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* [[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]''
: As a baby.
: As a baby.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''
: As a child.
: As a child.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Wolf (audio story)|The White Wolf]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Wolf (audio story)|The White Wolf]]''
: As a child, about 8 years old.
: As a child, about 8 years old.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Playtime (short story)|Playtime]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Playtime (short story)|Playtime]]''
: Sarah Jane is about 12 years old.
: Sarah Jane is about 12 years old.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]''
: As a teenager.
: As a teenager.
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===Travels with the Third Doctor===
===Travels with the Third Doctor===
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''
: The Doctor meets [[Sarah Jane Smith]], who becomes a reluctant stowaway aboard the TARDIS.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]''
:Set just after ''The Time Warrior'', as that is Sarah Jane's only adventure with the Doctor before this story.
: Set immediately after ''The Time Warrior'', with the Doctor returning Sarah home. She decides to officially join the Doctor's company.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Before the Legend (short story)|Before the Legend]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Before the Legend (short story)|Before the Legend]]''
: Sarah Jane doesn't know much about the Doctor's origins.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Thief (short story)|The Time Thief]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Thief (short story)|The Time Thief]]''
: The Doctor tells Sarah Jane about Gallifrey and the Time Lords.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Scorched Earth (short story)|Scorched Earth]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Scorched Earth (short story)|Scorched Earth]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doomcloud (comic story)|Doomcloud]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Perils of Paris (comic story)|Perils of Paris]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Who's Who? (comic story)|Who's Who?]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Neptune (short story)|Neptune]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Numb (short story)|Numb]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Neptune (short story)|Neptune]]''  
: The Doctor has been trying to get Sarah Jane to [[Florana]] since they left [[London]] in ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'', but has failed to get her there several times already.
 
* [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah are traveling to [[Florana]] for a holiday, setting this almost immediately after ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''. Sarah Jane has her first encounter with the [[Dalek]]s.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]''
: The TARDIS is still recovering from the energy drainage sustained in ''Death to the Daleks''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hungry Bomb (short story)|The Hungry Bomb]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah finally make it to [[Florana]], setting this after ''Death to the Daleks''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interesting Times (short story)|Interesting Times]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interesting Times (short story)|Interesting Times]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hungry Bomb (short story)|The Hungry Bomb]]''
: Set after ''Death to the Daleks''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]''
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Signal S.O.S. (short story)|Signal S.O.S.]]''
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[In With the Tide (comic story)|In With the Tide]]''
: The Doctor is driving the "[[Whomobile]]", setting this after ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''. The Doctor and Sarah have been absent from UNIT long enough for it to have been infiltrated by the [[Remoraxian]]s. Liz, Sarah Jane and the Brigadier are kidnapped [[Adam Mitchell]], leading directly into ''Endgame''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]''
: The Doctor joins with his other incarnations to rescue his friends from Adam and {{Ainley}}, and assists the other Doctors in saving their companions as well.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Numb (short story)|Numb]]''
: Set seven weeks after ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Scorpion Men (comic story)|Invasion of the Scorpion Men]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Discourse of Flies (short story)|The Discourse of Flies]]''
: Sarah has already been to a number of alien worlds.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]''
: Sarah mentions her vacation in Sicily, setting this after ''The Ghosts of N-Space''.
 
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Separation Day (short story)|Separation Day]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Separation Day (short story)|Separation Day]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''
: Sarah is wearing the leather jacket seen in ''The Monster of Peladon''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''
 
:Sarah and the Doctor have just left Peladon.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'' / ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'' (events set on [[Dust (planet)|Dust]])
:Occurs directly after the events of ''Alien Bodies''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Link (short story)|Link]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Link (short story)|Link]]''
: Set after ''The Monster of Peladon''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]''
:Sarah Jane has been to Peladon at least once.
: Sarah recalls meeting Aggedor on Peladon, setting this after ''The Monster of Peladon''.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Who's Who? (comic story)|Who's Who?]]''
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doomcloud (comic story)|Doomcloud]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Perils of Paris (comic story)|Perils of Paris]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Signal S.O.S. (short story)|Signal S.O.S.]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)|A Visit from Saint Nicholas]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)|A Visit from Saint Nicholas]]''
: Set after ''The Monster of Peladon''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Amorality Tale (novel)|Amorality Tale]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Amorality Tale (novel)|Amorality Tale]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Discourse of Flies (short story)|The Discourse of Flies]]''
: Set between ''The Monster of Peladon'' and ''Planet of the Spiders''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill (short story)|Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Primitives (short story)|Primitives]]''  
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Primitives (short story)|Primitives]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]''  
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Generation Gap (short story)|Generation Gap]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Generation Gap (short story)|Generation Gap]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[An Overture Too Early (short story)|An Overture Too Early]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[An Overture Too Early (short story)|An Overture Too Early]]''  
 
