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| − | |appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''}} |
+ | |appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Wildthyme Beyond! (novel)|Wildthyme Beyond!]]''}} |
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| − | In a '''parallel universe''', [[the Doctor]]'s life and adventures were [[fiction]]al stories presented in a [[science fiction]] series called ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]''. |
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| + | A '''meta-fiction universe''', sometimes referred to as a '''meta-dimension''', was a type of [[parallel universe]] where the lives of the residents of [[the Doctor's universe]], such as [[the Doctor]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]], existed only as [[fiction]]al stories, typically presented in as [[science fiction]] television series. |
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| + | == Known universes == |
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| − | [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)|Tom Baker]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') [[Peter Davison (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Peter Davison]], [[Matt Smith (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Matt Smith]], [[Elisabeth Sladen (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Karen Gillan (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Karen Gillan]], [[Arthur Darvill (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Arthur Darvill]], and [[Jenna Coleman (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Jenna Coleman]] were all actors who starred in the series. |
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| ⚫ | * The [[Parallel universe (Deadline)|parallel universe]] where edits to the timeline caused ''Doctor Who'' to never progress past the first episode, later visited by the [[First Doctor]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'') |
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| ⚫ | * The [[Parallel universe (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|parallel universe]] visited by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], where he encountered a fan named [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]] and a rogue [[Cyberman (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Cyberman]] from [[the Void]] ([[ COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') |
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| + | * "[[Godfrey Porter's World]]", where [[Godfrey Porter]] wrote ''[[The Outlaws]]'', an episode featuring the First Doctor and [[Robin Hood]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'') |
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| + | * A [[Meta-dimension (Wildthyme Beyond!)|meta-dimension]] where [[Iris Wildthyme]] existed as the main protagonist in the seventeen episode long series, ''[[The Iris Wildthyme Show]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wildthyme Beyond! (novel)|Wildthyme Beyond!]]'') |
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| + | == In N-Space == |
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| − | Episodes of ''Doctor Who'' included ''[[The Android Invasion]]'', ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'', ''[[A Town Called Mercy]]'', ''[[The Power of Three]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[The Rings of Akhaten]]'', ''[[Cold War (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Cold War]]'', ''[[Hide (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Hide]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'', ''[[The Crimson Horror]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver]]'' and ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') |
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| + | ''Doctor Who'' also existed as [[Doctor Who (N-Space)|a fictional series]] within the Doctor's own universe of [[N-Space]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') |
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| + | == Behind the scenes == |
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| + | * It is unclear if any of the listed meta-fiction universes are one and the same. |
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| − | == History == |
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| − | === [[20th century]] === |
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| − | [[Terry Nation (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Terry Nation]] created the [[Dalek]]s in [[1963]]a and in [[1966]], [[Kit Pedler (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Kit Pedler]] and [[Gerry Davis (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Gerry Davis]] created the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. [[Bob Baker (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Dave Martin]] created [[K9|K-9]] in [[1977]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') |
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| − | On [[12 October]] [[1979]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Izzy Sinclair]] visited the meta-fiction universe. At that universe's [[BBC Television Centre]], the actor [[Tom Baker]] (who played the [[Fourth Doctor]]) fended off [[Beep the Meep]] by infuriating him with his endless rambling. The Doctor realised the truth when he found himself with [[DWM 1|the first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'') |
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| − | === [[21st century]] === |
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| − | In [[2007]], [[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007 (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|an annual]] was released with the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the cover. |
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| − | In [[2012]], the seventh series of ''Doctor Who'' began. A new version of the Doctor Who logo was created in the same year. In [[2013]], the seventh series continued and ended. A DVD was released including the complete series. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] visited the universe in this year and spent some time with [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]]. He met both [[Matt Smith (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Matt Smith]] and [[Steven (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Steven]]. As this incarnation looked exactly like Matt Smith, the Doctor was mistaken for him at a convention and gave out [[autograph]]s to fans. After defeating an actual [[Cyberman]] from his native univere, the Doctor he returned home to it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') |
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| − | In one timeline, the [[Bureau of Time Travel]] permitted the use of [[time travel]] as a means to correct several production mistakes made in the series. The first change made was preventing the hand of one of the production team from being caught on camera while they were holding down a cushion on [[Sutekh|the villain]]'s throne during "[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|a really good episode]]". The alteration of the series' history escalated until a few lines were added to the first episode concerning [[First Doctor|the main character]]'s background. This final change was too much. |
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| − | In the new history, the show did not last long. Viewers thought it took itself too seriously. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'') ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' replaced ''Doctor Who'' in history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'') Without the show to inspire actual time travel, the Bureau of Time Travel was never established. |
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| − | For a while, [[Richard (All Our Christmases)|Richard]], one of the time travellers who changed history, remembered the previous history. The [[First Doctor]] visited Richard and listened to him tell the story of how the show was erased from history. Richard soon assimilated into his place in the new history and happily returned to his job writing for the ''Juliet Bravo'' magazine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'') |
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| − | In his later life, [[Martin Bannister]] lamented that ''Doctor Who'' never became a success. He was interviewed for his work on ''Juliet Bravo'', but nobody was interested in ''Doctor Who''. Martin had demented visions of characters and settings from ''Doctor Who'' which culminated in his suicide. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'') |
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 9 March 2023
"Meta-fiction universe" is a title based upon conjecture.
Check the behind the scenes section, the revision history and discussion page for additional comments on this article's title.
- You may be looking for the Doctor Who science fiction series from the Doctor's main universe.
A meta-fiction universe, sometimes referred to as a meta-dimension, was a type of parallel universe where the lives of the residents of the Doctor's universe, such as the Doctor and Iris Wildthyme, existed only as fictional stories, typically presented in as science fiction television series.
Known universes[]
- The parallel universe visited by the Eighth Doctor, Izzy Sinclair, and Beep the Meep (COMIC: TV Action!)
- The parallel universe where edits to the timeline caused Doctor Who to never progress past the first episode, later visited by the First Doctor (AUDIO: Deadline, PROSE: All Our Christmases)
- The parallel universe visited by the Eleventh Doctor, where he encountered a fan named Ally and a rogue Cyberman from the Void (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)
- "Godfrey Porter's World", where Godfrey Porter wrote The Outlaws, an episode featuring the First Doctor and Robin Hood (PROSE: The Thief of Sherwood)
- A meta-dimension where Iris Wildthyme existed as the main protagonist in the seventeen episode long series, The Iris Wildthyme Show. (PROSE: Wildthyme Beyond!)
In N-Space[]
- Main article: Doctor Who (N-Space)
Doctor Who also existed as a fictional series within the Doctor's own universe of N-Space. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, In the Forest of the Night, PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion, The Terror of the Umpty Ums, WC: The Zygon Isolation)
Behind the scenes[]
- It is unclear if any of the listed meta-fiction universes are one and the same.
