The Doctor's Timeline
The Fourth Doctor - Tom Baker
Season Twelve
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Robot | TV Story | Directly follows Planet of the Spiders, the Doctor has just regenerated (except when that was retconned by Interference). Harry joins. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart RSM John Benton UNIT |
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| The Ark in Space | TV Story | This looks like it's Harry's first trip in the TARDIS | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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| The Sontaran Experiment | TV Story | Follows on from The Ark in Space. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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| Genesis of the Daleks | TV Story | Follows on from The Sontaran Experiment. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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| A Device of Death | Virgin Novel | Follows on from Genesis of the Daleks. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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| Revenge of the Cybermen | TV Story | Follows on from A Device of Death. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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| Wolfsbane | BBC Novel | Follows on from Revenge of the Cybermen | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
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Season Thirteen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Terror of the Zygons | TV Story | Follows on from Wolfsbane. Harry leaves. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart RSM John Benton UNIT |
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| Planet of Evil | TV Story | Follows on from Terror of the Zygons. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Managra | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| Pyramids of Mars | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. The Doctor tells Sarah that he's 750 years old. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Scarab of Death | Short Story (Decalog) | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. This trip looks like a response to Pyramids of Mars. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Duke of Dominoes | Short Story (Decalog) | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Android Invasion | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan RSM John Benton UNIT |
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| The Brain of Morbius | TV Story | The Doctor claims to be 749 years old. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Evolution | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Seeds of Doom | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. The Doctor claims to be 749 years old. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| System Shock | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan |
Discontinuity Guide |
Season Fourteen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| The Masque of Mandragora | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| The Pescatons | BBC Audio Drama | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. Placed roughly here due to release date. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Old Flames | Short Story (Short Trips) | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| Rights | Short Story (Short Trips) | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Android Maker of Calderon IV | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | Features the fourth Doctor and Sarah. References The Masque of Mandragora. | Sarah Jane Smith | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Hand of Fear | TV Story | Sarah leaves. | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| The Deadly Assassin | TV Story | Follows on from The Hand of Fear. | ||
| UNITed we Fall | Short Story (Decalog 3: Consequences) | Features the fourth Doctor on his own. The Doctor has been dragged "halfway across the Galaxy", so he may have just come from Gallifrey. | Discontinuity Guide | |
| Ghost Ship | Telos Novella | The Doctor is alone and brooding on the recent events of The Deadly Assassin. | Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
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| Millennium Shock | BBC Novel | The Doctor is travelling on his own. | Harry Sullivan | Discontinuity Guide |
| Asylum | BBC Novel | The Doctor is travelling alone and hasn't yet met Nyssa. | Nyssa | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Face of Evil | TV Story | Leela joins. | Leela | |
| The Robots of Death | TV Story | The Doctor claims to be about 750 years old. | Leela | |
| Last Man Running | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| Corpse Maker | BBC Novel | Follows on from Last Man Running. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| Psi-ence Fiction | BBC Novel | This is Leela's first visit to Earth, although she won't remember it, so she can have another first visit to Earth. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| Match of the Day | BBC Novel | Features the fourth Doctor and Leela but not K9. Placed where with Chris Boucher's other novels. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| One Bad Apple | Short Story (More Short Trips) | Features the fourth Doctor and Leela but not K9. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Talons of Weng-Chiang | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Leela | |
| Eye of Heaven | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
| Drift | BBC Novel | Features the 4th Doctor and Leela but not K9. | Leela | Discontinuity Guide |
Season Fifteen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Horror of Fang Rock | TV Story | Leela's eyes change colour. | Leela | |
| The Invisible Enemy | TV Story | 4 episodes | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| Image of the Fendahl | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| The Sun Makers | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| Crimson Dawn | Short Story (Decalog 2: Lost Property) | Features the fourth Doctor, Leela, and K9. | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| People of the Trees | Short Story (Decalog 2: Lost Property | Features the fourth Doctor, Leela, and K9. | Leela K9 Mark I |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Underworld | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| The Invasion of Time | TV Story | Leela and K9 Mark I leave. K9 Mark II joins. | Leela K9 Mark I |
