Theory:Timeline - The Church

This page lists appearances of the Church, including the Silence and the Kovarian Chapter, in chronological order. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

Meeting the Doctor

 * 51st century - TV: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
 * The Church is not trying to kill the Doctor


 * TV: The Time of the Doctor
 * Tasha Lem and the church arrive in orbit of Trenzalore.


 * At this point Madam Kovarian founds a rogue faction with the goal of stopping The Doctor from reaching Trenzalore by killing him. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)

Imprisoning Amy

 * At some point after River is concieved, Kovarian captures Amy, and replaces her with a flesh replicant. (TV: The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War)


 * 52nd century - TV: Day of the Moon
 * Kovarian looks in on Amy.


 * 52nd century - TV: The Curse of the Black Spot
 * Kovarian looks in on Amy.


 * 52nd century - TV: The Rebel Flesh
 * Kovarian looks in on Amy.


 * 52nd century - TV: The Almost People
 * Amy gives birth to Melody Pond.


 * 52nd century - TV: A Good Man Goes to War
 * The battle of Demons Run.


 * 52nd century - AUDIO: The Lady in the Lake
 * Kovarian's first batch of clones of River Song escape during the Battle of Demon's run.

Attempts to kill the Eleventh Doctor

 * WC: Prequel (The Impossible Astronaut)
 * TV: The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon
 * A young Melody is living in 1969 Florida.


 * TV: Let's Kill Hitler
 * Melody Pond attempts to kill the Eleventh Doctor, before eventually saving him, and adopting the "River Song" alias.


 * 52nd century - TV: Closing Time
 * After River earns her doctorate in archaelogy, Madame Kovarian kidnaps her again, leading into The Wedding of River Song.


 * TV: The Wedding of River Song
 * Unwillingly working for the Silence, at first, River refuses to shoot the Doctor, causing serious damage to the timeline. After learning that the Doctor, not known to the church, was inside a Teselecta, she goes through with the "kill."

Attempt to kill the Fifth Doctor

 * Brooke, a clone of River and agent of Kovarian, infiltrates the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS, becoming his companion. (AUDIO: My Dinner with Andrew)


 * AUDIO: The Lady in the Lake
 * River encounters Brooke, and also becomes a companion to the Fifth Doctor.


 * AUDIO: A Requiem for the Doctor
 * AUDIO: My Dinner with Andrew
 * AUDIO: The Furies
 * Tasha Lem is referenced.


 * TV: The Time of the Doctor
 * Tasha Lem's church converts to Silence, before later being infiltrated by the daleks.

Unplaced

 * GAME: The Eternity Clock
 * GAME: Escape the Silence
 * GAME: The Gunpowder Plot
 * AUDIO: House of Silents
 * AUDIO: Square One
 * AUDIO: Silent Majority
 * AUDIO: In Memory Alone
 * COMIC: The Doctor and the Nurse
 * COMIC: Remembrance
 * COMIC: The Scream
 * COMIC: Take a Bow Tie