Then: The Seventeenth Century
Featuring The William Shakespeare thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Hamlet premiered in approximately 1600.
Hamlet Illustrated short story, published 2014 Doctor:
4
Featuring The William Shakespeare thing, with the Fendahl (informative mention)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Takes
place in or near London, at the premiere of Hamlet.
Herald of Madness Comic story, published 2019 Doctor: 13
Featuring Graham, Ryan, Yaz
Written
by Scott Gray.
Takes
place in Bohemia, a region of central Europe that would later be part of
Czechoslovakia, concluding in October 1601 CE.
Diary Extract Illustrated
short story, published 2014 Doctor:
5
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Takes
place in London; self-dated late 1601 CE.
Troilus and Cressida
Short story, published 2014 Doctor: 1
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing, with Susan (informative mention)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Presumably
takes place in England, around the time Troilus and
Cressida was written and premiered in
1602 CE.
Ye Unearthly Childe Fictional document, published 2014 Doctor:
1
Featuring Susan, Barbara, Ian,
the William Shakespeare thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
If Troilus
and Cressida represents a meeting between Shakespeare and the Doctor in his
first incarnation, this material could have been transcribed soon after.
The Ghosts of Branscombe Wood
Short story, published 2015 Doctor:
0
Featuring Ashildr
Written
by Justin Richards.
Informed guess Takes
place near London. It has gone 1600 CE; a reference to the Queen ailing
suggests that it is shortly before Elizabeth’s death in March 1603 CE.
The Soothsayer Short
story, published 2018 Doctor:
0
Featuring the Lethbridge-Stewart family, the William Shakespeare thing
Written
by Richard Dinnick.
Takes
place in Middlesex; self-dated 1603 CE.
Sepulchre Audio drama, released 2010 Doctor: 4
Featuring Yates, Mrs Wibbsey
Written
by Paul Magrs.
Arbitrary placement Takes
place in Sepulchre; also, in Sussex.
Exits and Entrances Fictional document, published 2014 Doctor:
7
Featuring the William Shakespeare thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew Sweet.
Purportedly
written during the composition of As You Like It, probably in 1603 CE.
As You Like It Short story, published 2014 Doctor:
6
Featuring the William Shakespeare thing, Peri
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
This
is a transcript of a performance of the play As You Like It that
I take to be prior to its first recorded production in 1603 CE.
The Plotters Novel, published
1996 Doctor: 1
featuring Barbara, Ian, Vicki
Written by Gareth Roberts.
Takes place in London, self-dated early November 1605 CE. The Gunpowder
Plot seems to be an event that, like the disappearance of the Princes in the
Tower, is caused by Time Travel to be hideously overwritten. There will be a
whole lot of plotting going on.
The Gunpowder Plot
Video game, released 2011 Doctor:
11
Featuring the Sontarans, the Rutan, Amy, Rory, the Silence
Written
by Phil Ford.
Takes
place in London, simultaneously with The Plotters.
Gunpowder, Time Lord and Plot
Comic story, published 2015 Doctor:
11
Featuring Amy, Rory
Written
by Marc Ellerby.
Takes
place partly in London, simultaneously with The Plotters and The Gunpowder Plot.
Treason and Plot Audio drama, released 2020 Doctor:
0
Featuring Missy, Mortimus, the Time Agency
Written
by Gemma Arrowsmith.
Takes
place in London, at the same time as The Plotters, The Gunpowder Plot and Gunpowder, Time Lord and Plot.
Raleigh Dreaming Short
story, published 2013 Doctor:
0
Featuring Faction Paradox
Written
by Elizabeth Evershed.
Takes
place in the Tower of London, concluding self-datedly in December 1605 CE.
Devil of the Deep Comic
story, published 1982 Doctor: 0
Featuring The Earth Reptiles
Written
by John Peel.
Takes
place at sea; self-dated the early seventeenth century CE.
Timon of Athens Illustrated fictional documents, published 2014 Doctor:
0
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing, Axos, with Athens (informative mention)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Purportedly
written during the composition of Timon of Athens, in 1606 CE.
The Road to Hell Comic
story, published 1999 Doctor: 8
featuring Izzy
Written by Scott Gray.
Informed guess Takes place in Japan; self-dated the early seventeenth century,
evidently soon after the enforced peace of the Edo Shogunate.
Crisis in Space Game book,
published 1986 Doctor: 6
featuring Turlogh, Peri (I’m assuming that the
Chris accompanying the Doctor is not Chris Cwej.)
