First Doctor Annotated Chronology

This is a companion piece to my History of the First Doctor. 

This is part of my series of essays concerning the In-Depth History of Doctor Who.

The following is proof that I am insane.

I have compiled a chronological timeline of the First Doctor, completely with continuity notes and all. I have not included every First Doctor story published, as I do not believe they all can (or necessarily should) fit into the same continuity.

For instance, the novel The Man in the Velvet Mask has not been included because it states that Time Lords have only one heart in their first incarnation and grow a second heart during the first regeneration. This is not supported by another story where Susan was said to have two hearts and no other stories have referenced it at all. Also, I honestly don't think it makes much sense. That, along with the fact that I think that book is a lame story anyway, has meant I did not include it in this list. Likewise, some of the comic strips have not been included where I don't feel they could fit at all into the continuity/history of the First Doctor. And Frayed has been dismissed because I thought it was not a great story and a really lackluster explanation of the Doctor's title, especially when it's said in the third season of the new program that he chose the name for himself rather than having someone else give it to him.

If you're a completist and/or offended by this attitude of mine, then go check out the Doctor Who Reference Guide. They include every single thing that's ever been created under the banner of Doctor Who.

FIRST DOCTOR CHRONOLOGY

"From Eternity" - Short story by Jim Mortimer from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 9: Monsters. Although it isn’t specifically said which Doctor this is, the fact that he has an angular face and works for the Time Lords indicates it was the First Doctor before his departure from Gallifrey.

"The Exiles" - Short story by Lance Parkin from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 3: A Universe of Terrors. Just after leaving Gallifrey in a stolen TARDIS, a time-space distortion gives Susan a look at a vampire. It is mentioned the Doctor has not piloted a TARDIS before, that that was the work of "technicians" usually. This could certainly explain the Doctor’s constant difficulty at piloting during his earlier incarnations.

"Bide-A-Wee" - Short story by Anthony Keetch from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 6: Past Tense. Although the Doctor and Susan are pretty familiar with the Earth and the human race, they have not yet settled in London in1963.

"Urrozdinee" - Short story by Mark Gatiss from DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE Yearbook 1995. The Doctor suggests settling down somewhere for a while.

"Echoes of Future Past" - Short story by John Summerfield from Doctor Who Magazine # 181. The First Doctor suffers some memory loss due to the TARDIS safeguards activating against him (as he is a thief, technically). He settles down into London 1963 with Susan in order to recover and finish hot-wiring the machine. He is visited by his 7th incarnation, who gives him the fabled Hand of Omega and then leaves, saying that his younger self will know what to do. NOTE: If you are a fan of the book "Lungbarrow", this story would have to be ignored. Since the writers of the new TV show don't seem to consider that book canon and neither do I, we have no such problem.

Time and Relative - Novella by Kim Newman. This is written as Susan's diary soon after she and the Doctor settle in 1963. Her teachers "Mr. Chesterton" and "Miss Wright" make cameos. Two characters named John and Gillian appear, who have the same names as characters the First Doctor traveled with in his comic strip tales but who, otherwise, are very different characters.

"Ash" - Short story by Trevor Baxendale from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 3: A Universe of Terrors. Although this story technically takes place later in the Doctor’s life, it involves him telling a story to Steven about himself and Susan that would have happened at this point in his life, when he was still settled down in 1963.

An Unearthly Child - TV adventure #1 by Anthony Coburn (4 episodes). First adventure of the Doctor ever produced. First appearance of the Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and the TARDIS. First appearance of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. First appearance of I.M. Foreman’s Scrap Yard on 76 Totter’s Lane (where the TARDIS is settled). It is mentioned that the Doctor and Susan have been in London for several months and the Doctor has apparently been tinkering with the TARDIS controls, trying to repair it. The Doctor mentions being an exile from his planet. In the second episode, he mentions how his TARDIS can’t go on direct trips without enough information/coordinates and that his "year-o-meter" is broken, fating them to random trips. This story leads directly into "The Daleks."

"Playtime" - Short story by Vannessa Bishop from DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE Holiday Special 1992. Takes place during "An Unearthly Child." A young Sarah Jane Smith spies a blue police box in I.M. Foreman’s Scrap Yard. As an adult, Sarah Jane Smith will become the Third and Fourth Doctor's companion, starting with "The Time Warrior."

