Theory:Timeline - The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)

This page lists appearances of the Doctor from the parallel universe first seen in Sympathy for the Devil, in the order in which he experienced them. 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 or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

Travels with the Brigadier

 * AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil
 * The Doctor meets the Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart from his universe in 1997, and he takes him on as his companion.


 * AUDIO: The 100 Days of the Doctor
 * The Doctor helps the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe return to their own universe.


 * AUDIO: Masters of War
 * The Brigadier remains on Skaro to broker peace between the Daleks and the Thals, while the Doctor continues travelling alone.

Adventures with an archaeologist

 * AUDIO: The Library in the Body
 * The Doctor drags Bernice Summerfield from N-Space into his universe, and the pair become travelling companions.


 * AUDIO: Planet X


 * AUDIO: The Very Dark Thing


 * AUDIO: The Emporium at the End


 * PROSE: Hue and Cry


 * PROSE: Never The Way


 * PROSE: True Stories: Fast Contact


 * PROSE: Futureproof


 * PROSE: Stockholm From Home


 * PROSE: Bliss


 * PROSE: The Death of Hope
 * Benny knows that the Doctor is President of the Universe, setting this after The Emporium at the End.


 * AUDIO: The City and the Clock
 * The Doctor had accepted his repsonsibilities as President of the Universe and begins using the Apocalypse Clock to create a safe zone.


 * AUDIO: Asking for a Friend
 * The Doctor is working on the safe zone.


 * AUDIO: Truant
 * The Doctor is still working on the safe zone. The Mother Superior announces he is to be arrested to face impeachment.


 * AUDIO: The True Saviour of the Universe
 * Immediately after the Doctor's arrest. The Doctor and Benny successfully escape the Unbound Universe after he manipulates the Unbound Master into activating the Clock to save the universe.

A new life in N-Space

 * AUDIO: Pride of the Lampian
 * The Doctor notes the TARDIS is back to normal, implying this is not long after its downsizing for the journey to Benny's universe.


 * AUDIO: The Angel of History
 * The universe isn't mentioned, but the Doctor says Summerfield travels with him.


 * AUDIO: Clear History


 * AUDIO: Dead and Breakfast


 * AUDIO: Burrowed Time


 * AUDIO: Have I Told You Lately?


 * AUDIO: The Undying Truth
 * The Time Lords attempt to capture the Doctor and Benny.


 * AUDIO: Inertia
 * The Doctor and Benny are in hiding from the Time Lords. The Doctor exposes their location to save an abandoned alien, enabling Narvin to capture them and send them to Gallifrey.


 * AUDIO: Gallifrey
 * Immediately after the Doctor and Benny's capture.


 * AUDIO: Willkommen


 * AUDIO: Wulf


 * AUDIO: Übermensch


 * AUDIO: Auf Wiedersehen