Theory:Timeline - Peri Brown

This page lists appearances of Peri Brown in the order in which she experienced them. This timeline is based on observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events in each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is generally assumed, much like their TV story counterparts, that each novel, comic or audio series their published/numbered order is the order they occur in.

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

Travels with the Fifth Doctor

 * TV: Planet of Fire
 * Peri Brown joins the Fifth Doctor in his travels aboard the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Light at the End of the Tunnel
 * This is Peri's first trip in the Doctor's TARDIS, and takes place a few days after Planet of Fire.


 * AUDIO: Rulebook


 * PROSE: Black and White
 * Peri mentions her recent encounter with the N'Tians from Light at the End of the Tunnel.


 * PROSE: The Church of Football
 * Peri has recently been shopping in Black and White.


 * PROSE: Leap Second
 * Set immediately after The Church of Football.


 * COMIC: Prologue: The Fifth Doctor
 * In an alternate timeline created by Rassilon and the Cybermen, the Doctor is forced to land the TARDIS on a Cyberman occupied Skaro.


 * PROSE: Five Card Draw
 * The Doctor has only just started travelling with Peri. After seeing her still in the company of his next incarnation, the Doctor realises that his time is short.


 * PROSE: Hot Ice
 * Peri is unfamiliar with the Ice Warriors, setting this before Red Dawn.


 * PROSE: The Ultimate Treasure
 * It has only been a few days since the events of Planet of Fire.


 * AUDIO: Red Dawn
 * Set before The Bride of Peladon.


 * PROSE: A Town Called Eternity
 * The Doctor encounters the Master for the first time since Planet of Fire, with the Master still recovering from that encounter. Peri also recalls visiting Mars in Red Dawn and Gelsandor in The Ultimate Treasure.


 * PROSE: Superior Beings
 * Peri hasn't been time-travelling for long and is just getting used to the Doctor and the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Warmonger
 * Set directly after Superior Beings, with Peri still recovering from the adventure while the Doctor is entirely at ease.


 * PROSE: Never Seen Cairo
 * The Doctor expresses a desire to visit Egypt, leading into The Eye of the Scorpion.


 * AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion
 * Set shortly after Planet of Fire, with the Doctor giving Peri a tour of the TARDIS. Erimem joins the TARDIS crew, with a cat she had adopted.


 * AUDIO: The Church and the Crown
 * Erimem names her recently adopted cat Antranak.


 * AUDIO: No Place Like Home
 * Set after The Tides of Time, as the Doctor recognises Shayde. Erimem is new to the TARDIS, setting this shortly after The Eye of the Scorpion as well.


 * AUDIO: Nekromanteia
 * Antranak sacrifices his life saving the planet Talderun.


 * PROSE: Blood and Hope
 * Set between Nekromanteia and The Axis of Insanity. Peri has heard the Doctor use the alias "John Smith" before.


 * PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World


 * PROSE: The Gangster's Story


 * AUDIO: The Axis of Insanity
 * Erimem does not have a TARDIS key, and Peri begins teaching her English.


 * AUDIO: The Roof of the World
 * Peri refers to their recent adventure in The Axis of Insanity. Erimem's ability to cope with time travel and her burgeoning relationship with Peri is explored.


 * AUDIO: Three's a Crowd
 * Erimem has taken to wearing a key around her neck, and is still recovering from the unpleasant experiences of The Roof of the World.


 * AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea


 * PROSE: The Coming of the Queen


 * AUDIO: The Kingmaker


 * AUDIO: The Veiled Leopard.


 * AUDIO: The 100 Days of the Doctor
 * The Doctor attends the inauguration of the three-bodied lustrousness of the Vix with Peri and Erimem.


 * AUDIO: Son of the Dragon
 * Erimem is reasonably proficient in written English.


 * AUDIO: The Mind's Eye


 * PROSE: Far Away in a Manger


 * AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon
 * Erimem leaves the Doctor and Peri.


 * AUDIO: Mission of the Viyrans
 * Peri recalls Erimem's departure from the TARDIS on Peladon from The Bride of Peladon.


 * COMIC: The Curse of the Scarab
 * Set shortly before Fascination, with the Doctor and Peri wearing the same outfits from that story.


 * PROSE: Fascination
 * Peri has been traveling with the Doctor for months now, and has her own TARDIS key.


 * AUDIO: Wet Walls


 * PROSE: The Canvey Angels


 * PROSE: A Life in the Day


 * AUDIO: Exotron


 * AUDIO: Urban Myths


 * PROSE: Methuselah


 * AUDIO: A Room With No View


 * AUDIO: Peri and the Piscon Paradox
 * Ending leads directly into The Caves of Androzani.


