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|image          = Doctor Who The Ultimate Guide.jpg
|image          = Doctor Who The Ultimate Guide.jpg
|doctor        = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor        = Eleventh Doctor
|companions    = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|companions    = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
|writer        = [[Gareth Roberts]]
|writer        = Gareth Roberts
|director      = [[Tom Cohen]]
|director      = [[Tom Cohen]]
|producer      = [[Tom Cohen]]
|producer      = [[Tom Cohen]]
|epcount        = 2
|epcount        = 2
|anthology      = ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''
|broadcast date = 18 November 2013
|broadcast date = [[18 November (releases)|18 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|network        = BBC Three
|network        = [[BBC Three]]
|format        = 2x8 minute minisodes
|format        = 2x8 minute minisodes  
|series        = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
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'''''The History of the Doctor''''' was the name of the 2013 mini ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode that sandwiched the [[documentary]] ''The Ultimate Guide''. The title aimed to stay with the "The (something) of the Doctor" theme of the time during the [[2013 specials]].
'''''The Ultimate Guide''''' was the name of the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[mini-episode]] that sandwiched the [[documentary]] [[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|of the same name]].
 
This article covers the in-universe minisode that bookended the documentary, as only those scenes are valid. For the documentary the minisode was broadcast with see ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[The Doctor]] has lost his memory. Will reading his diary help him regain it, or will he forget forever?
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] has lost his [[memory]]. Will reading [[Eleventh Doctor's diary|his diary]] help him regain it, or will he forget forever?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] arrives, [[bag]]s in hand, ready to go on a [[holiday]] to a sun destination, only to find a very confused [[Eleventh Doctor]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. She soon discovers that the Doctor has somehow erased most of his memories due to fiddling with the TARDIS' [[telepathic circuits]]. To help him restore them, she pulls the Doctor's [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|1200 Year Diary]] out of a storage compartment and together, the two begin reminiscing about his lives.
[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] arrives, [[bag]]s in hand, ready to go on a [[holiday]] to a sun destination, only to find a very confused [[Eleventh Doctor]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. She soon discovers that the Doctor has somehow erased most of his [[The Doctor's memories|memories]] due to fiddling with the TARDIS's [[telepathic circuits]]. To help him restore them, she pulls the Doctor's [[Eleventh Doctor's diary|diary]] — a [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary]] out of a storage compartment and together, the two begin reminiscing about his lives.


Finally, the Doctor's [[memories]] are restored thanks to the book, which leaves him saddened as he says it was easier not remembering the people he'd lost over the years. Clara reassures him that he is a man who never runs from danger and has helped save billions of lives. Cheered up, the Doctor puts the TARDIS in flight as they resume their holiday.
Finally, the Doctor's memories are restored thanks to the book, which leaves him saddened as he says it was easier not remembering the people he'd lost over the years. Clara reassures him that he is a man who never runs from danger and has helped save billions of lives. Cheered up, the Doctor puts the TARDIS in flight as they resume their holiday.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
* [[Writer]] - [[Gareth Roberts]]
* [[Director]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
== Notes ==


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor enjoys hearing [[the Question]] asked aloud. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'')
* The Doctor has a [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|1200 Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor has a [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|1200 Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
* Clara reminds the Doctor that he never runs from danger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
* Clara reminds the Doctor that he never runs from danger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
* The Doctor quotes one the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s first few lines "Who am I, where am I and who are you?" when he sees Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')
* The Doctor quotes one the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s first few lines "Who am I, where am I and who are you?" when he sees Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')
 
* The Doctor tells himself to "be [[cool]]" in making a first impression to Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'')
== Story notes ==
* The Eleventh Doctor was previously shown to own a diary in ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', albeit with a design more similar to [[River Song]]'s [[River Song's diary|diary]]. The Eleventh Doctor's diary would later been seen in the short stories ''[[The Doctor's Diary (DWAN 2014 short story)|The Doctor's Diary]]'' and ''[[The Doctor's Diary (DWAN 2015 short story)|The Doctor's Diary]]'', although it is unclear in these stories which diary is present.
* This minisode was broadcast with ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''.


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