Written by
Michael Holt.
Takes place in the Solar System; self-dated 1607 CE.
Anthony and Cleopatra Illustrated short story, published 2014 Doctor:
0
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing, the Mara, with Egypt (informative
mention)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Purportedly
written during the composition of Anthony and Cleopatra, in or shortly
before 1607 CE.
The Sonnets Short
story, published 2014 Doctors:
1, 2, 5, 8
Featuring the Time Lords, Susan, the William Shakespeare Thing, Omega, the Osirans,
Leela, River Song, the Vashta Nerada
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Historically,
Shakespeare’s Sonnets were published in 1609 CE.
Cymbeline Illustrated short story, published 2014 Doctor: 11
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing, with the Zygons (implicitly)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Cymbeline was probably written in
1609 CE. This narrative implies that Skarasens are themselves sentient, though
this one is presumably using Zygon technology.
The Empire of Glass
Novel, published 1995 Doctor: 1
featuring Vicki, Steven, the William Shakespeare
thing, Irving Braxiatel, and the Sontarans (glimpse), with the Time Lords, the
Daleks, the Cybermen, the Ice Warriors (informative mention)
Written by Andy Lane.
Takes place mostly in Venice, on the Moon and in Middlesex; self-dated
1609 CE.
Exit, By Another Means Illustrated fictional document, published 2014 Doctor:
Unbound
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Purportedly
written during the composition of The Winter’s Tale in
1611 CE.
The Winter’s Tale Illustrated
short story, published 2014 Doctor:
11
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Takes
place presumably during an early performance of The Winter’s
Tale in 1611 CE.
The Tempest – A Work in Progress Illustrated fictional document,
published 2014 Doctor:
10
Featuring the William Shakespeare Thing, with Donna (informative mention)
Written
by James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Julian Richards, Justin Richards and Matthew
Sweet.
Purportedly
written during the composition of The Tempest in
1611 CE.
The Witchfinders TV story, broadcast 2018 Doctor:
13
Featuring Graham,
Ryan, Yaz
Written by Joy Wilkinson,
script supervised by Chris Chibnall.
Informed
guess Takes
place near Pendle Hill, in Lancashire. I’m guessing it these events occur soon
after the Pendle Witch Trials of August 1612 CE (the apples suggest autumn),
and that King James VI and I has been drawn to the area out of curiosity,
following them.
Fascination Short story, published 1994 Doctor: 5
featuring Peri
Written by David J Howe.
Informed guess Takes place in Sair, a village apparently near the eastern
Mediterranean. The Doctor dates it as the fifteenth century, but as a villager
is smoking a pipe, it can’t be, really. Perhaps the Doctor is absent-mindedly
using the Galactic Standard calendar six hundred years early, and it is the
early seventeenth century CE.
The Church and the Crown Audio drama, released 2002 Doctor: 5
featuring Peri,
Erimem
Written by Cavan Scott
and Mark Wright.
Takes place in France;
self-dated 1626 CE.
The Secrets of Det-Sen Audio drama,
released 2021 Doctor: 1
Featuring Steven, Dodo
Written by Andy Frankham-Allen.
Takes place in Tibet; self-dated 1630 CE.
Precious Annihilation Audio drama, released 2020 Doctor:
10
Featuring River
Song
Written by Lizzie Hopley.
Takes place in London and at
sea; pivotally self-dated 1632 CE.
From Susan’s Diary Short story, published 1993 Doctor: 1
featuring Susan
Written by David Whitaker.
Informed guess Takes place in ?Scandanavia, around the time that St.Nicholas became
associated with Christmas.
The Celestial Harmony Engine Short story, published 2008 Doctor: 7
Written by Ian Briggs.
Informed guess Takes place in Seville, before the dismissal from office of the
Count-Duke of Olivares by King Philip IV.
The Galileo Trap Audio drama, released 2015 Doctor: 8
Featuring Liv, the
Eleven, Helen
Written by Marc Platt.
Takes place in Florence;
self-dated 1639 CE.
The Satanic Mill Audio drama, released 2015 Doctor: 8
Featuring Nev,
the Eleven, Helen
Written by Edward Collier.
Takes place in space,
immediately after The Galileo Trap.
The 2013 film A Field in England has a
very Second War in Heaven vibe all round, but could actually tie in
specifically to Newtons Sleep as an account of the arrival
of Nathan Silver’s egg at the battle of Edgehill.
