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== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
===[[2005]]===
=== 2005 ===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashback)
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashback)
: Owen joins [[Torchwood Three]].
: Owen joins [[Torchwood Three]].


===[[2007]]===
=== 2007 ===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''
: Gwen is recruited.
: Gwen is recruited.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]''
: Gwen's first day on the job.
: Gwen's first day on the job.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]''
: Gwen is still inexperienced with weapons. Set 66 years after 1941.
: Gwen is still inexperienced with weapons. Set 66 years after 1941.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]''
: Rhys mentions a co-worker called Lucy who has been on a diet recently, foreshadowing ''Slow Decay''. Gwen has been working for Torchwood for a few weeks now and has experience with weapons, setting this after Ghost Machine.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]''
: Ianto keeps something secret in the hub.
: Ianto keeps something secret in the hub.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hidden (audio story)|Hidden]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hidden (audio story)|Hidden]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]''
: Several references are made to the events of ''Cyberwoman''.
: Several references are made to the events of ''Cyberwoman''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]''
: Set three months after ''Everything Changes''.
: Set three months after ''Everything Changes''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Beacon (audio story)|The Last Beacon]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princess]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princess]]''
: Set in October 2007.
: Set in October 2007.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes (TV story)|Random Shoes]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes (TV story)|Random Shoes]]''
: Set 14 years after 1992, can be attributed to rounding.
: Set 14 years after 1992, can be attributed to rounding.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''
: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'' places this story in the week ending December 24th.
: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'' places this story in the week ending December 24th.
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* [[TV]]: ''[[Combat (TV story)|Combat]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Combat (TV story)|Combat]]''
: Owen is visibly upset by the events of ''Out of Time'' in this story. He calls off his affair with Gwen.
: Owen is visibly upset by the events of ''Out of Time'' in this story. He calls off his affair with Gwen.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]''
: Continues where ''Captain Jack Harkness'' left off. Jack disappears from Torchwood.
: Continues where ''Captain Jack Harkness'' left off. Jack disappears from Torchwood.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Consequences (anthology)|Consequences]]: [[Kaleidoscope (short story)|Kaleidoscope]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Consequences (anthology)|Consequences]]: [[Kaleidoscope (short story)|Kaleidoscope]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang]]''
: Gwen has started taking charge more in Jack's absence, in comparison to ''Captain Jack Harkness'', where Owen was said to be second-in-command. Gwen is now engaged to Rhys.
: Gwen has started taking charge more in Jack's absence, in comparison to ''Captain Jack Harkness'', where Owen was said to be second-in-command. Gwen is now engaged to Rhys.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Legacy of Torchwood One! (comic story)|The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]''
: Occurs on Friday 20th of June, 114 years after 1894. Gwen has her first and only encounter with [[Tommy Brockless]], who is annually defrosted for the last time. Thus, she has been at Torchwood for no longer than exactly one year.
: Occurs on Friday 20th of June, 114 years after 1894. Gwen has her first and only encounter with [[Tommy Brockless]], who is annually defrosted for the last time. Thus, she has been at Torchwood for no longer than exactly one year.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]''
: Tosh recalls ''To the Last Man'' but Rhys does not yet know about Torchwood, setting this before ''Meat''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trace Memory (novel)|Trace Memory]]''
: Set in 2008. ''To the Last Man'' is referenced and Rhys does not appear to be aware of Torchwood, setting this before ''Meat''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Everyone Says Hello (audio story)|Everyone Says Hello]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Everyone Says Hello (audio story)|Everyone Says Hello]]''
* [[TV]]:  ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]''
* [[TV]]:  ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Twilight Streets (novel)|The Twilight Streets]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Twilight Streets (novel)|The Twilight Streets]]''
: Set between ''Meat'' and ''Adam''.
: Set between ''Meat'' and ''Adam''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]''
: Continues where ''Reset'' left off. Owen is resurrected, but with no lifesigns.
: Continues where ''Reset'' left off. Owen is resurrected, but with no lifesigns.