* [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''
: Confronting [[The Great One (Planet of the Spiders)|the Great One]] of the [[Eight Legs]], the Doctor receives a lethal dose of radiation, but is able to escape in the TARDIS.


===Travels with the Fourth Doctor===
===Travels with the Fourth Doctor===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''
: Set immediately after ''Planet of the Spiders'', with the Doctor's regeneration stabilising. Though he intends a fresh start by leaving UNIT behind, the Doctor accepts Sarah's offer to let her travel with him. UNIT doctor [[Harry Sullivan]] follows them into the TARDIS.


* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]''
* [[COMIC]]: [[A New Life (1976 short story)|''A New Life'' (1976)]]
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hospitality on Hankus (short story)|The Hospitality on Hankus]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Psychic Jungle (comic story)|The Psychic Jungle]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Sinister Sponge]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Neuronic Nightmare (comic story)|Neuronic Nightmare]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Avast There! (short story)|Avast There!]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mission (short story)|The Mission]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heat-Seekers (short story)|The Heat-Seekers]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Broadcast (short story)|The Last Broadcast]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[To Kill a Nandi Bear (short story)|To Kill a Nandi Bear]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''
: Harry is taking his first trip in the TARDIS, setting this directly after ''Robot''. The TARDIS crew arrive at the ''[[Nerva Beacon]]'' due to Harry fiddling with TARDIS, and volunteer to beam down to Earth to do repairs, leading directly into ''The Sontaran Experiment''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''
: The TARDIS crew fix the faulty equipment on Earth and beam back to the ''Nerva Beacon''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''
: Set immediately after ''The Sontaran Experiment''. The [[Time Lord]]s intercept to transmat beam and give the Doctor a [[Time Ring]] and a mission on [[Skaro]], where the Doctor meets [[Davros]] and witnesses the [[creation of the Daleks]].
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]''
:The Doctor, Sarah and Harry have just left Skaro.
: The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are scattered across the [[Adelphine Cluster]] due to temporal disruption interfering with the Time Ring, setting this immediately after ''Genesis of the Daleks''. The Doctor claims to be 748-years-old.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Thing You Ever See (short story)|The Last Thing You Ever See]]''
: The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are still using the Time Ring, setting this shortly after ''Genesis of the Daleks''.


* [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
: Just as they retrieve the TARDIS from the ''Nerva Beacon'', the TARDIS crew receive a summons from the Brigadier, leading into ''Terror of the Zygons''.


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nanomorphosis (short story)|Nanomorphosis]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nanomorphosis (short story)|Nanomorphosis]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[HarrySullivan (audio story)|#HarrySullivan]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[HarrySullivan (audio story)|#HarrySullivan]]''
: The Doctor is attempting to travel to Scotland, but the TARDIS is knocked off course and arrives on the Zephyr instead. By the end of the story, the Doctor plans another attempt to answer the Brigadier's call.
: The Doctor is attempting to travel to Scotland, but the TARDIS is knocked off course and arrives on the ''Zephyr'' instead.


* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Destiny (comic story)|Black Destiny]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Destiny (comic story)|Black Destiny]]''
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]''
: The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are wearing their costumes from ''Terror of the Zygons'. The TARDIS is knocked off course after an attempt to get to [[Scotland]]. After returning [[Godric]] to the arthurian times, the TARDIS makes its way to Scotland, leading into ''Terror of the Zygons''.
: The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are wearing their costumes from ''Terror of the Zygons''. The TARDIS is knocked off course after an attempt to get to [[Scotland]]. After returning [[Godric]] to the arthurian times, the TARDIS makes its way to Scotland, leading into ''Terror of the Zygons''.


