Theory:Timeline - Graham O'Brien

This page lists appearances of Graham O'Brien 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, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

The layout of this timeline is in part based on the observations on Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, as well as Lance Parkin's AHistory and other sources that allow us to make observations, such as Doctor Who Reviews, and Clive Banks databanks. None of these sources should be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Meeting the Doctor

 * TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
 * Following on directly from Twice Upon a Time, the Doctor lands in Sheffield during September 2018 and is assisted by Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham and Grace O'Brien in facing Tzim-Sha of the Stenza as she recovers from her regeneration. After Grace is killed during Tzim-Sha's defeat, the Doctor uses the Stenza tech to locate the TARDIS. Teleporting away, the Doctor accidently brings Ryan, Yaz and Graham with her, leading directly into The Ghost Monument.


 * TV: The Ghost Monument
 * Rescued by Angstrom and Epzo during the Rally of the Twelve Galaxies, the Doctor, Ryan, Yaz and Graham find the TARDIS on Desolation and begin their return journey to Sheffield.

Returning to Sheffield

 * TV: Rosa
 * The Doctor meets Rosa Parks during her fourteenth attempt to return Ryan, Yaz and Graham to Sheffield. Ryan, Yaz and Graham learn the mechanisms of history while preventing Krasko from altering the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


 * TV: Arachnids in the UK
 * The TARDIS returns to Sheffield. Graham, Ryan and Yaz all choose to join the Doctor as her companions, calling themselves Team TARDIS. The Doctor alludes to her recent regeneration, noting that she is "still figuring [herself] out".

Traveling with Team TARDIS

 * COMIC: Where's the Doctor?
 * Team TARDIS attend the coronation of Elizabeth II.


 * TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum
 * The Doctor alludes to the recent events of The Ghost Monument while facing the Pting on the Tsuranga in the 67th century.


 * PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13
 * Set a few weeks after Arachnids in the UK, with Team TARDIS returning to Sheffield for the first time since departing, setting this before Demons of the Punjab. Graham asks the Doctor if she is allowed to interfere in the affairs of other civilisations, suggesting a pre-The Good Doctor placement. The Doctor tells her companions about the TARDIS's chameleon circuit.


 * TV: Demons of the Punjab
 * The Doctor tells her companions about the TARDIS' telepathic capabilities when they go to the Partition of India to see Yaz's grandmother when she was younger.


 * TV: Kerblam!
 * Graham implies that a month has passed since The Woman Who Fell to Earth. The Doctor is still figuring out the new TARDIS controls.


 * TV: The Witchfinders
 * Team TARDIS is trying to get the coronation of Elizabeth I, but end up in 17th century Lancashire instead, where they face the Morax with James I.


 * PROSE: The Good Doctor
 * The Doctor and her companions have had many adventures together and are settled in each other's company. Ryan almost calls Graham granddad, but stops himself, setting this shortly before It Takes You Away.


 * TV: It Takes You Away
 * After an encounter with the Solitract helps Graham come to better terms with Grace's death, Ryan calls him "granddad" for the first time after they both open up about their grief.


 * PROSE: Molten Heart
 * Ryan refers to Graham as his granddad, setting this after It Takes You Away.


 * PROSE: Combat Magicks


 * TV: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
 * Team TARDIS face Tzim-Sha for the first time since The Woman Who Fell to Earth, with Graham considering executing him until he and Ryan decide to imprison him in a stasis chamber instead. Ryan tells Graham he loves him for the first time, and reinforces that he thinks of him as his family


 * TV: Resolution
 * While celebrating various New Year's Day events in history, Team TARDIS fights a reconnaissance scout Dalek on 1 January 2019 with Lin and Mitch, which is the Thirteenth Doctor's first encounter with a Dalek since her regeneration, and the first encounter with them for Ryan, Graham and Yaz. During the conflict, Ryan's dad, Aaron Sinclair, re-enters Ryan's life with the promise of being a better father, and is introduced to Yaz and the Doctor. After they defeat the Dalek, Ryan and Aaron reconnect, but Aaron declines an invitation to join Team TARDIS, instead opting for Ryan to contact him upon his return to Earth.

Awaiting placement

 * These entries are placed here until evidence presents itself that provides a clue as to where they happen in relation to other entries. Some of these are part of ongoing storylines that could present evidence towards the end of the plot.


 * COMIC: The Warmonger
 * The Doctor isn't attempting to reach Sheffield.


 * COMIC: A New Beginning
 * The Doctor alludes to her recent regeneration. Ryan does not recognise a vortex manipulator, setting this before Rosa.


 * PROSE: Dr. Thirteenth
 * Yaz is celebrating her 21st birthday.