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* In the real world, there is no year zero, so therefore 1 BC is immediately followed by 1 AD. ''Doctor Who'' fiction, however, is unclear as to this point.
* In the real world, there is no year zero, so therefore 1 BC is immediately followed by 1 AD. ''Doctor Who'' fiction, however, is unclear as to this point.
* On this wiki, templates and categories, both of which use, or are used in, mathematical formulae, assume the presence of a year zero, since the fiction of the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] allows it. Hence, we deem that the year 2000 is in the 21st century.
* On this wiki, templates and categories, both of which use, or are used in, mathematical formulae, assume the presence of a year zero, since the fiction of the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] allows it. Hence, we deem that the year 2000 is in the 21st century.
* In ''[[The Doctor Who Role Playing Game]]'', [[Gallifrey]]'s [[TL]] tim scale relates to the BC/AD dating system using the following mathematic formulas
** When TL is greater than or equal to 70,709: A.D. = TL — 70,708, TL = A.D. + 70,708
** When TL is less than 70,709: B.C. = 70,709 — TL, TL = 70,709 — B.C.
{{Quote|For example: The year 100,000 TL is 29,292 A.D. (100,000 — 70,708 = 29,292). The year 70,708 TL is 1 B.C. (70,709 — 70,708 = 1 B.C.), and the year —1,000 TL is 71,709 B.C. (70,709 — (71,000) = 71,709).|''The Cybermen''.|The Cybermen (reference book)}}


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Revision as of 15:38, 26 November 2022

BC

BC or B.C. was an initialism (Before Christ) (PROSE: The Best of Days) used to designate an Earth year's position relative to the epoch known as AD. Sometimes BCE was used instead. (COMIC: Crossing the Rubicon) The term "BC" thus designated a negative number; 100 BC was ninety-nine years before 1 BC. Its positive counterpart was AD.

There was, however, a question as to whether the year 1 BC was followed by the year 0 or the year 1 AD. Some people, including the human chronologist Professor Wagg, clearly believed that 1 BC was followed by 0, allowing him to make the claim that the year 2000 was the first year of a new millennium, as did American journalists working for television station KKBE. (TV: Doctor Who) The Eighth Doctor concurred with this opinion. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film, AUDIO: Relative Dimensions) However, the Sixth Doctor (PROSE: Millennial Rites) and Dave Young (PROSE: Escape Velocity) both strongly argued that 1 BC was followed by 1 AD, thus making 2001 the start of the 3rd millennium.

Timeline

Prehistory

3rd millennium B.C.

2nd millennium B.C.

10th century B.C.

9th century B.C.

6th century B.C.

5th century B.C.

4th century B.C.

3rd century B.C.

2nd century B.C.

1st century B.C.

Behind the scenes

  • An inherently Christian designation, BC is not generally used in calendars of the traditionally non-Christian world. Consequently, some people use BCE (meaning "Before Common Era") for BC. CE (meaning "Common Era") as a substitute for AD. These largely cosmetic replacements are thought to avoid religious offence. However, Doctor Who fiction has typically remained loyal to the BC/AD convention. Even as late as the RTD and Moffat eras, dialogue and on-screen graphics prefer the Christian convention. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii, The Pandorica Opens, A Good Man Goes to War, The Angels Take Manhattan)
  • In the real world, there is no year zero, so therefore 1 BC is immediately followed by 1 AD. Doctor Who fiction, however, is unclear as to this point.
  • On this wiki, templates and categories, both of which use, or are used in, mathematical formulae, assume the presence of a year zero, since the fiction of the DWU allows it. Hence, we deem that the year 2000 is in the 21st century.
  • In The Doctor Who Role Playing Game, Gallifrey's TL tim scale relates to the BC/AD dating system using the following mathematic formulas
    • When TL is greater than or equal to 70,709: A.D. = TL — 70,708, TL = A.D. + 70,708
    • When TL is less than 70,709: B.C. = 70,709 — TL, TL = 70,709 — B.C.

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