Theory:Timeline - Class

This page lists appearances of the Coal Hill defenders entrusted with the protection of Coal Hill School by the Twelfth Doctor. 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.

Coming together

 * October 2016 - TV: For Tonight We Might Die
 * Set 12 - 14 October 2016. The Coal Hill defenders form after the Shadow Kin attack the Coal Hill Academy prom via the Coal Hill Space-Time Rift looking for the Cabinet of Souls. April MacLean shares a heart with Corakinus as a result of the attack. The Twelfth Doctor arrives to help the defenders and set them on course to fight off further incursions in the future.


 * AUDIO: Sweet Nothings
 * Quill refers to the headteacher as being a he, implying that this story is set before The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo. Charlie and Matteusz are spending time together in Charlie's house, but it is unclear if this indicates placement. Quill still has the Arn in her head, setting this before The Metaphysical Engine or What Quill Did.


 * October 2016 - TV: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo
 * A week has passed since For Tonight We Might Die and the rest of the defenders have not seen Ram since then. Ram is still recovering from the loss of Rachel and his leg, while the other defenders are adjusting to the existence of the space-time rift. Mr Armitage is killed by the Leaf Dragon.


 * During this time, Mr Armitage interviews Victoria Prim. This occurs on the same day that he is killed by the Leaf Dragon. (PROSE: What She Does Next Will Astound You.)


 * PROSE: Joyride
 * Ram recalls the events of The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo. Matteusz does not yet live with Charlie setting this before Nightvisiting. A few weeks have passed since For Tonight We Might Die. Coal Hill Academy is currently in between head teachers, setting this before Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart.


 * 31 October 2016 - AUDIO: The Creeper
 * Set explicitly on Halloween.

Defending Coal Hill

 * TV: Nightvisiting
 * It is the second anniversary of the death of Tanya's father, who died in 2014. Ram and April share their first kiss after defeating the Lankin.


 * PROSE: The Stone House
 * Matteusz has moved in with Charlie, and April and Ram have started dating, setting this after Nightvisiting. Quill wonders if her students have been replaced again, setting this after Joyride. Charlie and Matteusz are comfortable being intimate via their mobile phones, setting this prior to events within What She Does Next Will Astound You.


 * PROSE: What She Does Next Will Astound You
 * A few weeks have passed since For Tonight We Might Die. Matteusz is living with Charlie and Quill. April recalls how aliens have "literally" driven a bus through her normal life and Ram notes how he's become more conscious of what April thinks of him recently, setting this after Nightvisiting.


 * AUDIO: The Soers' Ditch
 * Charlie and Matteusz, and Ram and April are couples. Charlie and Matteusz live together, setting this after Nightvisiting. Presumably before Tell Me You Love Me, as Charlie is notably surprised to hear Matteusz say that he loves him.


 * AUDIO: Tell Me You Love Me
 * Charlie and Matteusz have recently admitted that they love each other, setting this shortly after Nightvisiting. Quill still has the Arn in her head, setting this before The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did. Occurs on a Friday afternoon.


 * AUDIO: In Remembrance
 * After Stone House, as that story has Quill mention Daleks but she makes no indication that she has ever encountered one.


 * AUDIO: Now You Know...
 * Tanya has given up trying to hack the Pentagon, setting this after The Stone House.


 * AUDIO: Catfish
 * Matteusz has recently been kicked out by his parents, setting this shortly after Nightvisiting. Ram and April are a couple. After Now You Know, as Tanya is now happy to assist Matteusz with homework when he needs help. Ram says he hasn't seen Tanya for some time, so has to be somewhat distanced from other stories they both interact in.


 * AUDIO: Life Experience
 * Explicitly occurs on a Monday.


 * TV: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart
 * Dorothea Ames replaces the recently deceased Mr Armitage as head of Coal Hill Academy. Quill has been on Earth for a few months now. April gains significant powers from her connection to Corakinus and even heals her mother's paralysis. Ending leads directly into Brave-ish Heart.


 * TV: Brave-ish Heart
 * Ram and April have known each other for a month (thus it can be presumed that the story is taking place late November-early December 2016). April becomes King of the Shadow Kin. Dorothea Ames agrees to arrange for the Arn to be removed from Quill's head after school on the following Monday.


 * AUDIO: Gifted
 * Ram mentions meeting Shadow Kin, dragons and grief monsters, setting this after Nightvisiting. The current headteacher of Coal Hill Academy is a woman, suggesting a post-Brave-ish Heart setting. April begins composing The Lost.


 * AUDIO: Everybody Loves Reagan
 * Ram and April are dating and Tanya mentions the new headteacher, setting this after Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart. The events of Nightvisiting were a few weeks ago. Tanya mentions that mock exams are upcoming, setting this before Mock


 * AUDIO: Mock
 * Quill still has the Arn in her head, setting this before The Metaphysical Engine or What Quill Did. The Headteacher of Coal Hill Academy is a woman, setting this after Brave-ish Heart.

Falling apart

 * TV: Detained
 * The Defenders confess their secrets to each other due to the influence of a mysterious asteroid, leading to them falling out. Set concurrently with The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did. Occurs, at most, a week after Brave-ish Heart.


 * TV: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did
 * Quill travels with Dorothea and Ballon in a Metaphysical engine in order to collect the items necessary for the removal of her Arn. The Arn is successfully removed and Quill becomes pregnant with Ballon's child. Set concurrently with Detained.


 * AUDIO: Queen of Rhodia
 * Set during Quill's hibernation between The Metaphysical Engine or What Quill Did and The Lost. The Metaphysical engine causes Quill's fever dream to manifest in physical form. Charlie mentions that he hasn’t spoken to the rest of the gang for a few days since Detained. Quill wakes up from her hibernation, leading directly into The Lost.


 * TV: The Lost
 * A week has passed since Detained and The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did. In the interim Quill has been in hibernation and the rest of the defenders have avoided each other. A few months have passed since For Tonight We Might Die. Charlie kills April in order to defeat Corakinus, however she is resurrected in his body due to their shared heart by the Cabinet of Souls.