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Toil and Trouble (short story)|Toil and Trouble]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Toil and Trouble (short story)|Toil and Trouble]]''
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* [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''
: The TARDIS crew make it to Scotland, and Harry decides to remain on Earth with UNIT.
: The TARDIS crew make it to Scotland, and Harry decides to remain on Earth with UNIT.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]''
: Set immediately after ''Terror of the Zygons'', with the TARDIS having just left Loch Ness for London.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Republican's Story (short story)|The Republican's Story]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Republican's Story (short story)|The Republican's Story]]''
: The Doctor claims to have travelled over 30,000 years to get to the [[17th century]], implying that this takes place immediately after ''Planet of Evil''. The Doctor is blamed for the [[Great Fire of London]], setting this before ''Pyramids of Mars''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Rights (short story)|Rights]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Rights (short story)|Rights]]''
: Sarah and the Doctor are still wearing the clothes they wore in ''Planet of Evil''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah are still trying to get back to London.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Scarab of Death (short story)|Scarab of Death]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Scarab of Death (short story)|Scarab of Death]]''
: Set immediately after ''Pyramids of Mars''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]''
: The Doctor is wearing a burgundy coat, and Sarah observes that he has been moody as of late, setting this shortly after ''Pyramids of Mars''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah make it to London after leaving for it in ''Terror of the Zygons'', and enduring side-tracks during ''Planet of Evil'' and ''Pyramids of Mars''.
:: ''The Doctor and Sarah Jane return to UNIT HQ, and base themselves on Earth, with the Doctor staying at a cottage and resuming use of [[Bessie]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]'', ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]'') while Sarah Jane continues working as an investigative reporter. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hoaxers (comic story)|The Hoaxers]]'') However, they frequently take side trips, and are often accompanied by Harry. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A New Life (1976 short story)|A New Life]]'', ''[[The Hospitality on Hankus (short story)|The Hospitality on Hankus]]'')''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Death Flower (comic story)|Death Flower]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah Jane both comment on getting used to the Doctor's new face.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
: The TARDIS is captured by a [[Renegade Time Lord]] called [[Shazar]], however, with the Time Lords' help, the Doctor is able to retrieve his ship.
:: ''While working with UNIT, the Doctor does research into [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] for his book, ''Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')''
* [[PROSE]]: [[A New Life (1976 short story)|''A New Life'' (1976)]]
: The Doctor and Sarah leave UNIT HQ to take a trip in the TARDIS. The Brigadier is not happy and questions Harry on their whereabouts.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]''
: Though the book's blurb places this between ''Planet of Evil'' and ''Pyramids of Mars'', the Doctor and Sarah aren't trying to get to London.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes (short story)|The Duke of Dominoes]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Observer Effect (short story)|Observer Effect]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blessed Are the Peacemakers (short story)|Blessed Are the Peacemakers]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah have faced Sutekh, and the TARDIS has its primary interior, setting this between ''Pyramids of Mars'' and ''The Masque of Mandragora''. The Doctor claims the Brigadier will be angry if he returns without Sarah, and Sarah is excited to see the look on Harry's face when they tell him they met his great-grandparents.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Vampires of Crellium (short story)|The Vampires of Crellium]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[On the Slippery Trail (short story)|On the Slippery Trail]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Generation (short story)|The Lost Generation]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (TVC comic story)|Return of the Daleks]]''
: Sarah recalls the events of ''The Android Invasion''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wreckers (comic story)|The Wreckers]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wreckers (comic story)|The Wreckers]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Emperor's Spy (comic story)|The Emperor's Spy]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Emperor's Spy (comic story)|The Emperor's Spy]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]''
: The Doctor alludes to the recent events of  ''Terror of the Zygons'' and ''The Android Invasion''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hospitality on Hankus (short story)|The Hospitality on Hankus]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Psychic Jungle (comic story)|The Psychic Jungle]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Sinister Sponge]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sinister Sea (comic story)|The Sinister Sea]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sinister Sea (comic story)|The Sinister Sea]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Woden's Warriors (comic story)|Woden's Warriors]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Neuronic Nightmare (comic story)|Neuronic Nightmare]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Avast There! (short story)|Avast There!]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mission (short story)|The Mission]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Space Ghost (comic story)|The Space Ghost]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Space Ghost (comic story)|The Space Ghost]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War on Aquatica (short story)|War on Aquatica]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cyclone Terror (short story)|Cyclone Terror]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Snatch (short story)|The Time Snatch]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Body Snatcher (comic story)|The Body Snatcher]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye-Spiders of Pergross (short story)|The Eye-Spiders of Pergross]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Detour to Diamedes (short story)|Detour to Diamedes]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Double Trouble (short story)|Double Trouble]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Menace on Metalupiter (comic story)|Menace on Metalupiter]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Secret of the Bald Planet (short story)|Secret of the Bald Planet]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heat-Seekers (short story)|The Heat-Seekers]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[To Kill a Nandi Bear (short story)|To Kill a Nandi Bear]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Broadcast (short story)|The Last Broadcast]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dragons of Prague (short story)|The Dragons of Prague]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[How to Win Planets and Influence People (audio story)|How to Win Planets and Influence People]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Vampires of Crellium (short story)|The Vampires of Crellium]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[On the Slippery Trail (short story)|On the Slippery Trail]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''
: The Time Lords take control of Bessie, and send the Doctor on a mission to defeat the Daleks on the planet [[Ercos]].
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Virus (comic story)|Virus]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Virus (comic story)|Virus]]''
: The Time Lords direct the TARDIS to a synthetic jungle inside a space station.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Treasure Trail (comic story)|Treasure Trail]]''
: The Time Lords direct the TARDIS to a vineyard in [[Italy]] so that the Doctor can save some art treasures.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''
: The Doctor complains about the Time Lords "messing about with the TARDIS", setting this after the comic stories set between ''Return of the Daleks'' and ''Treasure Trail'', where the Time Lord had been doing so.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]''
:Sarah mentions Karn and other events from ''The Brain of Morbius''.
: Sarah refers to the recent events of ''The Brain of Morbius''.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Magic Box (short story)|The Magic Box]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sarah Jane and the Temple of Eyes (short story)|Sarah Jane and the Temple of Eyes]]''
: Set shortly after ''The Brain of Morbius''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hubert's Folly (comic story)|Hubert's Folly]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hubert's Folly (comic story)|Hubert's Folly]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Which Way Out? (short story)|Which Way Out?]]''
: Set a few days after ''Treasure Trail''.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes (short story)|The Duke of Dominoes]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Observer Effect (short story)|Observer Effect]]''
: Sarah understands that it takes time for radio waves to travel between Mars and Earth, setting this after ''Pyramids of Mars''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Counter-Rotation (comic story)|Counter-Rotation]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Counter-Rotation (comic story)|Counter-Rotation]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Mind Snatch (comic story)|Mind Snatch]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Mind Snatch (comic story)|Mind Snatch]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hoaxers (comic story)|The Hoaxers]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Conscription (short story)|Conscription]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Conscription (short story)|Conscription]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hoaxers (comic story)|The Hoaxers]]''
: Sarah claims it is Christmas in her time period.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: Ships That Pass (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties: Ships That Pass]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blessed Are the Peacemakers (short story)|Blessed Are the Peacemakers]]''
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chain Reaction (audio story)|Chain Reaction]]''
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tansbury Experiment (comic story)|The Tansbury Experiment]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mutant Strain (comic story)|The Mutant Strain]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mutant Strain (comic story)|The Mutant Strain]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Double Trouble (comic story)|Double Trouble]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Double Trouble (comic story)|Double Trouble]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dredger (comic story)|Dredger]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wondrous Box (audio story)|The Wondrous Box]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Collector's Item (audio story)|Collector's Item]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Magic Box (short story)|The Magic Box]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Which Way Out? (short story)|Which Way Out?]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[System Shock (novel)|System Shock]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[System Shock (novel)|System Shock]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War on Aquatica (short story)|War on Aquatica]]''
: Set between ''The Seeds of Doom'' and ''The Masque of Mandragora''. It has been one month from her perspective since Sarah Jane has seen Harry.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cyclone Terror (short story)|Cyclone Terror]]''
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Snatch (short story)|The Time Snatch]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Double Trouble (short story)|Double Trouble]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Body Snatcher (comic story)|The Body Snatcher]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye-Spiders of Pergross (short story)|The Eye-Spiders of Pergross]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Detour to Diamedes (short story)|Detour to Diamedes]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Menace on Metalupiter (comic story)|Menace on Metalupiter]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Secret of the Bald Planet (short story)|Secret of the Bald Planet]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dragons of Prague (short story)|The Dragons of Prague]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''
:Set between The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora.
: Set between ''The Seeds of Doom'' and ''The Masque of Mandragora''.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* [[PROSE]]: [[A New Life (1978 short story)|''A New Life'' (1978)]]
* [[PROSE]]: [[A New Life (1978 short story)|''A New Life'' (1978)]]
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Categorical Imperative (short story)|Categorical Imperative]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Categorical Imperative (short story)|Categorical Imperative]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dredger (comic story)|Dredger]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah go back in time to save the [[Eighth Doctor]] after he fails to kill a dictator as a baby.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Fourth (novel)|Dr. Fourth]]''
 
