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The History of the Doctor was the name of the 2013 mini Doctor Who episode that sandwiched the documentary The Ultimate Guide. The title aimed to stay with the "The (something) of the Doctor" theme of the time during the 2013 specials.

This article covers the in-universe minisode that bookended the documentary, as only those scenes are valid.

Synopsis

The Eleventh Doctor has lost his memory. Will reading his diary help him regain it, or will he forget forever?

Plot

Clara arrives, bags in hand, ready to go on a holiday to a sun destination, only to find a very confused Eleventh Doctor in the TARDIS. She soon discovers that the Doctor has somehow erased most of his memories due to fiddling with the TARDIS' telepathic circuits. To help him restore them, she pulls the Doctor's 1200 Year Diary out of a storage compartment and together, the two begin reminiscing about his lives.

Finally, the Doctor's memories are restored thanks to the book, which leaves him saddened as he says it was easier not remembering the people he'd lost over the years. Clara reassures him that he is a man who never runs from danger and has helped save billions of lives. Cheered up, the Doctor puts the TARDIS in flight as they resume their holiday.

Cast

Crew

Continuity

The Doctor has a 1200 Year Diary. (TV: The Power of the Daleks)
Clara reminds the Doctor that he never runs from danger. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
The Doctor quotes one the Seventh Doctor's first few lines "Who am I, where am I and who are you?" when he sees Clara. (TV: Time and the Rani)

Story notes

to be added

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-|name = The History of the Doctor
+|image          = Doctor Who The Ultimate Guide.jpg
+|doctor         = Eleventh Doctor
-|image = Doctor Who The Ultimate Guide.jpg
+|companions     = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
-|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
+|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
-|companions = Clara Oswald
+|writer         = [[Gareth Roberts]]
-|setting = The Doctor's TARDIS
+|director       = [[Tom Cohen]]
-|writer = Steven Moffat
-|director = Tom Cohen
+|producer       = [[Tom Cohen]]
+|epcount        = 2
-|producer = Tom Cohen
+|broadcast date = [[18 November (releases)|18 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
-|epcount = 2
+|network        = [[BBC Three]]
-|anthology = ''The Ultimate Guide''
+|format         = 2x8 minute minisodes
-|broadcast date = 18 November 2013
-|network = BBC Three
-|format = 2x8 minute minisode
-|nav = 0
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+'''''The History of the Doctor''''' was the name of the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] mini ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode that sandwiched the [[documentary]] ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''. The title aimed to stay with the "The (something) of the Doctor" theme of the time during the [[2013 specials]].
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+This article covers the in-universe minisode that bookended the documentary, as only those scenes are valid.
-'''''The History of the Doctor''''' was the name of the [[2013]] mini ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode that sandwiched the [[documentary]] ''The Ultimate Guide''. The title aimed to stay with the "of the Doctor" theme of the time during the [[2013 specials]].
-This article covers the in universe minisode that bookended the documentary, only those scenes are valid. For the documentary the minisode was broadcast with see ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''.
 == Synopsis ==
+The [[Eleventh Doctor]] has lost his [[memory]]. Will reading [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|his diary]] help him regain it, or will he forget forever?
-''to be added.''
 == Plot ==
+[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] arrives, [[bag]]s in hand, ready to go on a [[holiday]] to a sun destination, only to find a very confused [[Eleventh Doctor]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. She soon discovers that the Doctor has somehow erased most of his [[memory|memories]] due to fiddling with the TARDIS' [[telepathic circuits]]. To help him restore them, she pulls the Doctor's [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|1200 Year Diary]] out of a storage compartment and together, the two begin reminiscing about his lives.
-[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] arrives, [[Bag|bags]] in hand, ready to go on a [[holiday]] to a sun destination, only to find a very confused Doctor in the [[TARDIS]]. She soon discovers that the Doctor has somehow erased most of his memories due to fiddling with the [[TARDIS' telepathic circuits]]. To help him restore them, she pulls the Doctor's [[1,200 Year Diary]] out of a storage compartment and together, the two begin reminiscing about his lives.
-Finally, the Doctor's [[memories]] are restored thanks to the book, which leaves him saddened as he says it was easier not remembering the people he'd lost over the years. Clara reassures him that he is a man who never runs from danger and has helped save billions of lives. Cheered up, the Doctor puts the TARDIS in flight as they resume their holiday.
+Finally, the Doctor's memories are restored thanks to the book, which leaves him saddened as he says it was easier not remembering the people he'd lost over the years. Clara reassures him that he is a man who never runs from danger and has helped save billions of lives. Cheered up, the Doctor puts the TARDIS in flight as they resume their holiday.
 == Cast ==
 * [[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
 * [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]
 == Crew ==
-* Writer - [[Steven Moffat]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
-* Director - [[Tom Cohen]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
-* Producer - [[Tom Cohen]]
+* [[Producer]] - [[Tom Cohen]]
 == Continuity ==
-* The Doctor has a [[1,200 Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
+* The Doctor has a [[Twelve Hundred Year Diary|1200 Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
+* Clara reminds the Doctor that he never runs from danger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
+* The Doctor quotes one the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s first few lines "Who am I, where am I and who are you?" when he sees Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')
 == Story notes ==
+''to be added''
-* This minisode was broadcast with ''[[The Ultimate Guide]]''.
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