Wildthyme and the Wolf Short story, published 2015 Doctor:
0
Featuring Iris
Wildthyme
Written by Graham Tedesco-Blair.
Takes place in a version of
Yorkshire; self-dated variously, but pivotally in 1643 CE.
Dog of War Comic story,
published 2011 Doctor: 11
Featuring Amy or
an Amy ganger, Rory
Written by Eddie Robson.
Takes place near Bristol; self-dated
July 1643 CE.
Plague City Novel, published 2017 Doctor:
12
Featuring Nardole,
Bill
Written by Jonathan Morris.
Takes place in Edinburgh;
self-dated 1645 CE.
The Devil Like a Bear Short story, published 2008 Doctor: 7
featuring Ace,
the Draconians (informative mention)
Written by Brian Willis.
Takes place in Essex;
self-dated 1645 CE.
The Roundheads Novel, published 1997 Doctor: 2
featuring Polly,
Ben, Jamie
Written by Mark Gatiss.
Takes place in London. Regional
England, at sea and in the Netherlands; self-dated 1648 CE. In order to get
Polly from London to Hurst Castle and back in a few hours, Mark Gatiss pretty
much implies that the Solent is a river a little west of it, rather than a body
of sea water off the south coast.
The Settling Audio drama, released 2006 Doctor: 7
featuring Ace,
Hex
Written by Simon
Guerrier.
Takes place in Ireland;
self-dated September 1649 CE.
The Woman Who Lived TV story, broadcast 2015 Doctor:
12
Featuring Ashildr,
with Clara (glimpse)
Written by Catherine Tregenna,
script supervised by Steven Moffat.
Takes place in London;
self-dated 1651 CE.
The Feast Short story, published 2005 Doctor: 2
featuring Polly,
Ben
Written by Stewart Sheargold.
Informed guess Takes place in London; self-dated Christmastide, during the Lord
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.
The Witch From the Well Audio drama, released 2011 Doctor:
8
Featuring Mary
Shelley
Written by Rick Briggs.
Informed guess Takes place in regional England;
self-dated the 1650s CE.
Mary Shelley is a Tellurian, born 1797
CE.
The Anchorite’s Echo Short story, published 2005 Doctor: 7
featuring Ace
Written by Scott Andrews.
Informed guess Takes place in regional England on Christmas Day, three hundred years
and more since an outbreak of the plague, during which time the Protestant
Reformation has happened, but not, presumably another outbreak of plague; so,
between 1646 and 1665 CE.
The Waters of Amsterdam Audio drama, released 2016 Doctor: 5
Featuring Nyssa, Tegan
Written by Jonathan Morris.
Takes place in Amsterdam, pivotally in 1658 CE.
The Restored Audio drama, released 2020 Doctor: 0
Featuring Captain Jack
Written by David Llewellyn.
Informed
guess Takes
place in London soon after the restoration of King Charles II.
The Demons of Red Lodge Audio drama, released 2010 Doctor:
5
Featuring Nyssa
Written by Jason Arnopp.
Takes place in Suffolk;
self-dated 1665 CE.
The Astrea Conspiracy Audio short
story, released 2019 Doctor:
12
Written by Lizbeth Myles.
Takes place in Antwerp,
during Aphra Behn’s mission there for the English crown in late summer, 1666
CE.
The Visitation TV story, broadcast 1982 Doctor:
5
featuring Adric,
Nyssa, Tegan
Written by Eric Saward,
script edited by Anthony Root.
Takes place in Heathrow,
at this point a village in Middlesex, and London. Historically, the Great Fire
of London happened in September 1666 CE.
The Republican’s Story Short story, published 2004 Doctor: 4
featuring Sarah
Jane
Written by Andy Russell.
Takes place in London.
It starts as The Visitation is finishing.
Black Death White Life Comic story, published 2009 Doctor:
10
Featuring Martha
Written by Charlie Kirchoff.
Takes place principally in regional
England; self-dated 1669 CE.
The Smugglers TV story, broadcast 1966 Doctor: 1
featuring Polly,
Ben
Written by Brian Hayles,
script edited by Gerry Davis.
Informed guess Takes place in Cornwall. There’s a King of England and men are wearing
periwigs. Clearly, the Captain Avery mentioned here is not the historical
personage who appears in The Curse of the Black Spot..
Witch Work Comic story, published 2014 Doctor:
12
Featuring Clara
Written by Andrew Cartmel.