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hello Goodbye (short story)|Hello Goodbye]]''
: The Doctor begins using the secondary control room in the TARDIS.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
: The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after ''The Masque of Mandragora''.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Android Maker of Calderon IV (short story)|The Android Maker of Calderon IV]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Android Maker of Calderon IV (short story)|The Android Maker of Calderon IV]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jackals of Space (comic story)|Jackals of Space]]''
: Sarah recalls the events of ''The Masque of Mandragora''.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity (short story)|Eternity]]''
: The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after ''The Masque of Mandragora''.
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)|Autaia Pipipi Pia]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)|Autaia Pipipi Pia]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity (short story)|Eternity]]''
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Exploration Earth (audio story)|Exploration Earth]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hello Goodbye (short story)|Hello Goodbye]]''
: The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after ''The Masque of Mandragora''.
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Where's the Doctor? (comic story)|Where's the Doctor?]]''
: The Doctor and Sarah attend the [[coronation]] of [[Elizabeth II]].
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Exploration Earth (audio story)|Exploration Earth: The Time Machine]]''
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Naked Flame (comic story)|The Naked Flame]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Naked Flame (comic story)|The Naked Flame]]''
: Sarah is wearing her Andy Pandy clothes, setting this shortly before ''The Hand of Fear''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''
:Sarah Jane is left on [[Earth]].
: Sarah decides she has had enough of life in the TARDIS, and the Doctor receives a summons from Gallifrey, forcing him to leave Sarah behind.  
 
