Theory:Timeline - The Master (Terror of the Autons)

This page lists appearances of played by Roger Delgado in the order in which he experienced them. It relies on much speculation to fit semi-contradictory sources together, and should absolutely not be seen as representative of this wiki's general policy.

By most accounts, this incarnation of the Master was separate from the Thirteenth Master who first met Goth on Tersurus, (COMIC: Doorway to Hell, AUDIO: The Two Masters, AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil, Master Thief) however, by one account, it was this incarnation who was severely deformed shortly prior to his meeting with Goth. (PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks)

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Timeline

 * Previous known page: The Master's early life

Early encounters with the Doctor

 * PROSE: The Nameless City
 * The Master is wearing the clothes of the incarnation from Terror of the Autons, and is targeting the Second Doctor, setting this after The Dark Path. He uses the alias "Professor Thascalos" and makes a deal with the Archons.

Early times on Earth

 * ( SEGMENTS )
 * The Master observes the events of Season 7 from the background, and makes contact with journalist James Stevens. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)


 * ( REFERENCE )
 * Between the events of Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Ambassadors of Death, the Master uses Cherilyn Dankworth to orchestrate a Unzal incursion to test the effectiveness of UNIT and Earth's defenses against extraterrestrial invasion. (AUDIO: The Unzal Incursion)


 * AUDIO: Rivers of Light
 * The Master hires River Song to help him with testing the waters for his future invasion plans, setting this after The Unzal Incursion. However, River tricks him and sends him back to Gallifrey to be dealt with by the Time Lords.


 * ( REFERENCE )
 * The Master is freed from Shada by the Time Lords to battle the Third Doctor. (PROSE: Prisoners of the Sun)


 * PROSE: Reconnaissance
 * The Master infiltrates UNIT HQ and interrogates Liz Shaw, using his hypnotism to make her forget his presence and implant an idea to leave UNIT.

Becoming a threat

 * TV: Terror of the Autons
 * The Master goes public with his battle with the Doctor and UNIT by teaming up with the Nestenes. The Doctor steals his dematerialisation circuit, preventing the Master from leaving Earth in his TARDIS.


 * COMIC: Prologue: The Third Doctor
 * In an alternate timeline created by Rassilon and the Cybermen, the Master is caught in a Cyber-conversion machine.


 * PROSE: Doorway into Nowhere
 * The Master is trapped on Earth, setting this between Terror of the Autons and The Mind of Evil.


 * TV: The Mind of Evil
 * The Master reclaims his dematerialisation circuit during his plot with the Keller Machine, allowing him to leave Earth in his TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Deadly Reunion
 * The Master has only just got his TARDIS working, settling this shortly after The Mind of Evil.

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 * PROSE: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: Christmas Truce (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties:
 * The Doctor and the Master recall the events of Deadly Reunion as their last meeting.


 * TV: The Claws of Axos
 * After a failed alliance with Axos, the Master is trapped in a time loop by the Doctor.


 * TV: Colony in Space


 * TV: The Dæmons
 * In village of Devil's End, the Master tries to summon the Dæmon Azal. When his plan fails, the Master is captured by UNIT.


 * PROSE: Bert the Landlord
 * Set during The Dæmons: Episode 4.

In custody

 * PROSE: Freedom
 * Set after the Master's arrest in The Dæmons. He is awaiting trial.


 * PROSE: Court Hearing – Top Secret and Confidential
 * The Master undergoes a trial, and is able to talk his way out of the death sentence, and show his usefulness as a living prisoner by tricking the Doctor into acknowledging his intelligence in front of the world leaders.


 * PROSE: Harvest of Time
 * Set between The Dæmons and The Sea Devils, as the Master is still in prison. He is imprisoned at Dulston Heath, a former nuclear power plant.


 * COMIC: The Man in the Ion Mask
 * Set sometime after The Dæmons, and not long before The Face of the Enemy, as the Master is being held in Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre.


 * PROSE: The Face of the Enemy
 * The Master is still locked up at Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre.


 * PROSE: The Switching
 * After switching bodies with the Doctor, the Master makes arrangements to be moved to another holding facility on the coast after his plan to steal the Doctor's TARDIS fails.


 * TV: The Sea Devils
 * The Master builds an alliance with the Sea Devils to escape from Fortress Island.


 * PROSE: The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy
 * Set after the Doctor visits the Master in his cell during The Sea Devils.


 * PROSE: The Eight Doctors
 * Set immediately after The Sea Devil, with the Master retrieving his TARDIS from Devil's End.

At large again

 * PROSE: Anger Management
 * The Master recalls the recent events of The Sea Devils. He spends over three years imprisoned by the Hyrrokin.


 * PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy


 * ( REFERENCE )
 * The Master is cornered by UNIT in the Tower of London during an attempt to steal the British Crown Jewels. (AUDIO: Masterful)


 * PROSE: The Seismologist's Story


 * PROSE: Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q"


 * PROSE: The Touch of the Nurazh


 * COMIC: The Master Plan
 * Set after Colony in Space. The Master is currently imprisoned in the Stormcage Containment Facility.


 * TV: The Time Monster


 * PROSE: The Spear of Destiny


 * COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction


 * PROSE: Listen - The Stars


 * PROSE: Out of the Green Mist


 * COMIC: The Time Thief


 * AUDIO: The Same Face


 * PROSE: Hidden Talent


 * PROSE: The Christmas Inversion


 * PROSE: Last of the Gaderene


 * AUDIO: Terror of the Master

Distancing himself from UNIT

 * COMIC: Character Assassin


 * COMIC: Party Animals


 * PROSE: Winning


 * COMIC: The Glen of Sleeping


 * PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes
 * The Master encounters a new incarnation of the Doctor for the first time.


 * NOTVALID: Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time


 * PROSE: Night Flight to Nowhere


 * PROSE: Anything You Can Do
 * Though his identity is vague, authorial intent confirms this as the "Roger Delgado Master". The Master uses the phrase "please attend carefully", setting this after The Heralds of Destruction.


 * COMIC: The Judas Goatee


 * NOTVALID: Legacy


 * NOTVALID: Sonic Adventure
 * Follows directly on from Legacy.


 * AUDIO: Master Thief
 * The Master loses his memories and personality, with not even a regeneration being a possibility to solve the problem. Before losing consciousness, he manages to record a message to himself to inform him of his identity.


 * AUDIO: The Threshold

Final exploits

 * PROSE: The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge


 * PROSE: The One Second Hour


 * COMIC: Fogbound


 * PROSE: Smash Hit


 * NOTVALID: Doctor Who Pinball: Time Streams


 * PROSE: Verdigris
 * Having had enough of Earth, the Master has arranged a meeting on Skaro, leading into Frontier in Space.


 * TV: Frontier in Space


 * PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks
 * In one account, the Master is severely deformed by his own Tissue Compression Eliminator and left in a moribund state on Tersurus, leading into The Deadly Assassin. (Further details here.)


 * COMIC: Doorway to Hell
 * In another account, the Master regenerates during an encounter with the Twelfth Doctor that occurs immediately after Frontier in Space.


 * Next known page: Thirteenth Master

Currently unplaced

 * These entries are placed here due to being part of ongoing storylines that have yet to offer sufficient enough evidence to be placed in a specific part of this Master's timeline, unless further evidence arises in the stories to come.

Awaiting placement

 * These entries are placed here until a suitable position in the timeline can be determined based on the available evidence.


 * PROSE: A letter from the Master
 * Characters from The Time Monster are alluded to.