Theory:Timeline - Doctor Who

This page lists the order of stories in that contain references and appearances of the Doctor Who series that exists within the the Doctor's universe. Stories that are explicitly set in meta-fiction universes should be entered on the respective timeline.

19th century

 * c. 1845 - PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor
 * The Fourth Doctor sends two letters more than a century prior to the first publication of Doctor Who Weekly to ensure his letters arrive in time.

20th century

 * 26 March 1963 - Stop, Thief!
 * Winston Churchill pitches the idea of a series about the Doctor to Sydney Newman.


 * c. 1963 - NOTVALID: Verity
 * Verity Lambert begins work on Doctor Who for the BBC, despite some of the males' sexist opinions.


 * 30 November 1963 - TV: Remembrance of the Daleks
 * The first broadcast of Doctor Who.


 *  Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks is published. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)


 * 1970s - WC: U.N.I.T. On Call
 * A Doctor Who fan in 2020 gets in touch with U.N.I.T. and Terrance Dicks.


 * c. 1971 - The Doctor Appears (mention)
 * The serial The Claws of Axos is broadcast.


 * c. 1974 - Fanboys (mention)
 * The serial Planet of the Spiders is broadcast, depicting the regeneration of the Third Doctor into the Fourth Doctor.


 * 25 December 1977 - The Story of Fester Cat (flashback)
 * Paul Magrs gets a Doctor Who jigsaw for Christmas.


 * c. 1978 - Bafflement and Devotion (flashback)
 * The is sent by the Ministry to investigate Geoff Love's reworkings of classic sci-fi themes, and she helps him create his remixed Doctor Who theme.


 * January 1981 - Fanboys
 * Two brothers, David and Chris, are major fans of Doctor Who.


 * December 1981 - The Story of Fester Cat (mention)
 * K9 and Company is broadcast around Christmas.


 * c. 1990s - Hospitality
 * The Doctor Who TV movie is released.