 * TV: The Caves of Androzani
 * Poisoned by spectrox toxaemia, the Doctor regenerates into his next incarnation after ensuring that Peri is cured of the poisoning.

Travels with the Sixth Doctor

 * TV: The Twin Dilemma
 * Set immediately after The Caves of Androzani, with the Doctor suffering severe bouts of post-regeneration trauma, such as mood swings and deliriousness.


 * TV: Attack of the Cybermen
 * In the past couple of days, the Doctor has recovered from his regeneration, but is still haunted by "the bleakness of Jaconda", setting this shortly after The Twin Dilemma. The Doctor begins carrying a sonic lance. The chameleon circuit within the Doctor's TARDIS is rendered operational.


 * PROSE: Old Boys
 * The Doctor and Peri foil the invasion attempt of the telepathic worms. Peri is described as wearing the clothes she wore in Attack of the Cybermen.


 * AUDIO: Seven to One
 * The Doctor convinces an RWR Mark II android to deactivate itself by pointing out it has no purpose.


 * PROSE: House
 * Peri is still shaken by the Doctor's recent regeneration, but the Doctor himself has adjusted fairly well.


 * AUDIO: Vigil
 * The Doctor suggests that the microbes infected the TARDIS after he experimented with changing its appearance, setting this shortly after Attack of the Cybermen.


 * TV: Vengeance on Varos
 * The Doctor is still tinkering with the TARDIS's systems, setting this shortly after Attack of the Cybermen. Visiting Varos to complete the TARDIS's repairs, the Doctor encounters Sil the Mentor for the first time.


 * PROSE: Telling Tales
 * The Doctor has just left Varos.


 * PROSE: Moon Graffiti
 * Set shortly after Vengeance on Varos, since the Doctor refers to the acquisition of zeiton-7 ore as only the first step in repairing the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Grave Matter
 * Set after Vengeance on Varos, with the Doctor still carrying out repairs on the TARDIS. Peri receives a scar on Dorsill.


 * PROSE: Synthespians™
 * Set immediately after Grave Matter, with the Skin Deep process removing Peri's scar. Also set after Moon Graffiti, as the Doctor is still "fiddling around" with the zeiton-7 ore he acquired in Vengeance on Varos.


 * PROSE: Shell Shock
 * Peri's most recent traumatic memories include being momentarily transformed into an avian hybrid during Vengeance on Varos.


 * PROSE: Timeshare
 * The Doctor and Peri are very abrasive to each other, setting this during early Season 22.


 * PROSE: Burning Heart
 * Set early in their travels, as Peri recalls the Doctor's resigned attitude towards the TARDIS stalling in Vengeance on Varos, which occurred the previous month.


 * TV: The Mark of the Rani
 * During a battle with, the Doctor is confronted by the Rani for the first time since he left Gallifrey.


 * COMIC: The Forgotten
 * According to Peri, this story is set directly after The Mark of the Rani.


 * PROSE: Players
 * Set between The Mark of the Rani and The Two Doctors. Peri complains about the punishment dome from Vengeance on Varos.


 * PROSE: Exclave


 * PROSE: Priceless Junk
 * Set before The Two Doctors, as the Doctor is depicted eating meat.


 * PROSE: Mardi Gras Massacre


 * PROSE: Categorical Imperative
 * The Doctor and Peri go back in time to kill a dictator as a baby. However, the Doctor is unable to go through with the act and leaves.


 * PROSE: £436


 * TV: The Two Doctors
 * In an act of self-preservation, a wounded Doctor is forced to kill Shockeye with his bare hands to prevent the Androgum from hunting him down. After the ordeal, the Doctor resolves to begin a vegetarian diet.


 * PROSE: Trapped!
 * After struggling with his violent tendencies, the Doctor decides to change his ways.


 * PROSE: The More Things Change
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: The Light at the End
 * Peri recognises the Second Doctor on sight, setting this after The Two Doctors. The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * PROSE: Blue Box
 * The Doctor is a vegetarian, setting this after The Two Doctors. Peri is wrestling with the decision of whether or not to leave the Doctor, presumably setting this before Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancing & Davros, where she has some alone time away from the Doctor.


