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On [[Earth]], the 2000s, or the 00s were the first decade of the [[21st century]].
On [[Earth]], the 2000s, or the 00s were the first decade of the [[21st century]].


==''Doctor Who'' universe==
The 2000s brought an increasing number of widely seen alien encounters. This led to widespread knowledge of alien life. Follwing the public revelation of alien life in the late 2000s suicide rates doubled. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
The 2000s brought an increasing number of widely seen alien encounters. This led to widespread knowledge of alien life.
 
===Key events===
==Alien incursions on Earth==
*Attack of the [[Auton]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
There were several attempted invasions of Earth, or incursions into Earth's atmosphere or surface by a multitude of races and species throughout this period.
*The [[Slitheen]] incursion although considered a hoax. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three]]'')
 
*The poisoned rain of the future [[Cybermen]] ([[The Flood]])
*Autons attack central [[London]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*The threat of magnetic inversion of Earth, and the Cybermen invasion of the South Pole. ([[Iceberg]])
*The [[Slitheen]] incursion into [[Downing Street]], considered a hoax by many. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three]]'')
*The [[Sycorax]] invasion. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
*The [[Sycorax]] attempted and invasion on [[Christmas Day]], averted (separately) by the recently regenerated [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Torchwood]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
*The [[Battle of Canary Wharf]]. ([[DW]]: [[Army of Ghosts]]/''[[Doomsday]]'')
*The [[Battle of Canary Wharf]]. ([[DW]]: [[Army of Ghosts]]/''[[Doomsday]]'')
*The [[Webstar]] Christmas incident. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'')
*The [[Webstar]] descended on central London on Christmas day. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'')
*The abduction of the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] to the [[The Moon|Moon]] by the [[Judoon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'')
*The (Mondasain) Cybermen attack from Lonsis, via the portal in the main branch of Hulbert Longistics. ([[Human Resources]])
*The [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] crisis. ([[TW]]: ''[[End of Days]]'')
*The [[Toclafane invasion]] in the [[The Year That Never Was|Year That Never Was]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
*The [[Toclafane invasion]] in the [[The Year That Never Was|Year That Never Was]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
* The interference of the [[Atraxi]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'')
*The exodus of the [[Adipose]], hastened by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'')
*The near crash of the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]] on [[Buckingham Palace]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')
*The exdous of the [[Adipose]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'')
*ATMOS incident. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
*The brushfire attacks on [[Cardiff]] by [[Gray]] and [[John Hart]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]'')
*The relocation of the Earth to the [[Medusa Cascade]], coupled with a [[Dalek]] invasion of the planet. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]'')
*The relocation of the Earth to the [[Medusa Cascade]], coupled with a [[Dalek]] invasion of the planet. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]'')
* The attempted enslavement of Humanity by [[Martin Trueman]] through the [[Ancient Lights]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'')
* The attempted enslavement of Humanity by [[Martin Trueman]] through the [[Ancient Lights]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'')
*The Kulan invasion. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
===Alien-related actions===
*The poisoned rain of the future [[Cybermen]] ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Flood]]'')
*The threat of magnetic inversion of Earth, and the Cybermen invasion of the South Pole. ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg]]'')
*The abduction of the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] to the [[The Moon|Moon]] by the [[Judoon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'')
*The (Mondasain) Cybermen attack from Lonsis, via the portal in the main branch of Hulbert Longistics. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Human Resources]]'')
* The interference of the [[Atraxi]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'')
*The near crash of the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]] on [[Buckingham Palace]] on [[Christmas Day]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')
*[[ATMOS]] incident. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
* Humanity was transformed into the [[The Master Race|Master Race]] and [[Gallifrey]] appeared over the [[Earth]], which caused panic amongst humanity. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* [[The 456]] incident. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'')
* [[The 456]] incident. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'')
* The realese of the [[Rakweed]] in [[London]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')
* The release of the [[Rakweed]] in [[London]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')
* Humanity was transformed into the [[The Master Race|Master Race]] and [[Gallifrey]] appeared over the [[Earth]], which caused panic amongst Humanity. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* The [[Universe]] ends in a [[Alternate timeline]], with the [[Earth]] being in the "eye of the storm". ([[DW]]: [[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]/[[The Big Bang]])


