Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"])

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  • An inherently Christian designation, BC is not generally used in calendars of the traditionally non-Christian world. Consequently, some people use BCE (meaning "Before Common Era") for BC. CE (meaning "Common Era") as a substitute for AD. These largely cosmetic replacements are thought to avoid religious offence. However, Doctor Who fiction has typically remained loyal to the BC/AD convention. Even as late as the Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat eras, dialogue and on-screen graphics prefer the Christian convention, for example in televised stories The Fires of Pompeii, The Pandorica Opens, A Good Man Goes to War and The Angels Take Manhattan.
  • In the real world, there is no year zero, so therefore 1 BC is immediately followed by 1 AD. Doctor Who fiction, however, is unclear as to this point.
  • On this wiki, templates and categories, both of which use, or are used in, mathematical formulae, assume the presence of a year zero, since the fiction of the Doctor Who universe allows it. Hence, we deem that the year 2000 is in the 21st century.
  • In The Doctor Who Role Playing Game, Gallifrey's TL time scale relates to the BC/AD dating system using the following mathematic formulas
    • When TL is greater than or equal to 70,709: A.D. = TL — 70,708, TL = A.D. + 70,708
    • When TL is less than 70,709: B.C. = 70,709 — TL, TL = 70,709 — B.C.

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