 * PROSE: Battle Planet


 * PROSE: Day of the Dragon


 * PROSE: The Real Hereward


 * PROSE: The Deadly Weed


 * PROSE: Vorton's Revenge


 * PROSE: The Time Savers


 * PROSE: The Mystery of the Rings
 * During Doctor Who Annual 1985, the Doctor and Peri are well acquainted with one another but there's still a lot of bickering between them, setting this between Blue Box and Davros''. The Doctor is also depicted wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: Cryptobiosis


 * PROSE: A Handful of Stardust


 * PROSE: See No Evil
 * The Doctor and Peri are arguing, setting this early in their travels.


 * PROSE: The Stars Our Contamination


 * PROSE: Something Borrowed
 * Peri recalls her last encounter with the Rani being in The Mark of the Rani.


 * TV: Timelash
 * Peri hasn't had the chance to relax in a while. According to her, the Doctor hasn't been to 12th century Earth since his regeneration.


 * PROSE: Trick or Treat
 * Set shortly after Timelash.


 * PROSE: Turnabout is Fair Play
 * Set between The Two Doctors and Revelation of the Daleks. Peri doesn't react when the Doctor mentions Davros, implying she has yet to meet him.


 * PROSE: As You Like It


 * PROSE: Potential Energy
 * Peri mentions that she has recently been to Karfel, setting this after Timelash.


 * PROSE: Power to the People


 * PROSE: Hall of Mirrors
 * It has been a while since the Doctor disconnected the TARDIS' chameleon circuit following the unsuccessful attempts to repair it in Attack of the Cybermen.


 * AUDIO: Trouble in Paradise
 * Peri refers to her encounter with H. G. Wells on Karfel from Timelash. The Doctor is depicted wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: Recorded Time


 * AUDIO: Paradoxicide


 * AUDIO: A Most Excellent Match


 * AUDIO: Question Marks
 * The Recorded Time and Other Stories anthology is set between Timelash and Revelation of the Daleks.


 * AUDIO: 1963: The Space Race


 * TV: Revelation of the Daleks
 * The Doctor claims to be 900-years-old. After dealing with Davros, the Doctor decides to take Peri to Blackpool, potentially leading into The Nightmare Fair.


 * PROSE: Gold and Black Ooze
 * The Doctor still has the broken watch from Revelation of the Daleks.


 * AUDIO: Prime Winner
 * Set after Revelation of the Daleks, though the Doctor and Peri are still bickering.


 * PROSE: The Ruins of Heaven
 * The events of Revelation of the Daleks occurred a week before this story, and Peri has had the pocket watch she broke repaired.


 * PROSE: A Star is Reborn
 * Peri recalls meeting Yy in The Ruins of Heaven.


 * PROSE: The Reproductive Cycle
 * The Doctor still has the entry visa for heaven, setting this after The Ruins of Heaven.


 * AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair
 * The Doctor and Peri arrive in Blackpool, though by accident, setting this after Revelation of the Daleks.


 * PROSE: The Ultimate Evil


 * AUDIO: Mission to Magnus
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: Leviathan
 * Follows directly on from Mission to Magnus, with Peri suggesting that the TARDIS' navigation was tampered with by Sil and Rana Zanduthia.


 * AUDIO: The Hollows of Time
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * PROSE: Work is Hell


 * AUDIO: Paradise 5
 * The Doctor and Peri both refer to the events of The Hollows of Time. The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * PROSE: Taking the Cure


 * AUDIO: Point of Entry
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22. The Doctor and Peri consider the events of The Mark of the Rani to be a recent happening. The Doctor also claims that the Elizabethan era is the earliest point in Earth's history that Peri has visited during her travels in the TARDIS, despite evidence to the contrary.


 * AUDIO: The Song of Megaptera
 * The Doctor refers to his regeneration as having been recent. He is also illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: The Macros
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22. Peri wants to visit her mother and her stepfather to let them know that she is all right after she left them in Lanzarote to travel with the Doctor. She also refers to the events of Point of Entry.


 * PROSE: The Fellowship of Quan


 * PROSE: Time Wake


 * PROSE: Interface


 * PROSE: Beauty and the Beast


 * PROSE: Retribution


 * PROSE: Davarrk's Experiment


 * PROSE: The Radio Waves
 * During Doctor Who Annual 1986, the Doctor is depicted wearing the clothes he wore in throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: Power Play
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: The First Sontarans
 * The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: Whispers of Terror
 * The Doctor is depicted wearing the clothes he wore in Mindwarp, but Peri has her short hairstyle.


 * AUDIO: ...ish
 * Set after Whispers of Terror. The Doctor is illustrated wearing the clothes he wore throughout Season 22.


