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But ever since [[Doctor Who]] was first transmitted, both the viewers and the crew have referred to certain stories as being ''historical ''or ''pseudo-historical''. This distinction is based on the setting of such story: If it's situated on Earth and in a time period prior to the its release and with no [[science fiction]] elements (save the Doctor and the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]]), it should be, by nature, historical. But if it does ''contain'' said elements, it's pseudo-historical, as it does not depict events exactly as we know them on the [[Real world creep|real world]]. For example, as [[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]] is set on our past, and didn't show any anachronistic components, only the [[Aztec]] society itself, it's commonly catalogued as a historical story. On the other hand, [[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]] does contain certain sci-fi elements, such as the [[Krafayis (Vincent and the Doctor)|Krafayis]], so it's known to be pseudo-historical.
But ever since [[Doctor Who]] was first transmitted, both the viewers and the crew have referred to certain stories as being ''historical ''or ''pseudo-historical''. This distinction is based on the setting of such story: If it's situated on Earth and in a time period prior to the its release and with no [[science fiction]] elements (save the Doctor and the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]]), it should be, by nature, historical. But if it does ''contain'' said elements, it's pseudo-historical, as it does not depict events exactly as we know them on the [[Real world creep|real world]]. For example, as [[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]] is set on our past, and didn't show any anachronistic components, only the [[Aztec]] society itself, it's commonly catalogued as a historical story. On the other hand, [[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]] does contain certain sci-fi elements, such as the [[Krafayis (Vincent and the Doctor)|Krafayis]], so it's known to be pseudo-historical.
Note that a story is not historical/pseudo-historical if its setting is prior to its time of release. It can also be such if it is situated on the ''present day'' of each Doctor's era. For example, most Third Doctor stories are located on present day at its time of broadcast, because of his exile; but a story released ''now ''with the Third Doctor in that condition is not to be considered historical, because, in a way, is set in the ''present ''of said era.


== List of Historical and Pseudo-historical stories ==
== List of Historical and Pseudo-historical stories ==
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|''[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Black Orchid]]''
|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|Novelisation
|Historical
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|''[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]]''
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1987
|Novelisation
|Historical
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|''[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]''
|[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] 1987
|Novelisation
|Historical
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|''[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''
|[[2 November (releases)|2]] - [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1987
|TV story
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''
|[[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 1987
|Novelisation
|Historical
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|''[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|The Time Meddler]]''
|[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] [[1988 (releases)|1988]]
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Claws of the Klathi! (comic story)|Claws of the Klathi!]]''
|[[May (releases)|May]] - [[July (releases)|July]] 1988
|Comic
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|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|[[5 October (releases)|5]] - [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1988
|TV story
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]''
|[[23 November (releases)|23 November]] - [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1988
|TV story
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''
|[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1989 (releases)|1989]]
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]''
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1989
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time Bomb!]]''
|[[July (releases)|July]] 1989
|Comic
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|''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]''
|[[4 October (releases)|4]] - [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 1989
|TV story
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]''
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1989
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] - [[15 November (releases)|15 November]] 1989
|TV story
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]''
|[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1989
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|[[21 June (releases)|21 June]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
|Novelisation
|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[Doctor Conkerer! (comic story)|Doctor Conkerer!]]''
|[[July (releases)|July]] 1990
|Comic
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|''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]''
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|[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 1990
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|Pseudo-historical
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|''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] 1990
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Revision as of 21:03, 25 January 2019

In an in-universe point of view, as stated by the rules of this Wikia, stories are set in a time period which is not the present, past or future but for the beings living in it. For example, the Doctor neither considers 1930 to be the past, nor 2300 to be the future, because he travels in time.

But ever since Doctor Who was first transmitted, both the viewers and the crew have referred to certain stories as being historical or pseudo-historical. This distinction is based on the setting of such story: If it's situated on Earth and in a time period prior to the its release and with no science fiction elements (save the Doctor and the Tardis), it should be, by nature, historical. But if it does contain said elements, it's pseudo-historical, as it does not depict events exactly as we know them on the real world. For example, as The Aztecs is set on our past, and didn't show any anachronistic components, only the Aztec society itself, it's commonly catalogued as a historical story. On the other hand, Vincent and the Doctor does contain certain sci-fi elements, such as the Krafayis, so it's known to be pseudo-historical.

Note that a story is not historical/pseudo-historical if its setting is prior to its time of release. It can also be such if it is situated on the present day of each Doctor's era. For example, most Third Doctor stories are located on present day at its time of broadcast, because of his exile; but a story released now with the Third Doctor in that condition is not to be considered historical, because, in a way, is set in the present of said era.