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| Timewyrm: Genesys | Virgin Novel (Flashback pages 22, 34-35) | This is clearly between scenes of The Invasion of Time, although the Doctor is wearing the wrong costume. | Leela K9 Mark I |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Timevault | Short Story (Decalog 3: Consequences) | Features the fourth Doctor and K9. | K9 Mark II | Discontinuity Guide |
Season Sixteen: The Key to Time
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| The Ribos Operation | TV Story | The Doctor is either 756 (his estimate) or 759 Romana's estimate) years old. Romana joins. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Tomb of Valdemar | BBC Novel | Follows on from The Ribos Operation. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Pirate Planet | TV Story | Follows on from The Tomb of Valdemar. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Stones of Blood | TV Story | Follows on from The Pirate Planet. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Shadow of Weng Chiang | Virgin Novel | Follows on from The Stones of Blood. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Heart of TARDIS | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Androids of Tara | TV Story | After The Shadow of Weng Chiang | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Power of Kroll | TV Story | Follows on from The Androids of Tara. The Doctor is 760 years old. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
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| The Armageddon Factor | TV Story | Follows on from The Power of Kroll. | Romana I K9 Mark 2 |
Season Seventeen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Destiny of the Daleks | TV Story | Romana Regenerates | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | Set during the regeneration scene at the beginning of Destiny of the Daleks and immediately after the end of the same story. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| City of Death | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Special Occasions: 1 The Not-So-Sinister Sponge | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | Features the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Special Occasions: 2 Do You Love Anyone Enough? | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | Features the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Special Occasions: 3 Better Watch Out, Better Take Care | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | Features the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9. There's a reference to "recent" events in City of Death. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Special Occasions: 4 Playing With Toys | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | Features the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9. It's the same day as Special Occasions 2 & 3. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| The Creature from the Pit | TV Story | The Doctor is [falsely] claiming to be only 750 years old. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| The Romance of Crime | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The English Way of Death | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Return of the Spiders | Short Story (More Short Trips) | Features the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Nightmare of Eden | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| The Horns of Nimon | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Shada | TV Story (incomplete) | Originally intended as the season finale. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| The Five Doctors | TV Story (Cameo) | This occurs between scenes of Shada. The webcast version of Shada suggests that the Doctor being taken out of time stopped the original version of Shada from happening. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Glass | Short Story (Short Trips) | This follows on from Shada. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Dying Days | Virgin Novel (Epilogue) | The fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 attend the Re-coronation of Elizabeth II. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Beige Planet Mars | Virgin Novel (Cameo) | The Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 make a cameo appearance in this Benny novel. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Well-Mannered War | Virgin Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Festival of Death | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
Discontinuity Guide |
Season Eighteen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| The Leisure Hive | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Meglos | TV Story | K9 has been incapacitated since The Leisure Hive. | Romana II K9 Mark II |
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| Full Circle | TV Story | Follows on from Meglos. The TARDIS enters E-Space. Adric joins. | Romana II K9 Mark II Adric |
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| State of Decay | TV Story | Adric has been a stowaway since Full Circle. | Romana II K9 Mark II Adric |
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| The Eight Doctors | BBC Novel (Chapters 10-12) | This takes place almost immediately after State of Decay. | Romana II | Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Warriors' Gate | TV Story | Romana II and K9 Mark II leave. The TARDIS returns to N-Space | Romana II K9 Mark II Adric |
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| Blood Harvest | Virgin Novel (Prologue) | This happens in between scenes of Warrior's Gate. | Romana II K9 Mark II Adric |
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| The Keeper of Traken | TV Story | Follows on from Warriors' Gate. Nyssa appears | Adric Nyssa of Traken |
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| A Boy's Tale | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | After The Keeper of Traken and before Logopolis. | Adric | Discontinuity Guide |
| Logopolis | TV Story | The Doctor regenerates. Nyssa and Tegan join. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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