===After the Doctor
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ships (short story)|Ships]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ships (short story)|Ships]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc. (short story)|Suitors, Inc.]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Suitors, Inc. (short story)|Suitors, Inc.]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Judgement Day (SJA audio story)|Judgement Day]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Judgement Day (SJA audio story)|Judgement Day]]''


=== Later life ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill (short story)|Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill (short story)|Doctor Who and the Horror of Coal Hill]]''
: Sarah Jane catches up with the Doctor.
: Sarah Jane catches up with the Doctor.

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This page lists appearances of Sarah Jane Smith in the order she 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 that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

Fan sources like the Doctor Who Reference Guide should not be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Limitations

Any story with her and the Third Doctor travelling together must be before TV: Planet of the Spiders. Any story with the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan must be after TV: Robot and before TV: Terror of the Zygons, though due to the nature of travel throughout season 12, any story featuring TARDIS travel with Harry (other than TV: The Ark in Space) must take place after TV: Revenge of the Cybermen. Any story with just Sarah Jane and the Fourth Doctor must be after TV: Terror of the Zygons and before TV: The Hand of Fear. Any story featuring K9 Mark III must be after TV: A Girl's Best Friend and before TV: School Reunion.

Any story with Maria, Luke and Clyde on her team must be after TV: Revenge of the Slitheen and before TV: The Last Sontaran. Any story with Clyde and Rani must be after TV: The Last Sontaran. Any story with K9 Mark IV defending the black hole must be between TV: Invasion of the Bane and TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic. Any story with K9 freely around in Bannerman Road must be after TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic and before TV: The Nightmare Man. Any story with Luke at Oxford with K9 must be after TV: The Nightmare Man. Any story with Sky must be after TV: Sky.

Series basics

Sarah Jane's adventures can be broadly be divided into these various eras;

  • Her travels with the Doctor (original to television)

Her setup of allies can be further divided into:

Timeline

Early Life

As a baby.
As a child.
As a child, about 8 years old.
Sarah Jane is about 12 years old.
As a teenager.