The Daleks – TV adventure #2 by Terry Nation (7 episodes). Directly continues from "An Unearthly Child." First appearance of the planet Skaro. First appearance of the Daleks and the Thals. It’s shown that the TARDIS has a food machine, creating flavored nutrition bars (later stories imply it gets upgraded later to produce actual food). This story leads into "The Edge of Destruction."

The Edge of Destruction - TV adventure #3 by David Whitaker (2 episodes). Continued from "The Daleks." The Doctor realizes the TARDIS is alive. First mention of the "Heart" of the TARDIS located beneath the control console that powers the whole ship. First appearance of the TARDIS wardrobe. First mention of the "Fast-Return" switch. The Doctor implies Susan did not join his exile willingly. This adventure marks when the TARDIS crew truly comes to trust and like each other. This story leads into "Marco Polo."

Marco Polo - TV adventure #4 by John Lucarotti (7 episodes). Continued directly from "The Edge of Destruction." Considered by many to be among the best First Doctor stories, all episodes are sadly lost but the audio recordings were saved and have been used in “reconstructions” which can be purchased.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice – Novel by Christopher Bulis. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan. The Doctor encounters what seems to be magic.

The Keys of Marinus - TV adventure #5 by Terry Nation (6 episodes).

The Aztecs - TV adventure #6 by John Lucarotti (4 episodes). Barbara is mistaken for a goddess but then attempts to use her status to alter Aztec society. The Doctor scolds her that changing history is impossible. During this adventure, the Doctor meets the lady Cameca who wishes to marry him. The Doctor seems to have feelings for her and even keeps a medallion of hers as a keepsake when he leaves. The Doctor and Barbara will speak again of the idea of changing history in the book The Time Travellers.

The Sensorites - TV adventure #7 by Peter R. Newman (6 episodes). Episodes 4 and 5 are lost, but reconstructions exist. First time Gallifrey is described (though it's still not named) as a planet like Earth but "at night the sky is burnt orange and the leaves on the trees are silver." This description is repeated by the Tenth Doctor in the TV Adventure "Gridlock." This story is the first mention that the Doctor and Susan's people possess telepathic abilities of any sort. The Doctor mentions that Susan has a gift for it and should take up professional training if they ever return home. The Doctor mentions that before meeting Ian and Barbara, he and Susan once ticked off King Henry VIII and were thrown in his tower for a while. At the end of the adventure, Ian mentions a desire to go home and what a shame it is it’s so hard to control the TARDIS. The Doctor becomes short-tempered, threatening to throw him off at the next opportunity. Leads directly into "The Reign of Terror."

The Reign of Terror - TV adventure #8 by Dennis Spooner (6 episodes). Continued directly from "The Sensorites." The Doctor lands the TARDIS and tells Ian and Barbara to get the Hell out. But instead of being anywhere near London 1963, they have arrived in Paris during the French Revolution. At the end of the adventure, the Doctor has calmed down and makes amends with his human companions, showing he appreciates their company and simply doesn’t want them to leave him.

The Masters of Luxor - Script book by Anthony Coburn. This adventure was originally scripted for the TV series but never filmed.

City at World's End - Novel by Christopher Bulis. Its mentioned that Gallifreyans can induce a healing coma for themselves, which we saw the Doctor do for the first time in the TV adventure "Spearhead from Space" (Third Doctor). It is mentioned here that Susan has two hearts. The Doctor mentions a fear that the removal of a life pod will affect the TARDIS’s stability, which is what will happen in the TV adventure "Planet of the Giants."

"The Last Days" - Short story by Even Pritchard from BBC SHORT TRIPS #1.

"Nothing at the End of the Lane" - Short story by Daniel O’Mahony from BBC SHORT TRIPS # 3: Short Trips and Side Steps.

"Mire and Clay" - Short story by Gareth Wigmore from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 3: A Universe of Terrors. Ian comments sadly that he’s lost track of the number of people he’s killed since meeting the Doctor and joining him on adventures.

"Who Discovered America?" - Short story by John Lucarotti from Doctor Who Magazine #184.

"Rennigan's Record" - Short story by David Whitaker from Doctor Who Magazine #200.

