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

 * PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor
 * c. 1845 - 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

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


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


 * TV: Remembrance of the Daleks
 * 30 November 1963 - the first broadcast of Doctor Who.
 *  Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks is published. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)


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


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


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


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


 * PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion (flashback)
 * c. 1978 - 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.


 * PROSE: Party Like it's 1979
 * 25 December 1979 - Paul Magrs gets a Dr Who Paint-by-Numbers kit.


 * PROSE: Fanboys
 * January 1981 - two brothers, David and Chris, are major fans of Doctor Who


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


 * NOTVALID: Roland Rat: The Series special
 * c. 1980s - the Sixth Doctor attempts to murder Ron Rat for insulting Doctor Who.


 * PROSE: Hospitality
 * c. 1990s - the Doctor Who TV movie is released.

21st century

 * PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion
 * c. 2000 - Paul Magrs writes a prose piece about his inspirations, including Doctor Who.


 * TV: Everything Changes
 * c. 2007 - the Doctor Who Exhibition is advertised in Cardiff.


 * PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat
 * 2008 - Paul Magrs writes scripts for Doctor Who CDs, which features Tom Baker.
 * By the 2010s, Matt Smith is an actor in the series. (TV: The Doctor Drops In, The Doctor Appears)


 * PROSE: The Terror of the Umpty Ums
 * c. 2010s -


 * NOTVALID: Monster Escape
 * 21 June 2012 - a live news broadcast outside of the Doctor Who Exhibition is interrupted when many of the alien props on display turn out to be real, and they start attacking.


 * TV: The Doctor Appears
 * Red Nose Day 2013 - the Eleventh Doctor visits Dermot O'Leary and Claudia Winkleman while they talk about Doctor Who live on air.
 * Later that year, The Day of the Doctor is broadcast.


 * TV: In the Forest of the Night
 * November 2014 - an advert for the series is seen on the side of a bus.


 * WC: The Zygon Isolation (mention)
 * October 2015 - the ninth series is broadcast.


 * PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor
 * 29 April 2016 - Peter Capaldi writes a letter to be printed in the 500th issue of Doctor Who Magazine.


 * NOTVALID: 2016 BBC Christmas ident
 * c. December 2016 - a child watches Heaven Sent.


 * WC: The Zygon Isolation
 * 10 May 2020 - Petronella Osgood and her Zygon duplicate watch Doctor Who.


 * WC: U.N.I.T. On Call
 * c. late 2020 - a Doctor Who fan manages to contact U.N.I.T. in the 1970s for advice concerning COVID-19.


 * NOTVALID: A New Year's message from the Doctor...
 * December 2020 - the Thirteenth Doctor and everybody at Doctor Who wishes their audience "love and luck for 2021".


 * PROSE: Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!
 * 2065 - William Hartnell plays the Doctor in the series, while films starring Peter Cushing are produced.

26th century

 * PROSE: Twilight of the Gods
 * 2596 - Chris Cwej and Clarence watched re-runs of Doctor Who.

Currently unplaced

 * TV: The Doctor Drops In