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*[[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell! (comic story)|A Cold Day in Hell!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Redemption (comic story)|Redemption]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Crossroads of Time (comic story)|The Crossroads of Time]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Claws of the Klathi (comic story)|Claws of the Klathi]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Culture Shock (comic story)|Culture Shock]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Keepsake (comic story)|Keepsake]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Echoes of the Mogor (comic story)|Echoes of the Mogor]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Time and Tide (comic story)|Time and Tide]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Stairway to Heaven (comic story)|Stairway to Heaven]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunger from the Ends of Time (comic story)|Hunger from the Ends of Time]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Conkerer (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''
:these comic strips feature the change of costume during the run.
*[[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Fable Fusion (short story)|Fable Fusion]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Fable Fusion (short story)|Fable Fusion]]''  
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]''
:After this point 22 months of adventures occur between here and ''Timewyrm: Revelation''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Relative Dementias (novel)|Relative Dementias]]''
:Ace recalls the Doctor's promise to stop maniplating people
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Séance (short story)|Séance]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Séance (short story)|Séance]]''  
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven to One (audio story)|Seven to One]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Critical Mass (audio story)|Critical Mass]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Riparian Ripper (audio story)|The Riparian Ripper]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Trader (audio story)|The Shadow Trader]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Distractions (comic story)|Distractions]]''/''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Distractions (comic story)|Distractions]]''/''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''
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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal (audio story)|Animal]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal (audio story)|Animal]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Earth Aid (audio story)|Earth Aid]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Earth Aid (audio story)|Earth Aid]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Time (comic story)|Prisoners of Time]]''
:Set after ''Survival'' as Ace recognises the Master.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearmonger (audio story)|The Fearmonger]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearmonger (audio story)|The Fearmonger]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]''
Storm must take place before Dust Breeding as the doctor and Ace know of the Krill in ''Dust''.  Ace also recalls the Blitz of illegal Alien which cannot occur between storm and Matrix for the above reason.
Storm must take place before Dust Breeding as the doctor and Ace know of the Krill in ''Dust''.  Ace also recalls the Blitz of illegal Alien which cannot occur between storm and Matrix for the above reason.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Heritage (novel)|Heritage]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]''
:Ace's death here is undone in ''Sometime Never...''.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Decays (audio story)|Excelis Decays]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rapture (audio story)|The Rapture]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rapture (audio story)|The Rapture]]''
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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]''
: The "young Ace" in the Big Finish audios mean that they have to be placed before ''Love and War'' when she leaves the Doctor to fight the Daleks.
: The "young Ace" in the Big Finish audios mean that they have to be placed before ''Love and War'' when she leaves the Doctor to fight the Daleks.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Independence Day (novel)|Independence Day]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Independence Day (novel)|Independence Day]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sunday Afternoon, 848,988 AD]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Relative Dementias (novel)|Relative Dementias]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Heritage (novel)|Heritage]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]''
:Ace's death here is undone in ''Sometime Never...''.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Cathedral Heart (short story)|Cathedral Heart]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Cathedral Heart (short story)|Cathedral Heart]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)]]'' / [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Love and War (audio story)]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)]]'' / [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Love and War (audio story)]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Uninvited Guest (comic story)|Uninvited Guest]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Uninvited Guest (comic story)|Uninvited Guest]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Last Word (comic story)|The Last Word]]''
: Order of the NAs and DWM comics through ''Theatre of War'' and ''Uninvited Guest'' based on editorial intent in "[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]"
: Order of the NAs and DWM comics through ''Theatre of War'' and ''Uninvited Guest'' based on editorial intent in "[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]"
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' (flashback and mental manifestation)
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dark Flame (audio story)|The Dark Flame]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dark Flame (audio story)|The Dark Flame]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece]]''
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' (flashback)
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]''
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' (flashback)
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]''
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:*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]''
:*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' (flashback)
:The Doctor is sent on a mission by the Time Lords to pick up the Master's remains.
:The Doctor is sent on a mission by the Time Lords to pick up the Master's remains.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Decays (audio story)|Excelis Decays]]''
:The Doctor is installing the TV movie interior
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Titans]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Titans]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shopping Trolleys of Doom]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shopping Trolleys of Doom]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight's End]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight's End]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Omegamorphosis]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Omegamorphosis]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hunting of the Slook]]''
:The doctor is using the tv movie interior and when the grey men, who begin to track the Doctor here, locate him after his regeneration
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Notre Dame du Temps]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Notre Dame du Temps]]''
:The Doctor is taking a few side steps before he collects the Master's remains.
:The Doctor is taking a few side steps before he collects the Master's remains.
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*[[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]''
*[[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' (flashback and mental manifestation)
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Citadel of Dreams]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Citadel of Dreams]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Living in the Past (short story)|Living in the Past]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Living in the Past (short story)|Living in the Past]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Log 384]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Log 384]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Testament]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Testament]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hunting of the Slook]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natalie's Diary]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natalie's Diary]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Private Investigations]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Private Investigations]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sunday Afternoon, 848,988 AD]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[There's Something About Mary]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[There's Something About Mary]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Report]]''  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Report]]''  
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]''
:Anywhere between ''Rememberance of the Daleks'' and ''Love and War''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Critical Mass (audio story)|Critical Mass]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven to One (audio story)|Seven to One]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Riparian Ripper (audio story)|The Riparian Ripper]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Trader (audio story)|The Shadow Trader]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thicker than Water (audio story)|Thicker than Water]]''  
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thicker than Water (audio story)|Thicker than Water]]''  
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Ground Zero (comic story)|Ground Zero]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Ground Zero (comic story)|Ground Zero]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Last Word (comic story)|The Last Word]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Younger and Wiser]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Younger and Wiser]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Once in a Lifetime]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Once in a Lifetime]]''
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*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Cold Day in Hell! (comic story)|A Cold Day in Hell!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Redemption (comic story)|Redemption]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Crossroads of Time (comic story)|The Crossroads of Time]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Claws of the Klathi (comic story)|Claws of the Klathi]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Culture Shock (comic story)|Culture Shock]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Keepsake (comic story)|Keepsake]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Echoes of the Mogor (comic story)|Echoes of the Mogor]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Time and Tide (comic story)|Time and Tide]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS!]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Stairway to Heaven (comic story)|Stairway to Heaven]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunger from the Ends of Time (comic story)|Hunger from the Ends of Time]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Conkerer (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Train-Flight (comic story)|Train-Flight]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Religious Experience (comic story)|A Religious Experience]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Religious Experience (comic story)|A Religious Experience]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Time (comic story)|Prisoners of Time]]''
:Set after ''Survival'' as Ace recognises the Master.
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Revision as of 21:54, 16 October 2013

