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The Time Traveller's Almanac is a chronology of the Doctor Who universe, written by Steve Tribe and was published in November 2008.
- You may be looking for a 1987 reference book or a similarly named 2024 reference book.
It covers the period from Rose - Journey's End, including the minisode Born Again, the interactive game/minisode hybrid Attack of the Graske, the Tardisodes, the short story 42 Prologue, the animated episode The Infinite Quest, the minisode Time Crash, and the Proms minisode Music of the Spheres.
It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in The Time Traveller's Almanac, the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder.
The Almanac draws on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, to provide information on key historical events and great lives, important issues in science, technology and the arts, and the stories that have defined each era.
Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, The Time Traveller's Almanac provides an essential biography of the Doctor Who universe.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Key to the Almanac
- Major Events - (Dark Red)
- Significant People - (Red)
- Travel and Places of Interest - (Orange)
- Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe - (Lime)
- Species of the Universe - (Green)
- Social and Economic Life - (Blue)
- Science and Technology - (Dark Blue)
- Media, Culture and the Arts - (Indigo)
- Secret Organisations - (Purple)
- Miscellaneous - (Aquamarine)
- The Dawn of Time - The Dark Times, the Time War and the creation of the Earth
- Brave New World - From the year 1184BC to the 1990s
- Everything Changes - The 21st century
- The Great and Bountiful Human Empires - From the 23rd century to the year 200,100
- Everything Has Its Time - From the end of the world to the end of the universe
- Acknowledgements
- Illustration and Photo Credits
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Author - Steve Tribe
- Cover Design - Lee Binding
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
UNIT has multiple files on the alien encounters and adventures they have experienced, each with a letter/number-based codename.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
- The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
- The Wire's species are named as Hermethicans.
- The almanac places Midnight in the 27th century, and the Shan Shen scenes from Turn Left in the 85th century.
- It also mistakenly places The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit in the 42nd century, alongside 42 and Planet of the Ood.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Time Traveller's Almanac page at Penguin Books