The Witch Hunters - Novel by Steve Lyons. The Doctor and the TARDIS crew get involved in the Salem Witch Trials. The epilogue of the book takes place many months after the rest of the story, just after the First Doctor’s experiences in "The Five Doctors."

The Time Travellers - Novel by Simon Guerrier. The Doctor and Susan explain that despite what the Doctor told Barbara in "The Aztecs", history can indeed be altered, it's just very difficult and complicated to do so. The TARDIS crew enter an alternate reality of Earth in the early 21st century, which seems to be the Doctor's first encounter with alternate realities and/or parallel universes. A man in this alternate version of Earth 2006 mentions hearing stories about "machine-people" in the South Pole. No doubt he means the Cybermen that the Doctor will meet in the South Pole in 1986, in "The Tenth Planet." The Doctor explains to Barbara that TARDISes have Chameleon Circuits and scanners because it was intended that the occupants would never have to actually leave to observe events nor interfere with history and other races at all. When the Doctor visits an Earth lab experimenting with time travel technology they discovered, he picks up what looks like a metal plunger. Although it is not stated specifically in the story, it is obvious to the Doctor and to readers that this is a Dalek feeler. The Doctor realizes that at some point the Dalek race will possess time travel. These fears will be confirmed during "The Chase."

"The Thief of Sherwood" - Short story by Jonathan Morris from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 6: Past Tense. The Doctor detects a build-up of space pressure, which means this story leads into "Planet of the Giants."

Planet of Giants - TV adventure #9 by Louis Marks (3 episodes). This story leads directly into "The Dalek Invasion of Earth."

The Dalek Invasion of Earth - TV adventure #10 by Terry Nation (6 episodes). Continued from "Planet of the Giants." The TARDIS arrives in 2164 (or a few years afterwards) and find that the Earth has been conquered by Daleks. Unlike the ones they met in the second TV adventure, these Daleks are from later in their race’s evolution. They have fought other races by this point and are more powerful, able to travel over different surfaces now. In later novels, episodes and audio plays, we learn this was only one of many full-scale wars the Daleks had with Earth throughout the future. At the end of the adventure, Susan falls in love with a rebel fighter named David Campbell and the Doctor decides it's time for her to have the permanent home she's always wanted. Against her wishes, Susan leaves the TARDIS crew.

Venusian Lullaby – Novel by Paul Leonard. Immediately after leaving Susan behind, the Doctor tries to distract himself by going to the funeral of a Venusian philosopher. At the end of the book, the Doctor ponders finding some gold to make a wedding ring for Susan to give to her next time they meet. The Doctor also uses Venusian algorithms to temporarily get better control of the TARDIS.

"The Book of Shadows" - Short story by Jim Mortimore from DECALOG #1. Looking for gold to make a wedding ring for Susan, the Doctor winds up in the mines of Alexandria and encounters an alternate reality.

"The Nine-Day-Queen" - Short story by Matthew Jones from DECALOG #2. The TARDIS is invaded by an energy being called the Vrij.

"The True and Indisputable Facts in the Case of the Ram's Skull" - Short story by Mark Michalowski from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #1: Zodiac. There is a reference here to a "Miss G" who secures an invitation for the Doctor, which could be a reference to the Doctor’s mail-keeper Countess Gallowglass, introduced in the Seventh Doctor novel Relative Dementias. If so, the Doctor probably picked up the invite when he last saw Gallowglass on a previous trip and kept it on him until such time as he happened upon the time zone it spoke of.

"A Long Night" - Short story by Alison Lawson from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #2: Companions. That TARDIS telepathic circuits somehow allow Barbara to reassure her mother in 1964 (a year after Barbara and Ian "vanished") that her daughter is fine and will return one day.

The Rescue - TV adventure #11 by David Whitaker (2 episodes). Barbara and Ian note that the Doctor is obviously still sad over Susan’s departure. The TARDIS crew find Vicki, who winds up the only survivor of a space-flight from future Earth. Taking her aboard, the TARDIS lands elsewhere only to immediately fall off a ledge.
NOTE: In the very next TV adventure "The Romans", it shows the TARDIS crew relaxing in a Roman villa and that the TARDIS has ivy all around it, indicating quite some time occurred between the beginning of that episode and when we saw the TARDIS fall off a cliff. Depending on which story you like better, you can consider either the novel Byzantium! or the short story "Roman Cutaway" as the official tale of what happened in-between those two TV adventures. I personally prefer Byzantium!, since "Romans Cutaway" indicates that Ian and Barbara have not yet admitted feelings for each other, and I don’t agree with that considering how they acted in some of the episodes and also since they implied otherwise in the novel The Time Travellers.