===2009===
=== 2009 ===
* [[TV]]: ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''
: Set three days after ''Reset''.
: Set three days after ''Reset''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[In the Shadows (audio story)|In the Shadows]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[In the Shadows (audio story)|In the Shadows]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]''
: Set after Owen's undeath and before Gwen's wedding.
: Set after Owen's undeath and before Gwen's wedding.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|Skypoint]]''
 
:*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Plant Life (short story)|Plant Life]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|Skypoint]]''
:Both stories set during the first day after Gwen’s return from honeymoon.
 
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Plant Life (short story)|Plant Life]]''
:Gwen mentions the [[Nostrovite]], placing this story after ''Something Borrowed''.
: Both stories set during the first day after Gwen’s return from honeymoon.
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]''
: Gwen mentions the [[Nostrovite]], placing this story after ''Something Borrowed''.
 
* [[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster (short story)|Monster]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster (short story)|Monster]]''
: Set in 2009, before ''Exit Wounds''.
: Set in 2009, before ''Exit Wounds''.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''
: Continues where ''Fragments'' left off. Owen and Tosh die.
: Continues where ''Fragments'' left off. Owen and Tosh die.


== Unplaced ==
== Unplaced ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]''
:After ''Day One'' ~ Before ''Fragments''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trace Memory (novel)|Trace Memory]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Legacy of Torchwood One! (comic story)|The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jetsam (comic story)|Jetsam]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Jetsam (comic story)|Jetsam]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]''
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Jahi (short story)|The Book of Jahi]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Jahi (short story)|The Book of Jahi]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of the Vostok (comic story)|The Return of the Vostok]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of the Vostok (comic story)|The Return of the Vostok]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Beacon (audio story)|The Last Beacon]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hope (audio story)|The Hope]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hope (audio story)|The Hope]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes 4 (audio story)|Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes 4 (audio story)|Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4]]''
: Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh are all present in the hub. Jack and Ianto are in a relationship.
: Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh are all present in the hub. Jack and Ianto are in a relationship.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Three Monkeys (audio story)|The Three Monkeys]]''


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

Timeline

2005

Owen joins Torchwood Three.

2007

Gwen is recruited.
Gwen's first day on the job.
Gwen is still inexperienced with weapons. Set 66 years after 1941.
Rhys mentions a co-worker called Lucy who has been on a diet recently, foreshadowing Slow Decay. Gwen has been working for Torchwood for a few weeks now and has experience with weapons, setting this after Ghost Machine.
Ianto keeps something secret in the hub.
Several references are made to the events of Cyberwoman.
Set three months after Everything Changes.
Set in October 2007.
Set 14 years after 1992, can be attributed to rounding.
Captain Jack Harkness places this story in the week ending December 24th.

2008

Owen is visibly upset by the events of Out of Time in this story. He calls off his affair with Gwen.
Continues where Captain Jack Harkness left off. Jack disappears from Torchwood.
Gwen has started taking charge more in Jack's absence, in comparison to Captain Jack Harkness, where Owen was said to be second-in-command. Gwen is now engaged to Rhys.
Occurs on Friday 20th of June, 114 years after 1894. Gwen has her first and only encounter with Tommy Brockless, who is annually defrosted for the last time. Thus, she has been at Torchwood for no longer than exactly one year.
Tosh recalls To the Last Man but Rhys does not yet know about Torchwood, setting this before Meat.
Set in 2008. To the Last Man is referenced and Rhys does not appear to be aware of Torchwood, setting this before Meat.
Set between Meat and Adam.
Continues where Reset left off. Owen is resurrected, but with no lifesigns.

2009

Set three days after Reset.
Set after Owen's undeath and before Gwen's wedding.
Both stories set during the first day after Gwen’s return from honeymoon.
Gwen mentions the Nostrovite, placing this story after Something Borrowed.
Set in 2009, before Exit Wounds.
Continues where Fragments left off. Owen and Tosh die.

Unplaced

Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh are all present in the hub. Jack and Ianto are in a relationship.