IndexTimey-wimey detector → Timeline - Seventh Doctor
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This page lists appearances of the Seventh Doctor in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed, much like its TV story counterparts that for each novel or audio series their published/numbered order is the order they occur in. This does not apply to short stories which are often ambiguous about their placement. There are also many gaps between stories.

The layout of this timeline is in part based on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, as well as Lance Parkin's AHistory and other sources that allow us to make observations. None of these sources should be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Additionally there are statements on the back many BBC Past Doctor Adventures novels that state between which TV stories the novel takes place between. These can be used to narrow the field, and should be viewed as the only placing for these novels.

Limiting factors

Limiting factors for the Seventh Doctor's timeline placement are based on which companions he is travelling with at the time. However there are also several instances when the Doctor travels alone, these can often be placed in the latter part of his regeneration as they represent a more sombre character for the Doctor.

Any stories featuring Melanie Bush must take place between TV: Time and the Rani and Dragonfire.

Any stories involving a younger Ace must take place from TV: Dragonfire to PROSE: Love and War. Any story featuring a battle-knowledgeable Ace must take place between PROSE: Deceit and Set Piece.

Any stories where he travels with Bernice Summerfield must take place between PROSE: Love and War and Happy Endings (except Return of the Living Dad, which takes place later).

Any story featuring Roz Forrester must take place between PROSE: Original Sin and So Vile a Sin. Any story featuring Chris Cwej must take place between PROSE: Original Sin and Lungbarrow.

Any story featuring Hex must take place after AUDIO: The Harvest.

There are however some issues with using these stories alone to define story placement as some companions (such as Ace) have contradictory departure stories. Ace departs travelling the with the Doctor in PROSE: Set Piece and is apparently killed in COMIC: Ground Zero.

Series basics

The Seventh Doctor's adventures can be sorted roughly by medium and then also roughly by companion.

Medium

Companions

TV created

Novel created

Audio created

Comic created

Timeline

Mel is wearing the same clothes as in Paradise Towers.
The Fires of Vulcan is set here as it begins the transfer to a more S25 type tone but is set before Mel's departure. Red follows it per authorial intent plus it fits better here than in the earlier gap due to tone as well.
Ace is still feeling the effects of the Cheetah virus.
Order of the NAs and DWM comics based on editorial intent in "Interweaving with the New Adventures"

This leads directly into Storm Harvest

Storm must take place before Dust Breeding as the doctor and Ace know of the Krill in Dust. Ace also recalls the Blitz of illegal Alien which cannot occur between storm and Matrix for the above reason.

  1. False Gods
  2. Order of Simplicity
  3. Casualties of War
  4. The Word Lord
The Doctor leaves Ace and Hex for a time and begins travelling with Sally Morgan and Lysandra Aristedes. In Black and White, the Doctor states that he left them after their adventure in Alaska.
The "young Ace" in the Big Finish audios mean that they have to be placed before Love and War when she leaves the Doctor to fight the Daleks.
Ace's death here is undone in Sometime Never....
Order of the NAs and DWM comics through Theatre of War and Uninvited Guest based on editorial intent in "Interweaving with the New Adventures"
The Big Finish pages for The Shadow of the Scourge and The Dark Flame places them after All-Consuming Fire and before Blood Harvest.
Authorial intent places it within The Room With No Doors. Furthermore the NA style tone without a companion also makes this the only plausible gap anyway.
The Doctor is sent on a mission by the Time Lords to pick up the Master's remains.
While recovering his memories, the Doctor erroneously refers to Genevieve as Mel, Ace and Hex, before remembering he's alone.
The Doctor is taking a few side steps before he collects the Master's remains.
The Doctor regenerates.

Unplaced

Set after Survival as Ace recognises the Master.