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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hexford Invasion (audio story)|The Hexford Invasion]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hexford Invasion (audio story)|The Hexford Invasion]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Damned (comic story)|City of the Damned]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9's Finest Hour]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two-Timer (short story)|The Two-Timer]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Stowaway (short story)|Stowaway]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evil Egg (short story)|Evil Egg]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Timeslip (comic story)|Timeslip]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sands of Time (short story)|Sands of Time]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mind-Jump (short story)|Mind-Jump]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hole Truth (short story)|The Hole Truth]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Witch (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Time Witch]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dragon's Claw (comic story)|Dragon's Claw]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Collector (DWM comic story)|The Collector]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreamers of Death (comic story)|Dreamers of Death]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
:* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]''
:* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]''
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Glass (short story)|Glass]]''
: ''Glass'' takes place directly after ''Shada''
: ''Glass'' takes place directly after ''Shada''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Damned (comic story)|City of the Damned]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Timeslip (comic story)|Timeslip]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Witch (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Time Witch]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dragon's Claw (comic story)|Dragon's Claw]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Collector (DWM comic story)|The Collector]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreamers of Death (comic story)|Dreamers of Death]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer (comic story)|The Life Bringer]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer (comic story)|The Life Bringer]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[War of the Words (comic story)|War of the Words]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[War of the Words (comic story)|War of the Words]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Spider-God (comic story)|Spider-God]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Deal (comic story)|The Deal]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[End of the Line (comic story)|End of the Line]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)|The Free-Fall Warriors]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junkyard Demon (comic story)|Junkyard Demon]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]''
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Just a Small Problem (short story)|Just a Small Problem]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Just a Small Problem (short story)|Just a Small Problem]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mauritz (short story)|Mauritz]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mauritz (short story)|Mauritz]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Spider-God (comic story)|Spider-God]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Deal (comic story)|The Deal]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[End of the Line (comic story)|End of the Line]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)|The Free-Fall Warriors]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junkyard Demon (comic story)|Junkyard Demon]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Logopolis (novelisation)|Logopolis]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Logopolis (novelisation)|Logopolis]]''
: The Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerates]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|next incarnation]].
: The Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerates]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|next incarnation]].
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Hell Planet (short story)|Doctor Who and the Hell Planet]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Hell Planet (short story)|Doctor Who and the Hell Planet]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Living Wax (short story)|The Living Wax]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Living Wax (short story)|The Living Wax]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two-Timer (short story)|The Two-Timer]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Stowaway (short story)|Stowaway]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evil Egg (short story)|Evil Egg]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sands of Time (short story)|Sands of Time]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mind-Jump (short story)|Mind-Jump]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hole Truth (short story)|The Hole Truth]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Breakdown (short story)|Breakdown]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Breakdown (short story)|Breakdown]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Analysis (short story)|The Final Analysis]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Analysis (short story)|The Final Analysis]]''
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* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Victims (comic story)|Victims]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Victims (comic story)|Victims]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9's Finest Hour]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Touchdown on Deneb-7 (comic story)|Touchdown on Deneb-7]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Touchdown on Deneb-7 (comic story)|Touchdown on Deneb-7]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Rest and Re-Creation (comic story)|Rest and Re-Creation]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Rest and Re-Creation (comic story)|Rest and Re-Creation]]''

Revision as of 15:44, 15 April 2015

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This page lists appearances of the Fourth Doctor in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based on observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events in each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed, much like their TV story counterparts, that each novel or audio series their published/numbered order is the order they occur in[statement unclear]. There are also many gaps between stories.

The layout of this timeline is based in part on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, 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.

Limiting factors

Companions

Due to the nature of travel throughout season 12, any story featuring TARDIS travel with Harry Sullivan (other than TV: The Ark in Space) must take place after TV: Revenge of the Cybermen and before TV: Terror of the Zygons. Any story with Sarah Jane Smith must take place before TV: The Hand of Fear. Any story with Leela must take place after TV: The Face of Evil and before TV: The Invasion of Time. Any story with K9 Mark I must take place after TV: The Invisible Enemy and before TV: The Invasion of Time. Any story with K9 Mark II must take place after TV: The Invasion of Time and before TV: Warriors' Gate. Any story with Romana I must take place after TV: The Ribos Operation and before TV: Destiny of the Daleks. Any story with Romana II must take place after TV: Destiny of the Daleks and before TV: Warriors' Gate. Any story with Adric must be set after TV: Full Circle.

Costume

The Fourth Doctor has an advantage when dating his stories due to his costume. The Doctor started out with a small red coat, a rainbow scarf, and blue geans. His coat soon grew to a larger deep brown coat. Eventually, his costume turned into the "red" version. This makes dating very simple when looking at how the Doctor is dressed.

Series basics

The Fourth Doctor's stories can be sorted roughly by which companions he travels with and also the medium in which the companions first appeared together.

TV created

Short story created

Comic created

Audio created

Timeline

The Doctor regenerates from his previous incarnation.
A Device of Death occurs just after Genesis of the Daleks
The Last Thing You Ever See occurs just before Revenge of the Cybermen
Chronicles all of the Doctor's adventures between Revenge of the Cybermen and Black Destiny.
The Doctor and his companions expect to find the Loch Ness at the start of the story, so this must take place directly before Terror of the Zygons.
The Doctor is alone.
The Time Machination occurs during The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Set directly after The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Leela is still learning basic reading.
Leela is unfamiliar with the concept of money.
The Doctor teaches Leela about money for the first time.
Leela is able to read Grimms' Fairy Tales on her own.
Leela knows who policemen are and her reading level has advanced to the point where the Doctor is having her read the works of Shakespeare.
Leela is relatively unfamiliar with ships.
Leela and the Doctor have been traveling with K9 for quite some time; the Doctor begins work on K9 Mark II.
The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe occurs during Destiny of the Daleks
Time & Time Again occurs during Nightmare of Eden
Glass takes place directly after Shada
The Eight Doctors occurs just after State of Decay
The Doctor regenerates into his next incarnation.

Unplaced

The Doctors mental image of the Master is that of Deadly Assassin, not Trail of the White Worm, setting it between the two stories.
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