 * AUDIO: The Reaping
 * Set after …ish, and the Doctor is illustrated wearing a red cravat. While only four months have passed on Earth since Peri disappeared in Lanzarote, to her it seems closer to years. Peri leaves the Doctor to live with her mother again, but the Doctor immediately goes back to get her after learning her mother was murdered.


 * PROSE: State of Change
 * The Doctor and Peri are getting along by this point.


 * PROSE: Palace of the Red Sun
 * Set between State of Change and CHAOS.


 * PROSE: CHAOS


 * COMIC: Kane's Story / Abel's Story / The Warrior's Story / Frobisher's Story
 * The Doctor retrieves Peri from 1985 New York City.


 * COMIC: Façades
 * The Doctor and Frobisher are traveling with a short-haired Peri, and Frobisher can shapeshift, setting this before Exodus. On the advice of a future Doctor, Frobisher tricks Adam Mitchell into kidnapping him instead of Peri, setting up the climax of Endgame. However, the real Peri is later captured by Adam, as she appears as his prisoner in The Choice.


 * COMIC: Endgame
 * The Doctor joins with his other incarnations to rescue Peri from Adam and, and assists the other Doctors in saving their companions as well.


 * COMIC: Exodus / Revelation! / Genesis!
 * Frobisher becomes ill-stricken with mono-morphia, trapping him in the form of a penguin.


 * COMIC: Nature of the Beast!


 * COMIC: Time Bomb
 * Although she is mentioned several times, Peri is absent from this story, as she is enjoying a baseball game at the Dodger’s Stadium in 1985.


 * COMIC: Salad Daze
 * Peri begins wearing the hairstyle and outfit that she would wear in The Mysterious Planet.


 * COMIC: Changes
 * Frobisher is beginning to recover from the mono-morphia in his system.


 * COMIC: Profits of Doom!


 * COMIC: The Gift


 * COMIC: The World Shapers
 * Set "a couple of years" after The Two Doctors.
 * Sometime after witnessing Jamie's demise, Frobisher decides to leave the TARDIS to become a detective, leaving the Doctor and Peri to travel onwards alone.


 * AUDIO: Slipback
 * Peri is depicted with the hairstyle she had during The Mysterious Planet.


 * AUDIO: Year of the Pig
 * Peri is illustrated with the hairstyle she had during The Mysterious Planet, and the Doctor has the blue cravat from that story. Peri is friends with H. G. Wells, setting this after Timelash.


 * PROSE: The Stabber
 * Peri is described as having the hairdo she sported in The Mysterious Planet.


 * AUDIO: Murmurs of Earth


 * AUDIO: To Cut a Blade of Grass


 * COMIC: Emperor of the Daleks! / Up Above the Gods
 * Though she is absent, the Doctor is currently traveling with Peri and last encountered Davros in Revelation of the Daleks. In Emperor of the Daleks, the Doctor remarks that he got the Dalekanium wire from Frobisher.


 * TV: The Mysterious Planet
 * The Doctor and Peri land on the planet Ravolox, and discover that it is a devastated Earth, relocated two light-years away from its proper position.


 * PROSE: Five Card Draw
 * The Doctor and Peri have a much friendlier relationship, setting this late in their travels.


 * PROSE: Strange Attractor
 * The Doctor is described as wearing the clothes he wore in Mindwarp.


 * AUDIO: The Shadows of Serenity
 * The Doctor is depicted wearing the clothes he wore in Mindwarp.


 * AUDIO: Breaking Bubbles


 * AUDIO: Of Chaos Time The


 * AUDIO: An Eye For Murder


 * AUDIO: The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time


 * TV: Mindwarp
 * On Thoros Beta, the Doctor is forcibly separated from Peri when the Time Lords overtake his mind, guide him back to his TARDIS and have him depart from Thoros Beta to stand trial, leading directly into The Trial of a Time Lord.

The Five Peri's

 * Due to Time Lord interference, no fewer than at least five Peri's were removed from her timestream before death. (AUDIO: Peri and the Piscon Paradox)

Home with memories wiped

 * AUDIO: Peri and the Piscon Paradox
 * In his search for her, the Doctor discovers that multiple versions of Peri Brown exist.

Further adventures

 * AUDIO: The Widow's Assassin
 * The Doctor finds Peri on Krontep, but is imprisoned by her out of revenge for abandoning her. Five years later, the Doctor saves Peri from a mind parasite, and she re-joins him as his companion.


 * AUDIO: Masters of Earth
 * Peri mentions spending a long time apart from the Doctor on Krontep in the 24th century, setting this after The Widow's Assassin.


 * AUDIO: The Rani Elite