The Doctor's Timeline
The Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee
Season Seven
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Spearhead from Space | TV Story | The Doctor hasn't seen his new face before, and joins UNIT. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapter 1) | Contemporary with Spearhead from Space. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| The Silurians | TV Story | Place in broadcast order. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | BBC Novel (Chapter 2) | Contemporary with The Silurians. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart UNIT |
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| The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back | Short Story (Decalog) | Features Liz. This appears to be soon after The Silurians. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart UNIT |
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| The Ambassadors of Death | TV Story | The Doctor is still upset about The Silurians. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 3-4) | Contemporary with The Ambassadors of Death. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| Inferno | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapter 5-6) | Happens in the aftermath of Inferno. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| The Eye of the Giant | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Scales of Injustice | Virgin Novel | Soon after The Eye of the Giant. Yates is promoted to Captain at the end and Liz decides to leave UNIT. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Liz takes a leave of absence, then returns to UNIT | Reference | This was mentioned in Face of the Enemy. | ||
| The Devil Goblins from Neptune | BBC Novel | Liz is still at UNIT, but she is back in contact with friends at Cambridge, and Yates is a Captain - so it's after The Scales of Injustice. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Prisoners of the Sun | Short Story (Decalog) | The Doctor is visiting Liz after she has left UNIT, though he doesn't seem to have met Yates yet. | Liz Shaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Tip of the Mind | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | This is during the Doctor's exile, and probably earlier rather than later. | None | Discontinuity Guide |
Season Eight
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror of the Autons | TV Story | The Doctor has spent 3 months working on his dematerialisation circuit. Jo joins. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 7-8) | Contemporary with Terror of the Autons. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| The Mind of Evil | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 9-11) | Contemporary with, and follows on from, The Mind of Evil | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Deadly Reunion | BBC Novel | Terror of the Autons is recent, and the Master has regained his TARDIS. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Claws of Axos | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapter 12) | Contemporary with The Claws of Axos. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| Colony in Space | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant | |
| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapter 13) | Happens between The Claws of Axos and The Dæmons. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| The Dæmons | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 14-15) | Contemporary with The Dæmons. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| Degrees of Truth | Audio Story (on the audiobook version of Short Trips) | This happens soon after The Dæmons. | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | |
| Freedom | Short Story (Short Trips) | Between The Dæmons and Face of the Enemy. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 16-20) | Between The Dæmons and Day of the Daleks. | Discontinuity Guide |
Season Nine
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Daleks | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Who Killed Kennedy | Virgin Novel (Chapters 21-24) | This follows on from the end of Day of the Daleks. | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Discontinuity Guide |
| Honest Living | Short Story (More Short Trips) | This is not long after Day of the Daleks, and is before The Three Doctors. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Curse of Peladon | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant | |
| The Face of the Enemy | BBC Novel | Concurrent with The Curse of Peladon. | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT Ian Chesterton Barbara Chesterton Harry Sullivan |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Sea Devils | TV Story | This trip is clearly in response to what the Doctor learns from Stevens in Who Killed Kennedy Chapters 21-24. However, it is some time after Face of the Enemy because the Master has moved prisons and had time to hypnotise all the guards at the new prison. | Jo Grant | |
| The Eight Doctors | BBC Novel (Chapters 6-8) | This happens immediately after The Sea Devils. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| The Mutants | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant | |
| Where the Heart Is | Short Story (Decalog 2: Lost Property) | The TARDIS isn't working, so it's before The Three Doctors. There's a reference to The Mutants. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Rags | BBC Novel | The TARDIS isn't working, so it's before The Three Doctors. There's a reference to Day of the Daleks. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| The Time Monster | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Verdigris | BBC Novel | There are references to The Sea Devils, and it's before The Three Doctors, probably not very long before. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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Season Ten
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| The Three Doctors | TV Story | The Doctor's exile is lifted. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| The Wages of Sin | BBC Novel | This is said to be the Doctor's first trip in the TARDIS after The Three Doctors. The Doctor takes Jo and Liz for a spin in the TARDIS. | Jo Grant Liz Shaw |
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| Verdigris | BBC Novel (Epilogue) | This is said to be the Doctor's first trip in the TARDIS after The Three Doctors. | Jo Grant | Discontinuity Guide |
| Carnival of Monsters | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant | Newbies Guide |
| The Suns of Caresh | BBC Novel | It appears to be soon after Carnival of Monsters. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Frontier in Space | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Jo Grant | |
| Planet of the Daleks | TV Story | Follows on from Frontier in Space. | Jo Grant | |
| Catastrophea | BBC Novel | Placed from back cover blurb. | Jo Grant | Discontinuity Guide |
| Nightdreamers | Telos Novella | Jo recalls Planet of the Daleks. | Jo Grant | Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Dancing the Code | Virgin Novel | The Doctor and Jo have spent almost all of the last couple of months away in the TARDIS. Jo describes Planet of the Daleks as last week. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Speed of Flight | Virgin Novel | It's after Dancing the Code. Mike has a go in the TARDIS. It is implied that this trip in the TARDIS ends up with Mike and Jo visiting Karfel, as mentioned in Timelash. | Jo Grant Captain Mike Yates |
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| Hidden Talent | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | There's a reference to Planet of the Daleks which suggests that it wasn't too long ago. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| ...And Eternity in an Hour | Short Story (Decalog 3: Consequences) | Features the Third Doctor and Jo. It is after The Three Doctors, Jo is familiar with the Doctor's trances from The Dæmons and/or Planet of the Daleks. | Jo Grant | Discontinuity Guide |
| Last of the Gadarene | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Legacy | Virgin Novel (Prologue) | Jo has matured a lot, so it's probably towards the end of her travels between The Three Doctors and The Green Death. | Jo Grant | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Green Death | TV Story | Jo leaves. | Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
Season Eleven
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Time Warrior | TV Story | Sarah joins. | Sarah Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| The Paradise of Death | BBC Audio | Dialogue strongly suggest that this is between The Time Warrior and Invasion of the Dinosaurs. | Sarah Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Jeremy Fitzoliver |
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| Invasion of the Dinosaurs | TV Story | This appears to follow on from The Time Warrior, but we can reconcile it with The Paradise of Death by assuming an unrecorded adventure. Yates leaves UNIT. | Sarah Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates Sergeant John Benton UNIT |
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| Death to the Daleks | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| The Ghosts of N-Space | Virgin Novel/BBC Audio | This is very soon after Death to the Daleks. | Sarah Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Jeremy Fitzoliver |
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| The Five Doctors | TV Story (Guest Appearance) | The third Doctor is taken from Earth and recognises Sarah. | Sarah Jane Smith (future version) | |
| Downtime | Virgin Novel (pages 259-263) | This features the third Doctor visiting Victoria. It is clearly not the UNIT era, so at some point after The Three Doctors | Victoria Waterfield | Discontinuity Guide |
| Island of Death | BBC Novel | At some point after The Ghosts of N-Space. | Sarha Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart Jeremy Fitzoliver |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Monster of Peladon | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Alien Bodies | Virgin Novel (Prologue) | Interference book one places this straight after The Monster of Peladon. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| Interference: Book One Interference: Book Two |
BBC Novel | This adventure is an alteration to the Doctor's timeline. The Doctor's last two trips were Peladon and Quiescia (The Monster of Peladon, Alien Bodies). The new timeline brings forward the Doctor's regeneration. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide (Book One) Discontinuity Guide (Book Two) |
| Amorality Tale | BBC Novel | Sarah recalls The Monster of Peladon | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| Planet of the Spiders | TV Story | The Doctor regenerates. | Sarah Jane Smith Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Sergeant John Benton |
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