Byzantium! - Novel by Keith Topping. In a scene that takes place later in the timeline, we learn that Barbara and Ian will have a son named John Alydon Ganatus Chesterton, after their Thal allies they met on Skaro in "The Daleks."

"Romans Cutaway" - Short story by David A. McIntee from BBC SHORT TRIPS #2: More Short Trips. Ian realizes he loves Barbara but can’t bring himself to tell her yet.

The Romans - TV adventure #12 by Dennis Spooner (4 episodes). The TARDIS lies awkwardly at the bottom of a cliff, somewhat battered, covered in weeds and shrubs. The TARDIS crew has been enjoying a long holiday in ancient Rome. The end of this adventure leads directly into "The Web Planet."

The Web Planet – TV adventure #13 by Bill Strutton (6 episodes). Continued from "The Romans." First appearance of the Animus, a being who is later said to be one of the Great Old Ones, beings who were originally native to the universe that died in giving birth to our own (as revealed in the Seventh Doctor novel All-Consuming Fire). Other such beings are The Great Intelligence, the Nestenes, Fenric and the creature Cthulhu who inspires Lovecraft’s stories (and whom the Seventh Doctor encounters in the novel White Darkness).

The Eleventh Tiger - Novel by David MacIntee. The Doctor mentions that this adventure occurs after trying to make the shortest trip possible from Rome. Some people have taken this to mean it takes place directly after "The Romans" and yet that adventure  appears to lead directly into "The Web Planet." There are two ways you could explain this. You could say that the Doctor was speaking in general terms and that perhaps he and his crew had a few move adventures including another trip to Rome (perhaps in a different period of history) and that this happens directly after that second trip. Or you could assume that this trip takes place in-between the last scene and the second-to-last scene of "The Web Planet", which is not unheard of since the new TV program has had their mini-adventure "Time Crash" take place in-between the last and second-to-last scene of the episode "Last of the Time Lords."

The Crusade - TV adventure #14 by Bill Strutton (4 episodes). The TARDIS crew encounters King Richard the Lionheart. Leads directly into "The Space Museum."

The Space Museum - TV adventure #15 by Glyn Jones (4 episodes). The TARDIS “jumps a time-track” and the Doctor and his crew learn about their own future. At the end of the adventure, audiences learn that the Daleks have discovered time travel and have now made their own time-ships in order to pursue the Doctor. We also see the Doctor working on a "time-space visualizer", a device that will be seen again in "The Chase."

The Plotters - Novel by Gareth Roberts. The Doctor and the TARDIS crew become involved in Guy Fawkes’s attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605.

"Every Day" - Short story by Stephen Fewell from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS # 11: A Christmas Treasury. Ian mentions events from "The Space Museum." The Doctor is still working on his time-space visualizer.

The Chase - TV adventure #16 by Terry Nation (6 episodes). The Doctor completes his time-space visualizer (first seen in "The Space Museum") and uses it to watch the Beatles perform (the footage used here was lost later, so this TV adventure is the only place you can still see that particular performance). The TARDIS crew discover they’ve been pursued by Daleks, who have mastered time-travel now and seek to destroy them. For the next several episodes, the TARDIS crew jump from place to place, trying to lose the Daleks and survive several different threats. At the end of the adventure, the Daleks are defeated on the planet Mechanus and Barbara and Ian use their time-ship to try and get back home. They arrive in London, 2 years after their departure with the Doctor from 76 Totter's Lane. The Doctor watches them on the time-space visualizer, glad that they are happy even if they’re gone. Before the TARDIS leaves again, Steven, a human from the future who was stranded on Mechanus, stows away on board. Leads directly into "The Time Meddler."

"A Religious Experience" – Comic strip by Warwick Gray from DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE Yearbook 1994. This story takes place during "The Chase", during a brief respite from their pursuit by the Daleks.

