The Doctor's Timeline

The First Doctor

William Hartnell

The Doctor's Childhood

Full Biography: The Doctor's Childhood

Story Companions Notes
Lungbarrow
(Prologue - p.5-9)

The Doctor is five and three quarters.
Listen
(Barn scenes)

Academy Years

Full Biography: Academy Years

Story Companions Notes
Lungbarrow
(Argument with Quences)

Lungbarrow p.171-172. One year before Divided Loyalties p.104.
Timewyrm: Revelation
(Prologue)

During the Doctor's Academy years. Possibly during Divided Loyalties flashback.
Divided Loyalties
(Flashback)

Divided Loyalties p.95-155. 1 year after the argument with Quences.

Post-Academy Gallifrey

Full Biography: Post-Academy Gallifrey

This section contains multiple accounts of the Doctor's departure from Gallifrey.

Story Companions Notes
Flashback
(First Doctor)

From Eternity
(Short Trips: Monsters )

The End
(Short Trips:Life Science; first Doctor)

Lungbarrow
(pages 194-202)

Including Nightshade p.1-2
The Name of the Doctor
(leaving Gallifrey scene)
 Susan Foreman

Lungbarrow
(pages 279-280)
 Susan Foreman

Follows on from Lungbarrow p.194-202
Time & Time Again
(Gallifrey flashback)
 Susan Foreman

Early Travels

Full Biography: Early Travels

Story Companions Notes
The Exiles
(Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
 Susan Foreman

Immediately after leaving Gallifrey
The Beginning
 Susan Foreman

First stop after Gallirey
Frayed
 Susan Foreman

First meet humans
The Price of Conviction
(Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership)
 Susan Foreman

Bide-a-Wee
(Short Trips: Past Tense)
 Susan Foreman

All-Consuming Fire
(prologue & epilogue)
 Susan Foreman

Five O'Clock Shadow
(Short Trips:A Day in the Life)
 Susan Foreman

Categorical Imperative
(Short Trips: Monsters; p.105-106)
 Susan Foreman

Childhood Living
(Short Trips: The Centenarian)
 Susan Foreman

The Gift
(Short Trips: The History of Christmas)
 Susan Foreman

Indian Summer
(Short Trips: Snapshots)
 Susan Foreman

Losing the Audience
(Short Trips: Defining Patterns)
 Susan Foreman

Life from Lifenessness
(Short Trips: Destination Prague; flashback)
 Susan Foreman

Quinnis
 Susan Foreman

The Little Things
(Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury; cameo)
 Susan Foreman

Final trip before Totter's Lane

Season One

Full Biography: Season 1

Story Companions Notes
Time and Relative
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Prequel to An Unearthly Child
An Unearthly Child
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Playtime
(Brief Encounters)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Sarah Jane Smith

During An Unearthly Child ep. 1
The Eight Doctors
(First Doctor)
 Ian Chesterton

During An Unearthly Child ep. 3
The Daleks
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from An Unearthly Child
The Edge of Destruction
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from The Daleks
Marco Polo
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from The Edge of Destruction
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from Marco Polo
The Keys of Marinus
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Forgotten
(First Doctor)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Tragedy Day
(Prologue)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Ruins of Time
(Short Trips: Time Signature)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Aztecs
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Sensorites
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Reign of Terror
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from The Sensorites
The Last Days
(Short Trips)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

City at World's End
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Thief of Sherwood
(Short Trips: Past Tense)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Witch Hunters
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Leads into Planet of Giants.