===The Doctor's involvement===
==Space-time events==
However the Human race remained oblivious to [[the Doctor]]'s successful efforts to protect the world, who, with his companions' help, beat back each of these alien invasions (excluding [[The 456]] incident, which the Doctor was not present for). ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'')
*The [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] crisis. ([[TW]]: ''[[End of Days]]'')
* The [[Universe]] ends in a [[Alternate timeline]], with the [[Earth]] being in the "eye of the storm". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang]]'')


===Other information===
==Individuals' actions==
*The first half of the decade, Earth was largely left alone from alien attacks. ([[Doctor Who|DW:]] [[Rose (TV story)|Rose]])
*The brushfire attacks on [[Cardiff]] by [[Gray]] and [[John Hart]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]'')
*Suicide rates doubled following the public revelation of alien life. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
*The Kulan invasion. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
*Events of Siberia leading to the creation of multiples alternate universes. Sabbath attempted to create a living black hole, so as to send it to the Event Zero. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Time Zero]]'')
*Events of Siberia leading to the creation of multiples alternate universes. Sabbath attempted to create a living black hole, so as to send it to the Event Zero. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Time Zero]]'')
*Sabbath attempted to make Guy d'Amantine a living host for the diamonds, which will become the Council of Eight in the first place. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Timeless]]'')
*Sabbath attempted to make Guy d'Amantine a living host for the diamonds, which will become the Council of Eight in the first place. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Timeless]]'')
*The Doctor, Fitz and Trix, with unexpected help from Miranda, Zezanne and Sabbath, fought the Council of Eight and its agents at London. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Sometime Never...]]'')
*The Doctor, Fitz and Trix, with unexpected help from Miranda, Zezanne and Sabbath, fought the Council of Eight and its agents at London. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Sometime Never...]]'')


==Real world==
==Behind the scenes==
*The first half of the decade saw several "false alarms" of new ''Doctor Who'' TV and film productions.
*The first half of the decade saw several "false alarms" of new ''Doctor Who'' TV and film productions.
* Meanwhile, [[BBC Books]] continued its prolific lines of ''Doctor Who'' novels.
* Meanwhile, [[BBC Books]] continued its prolific lines of ''Doctor Who'' novels.
* [[Telos Publishing]] obtained the licence to produce original novellas based upon ''Doctor Who''.
* [[Telos Publishing]] obtained the licence to produce original novellas based upon ''Doctor Who''.
* [[Bernice Summerfield]], no longer the star of her own Virgin Publishing novels, becomes featured in numerous novels, short stories and audio dramas produced by Big Finish.
* [[Bernice Summerfield]], no longer the star of her own Virgin Publishing novels, was featured in numerous novels, short stories and audio dramas produced by Big Finish.
* The BBC experiments with new media, producing several ''Doctor Who'' webcasts consisting of original stories featuring original series cast members. In [[2003]], a webcast entitled ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'' introduces [[Richard E. Grant]] as the voice of the [[Shalka Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
* The BBC experiments with new media, producing several ''Doctor Who'' webcasts consisting of original stories featuring original series cast members. In [[2003]], a webcast entitled ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'' introduces [[Richard E. Grant]] as the voice of the [[Shalka Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*In late 2003, BBC Wales announces that it will be producing a new live-action ''Doctor Who'' series, with [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]] (the Richard Grant version of the character is abandoned). The series debuts in the spring of 2005 and almost instantly reinstates Doctor Who as a national institution.
*In late 2003, BBC Wales announces that it will be producing a new live-action ''Doctor Who'' series, with [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]] (the Richard Grant version of the character is abandoned). The series debuts in the spring of 2005 and almost instantly reinstates Doctor Who as a national institution.
*[[BBC Books]] discontinues its line of Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor novels in favor of [[BBC New Series Adventures|a new line]] of hardcover fiction featuring the Ninth (and later the Tenth) Doctor.
*[[BBC Books]] discontinues its line of Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor novels in favor of [[BBC New Series Adventures|a new line]] of hardcover fiction featuring the Ninth (and later the Tenth) Doctor.
*Big Finish obtains the licence to publish the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] book series.
*Big Finish Productions obtained the licence to publish the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] book series.
*After one season, Eccleston leaves ''Doctor Who'' and [[David Tennant]] is introduced as the [[Tenth Doctor]].
*After one season, Eccleston leaves ''Doctor Who'' and [[David Tennant]] is introduced as the [[Tenth Doctor]].
*Two spin-off series are launched: ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
*Two spin-off series are launched: ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
*In 2008, Tennant announces his departure from ''Doctor Who''. [[Matt Smith]], a largely unknown actor is cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] at the age of 26; he later debuts in [[2010]].
*In 2008, Tennant announces his departure from ''Doctor Who''. [[Matt Smith]], a largely unknown actor is cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] at the age of 26; he later debuts in [[2010]].
*After four extremely successful seasons under the watch of [[Russell T Davies]], ''Doctor Who'' goes on partial hiatus for 2009, producing a number of specials in lieu of a full season. This is to allow Davies to hand over production duties to [[Steven Moffat]], and also pave the way for Tennant's departure.
*After four extremely successful seasons under the watch of [[Russell T Davies]], ''Doctor Who'' goes on partial hiatus for 2009, producing a number of specials in lieu of a full season. This is to allow Davies to hand over production duties to [[Steven Moffat]], and also pave the way for Tennant's departure.

