User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-45692830-20200511054726/@comment-39988495-20200514001402

Slightly off-topic, but I have recently read the Thief of Sherwood, and to me, the Doctor Who Magazine shown is clearly not in the DWU. It's a story within a story, and the "inner" story is the one which takes place in the DWU. The magazine style is just a unique frame to present the narrative.

I personally feel that a massive misconception has happened, and it's hindering the progression of this discussion.

The "inner" story is later confirmed to take place within the DWU, as a later story in Short Trips: Past Tense, "The Time I Almost Destroyed the World Looking for a Dress", confirms that the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan have the adventure with Robin Hood, but absolutely zero mention is made of Doctor Who Magazine. It's been taken out of context, and completely mis-understood.

The "inner" story is cleverly told through make believe articles and the like, but it was never the intention to say that Doctor Who Magazine is within the DWU.