Season Two

Full Biography: Season 2

Story Companions Notes
Planet of GIants
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Time Travellers
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from Planet of Giants
Tell Me You Love Me
(Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Campaign
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

A Long Night
(Short Trips: Companions)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Reign Makers
(Short Trips: Indefinable Magic)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Room for Improvement
(Short Trips: Destination Prague)
 Ian Chesterton

The Mother Road
(Short Trips: Farewells)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Mire and Clay
(Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Sloth: The Duke's Folly
(Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins)
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Dalek Invasion of Earth
 Susan Foreman,
Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Venusian Lullaby
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Book of Shadows
(Decalog)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from Venusian Lullaby
Set in Stone
(Short Trips: The History of Christmas)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

ARIES: The True and Indisputable Facts in the Case of the Ram’s Skull
(Short Trips: Zodiac)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Nine Day Queen
(Decalog 2)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

The Rescue
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

Byzantium!
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

Follows on from The Rescue
Romans Cutaway
(More Short Trips)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright

Follows on from The Rescue
The Romans
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

The Eleventh Tiger
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

Follows on from The Romans
The Web Planet
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

White Man's Burden
(Part Two; Short Trips: Past Tense)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

The Crusade
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

The Space Museum
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

The Plotters
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

Every Day
(Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury)
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister

The Chase
 Ian Chesterton,
Barbara Wright,
Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Time Meddler
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Are You Listening?
(DWM Summer Special 1994)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Three Doctors
(First Doctor)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Immediately before The Empire of Glass
The Empire of Glass
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Season Three

Full Biography: Season 3

Story Companions Notes
Corridors of Power
(Short Trips: Steel Skies)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Long Step Backward
(Short Trips: Destination Prague)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Galaxy 4
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Planet of the Bunnoids
(Short Trips and Side Steps)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Snowman in Manhattan
(Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Power Supply
(Short Trips; Indefinable Magic; First Doctor)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Schoolboy's Story
(Short Trips: Repercussions)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Mars
(Short Trips: The Solar System)
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

The Myth Makers
 Vicki Pallister,
Steven Taylor

Scribbles in Chalk
(Short Trips: Life Science)
 Steven Taylor,
Katarina

Follows on from The Myth Makers
The Daleks' Master Plan
(episodes 1-4)
 Steven Taylor,
Katarina,
Bret Vyon,
Sara Kingdom

Follows on from The Myth Makers / Scribbles in Chalk
Calliope: Katarina in the Underworld
(Short Trips: The Muses)
 Katarina

Concurrent with The Daleks' Masterplan ep. 4
The Daleks' Master Plan
(episodes 4-7)
 Steven Taylor,
Bret Vyon,
Sara Kingdom

Follows on from the earlier part of the story
The Little Drummer Boy
(Short Trips: Companions)
 Steven Taylor,
Sara Kingdom

Follows on from The Daleks' Master Plan ep. 7.
The Daleks' Master Plan
(episodes 8-12)
 Steven Taylor,
Sara Kingdom

Follows on from The Little Drummer Boy
Making History
(Short Trips: A Day in the Life)
 Steven Taylor

Ash
(Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
 Steven Taylor

Waiting for Jeremy
(Short Trips: A Day in the Life)
 Steven Taylor

The Massacre
 Steven Taylor

Salvation
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

Follows on from The Massacre
The Ark
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

The Celestial Toymaker
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

Follows on from The Ark
The Gunfighters
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

Follows on from The Celestial Toymaker
64 Carlysle Street
(More Short Trips)
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

The Golden Door
(Decalog; First Doctor)
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

Bunker Soldiers
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

The Savages
 Steven Taylor,
Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

Tarnished Image
(Decalog 3)
 Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

There are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
(Short Trips)
 Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet)

The War Machines
 Dodo (Dorothea Chaplet),
Ben Jackson,
Polly Wright

The Five Doctors
(First Doctor segment)

The Witch Hunters
(pages 15-19 & 272-279)

Follows on fron The Five Doctors
The Nine Day Queen
(Final scene)

Season Four (Part One)

Full Biography: Season 4 (part 1)

Story Companions Notes
The Smugglers
 Ben Jackson,
Polly Wright

Follows on from The War Machines
The Tenth Planet
 Ben Jackson,
Polly Wright

Twice Upon a Time
(First Doctor)
 Ben Jackson,
Polly Wright

During The Tenth Planet ep.4

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