The Doctor's Timeline
The Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison
Season Nineteen
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
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| Castrovalva | TV Story | Directly follows Logopolis. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Cold Fusion | Virgin Novel | Follows on from the regeneration. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Four to Doomsday | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Kinda | TV Story | Follows on from Four to Doomsday. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| The Visitation | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Divided Loyalties | BBC Novel | Follows on from The Visitation. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Black Orchid | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Hearts of Stone | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | Features the fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan, and would lead very nicely into Earthshock. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Earthshock | TV Story | Adric dies. | Adric Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Lackaday Express | Short Story (Decalog) | Features the fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan, who are still reeling from Adric's death. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Time-Flight | TV Story | Follows on from Lackaday Express. Tegan leaves. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Season Nineteen-B
The Doctor and Nyssa are now travelling on their own for a while. The Big Finish Audios can be confidently placed in publication order, but the Decalog and Short Trips stories contain no references to place them within this gap.
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire of Death | BBC Novel | This appears to be very soon after Tegan leaves | Nyssa of Traken | Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Lonely Days | Short Story (Decalog 2: Lost Property) | This is soon after Tegan leaves. | Nyssa of Traken | Discontinuity Guide |
| Past Reckoning | Short Story (Decalog 3: Consequences) | Features the Doctor and Nyssa. | Nyssa of Traken | Discontinuity Guide |
| Land of the Dead | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| Winter for the Adept | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| The Mutant Phase | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| Primeval | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| Spare Parts | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| Creatures of Beauty | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | |
| The Parliament of Rats | Short Story (Short Trips) | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Eternity Contract | Short Story (More Short Trips) | Placed in release order. | Nyssa of Traken | Discontinuity Guide |
Season Twenty
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc of Infinity | TV Story | Tegan rejoins. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Omega | Big Finish Audio | After Arc of Infinity. Nyssa and Tegan are strangely absent. | None. | |
| Fear of the Dark | BBC Novel | It's Tegan's first morning back on the TARDIS after Arc of Infinity. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Sands of Time | Virgin Novel | This happens soon after Arc of Infinity, as Tegan hasn't changed her clothes. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Zeta Major | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Snakedance | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
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| Goth Opera | Virgin Novel | Follows on from Snakedance. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Mawdryn Undead | TV Story | Turlough joins. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart |
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| Terminus | TV Story | Follows on from Mawdryn Undead. Nyssa leaves. | Nyssa of Traken Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| Enlightenment | TV Story | Follows on from Terminus. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| The King's Demons | TV Story | Kamelion joins. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| The Crystal Bucephalus | Virgin Novel | Follows on from The King's Demons. Kamelion vows not to leave the TARDIS after this. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor Kamelion |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Five Doctors | TV Story | Follows on from The Crystal Bucephalus. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor Susan Foreman Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Sarah Jane Smith |
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| The Eight Doctors | BBC Novel (Chapters 14-16) | Follows on from The Five Doctors | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
Discontinuity Guide Newbies Guide |
| Qualia | Short Story (Short Trips: Companions) | Features the fifth Doctor, Kamelion, Tegan, and Turlough after The Five Doctors. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor Kamelion |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Sirens of Time | Big Finish Audio | Tegan and Turlough are trapped in the TARDIS. | None. |
Season Twenty-One (part one)
| Story | Type | Placement | Companions | See Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors of the Deep | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| Deep Blue | BBC Novel | Follows on from Warriors of the Deep. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
Discontinuity Guide |
| The Awakening | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| King of Terror | BBC Novel | Placed by back cover blurb. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
Discontinuity Guide |
| Frontios | TV Story | Placed in broadcast order. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| Excelis Dawns | Big Finish Audio | During Frontios. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
Newbies Guide |
| Resurrection of the Daleks | TV Story | Follows on from Frontios. Tegan leaves. | Tegan Jovanka Turlough Vislor |
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| Lords of the Storm | Virgin Novel | Follows on from Resurrection of the Daleks. | Turlough Vislor | Discontinuity Guide |
| Zeitgeist | Short Story (Decalog 3: Consequences) | Features the fifth Doctor and Turlough. Happens soon after Lords of the Storm. | Turlough Vislor | Discontinuity Guide |
| Phantasmagoria | Features the fifth Doctor and Turlough. | Turlough Vislor | ||
| Loups-Garoux | Big Finish Audio | Features the fifth Doctor and Turlough. | Turlough Vislor | |
| Imperial Moon | BBC Novel | Features the fifth Doctor and Turlough. | Turlough Vislor | Discontinuity Guide |
| Planet of Fire | TV Story | Turlough and Kamelion leave. Peri joins. | Turlough Vislor Kamelion Peri Brown |
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| Red Dawn | Big Finish Audio | Features the fifth Doctor and Peri. | Peri Brown | |
| The Ultimate Treasure | BBC Novel | A few days after Planet of Fire. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| A Town Called Eternity | Short Story (Short Trips and Side Steps) | This is a week after Planet of Fire and after both Red Dawn and The Ultimate Treasure. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| Superior Beings | BBC Novel | Features the fifth Doctor and Peri. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| Hot Ice | Short Story (More Short Trips) | Features the fifth Doctor and Peri. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Eye of the Scorpion | Big Finish Audio | Erimem joins. | Peri Brown Erimem |
Newbies Guide |
| The Church and the Crown | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Peri Brown Erimem |
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| Nekromanteia | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Peri Brown Erimem |
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| Blood and Hope | Telos Novella | Features the fifth Doctor, Peri, and Erimem. Placed in release order with the audios. | Peri Brown Erimem |
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| Axis of Insanity | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Peri Brown Erimem |
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| The Roof of the World | Big Finish Audio | Placed in release order. | Peri Brown Erimem |
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| Erimem Leaves | Conjecture | Well she's not in the TARDIS in The Caves of Androzani... | ||
| Fascination | Short Story (Decalog) | Peri has been in the TARDIS for months. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| Warmonger | BBC Novel | Features the fifth Doctor and Peri. | Peri Brown | Discontinuity Guide |
| The Caves of Androzani | TV Story | The Doctor regenerates. | Peri Brown |
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