Travels with the Third Doctor

The Doctor meets Sarah Jane Smith, who becomes a reluctant stowaway aboard the TARDIS.
Set immediately after The Time Warrior, with the Doctor returning Sarah home. She decides to officially join the Doctor's company.
Sarah Jane doesn't know much about the Doctor's origins.
The Doctor tells Sarah Jane about Gallifrey and the Time Lords.
The Doctor has been trying to get Sarah Jane to Florana since they left London in Invasion of the Dinosaurs, but has failed to get her there several times already.
The Doctor and Sarah are traveling to Florana for a holiday, setting this almost immediately after Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Sarah Jane has her first encounter with the Daleks.
The TARDIS is still recovering from the energy drainage sustained in Death to the Daleks.
The Doctor and Sarah finally make it to Florana, setting this after Death to the Daleks.
Set after Death to the Daleks.
The Doctor is driving the "Whomobile", setting this after Invasion of the Dinosaurs. The Doctor and Sarah have been absent from UNIT long enough for it to have been infiltrated by the Remoraxians. Liz, Sarah Jane and the Brigadier are kidnapped Adam Mitchell, leading directly into Endgame.
The Doctor joins with his other incarnations to rescue his friends from Adam and the Tremas Master, and assists the other Doctors in saving their companions as well.
Set seven weeks after Invasion of the Dinosaurs.
Sarah has already been to a number of alien worlds.
Sarah mentions her vacation in Sicily, setting this after The Ghosts of N-Space.
Sarah is wearing the leather jacket seen in The Monster of Peladon.
Set after The Monster of Peladon.
Sarah recalls meeting Aggedor on Peladon, setting this after The Monster of Peladon.
Set after The Monster of Peladon.
Set between The Monster of Peladon and Planet of the Spiders.
Confronting the Great One of the Eight Legs, the Doctor receives a lethal dose of radiation, but is able to escape in the TARDIS.