The Time Meddler - TV adventure #17 by Dennis Spooner (4 episodes). Continued from "The Chase." The Doctor and Vicki discover Steven on board the TARDIS just before they land in England 1066. First appearance of the Monk (or "the Meddling Monk"), the first other Time Lord we meet in the TV series. The Doctor refers to not interfering with history as a "rule" rather than an impossibility. It’s said that Monk has a Mark IV TARDIS, while the Doctor’s is less advanced. The Monk refers to his TARDIS’s disguise ability as a "camouflage unit." The Doctor says the Monk is from his planet, but 50 years later. Before leaving, the Doctor messes with the Monk’s TARDIS, but the villain will return again in "The Daleks' Master Plan."

* This is where the events of "THE THREE DOCTORS" would take place for the First Doctor, as he is temporarily transported into his own future and meets his third and second incarnation: "a dandy and a clown." He is returned to his proper place and time, apparently with his memory of the encounter wiped out by the Time Lords. *

"Are You Listening?" - Comic strip by Warwick Gray from DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE Summer 1994. The Doctor, Steven and Vicki wind up in the computer-city named Xenith and get frightened away. Later, the Seventh Doctor and Benny appear to apologize for this action and help out.

The Empire of Glass - Novel by Andy Lane. The TARDIS crew encounter Galileo. The Armageddon Convention is mentioned, which was first brought to the attention of audiences in the TV adventure "Revenge of the Cybermen." The Doctor also encounters Shakespeare. The Time Lord known as Braxiatel is involved in this story.

"Corridors of Power" - Short story by Matthew Griffiths from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS 5: Steel Skies.

"The Schoolboy's Story" - Short story from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #8: Repercussions. Steven gives away the toy panda Hi-Fi.

Galaxy 4 – TV adventure # 18 by Wiliam Emms (4 episodes). All episodes are lost, audio reconstruction is available. Leads directly into "Dalek Cutaway."

Dalek Cutaway - TV adventure #19 by Terry Nation (1 episode). Episode is lost, audio reconstruction is available. Continued from "Galaxy 4." A Space Security agent learns the Daleks have a plot that threatens the entire universe. This is the only episode not to feature the Doctor.

"Planet of the Bunnoids" - Short story by Harriet Green from BBC SHORT TRIPS #3: Short trips and Side Steps. A robot bunny with laser beam ears and a giant brain named Lapino threaten the TARDIS. Steven and Vicki have their memories of this adventure wiped and the Doctor (for reasons of embarrassment) refuses to speak of it.

The Myth Makers – TV adventure #20 by Donald Cotton (4 episodes). All episodes missing but audio reconstructions available. The TARDIS lands in ancient Troy. The Doctor is mistaken for Zeus. Vicki falls in love with the Rojan man Troilus and decides to stay, changing her name to Cressida. A local woman named Katarina helps Steven into the TARDIS when he’s injured. She joins the TARDIS crew, believing that she has died and the Doctor is a god taking her to the afterlife. The Doctor tries to explain the truth to her. He is also concerned that unless they find drugs for Steven, his infection will get worse.

"Scribbles in Chalk" – Short story by Garerth Wigmore from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #7: Life Science. The Doctor lands on a dying world, seeking drugs for Steven and encounters a menace known as the Conduit.

The Daleks' Master Plan - TV Adventure #21 by Terry Nation (12 episodes). Most of the episodes are gone, but audio reconstructions exist. Steven receives treatment for his infection. We learn more about what Space Security has learned about the Daleks plot that was mentioned in "Dalek Cutaway." The Daleks have created the Time Destructor, which threatens the whole universe. First appearance of the Dalek Supreme. The Doctor shows that the TARDIS possess a "magnetic chair" which an contain prisoners within a force-field. To save the Doctor from the madmen Kirksen, Katarina sacrifices her life, becoming the first TARDIS companion to die. The Doctor and Steven befriend Sara Kingdom, a Space Security agent. Sara Kingdom joins the TARDIS crew. Between episodes 7 and 8 of this story, a period of months passes for the TARDIS crew, during which Sara has several adventures with the Doctor and Steven. Eventually, they get involved with the Daleks and the Time Destructor again. The Monk returns in episodes 8-10. At the end of the adventure, the Doctor destroys those Daleks present with their own Time Destructor. But the Doctor and Sara are both exposed to the effects of the machine. The Doctor is greatly weakened, while Sara Kingdom is killed. This is the only story where TWO COMPANIONS DIE.
NOTE: This story features Nicholas Courtney's first performance in the TV series. He will later reappear as the recurring character “Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.”

