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|image = The Time Travellers Almanac.jpg
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|writer=[[Steve Tribe]]
|writer       = Steve Tribe  
|publisher= BBC Books
|publisher   = BBC Books
|release date= [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|release date = 13 November 2008
|format= Hardback, 192 pages
|format       = Hardback, 192 pages
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84607-572-8
|isbn         = ISBN 978-1-84607-572-8
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'''''Doctor Who: {{StoryTitle}}''''' is a chronology of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in November 2008.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a chronology of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in November 2008.


It covers the period from [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' - [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', including [[TV]]: ''[[Born Again (TV story)|Born Again]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode|Tardisodes]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[42 Prologue (short story)|42 Prologue]]'', the animated episode [[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', and the ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)|Proms]]'' minisode [[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]''.
It covers the period from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' - ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', including the minisode ''[[Born Again (TV story)|Born Again]]'', the interactive game/minisode hybrid ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', the ''[[Tardisode]]s'', the short story ''[[42 Prologue (short story)|42 Prologue]]'', the animated episode ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', the minisode ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', and the ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)|Proms]]'' minisode ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]''.


It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.
It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.
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* Cover Design - [[Lee Binding]]
* Cover Design - [[Lee Binding]]


== Additional notes ==
== Worldbuilding ==
[[UNIT]] has multiple files on the alien encounters and adventures they have experienced, each with a letter/number-based codename.
*[[File AAA]]
*[[File BBB]]
*[[File CCC]]
*[[File DDD]]
*[[File EEE]]
*[[File FFF]]
*[[File GGG]]
*[[File HHH]]
*[[File JJJ]]
*[[File KKK]]
*[[File LLL]]
*[[File OOO]]
*[[File RRR]]
*[[File TTT]]
*[[File UUU]]
*[[File WWW]]
*[[File ZZZ]]
*[[File 4A]]
*[[File 4F]]
*[[File 4J]]
*[[File 4L]]
*[[File QQ]]
*[[File VV]]
 
== Notes ==
* Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
* Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
* The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
* The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
* [[The Wire|The Wire's]] species are named as [[Hermethican]]s.
* [[The Wire|The Wire's]] species are named as [[Hermethican]]s.
* The almanac places [[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' in the [[27th century]], and the [[Shan Shen]] scenes from [[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'' in the [[85th century]].
* The almanac places ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' in the [[27th century]], and the [[Shan Shen]] scenes from ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'' in the [[85th century]].
* It also mistakenly places [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'' in the [[42nd century]], alongside [[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''.
* It also mistakenly places ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'' in the [[42nd century]], alongside ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''.
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:BBC Books reference books]]
[[Category:BBC Books reference books]]
[[Category:2008 reference books]]
[[Category:2008 reference books]]
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]]
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