Travels with the Fourth Doctor

Set immediately after Planet of the Spiders, with the Doctor's regeneration stabilising. Though he intends a fresh start by leaving UNIT behind, the Doctor accepts Sarah's offer to let her travel with him. UNIT doctor Harry Sullivan follows them into the TARDIS.
Harry is taking his first trip in the TARDIS, setting this directly after Robot. The TARDIS crew arrive at the Nerva Beacon due to Harry fiddling with TARDIS, and volunteer to beam down to Earth to do repairs, leading directly into The Sontaran Experiment.
The TARDIS crew fix the faulty equipment on Earth and beam back to the Nerva Beacon.
Set immediately after The Sontaran Experiment. The Time Lords intercept to transmat beam and give the Doctor a Time Ring and a mission on Skaro, where the Doctor meets Davros and witnesses the creation of the Daleks.
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are scattered across the Adelphine Cluster due to temporal disruption interfering with the Time Ring, setting this immediately after Genesis of the Daleks. The Doctor claims to be 748-years-old.
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are still using the Time Ring, setting this shortly after Genesis of the Daleks.
Just as they retrieve the TARDIS from the Nerva Beacon, the TARDIS crew receive a summons from the Brigadier, leading into Terror of the Zygons.
The TARDIS still needs time to recover from the solar flare radiation from Revenge of the Cybermen.
The Doctor is attempting to travel to Scotland, but the TARDIS is knocked off course and arrives on the Zephyr instead.
The Doctor and his companions expect to find the Loch Ness on exiting the TARDIS, setting this shortly before Terror of the Zygons.
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are wearing their costumes from Terror of the Zygons. The TARDIS is knocked off course after an attempt to get to Scotland. After returning Godric to the arthurian times, the TARDIS makes its way to Scotland, leading into Terror of the Zygons.
Ending leads directly into Terror of the Zygons.
The TARDIS crew make it to Scotland, and Harry decides to remain on Earth with UNIT.
Set immediately after Terror of the Zygons, with the TARDIS having just left Loch Ness for London.
The Doctor claims to have travelled over 30,000 years to get to the 17th century, implying that this takes place immediately after Planet of Evil. The Doctor is blamed for the Great Fire of London, setting this before Pyramids of Mars.
Sarah and the Doctor are still wearing the clothes they wore in Planet of Evil.
The Doctor and Sarah are still trying to get back to London.
Set immediately after Pyramids of Mars.
The Doctor is wearing a burgundy coat, and Sarah observes that he has been moody as of late, setting this shortly after Pyramids of Mars.
The Doctor and Sarah make it to London after leaving for it in Terror of the Zygons, and enduring side-tracks during Planet of Evil and Pyramids of Mars.
The Doctor and Sarah Jane return to UNIT HQ, and base themselves on Earth, with the Doctor staying at a cottage and resuming use of Bessie, (COMIC: Death Flower, Return of the Daleks) while Sarah Jane continues working as an investigative reporter. (COMIC: The Hoaxers) However, they frequently take side trips, and are often accompanied by Harry. (PROSE: A New Life, The Hospitality on Hankus)
The Doctor and Sarah Jane both comment on getting used to the Doctor's new face.
The TARDIS is captured by a Renegade Time Lord called Shazar, however, with the Time Lords' help, the Doctor is able to retrieve his ship.
While working with UNIT, the Doctor does research into Richard III for his book, Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)
The Doctor and Sarah leave UNIT HQ to take a trip in the TARDIS. The Brigadier is not happy and questions Harry on their whereabouts.
Though the book's blurb places this between Planet of Evil and Pyramids of Mars, the Doctor and Sarah aren't trying to get to London.
The Doctor and Sarah have faced Sutekh, and the TARDIS has its primary interior, setting this between Pyramids of Mars and The Masque of Mandragora. The Doctor claims the Brigadier will be angry if he returns without Sarah, and Sarah is excited to see the look on Harry's face when they tell him they met his great-grandparents.
Sarah recalls the events of The Android Invasion.
The Doctor alludes to the recent events of Terror of the Zygons and The Android Invasion.
The Time Lords take control of Bessie, and send the Doctor on a mission to defeat the Daleks on the planet Ercos.
The Time Lords direct the TARDIS to a synthetic jungle inside a space station.
The Time Lords direct the TARDIS to a vineyard in Italy so that the Doctor can save some art treasures.
The Doctor complains about the Time Lords "messing about with the TARDIS", setting this after the comic stories set between Return of the Daleks and Treasure Trail, where the Time Lord had been doing so.
Sarah refers to the recent events of The Brain of Morbius.
Set shortly after The Brain of Morbius.
Set a few days after Treasure Trail.
Sarah understands that it takes time for radio waves to travel between Mars and Earth, setting this after Pyramids of Mars.
Sarah claims it is Christmas in her time period.
Set between The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora. It has been one month from her perspective since Sarah Jane has seen Harry.
Set between The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora.
The Doctor and Sarah go back in time to save the Eighth Doctor after he fails to kill a dictator as a baby.
The Doctor begins using the secondary control room in the TARDIS.
The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after The Masque of Mandragora.
Sarah recalls the events of The Masque of Mandragora.
The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after The Masque of Mandragora.
The Doctor is using the secondary control room, setting this after The Masque of Mandragora.
The Doctor and Sarah attend the coronation of Elizabeth II.
Sarah is wearing her Andy Pandy clothes, setting this shortly before The Hand of Fear.
Sarah decides she has had enough of life in the TARDIS, and the Doctor receives a summons from Gallifrey, forcing him to leave Sarah behind.

===After the Doctor

Set in 1979.

Sarah and K9

Set in May, 1983.
Set in 1990.
Sarah remembers meeting the Master in The Five Doctors.
Set in 1995.
Set in 1996.
Set in 1997. Sarah's death here is undone during the events of PROSE: Sometime Never....
K9 is beginning to break down.
K9 shuts down.

Natalie Redfern and Josh Townsend

Bannerman Road

Set during School Reunion, while The Doctor is repairing K9.
ALAN: New school next week...
Takes place shortly after Invasion of the Bane.
Continues from Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?'s cliffhanger.
Set during The Poison Sky.
Maria is still in England and Rani is not mentioned, likely placing it before The Last Sontaran.
The black hole K9 Mark IV guarded is swallowed up.
This is the last time Sarah Jane sees the Doctor before he returns in his eleventh incarnation in Death of the Doctor. Luke is still living on Bannerman Road.
Luke leaves for Oxford with K9.
Sarah Jane meets the Eleventh Doctor.
Sky is adopted by Sarah Jane

Later life

Sarah Jane catches up with the Doctor.
Sarah Jane has a granddaughter named Lily.
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