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=== Timeline 1 ===
=== Timeline 1 ===
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]
crashed. Davros is likely retrived after this
crashed. Davros is likely retrived after this
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]''
:The framing scenes occur while Davros is on trial
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''
:Leads into ''Rememberance''
:Leads into ''Rememberance''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]''
Set between the two given the level of Dalek Design
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]''
A Imperial on guard
* [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
: Order based on ''The Discontinuity Guide'''s theories published on the ''Doctor Who'' classic series website.
: Order based on ''The Discontinuity Guide'''s theories published on the ''Doctor Who'' classic series website.
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]''
:There is confusion wether this or the above account happened first. However the daleks are rebuilding.
:There is confusion wether this or the above account happened first. However the daleks are rebuilding.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)|Brotherhood of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death and the Daleks (audio story)|Death and the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''
:The [[Special Weapons Dalek]] is used, so after civil war. The stories are labelled as preludes to dalek Empire
:The [[Special Weapons Dalek]] is used, so after civil war. The stories are labelled as preludes to dalek Empire
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: take place during ''Time''
: take place during ''Time''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 1 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 1]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 2 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 2]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[["Death to the Daleks!" (audio story)|"Death to the Daleks"]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[["Death to the Daleks!" (audio story)|"Death to the Daleks"]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 3 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 3]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 4 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 4]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]''
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Museum Peace (short story)|Museum Peace]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Museum Peace (short story)|Museum Peace]]''
:Clearly happens here
:Clearly happens here
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Factor]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]''
: Set in [[53rd century]]
: Set in [[53rd century]]
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]''
Daleks are looking at viruses, which play a big part in thier next invasion
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Exterminators (audio story)|The Exterminators]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Exterminators (audio story)|The Exterminators]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Healers (audio story)|The Healers]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Healers (audio story)|The Healers]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Future (audio story)|The Future]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Future (audio story)|The Future]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mutually Assured Survival (short story)|Mutually Assured Survival]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mutually Assured Survival (short story)|Mutually Assured Survival]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arbitration (audio story)|Arbitration]]''
 
The Daleks have turned their intentions to Gallifrey, a possible prelude to the Time War
=== Post-Time War ===
=== Post-Time War ===
: At some point, three separate groups of Daleks survive the Time War independently. Two of the three are effective dead-ends of the timeline.
: At some point, three separate groups of Daleks survive the Time War independently. Two of the three are effective dead-ends of the timeline.
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* [[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''
: The Daleks' memories of [[the Doctor]] are wiped by [[Oswin Oswald]].
: The Daleks' memories of [[the Doctor]] are wiped by [[Oswin Oswald]].
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hide and Seek (short story)|Hide and Seek]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hide and Seek (short story)|Hide and Seek]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks (short story)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks (short story)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Trodos Ambush (comic story)|The Trodos Ambush]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)|Brotherhood of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]''
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* [[GAME]]: ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)|The Nightmare of Black Island]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)|The Nightmare of Black Island]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[I am a Dalek (novel)|I am a Dalek]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[I am a Dalek (novel)|I am a Dalek]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Carnage Zoo (comic story)|Carnage Zoo]]'' / ''[[Flight and Fury (comic story)|Flight and Fury]]'' / ''[[The Living Ghosts (comic story)|The Living Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Extermination of the Daleks (comic story)|Extermination of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Carnage Zoo (comic story)|Carnage Zoo]]'' / ''[[Flight and Fury (comic story)|Flight and Fury]]'' / ''[[The Living Ghosts (comic story)|The Living Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Extermination of the Daleks (comic story)|Extermination of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]''


=== Unclear ===
=== Unclear ===
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alby (short story)|Alby]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alby (short story)|Alby]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Suz (short story)|Suz]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Suz (short story)|Suz]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death and the Daleks (audio story)|Death and the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 1 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 1]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 2 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 2]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 3 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 3]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearless: Part 4 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 4]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arbitration (audio story)|Arbitration]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Penta Ray Factor (comic story)|The Penta Ray Factor]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Penta Ray Factor (comic story)|The Penta Ray Factor]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]''
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* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''



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This page lists appearances of the Daleks in the order in which they experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. This timeline is based in part on the observations of The Discontinuity Guide and the Dalek timeline theory that first appeared in it.

Limiting factors

Dalek timeline theory in The Discontinuity Guide

In one timeline, Davros created the Daleks, who actually, not just apparently, exterminated him. In this timeline, the Daleks develop full time travel and, except for a brief civil war during the events of The Evil of the Daleks conquer as a united force.

