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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]''
: Set during the First Segment of the War.
:Set during the First Segment of the War.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'' (flashback)
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'' (flashback)
: The Doctor is still in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], therefore the Time War is in its early days.  
:The Doctor is still in his eighth incarnation, therefore the Time War is in its early days.  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]''
: The Doctor is still in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], but has cut his hair, placing it after ''The Forgotten''.
: The Doctor is still in his eighth incarnation, but has cut his hair, placing it after ''The Forgotten''.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Museum Peace (short story)|Museum Peace]]''
:The Doctor debates involving himself.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]''
:The Time War is ongoing.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)|The Sontaran Ordeal]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)|The Sontaran Ordeal]]''
: The Doctor is trying to minimise the damage caused by the Time War.
:The Time War is ongoing.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]''
: The Doctor mentions that there is a war on.  
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
: The [[Eighth Doctor]] [[Regeneration|regenerates]] into the [[War Doctor]].
:The Sisterhood of Karn is involved in the Time War.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Prologue (short story)|A Prologue]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Pull to Open (comic story)|Pull to Open]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Outrun (comic story)|Outrun]]''
: The young looking War Doctor makes a decision. In one outcome, he ends up a Dalek spy.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Then and the Now (comic story)|The Then and the Now]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Pull to Open (comic story)|Pull to Open]]'' (flashback)
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[First Rule (comic story)|First Rule]]''
: The Doctor fights various battles with [[The Squire (The Then and the Now)|the Squire]].
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Organ Grinder (comic story)|The Organ Grinder]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Outrun (comic story)|Outrun]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Kill God (comic story)|Kill God]]''
: The Doctor isn't aware of who wrote the term "Exterminhate" on a wall, placing it before ''The Organ Grinder'', where he meets the Volatix Cabal.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Fast Asleep (comic story)|Fast Asleep]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Then and the Now (comic story)|The Then and the Now]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]''
: Along with {{Jacobi}}, the Doctor lands on [[the Overcast]] homeworld during the Time War, where his actions on the planet unleash [[the Malignant]].
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thousand Worlds (audio story)|The Thousand Worlds]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Organ Grinder (comic story)|The Organ Grinder]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Heart of the Battle (audio story)|The Heart of the Battle]]''
:: [[COMIC]]: ''[[First Rule (comic story)|First Rule]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Kill God (comic story)|Kill God]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Fast Asleep (comic story)|Fast Asleep]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Neverwhen (audio story)|The Neverwhen]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Gently Pulls the Strings (comic story)|Gently Pulls the Strings]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Physician, Heal Thyself (comic story)|Physician, Heal Thyself]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternity Cage (audio story)|The Eternity Cage]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'' / ''[[The Thousand Worlds (audio story)|The Thousand Worlds]]'' / ''[[The Heart of the Battle (audio story)|The Heart of the Battle]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Harmony (audio story)|Eye of Harmony]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'' / ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]'' / ''[[The Neverwhen (audio story)|The Neverwhen]]''  
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'' / ''[[The Eternity Cage (audio story)|The Eternity Cage]]'' / ''[[Eye of Harmony (audio story)|Eye of Harmony]]''  
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]''
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]''
:The War Doctor is fighting in the War.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]''
: Takes place 400 years after The Night of the Doctor.
:Takes place 400 years after The Night of the Doctor.
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Last Day (TV story)|The Last Day]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Last Day (TV story)|The Last Day]]''
:Takes place at the Fall of Arcadia before the scenes in ''The Day of the Doctor''.
:Takes place at the Fall of Arcadia before the scenes in ''The Day of the Doctor''.
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*[[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
:Set on the last day of the Time War. Dalek saucers are already on Gallifrey, placing it after ''The Last Day''.
:Set on the last day of the Time War. Dalek saucers are already on Gallifrey, placing it after ''The Last Day''.
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''  
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
:The General states that the High Council's plan has failed, therefore placing it later in the last day of the Time War than ''The End of Time''.
:The General mentions that Rassilon's plan has already failed. Gallifrey becomes lost in a pocket universe.
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''
:Gallifrey is still outside the normal universe.
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Revision as of 17:34, 6 March 2017

This page lists appearances of the Last Great Time War in the order in which it occured. 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.

Timeline

Set during the First Segment of the War.
The Doctor is still in his eighth incarnation, therefore the Time War is in its early days.
The Doctor is still in his eighth incarnation, but has cut his hair, placing it after The Forgotten.
The Doctor debates involving himself.
The Time War is ongoing.
The Time War is ongoing.
The Sisterhood of Karn is involved in the Time War.
Takes place 400 years after The Night of the Doctor.
Takes place at the Fall of Arcadia before the scenes in The Day of the Doctor.
Priyan tells Engin that Rassilon is initiating the Ultimate Sanction, placing it just before The End of Time.
Set on the last day of the Time War. Dalek saucers are already on Gallifrey, placing it after The Last Day.
The General mentions that Rassilon's plan has already failed. Gallifrey becomes lost in a pocket universe.
Gallifrey is still outside the normal universe.