2009

History of the Doctor Who Universe

October

• The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones visit Blackwood Falls. (DW: Forever Autumn)

Negated

• The Master rules the Earth with an iron fist, before Captain Jack successfully destroys the Paradox machine, reversing time back to 2008. (DW: Last of the Time Lords).
• Shreela Govindia Dies of the autoimmune disease. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

Unknown

• ATMOS, a combination GPS/emission control system for automobiles, becomes widespread in vehicles around the world.
• Thousands of Adipose are born from peoples fat and walk around the streets. During this time, Donna Noble reunites with the Tenth Doctor and begins her travels with him. Before leaving with the Doctor, however, Donna briefly encounters Rose Tyler (although she is unaware of Rose's identity). (DW: Partners in Crime)
• The Sontarans invade Earth . During this event, Martha Jones is temporarily reunited with the Doctor and meets Donna Noble for the first time. Donna also narrowly misses witnessing a brief transmission from Rose Tyler in the TARDIS. As part of the Sontaran invasion plan, all ATMOS-equipped vehicles begin emitting a toxic gas intended to transform the world's atmosphere into a more hospitible one for Sontaran offspring; numerous fatalties are reported worldwide before the Doctor disables the devices. (DW: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)
• Rose Tyler returns from a parallel Earth. (DW: Turn Left)
• The Doctor battles the Daleks and their leader, Davros, alongside several of his companions, including Donna Noble, Rose Tyler, Captain Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith, and Martha Jones. (DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End)
• The Slitheen family kill overweight teachers and use them as a disguise to find a code to freeze the sun, planning to fry the Earth. The Slitheen plan is foiled by Sarah Jane Smith, although a child Slitheen escapes.(SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen)
• A Gorgon, hidden by a group of nuns while trying to find a new host, is discovered by Sarah Jane Smith. Maria Jackson uses a mirror to turn the Gorgon into stone. (SJA: Eye of the Gorgon)
• A number of teenagers go missing after playing laser tag - Luke Smith and Clyde Langer are among those who go missing. Sarah Jane Smith discovers that they are being teleported by an alien named Kudlak who has taken them to a war ship to fight in an alien war - a war which he is unaware is over.(SJA: Warriors of Kudlak)

Doctor Who history

• Dates to be confirmed: in lieu of a regular weekly season, several special episodes are scheduled for broadcast in this year, leading up to a full season in 2010. Russell T. Davies is scheduled to hand over executive producer duties to Steven Moffat.

2008

21st century 2000s

2010