List of Historical and Pseudo-historical stories

Name Date of release Format Type
An Unearthly Child 23 November - 14 December 1963 TV story Historical
Marco Polo 22 February - 4 April 1964 TV story Historical
The Aztecs 23 May - 13 June 1964 TV story Historical
The Reign of Terror 8 August - 12 September 1964 TV story Historical
The Ice-Age Monster 1964 Comic Historical
The Prehistoric Monster 1964 Comic Historical
The Romans 16 January - 6 February 1965 TV story Historical
The Crusade 27 March - 17 April 1965 TV story Historical
Challenge of the Piper 14 June - 12 July 1965 Comic Pseudo-historical
The Time Meddler 3 - 24 July 1965 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Myth Makers 16 October - 6 November 1965 TV story Historical
Doctor Who and the Crusaders September 1965 Novelisation Historical
The Daleks' Master Plan 13 November 1965 - 29 January 1966 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Massacre 5 - 26 February 1966 TV story Historical
The Gunfighters 30 April - 21 May 1966 TV story Historical
The Smugglers 10 September - 1 October 1966 TV story Historical
The Highlanders 17 December 1966 - 7 January 1967 TV story Historical
Egyptian Escapade 2 - 23 September 1967 Comic
The Abominable Snowmen 30 September - 4 November 1967 TV story Pseudo-historical
H.M.S. TARDIS 1968 Short story Historical
The Brotherhood 6 - 27 September 1969 Comic
The Kingdom Builders 19 December 1970 - 6 February 1971 Comic
Backtime 2 October - 13 November 1971 Comic
A Stitch in Time 29 April - 17 June 1972 Comic
Who is the Stranger 10 February 1973 Comic
The Glen of Sleeping 3 March - 31 March 1973 Comic
The Time Warrior 15 December 1973 - 5 January 1974 TV story
The Amateur 15 December 1973 - 26 January 1974 Comic
The Magician 6 July - 17 August 1974 Comic
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen 21 November 1974 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Perils of Paris 1974 Comic
The Emperor's Spy 26 July - 6 September 1975 Comic
Timechase September 1975 Short story
Pyramids of Mars 25 October - 15 November 1975 TV story Pseudo-historical
Woden's Warriors 1976 Comic
Treasure Trail 20 March - 1 May 1976 Comic
The Masque of Mandragora 4 - 25 September 1976 TV story Pseudo-historical
Exploration Earth 4 October 1976 Audio
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars 16 December 1976 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Time Snatch 1976 Short story
The Talons of Weng-Chiang 26 February - 2 April 1977 TV story Pseudo-historical
Horror of Fang Rock 3 - 24 September 1977 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Living Wax October or September 1977 Short story
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang 15 November 1977 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora 8 December 1977 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Sky Warrior 1977 Comic
City of Death 29 September - 20 October 1979 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Weapon September 1979 Comic Pseudo-historical
Dragon's Claw 10 July - October 1980 Comic
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child 15 October 1981 Novelisation Historical
The Visitation 15 - 23 February 1982 TV story Pseudo-historical
Devil of the Deep February 1982 Comic
Black Orchid 1 - 2 March 1982 TV story Historical
Time-Flight 22 - 30 March 1982 TV story Pseudo-historical
Doctor Who and the Visitation 19 August 1982 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The King's Demons 15 - 16 March 1983 TV story Pseudo-historical
Time-Flight 15 April 1983 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Aztecs 20 September 1984 Novelisation Historical
The Highlanders 15 November 1984 Novelisation Historical
The Mark of the Rani 2 - 9 February 1985 TV story Pseudo-historical
Timelash 9 - 16 March 1985 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Myth Makers 12 September 1985 Novelisation Historical
Time Wake 1986 Short story
The Gunfighters 9 January 1986 Novelisation Historical
Timelash 15 May 1986 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Mark of the Rani 12 June 1986 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The King's Demons 10 July 1986 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Time Bomb July - September 1986 Comic
The Heat-Seekers October 1986 Short story
Black Orchid 19 February 1987 Novelisation Historical
The Reign of Terror 20 August 1987 Novelisation Historical
The Romans 17 September 1987 Novelisation Historical
Delta and the Bannermen 2 - 16 November 1987 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Massacre 19 November 1987 Novelisation Historical
The Time Meddler 17 March 1988 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Claws of the Klathi! May - July 1988 Comic
Remembrance of the Daleks 5 - 26 October 1988 TV story Pseudo-historical
Silver Nemesis 23 November - 7 December 1988 TV story Pseudo-historical
Delta and the Bannermen 19 January 1989 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Chase 20 July 1989 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Time Bomb! July 1989 Comic
Ghost Light 4 - 18 October 1989 TV story Pseudo-historical
The Mutation of Time 19 October 1989 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Curse of Fenric 25 October - 15 November 1989 TV story Pseudo-historical
Silver Nemesis 16 November 1989 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Remembrance of the Daleks 21 June 1990 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
Doctor Conkerer! July 1990 Comic
Ghost Light 20 September 1990 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
The Curse of Fenric 15 December 1990 Novelisation Pseudo-historical
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