Revision as of 14:13, 2 April 2011

Timeline
1960s •1970s • 1980s • 1990s
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004
part of the 21st century
2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
2010s • 2020s • 2030s • 2040s

On Earth, the 2000s, or the 00s were the first decade of the 21st century.

The 2000s brought an increasing number of widely seen alien encounters. This led to widespread knowledge of alien life. Follwing the public revelation of alien life in the late 2000s suicide rates doubled. (TW: Children of Earth: Day One)

Alien incursions on Earth

There were several attempted invasions of Earth, or incursions into Earth's atmosphere or surface by a multitude of races and species throughout this period.

Alien-related actions

Space-time events

Individuals' actions

  • The brushfire attacks on Cardiff by Gray and John Hart. (TW: Exit Wounds)
  • Events of Siberia leading to the creation of multiples alternate universes. Sabbath attempted to create a living black hole, so as to send it to the Event Zero. (EDA: Time Zero)
  • Sabbath attempted to make Guy d'Amantine a living host for the diamonds, which will become the Council of Eight in the first place. (EDA: Timeless)
  • The Doctor, Fitz and Trix, with unexpected help from Miranda, Zezanne and Sabbath, fought the Council of Eight and its agents at London. (EDA: Sometime Never...)

Behind the scenes

  • The first half of the decade saw several "false alarms" of new Doctor Who TV and film productions.
  • Meanwhile, BBC Books continued its prolific lines of Doctor Who novels.
  • Telos Publishing obtained the licence to produce original novellas based upon Doctor Who.
  • Bernice Summerfield, no longer the star of her own Virgin Publishing novels, was featured in numerous novels, short stories and audio dramas produced by Big Finish.
  • The BBC experiments with new media, producing several Doctor Who webcasts consisting of original stories featuring original series cast members. In 2003, a webcast entitled Scream of the Shalka introduces Richard E. Grant as the voice of the Ninth Doctor.
  • In late 2003, BBC Wales announces that it will be producing a new live-action Doctor Who series, with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor (the Richard Grant version of the character is abandoned). The series debuts in the spring of 2005 and almost instantly reinstates Doctor Who as a national institution.
  • BBC Books discontinues its line of Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor novels in favor of a new line of hardcover fiction featuring the Ninth (and later the Tenth) Doctor.
  • Big Finish Productions obtained the licence to publish the Short Trips book series.
  • After one season, Eccleston leaves Doctor Who and David Tennant is introduced as the Tenth Doctor.
  • Two spin-off series are launched: Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • In 2008, Tennant announces his departure from Doctor Who. Matt Smith, a largely unknown actor is cast as the Eleventh Doctor at the age of 26; he later debuts in 2010.
  • After four extremely successful seasons under the watch of Russell T Davies, Doctor Who goes on partial hiatus for 2009, producing a number of specials in lieu of a full season. This is to allow Davies to hand over production duties to Steven Moffat, and also pave the way for Tennant's departure.
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