"The Little Drummer Boy" - Short story by Eddie Robson from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #2: Companions. This story features the Doctor with Steven and Sara Kingdom and takes place in between episodes 7 and 8 of "The Daleks Master Plan." We learn that the TARDIS has a few repeat visits to Earth during Christmas time during this period due to the distress call of another time machine.

"Ash" - Short story by Trevor Baxendale from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #3: A Universe of Terrors. The Doctor tells Steven a story about and adventure he and Susan had long ago.

"Katarina in the Underworld" - Short story from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #4: The Muses. The Doctor is summoned to help Katarina’s spirit reach its proper fate.

"Roses" - Short story by Robert Mammone from Doctor Who Magazine #214. To help get their minds off the events of "The Daleks' Master Plan", the Doctor and Steven relax in a rose garden in a distant part of space. The Doctor thinks back on his decision to leave Susan in "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", when he is grabbed by a time-scoop. This leads directly into "The Five Doctors."

* This is where the events of "THE FIVE DOCTORS" would occur from the perspective of the First Doctor.
The First Doctor is briefly reunited with Susan, now an adult and apparently having led a good life.
In the novel Witch Hunters, we find out that after the events of "THE FIVE DOCTORS", Rassilon tells the Doctor he will be given some extra bonus time towards the end of his first life to tie up some loose ends. *

"The Glass Princess" - Short story by Justin Richards from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #4: The Muses.

The Massacre - TV adventure #22 by John Lucarotti (4 episodes). All episodes missing, audio reconstructions are available. Steven becomes angry at the Doctor’s insistence to not interfere with certain parts of history. Dodo joins the TARDIS crew.

Salvation – Novel by Steve Lyons. The Doctor remarks that Dodo is a lot like Susan. He comments that his curse is that all his friends eventually leave him. A character called the Patriarch references the Doctor’s adventures in The Myth Makers, The Massacre, The Romans, The Aztecs, The Daleks' Master Plan and the novel The Witch Hunters. A reference is made about metal monsters in Shoreditch, which refers to events in "Remembrance of the Daleks." This story states that a movie is later created based on this adventure of the Doctor’s, starring the actor Peter Cushing as a person called “Doctor Who.”

The Ark – TV adventure #23 by Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott (4 episodes). The TARDIS lands on a space-ark filled with the last human beings leaving the Earth, about to be consumed by the sun. The Doctor witnesses the destruction of Earth. The Doctor will see the destruction of Earth again from two different perspectives in the TV adventures Frontios and The End of the World. This adventure leads directly into The Celestial Toymaker.

The Celestial Toymaker – TV adventure #24 by Bryan Hayles (4 episodes). Most of the episodes are lost, audio reconstructions are available. Continued from The Ark. First appearance of the Celestial Toymaker. The TARDIS crew is captured by this cosmic being, apparently an old enemy of the Doctor’s (their first meeting is later recounted in the Fifth Doctor novel Divided Loyalties, though some prefer not to think of that story as canon). Although he wins their battle, the Doctor is sure he and the Toymaker will meet again. In the end, the Doctor hurts his tooth on a candy. Michael Gough plays the Celestial Toymaker and will play a Time Lord in the later TV adventure "Arc of Infinity." This story leads directly into "The Gunfighters."

The Gunfighters - TV adventure #25 (4 episodes). Continued from "The Celestial Toymaker." The TARDIS lands in Tombstone during the days of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. The Doctor seeks out Doc Holliday (who was a dentist) due to his tooth injury. The TARDIS crew become involved in the events that lead to the famous historical shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. The Doctor uses the alias of "Dr. Caligari."

"64 Carlysle Street" - Short story by Gary Russell from BBC SHORT TRIPS #2: More Short Trips.

"The Golden Door" - Short story by David Auger from DECALOG #1. A complex tale of the First and Sixth Doctor crossing paths.

Bunker Soldiers - Novel by Martin Day.

The Savages - TV adventure #26 by Ian Stuart Black (4 episodes). All episodes missing but audio reconstructions are available. The Doctor has part of his life force drained here. Steven Taylor leaves the TARDIS crew.