Informed
guess Takes
place in the UK or colonised North America; self-dated the seventeenth century.
Slaver’s Song Comic story,
published 2017 Doctor:
9
Featuring Rose,
Captain Jack, Tara
Written by Cavan Scott.
Takes place in Brazil;
self-dated 1682 CE.
Buccaneer Novel, published 2016 Doctor: 0
Featuring Erimem
Written by Iain McLaughlin.
Informed
guess Takes
place in the Carribean Sea and regional England; self-dated the seventeenth century,
and presumably during the piracy boom of the later decades.
The Glorious Revolution Audio drama, released 2009 Doctor: 2
featuring the
Time Lords, Jamie, Zoe
Written by Jonathan
Morris.
Takes place in London
and Scotland; pivotally self-dated 1688 CE.
Newtons Sleep Novel, published 2008 Doctor: 0
Featuring Faction
Paradox, the Second War in Heaven, Ace, very probably
Written by Daniel
O’Mahony.
Takes place in regional England
and London, concluding with Aphra Behn’s death in 1689 CE.
The Witch Hunters Novel, published 1998 Doctor: 1
featuring Susan,
Barbara, Ian
Written by Steve Lyons.
Takes place in
Massachussetts; ending self-datedly in 1693 CE.
Pulling Strings Illustrated
short story, published 1994 Doctor: 7
featuring Mel
Written by Nigel
Robinson.
Takes place in Harrow
Green, Sussex, concluding in 1693 CE.
Terror of the Cabinet Noir Comic story,
published 2017 Doctor:
12
Written by Robbie Morrison.
Takes place in a version of
Paris; self-dated 1695 CE.
Circular Time: Summer Audio drama,
released 2007 Doctor:
5
Featuring Nyssa
Written by Paul Cornell and Mike
Maddox.
Takes place in London;
self-dated the seventeenth century. Sir Isaac Newton is Master of the Royal
Mint, so it can’t be earlier than 1696 CE.
The Curse of the Black Spot TV story, broadcast 2011 Doctor: 11
Featuring Amy,
Rory
Written by Steve Thompson.
Takes place at sea, on
Earth; self-dated April 1699 CE.
Total Stories Considered 3386
Proportion Written By Women 12%
Top Docs
4 315 stories
3 285 stories
7 258 stories
8 231 stories Climber!
10 231 stories
5 221 stories
11 218 stories
1 200 stories
6 185 stories
2 183 stories
12 113 stories
Unbound 88 stories
9 61 stories
13 52 stories
War 45 stories
Top Twenty Recurring Elements
London 678 stories
Regional England 552 stories
UNIT 404
stories
The Time Lords 399 stories
Alastair, Kate, Kadiatu, Lucy
Weston and the Lethbridge-Stewart family 396 stories
North America 249 stories
Wales 245
stories
Continental Europe 239 stories Climber!
Torchwood 233
stories
The Daleks and Davros 221
stories
Sarah Jane 217
stories
The Master, including Missy 212 stories
Captain Jack 192
stories
The K9s 162
stories
Ace 155
stories Climber!
Romana 154
stories
Christmas 137 stories Climber!
Jo 134
stories
Asia 128
stories
Amy and
Rory 125
stories
Top Decades
The Teens 1409 stories
The Noughties 863 stories
The Nineties 342 stories
The Twenties 289 stories
The Seventies 204 stories
The Eighties 198 stories
The Sixties 81 stories
And Top Twenty Years
2016 200 stories
2018 178 stories
2017 169
stories
2020 168 stories
2008 165
stories
2015 159
stories
2021 140
stories
2019 138 stories
2011 136 stories
2013 131 stories
2009 129
stories
2010 117
stories
2001 106 stories
2014 102
stories
Climber!
2007 101
stories
2006 84 stories
1993 81
stories
2005 80 stories Climber!
2012 78 stories
2004 74 stories
Total Writers (including
showrunners, script editors, anthology linking material writers) 930
Proportion of Female Writers 16%
Top Twenty Writers
Terrance Dicks 118
stories
Russell T Davies 106
stories
James Goss 106
stories Climber!
Paul Magrs 74 stories
Justin Richards 73 stories
Steven
Moffat 65
stories
Jonathan Morris 61
stories Climber!
Robert Holmes 48
stories
Gareth Roberts 48 stories Climber!
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Eric Saward 45 stories Climber!
Matt Fitton 44 stories
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Gary Russell 40
stories
David Llewellyn 38 stories Climber!
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