Theory:Timeline - Dodo Chaplet

This page lists appearances of the Dodo Chaplet in the order in which she 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, much like its TV story counterparts that for each novel, comic story and audio series their published/numbered order is the order they occur in. This does not apply to short stories which are often ambiguous about their placement. There are also many gaps between stories.

The layout of this timeline is in part based on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, as well as information in Lance Parkin's AHistory which allow us to make observations on placement of stories, such as Doctor Who Reviews, The History of Doctor Who, The Discontinuity Guide, Clive Banks Databank, the Big Finish forums, The Whoniverse and the Divergent Universe forums. None of these sources should be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Additionally there are statements on the back of Virgin Missing Adventures and BBC Past Doctor Adventures novels that state between which TV stories the novel takes place between. These can be used to narrow the field, and should be viewed as the only placing for these novels.

Meeting the Doctor and Steven

 * TV: The Massacre
 * After storming out of the TARDIS due to an argument with the Doctor, Steven returns immediately after Dodo Chaplet walks into the TARDIS, joining the two in their travels.


 * PROSE: Salvation
 * Dodo takes her first trip in the TARDIS, setting this immediately after The Massacre.


 * TV: The Ark
 * Dodo takes her first trip off of Earth. Ending leads directly into The Celestial Toymaker.


 * TV: The Celestial Toymaker
 * Ending leads directly into The Gunfighters.


 * TV: The Gunfighters (I)
 * Dodo has an adventure in Tombstone before returning to the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Murder in the Dark
 * Only a few days have passed since The Celestial Toymaker.


 * AUDIO: The Secrets of Det-Sen
 * Dodo has not spoken to another girl in ages. The Doctor is surprised by how little Dodo knows about him after "all [their] time together", setting this some time after The Massacre. However, the intention was for the story to be set early in Dodo's adventures, likely setting it before she spends several months in the past in Mother Russia.


 * AUDIO: Mother Russia
 * Steven voices his surprise that the Doctor wants another holiday so soon after The Gunfighters.


 * AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men
 * The travellers have only recently left Russia. Steven and the Doctor discuss Steven leaving the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: The Golden Door


 * PROSE: 64 Carlysle Street
 * Steven mentions Tombstone, setting this after The Gunfighters.


 * PROSE: Bunker Soldiers


 * COMIC: Death to the Doctor!


 * The TARDIS crew investigates a crashed spaceship during the Boer Wars. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault)


 * AUDIO: This Sporting Life


 * AUDIO: The War To End All Wars
 * Steven decides that the next place the TARDIS lands is where he wants to make a lasting impression, setting this immediately before The Savages.


 * TV: The Gunfighters (II)
 * The TARDIS lands on the planet of the Savages, leading directly into The Savages.


 * TV: The Savages
 * Steven leaves the TARDIS to mediate a peace between the Elders and the Savages.

After Steven

 * PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask
 * Set a few months after The Celestial Toymaker. The Doctor is aware he will regenerate soon. Steven is mentioned for the first time since his departure.


 * AUDIO: The Outlaws
 * Steven's departure is recent. The Doctor suggests that he and Dodo should explore to cheer themselves up.


 * AUDIO: The Miniaturist


 * AUDIO: The Demon Song


 * AUDIO: The Incherton Incident


 * AUDIO: The Horror at Bletchington Station
 * Steven's departure is a recent event, but the Doctor and Dodo have had several adventures since he left.


 * PROSE: Tarnished Image
 * Dodo expects that she will be going home "when the Doc can organize it".


 * PROSE: There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
 * Dodo is more wounded and mistrustful of the Doctor, setting this after The Man in the Velvet Mask.


 * TV: The War Machines
 * The Doctor and Dodo battle WOTAN and the War Machines with Polly Wright and Ben Jackson. The Doctor's battle with WOTAN causes Dodo to have a breakdown, and he sends her to the country to recuperate, where she decides to stay.

After the Doctor

 * PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy
 * Due to her ordeal, Dodo is admitted to different psychiatric hospitals. Later on, she meets and falls in love with James Stevens, and falls pregnant.


 * After a future version of James prevents Dodo's murder at the hands of a pawn of, Dodo and James go on to write children's stories about an old man who travels through time and space. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy epilogue)


 * PROSE: Ships
 * Dodo enters a relationship with a man called Bill. She bumps into Sarah Jane Smith.


 * WC: Farewell, Sarah Jane
 * Dodo attends the funeral of Sarah Jane.

Alternate timeline

 * PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy
 * Shortly after discovering her pregnancy, Dodo is murdered by a pawn of.