"Tarnished Image" - Short story from DECALOG #3.

"There Are Fairies at the Bottom of My Garden" – Short story by Sam Lester from BBC SHORT TRIPS #1.

"The Meeting" - Short story by John Lucarotti from Doctor Who Magazine #167. The Doctor meets writer John Lucarotti in a Parisian inn.

The War Machines - TV adventure #27 by Ian Stuart Black, based on an idea by Kit Pedler (4 episodes). Landing in London, 1966, the Doctor befriends Ben and Polly who join him and Dodo in their fight against the computer WOTAN. Due to a scripting error, WOTAN refers to the Doctor as “Doctor Who”, the only time he is ever called such in the actual series. At the end of the adventure, Dodo leaves without even saying good-bye to the Doctor, deciding she wants to stay in London. Ben and Polly join the TARDIS crew. This leads directly into "The Smugglers."

“The Rag and Bone Man's Story” - Short story by Colin Brake from BBC SHORT TRIPS #8: Repercussions. We learn that the TARDIS settled in 1963 England way back when because of a “Blessing Star” (although the Doctor intended to settle in that relative area and time zone anyway). This story takes place during "The War Machines" as the Doctor seeks out the missing Blessing Star.

The Smugglers - TV adventure #28 by Brian Hayles (4 episodes). All episodes missing, but audio reconstructions are available. Continued from "The War Machines." The Doctor is annoyed to see Ben and Polly have entered the TARDIS just as he was leaving on a time flight. He explains he can’t just turn around and return them, as he has no control over when and where the TARDIS will land. They wind up in 17th century Cornwall and get mixed up with pirates. This story apparently leads into "The Tenth Planet", as the last scene shows the TARDIS landing somewhere cold, but since then many stories have been placed in-between. Since nothing specifically says where the TARDIS landed at the end of this story, we can assume it was somewhere else they landed and that other adventures happened before the events of "The Tenth Planet."
NOTE: This adventure has no background music of any kind. 

"Food For Thought" – Comic strip by Nick Briggs from Doctor Who Magazine #218-220.

Ten Little Aliens - Novel by Stephen Cole. Spectrox is mentioned, which is from the Fifth Doctor TV adventure "The Caves of Androzani." When Ben recovers from being unconscious at one point, the Doctor tells him he’ll feel as a whole new person soon, possibly indicating he knows he’ll regenerate soon. At one point, Polly gets a glimpse of the Doctor’s mind through a form of telepathy and senses a young, vital mind inside an old, dying body.

* This is when the epilogue of the novel The Witch Hunters would seem to take place,
as part of the extra time Rassilon grants to the First Doctor. *

"Five Card Draw" - Short story by Todd Green from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #1: Zodiac. The First Doctor summons his second, third, fifth and sixth incarnations to a poker game (the Fourth Doctor decided not to come, the Seventh was not invited due to his manipulative nature, and the Eighth simply did not respond). The First Doctor speaks of a golden bow he acquired (under what circumstances is unrevealed). During an adventure with the golden bow, he got himself into some trouble and the poker game is to determine which of his future incarnations can help.

"The Feast of Seven ... Eight (and Nine)" - Short story by Vanessa Bishop from BIG FINISH SHORT TRIPS #11: A Christmas Treasury. The First Doctor throws a Christmas party for his future incarnations. It’s up to you whether you want to consider this canon or not.

The Tenth Planet – TV adventure #29 by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis (4 episodes). Video footage for episode 4 is mostly lost, but a reconstruction is available. First appearance of the planet Mondas and the Cybermen, although the Doctor seems to already know about them. After the Cybermen begin draining the earth of energy, the Doctor mentions his body is "wearing a bit thin" and that he feels his own life being drained. It's possible that the Doctor was more susceptible to such an attack due to the advanced aging he suffered in "The Dalek's Master Plan" and the life-force drain he suffered in "The Savages." After the battle is over, the weakened Doctor gets back to the TARDIS and activates the ship just before he collapses and dies. A moment later, he suffers his first regeneration and transforms into the Second Doctor. This story leads directly into "The Power of the Daleks."

Continue on to the Second Doctor Chronology.

This is part of my series of essays concerning the In-Depth History of Doctor Who.