Theory:Timeline - Ninth Doctor

This page lists appearances of the Ninth Doctor 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 or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

Fan sources like the Doctor Who Reference Guide should not be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Limiting factors
Any story featuring Rose Tyler must be after TV: Rose. Any story featuring Captain Jack Harkness must be after TV: The Doctor Dances.

Series basics
The Ninth Doctor's non-TV stories tie directly into the television series continuity, which concludes with the same companion he started with onscreen, Rose Tyler. Hence, he has no adventures with companions original-to-audio, comics or prose. His era can be roughly be divided into adventures with the original to television companions:
 * Rose Tyler
 * Rose and Captain Jack Harkness

Timeline

 * PROSE: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow
 * The Doctor is travelling alone and there is no mention of Rose.


 * TV: Rose
 * The Doctor still doesn't seem familiar with his new form.


 * TV: The End of the World
 * Rose is taking her first trip in time and space.


 * TV: The Unquiet Dead
 * This is Rose's first trip into her past.


 * TV: Aliens of London / World War Three
 * Rose has been travelling for only a few days. Jackie discovers Rose has been travelling with the Doctor. The Doctor, Rose et al meet the Slitheen.


 * PROSE: The Clockwise Man
 * Rose mentions Gwyneth from The Unquiet Dead and has travelled with the Doctor for more than a few days, placing it after World War Three.


 * PROSE: The Monsters Inside
 * Slitheen are mentioned, placing this after World War Three.

Rose isn't surprised to be on an alien world
 * PROSE: The Masks of Makassar
 * PROSE: Winner Takes All
 * Slitheen are mentioned and Jackie knows about Rose travelling, placing this after World War Three and The Monsters Inside.


 * TV: Dalek
 * Rose recognises an arm on display in the Vault as Slitheen, clearly placing it after World War Three.


 * TV: The Long Game
 * Occurs directly after Dalek.


 * TV: Father's Day
 * COMIC: A Groatsworth of Wit
 * Rose mentions the "big argument " from Fathers Day


 * TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
 * Jack joins the TARDIS.


 * PROSE: The Deviant Strain
 * PROSE: Only Human
 * Takes place before Boom Town due to Jack mentioning he has not visited Rose's time.


 * TV: Boom Town
 * PROSE: The Stealers of Dreams
 * Rose phones Jackie and tells her about the events of Boom Town


 * TV: Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

Unplaced
The following must occur before The Empty Child, due to Jack not being featured.


 * PROSE: The Albino's Dancer
 * No mention of a companion.


 * PROSE: Doctor vs Doctor
 * Only way to place this in a timeline is with Rose's outfit. It's the same one she wore in Aliens of London.


 * PROSE: Pitter-Patter
 * PROSE: Voice from the Vortex!
 * Impossible to place due to the nature in which the story is written.


 * COMIC: Mr Nobody
 * COMIC: The Love Invasion
 * COMIC: Art Attack
 * COMIC: The Cruel Sea
 * COMIC: Death to the Doctor! (flashback)
 * Rose is featured, so it is set after The End of the World. No mention of Jack, placing it before The Empty Child.


 * COMIC: The Forgotten (flashback)
 * Jack is mentioned in the Ninth Doctor's flashback, but the Doctor said that he "never heard of him", thus setting it before The Empty Child.


 * AUDIO: The Kingmaker
 * Never referenced as being the Ninth Doctor. No mention of a companion either.