Theory:Timeline - Liz Shaw: Difference between revisions

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: The Doctor finishes tinkering with Bessie and takes the car for its first test drive. He then encounters the [[Silurian]]s for the first time, but, to his dismay, they are killed and their city destroyed on the Brigadier's orders.

* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shadow of the Past (audio story)|Shadow of the Past]]''

: Set between ''The Silurians'' and ''Ambassadors of Death''. <ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-shadow-of-the-past-485</ref> The Doctor is still unhappy about the outcome of ''Doctor Who and the Silurians''. Liz mentions Captain Yates, setting this after ''Vengeance of the Stones''.

* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Old Soldiers (CC audio story)|Old Soldiers]]''

: Set a few weeks after ''Doctor Who and the Silurians''.

: The Doctor has yet to forgive the Brigadier for the outcome of ''Doctor Who and the Silurians''. Corporal [[John Benton]] has only recently been promoted to Sergeant.

 

: The Doctor drives Bessie, setting this after ''Doctor Who and the Silurians''.

 

 

 

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas]]''

: Liz has been working with UNIT for "a few months", and her complaints about her job here are similar to those that the Brigadier cites in ''Terror of the Autons'' as her reason for leaving. The TARDIS console has also been removed from within the ship, as it was in ''The Ambassadors of Death''.

: Set on Christmas Day.

: In an attempt to get his TARDIS working, the Doctor is transported to [[Inferno Earth|a different dimension]], where the Earth is destroyed as a result of the [[Inferno Project]]. Returning to his own dimension before the destruction, the Doctor is able to prevent the Inferno Project from destroying his Earth.  

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story)|The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back]]''

: Sergeant Mike Yates sees inside the TARDIS for the first time, and the Doctor mentions visiting the parallel universe from ''Inferno''. The TARDIS console is still disconnected, setting this before ''Rivers of Light''.

 

: The Doctor manages to reinstall the TARDIS console into the control room, however after fighting off an alien invasion with his [[Second Doctor|previous incarnation]], the timeline is reset and the Doctor is unsuccessful in reinstalling the console, setting this before ''Rivers of Light''.  

* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rivers of Light (audio story)|Rivers of Light]]''

: The Doctor returns to UNIT after hunting for [[Sensorite]]s across Europe for several months. [[River Song]] has been acting as UNIT's scientific advisor in the meantime and has reinstalled the TARDIS console, setting this between ''Inferno'' and ''Terror of the Autons''.

 

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]''

: Set between ''Inferno'' and ''Terror of the Autons'', according to the back cover. Liz volunteers for a mission to Cambridge for a few days, as an opportunity to catch up with old friends. She claims that she is "always on the verge of leaving UNIT".

: An older Liz recalls that the experience with the [[Cybermen]] was one of many factors that lead to her decision to leave UNIT.

: Liz openly states her intention to eventually leave UNIT.

: Liz officially leaves UNIT, Yates is promoted to from sergeant to captain, and the Doctor is in a new laboratory.  

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Country of the Blind (short story)|Country of the Blind]]''

: According to this account, Liz is offered a position working at [[CERN]] and decides to tell the Doctor about the opportunity. However, after he reacts badly to the news, she decides that she must put her career first, and immediately leaves UNIT without saying goodbye to him.  

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Reconnaissance (short story)|Reconnaissance]]''

: {{Delgado|c}} hypnotises Liz into wanting to leave UNIT and return to Cambridge University.

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoners of the Sun (short story)|Prisoners of the Sun]]''

: Set one month after the events of ''Inferno'' and immediately after Liz's farewell party. The Doctor is aware that Liz is leaving UNIT, which she believes he found out from the Brigadier. The Time Lords send the Doctor on a mission to stop Liz from becoming a dictator in the future, and then decide to release the Master from Shada in order to keep the Doctor busy.  

* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hiccup in Time (short story)|Hiccup in Time]]''

: One of the Doctor's attempts to repair the TARDIS sends Liz back in time to [[1539]]. She is rescued and returned by the Doctor's future self, but is forced to return to Cambridge a day earlier than planned and avoid saying goodbye to the Doctor in order to fulfil the destiny trap.