In the second timeline, created by the Doctor's intervention in Genesis of the Daleks, Davros appears to die, but, in truth survives in a dormant state. The Daleks revive him in Destiny of the Daleks. Later, his survival provokes the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War, which weakens the Daleks, who never develop full time travel during it and never become a serious threat to the Time Lords. The Seventh Doctor destroys Skaro and perhaps all of the Daleks at the end of Remembrance of the Daleks.

Therefore, while Davros existed in both timelines, Dalek stories set prior to Genesis of the Daleks, and those set after, take place in different continuities.

In the real world, Davros had never appeared on-screen because up until Genesis of the Daleks, Terry Nation had not invented the character. Various accounts had given different accounts of the creation of the Daleks, which conflicted to a greater or lesser degree from one another. The character of Davros achieved such popularity that various production teams brought him back in later stories.

The BBC supported the Discontinuity Guide's theory by including it on the Classic Series section of its website. (See "External links")

The 2011 reference guide The Dalek Handbook claims that a new timeline is established after the Doctor's intervention in Genesis of the Daleks. However, it is not made clear how much of the timeline is altered. Other material suggests that not all events in Dalek history were changed - TV: Frontier in Space (set before the Doctor's intervention) shows the origin of the Second Dalek War, a conflict which plays a large part in PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks (set after the Doctor's intervention).

Series basics

Broadly speaking, on top of the two timelines, the Last Great Time War splits Dalek history into before Doctor Who's 2005 revival and after, with no Daleks from before the Time War able to interact or cross paths with those after.

How the post-Time War era can be reconciled with the Dalek timeline theory, which pre-dates the Time War's introduction, is unclear, as the Time War features both a living Davros, as well as a cohesive Dalek fleet led by the Dalek Emperor that possessed enough control over time travel to fight the Time Lords.

Timeline

Timeline 1

Set in the 22nd century.
The Daleks have invaded Earth before. The Daleks travel back in time to 21st century Earth to do so again.
Set in 2540.
Sara is alive
Mission to the Unknown and The Daleks' Master Plan are set around 4000.
Order based on The Discontinuity Guide's theories published on the Doctor Who classic series website.

Timeline 2

The Doctor interferes with the Daleks' history. Davros is put into a dormant state.
Occurs before Invasion
Occurs during 22nd century
Takes place during a version of the Second Dalek War.
Davros is awakened. At the end of the story, Davros is put in suspended animation.
Dalek Duplicates mentioned
90 years after the events of Destiny of the Daleks, Davros is taken out of suspended animation to cure the Movellan virus.
Occur during flight from Necros

crashed. Davros is likely retrived after this

Leads into Rememberance
Order based on The Discontinuity Guide's theories published on the Doctor Who classic series website.
After Rememberance
There is confusion wether this or the above account happened first. However the daleks are rebuilding.
The Special Weapons Dalek is used, so after civil war. The stories are labelled as preludes to dalek Empire
take place during Time
Clearly happens here
Set in 53rd century

Post-Time War

At some point, three separate groups of Daleks survive the Time War independently. Two of the three are effective dead-ends of the timeline.
A Dalek that crashlanded on 20th century Earth.
The Dalek Emperor, who ended up in the Sol system circa the year 199,900.
The Cult of Skaro and many prisoners within the Genesis Ark, who escaped into the Void. At the end of Doomsday, the Cult emergency temporal shift, leading into further stories. Tardisode 13 is set during the Battle of Canary Wharf.
The Cult has recently escaped Canary Wharf. At the end of Evolution of the Daleks, Dalek Caan again temporal shifts into the Time War.
Caan is an insane oracle after rescuing Davros from the Time War. The Dalek appearing in Adelaide's flashback is from when the 26 planets appeared in the Earth's sky.
Continues The Beast Below's cliffhanger. Surviving Daleks, seemingly made from Davros' cells from The Stolen Earth / Journey's End, awake the New Dalek Paradigm.
The Daleks' memories of the Doctor are wiped by Oswin Oswald.

Unplaced

Timeline 1

These stories involve the Doctor from before the events of Genesis of the Daleks relative to his timeline, and are likely to be set here.

Timeline 2

Post-Time War

Unclear

Either no incarnation of the Doctor, an unclear incarnation, or multiple incarnations pre- and post-Genesis appear in these stories.

aHistory Timeline

This pre-Time War timeline is from the third edition of aHistory. Most of the dates given here are speculative.

External links