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			The '''Whoniverse''' is the ]<ref>http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/dw50/fun-doctor-personality-quizzes/who-or-what-in-the-whoniverse-would-you-be/</ref> of the television series '']'', '']'', and '']'', as well as other ].<ref name=Databank>Lofficier (1992) </ref> The word, a ] of the words "Who" and "universe", has also been used to describe the show's production and ].<ref name=OldMeaning>Haining 1983</ref>
	The '''Whoniverse'''(a ] of the words " Who" and "universe"), is an idea concerning the ] television show ] and ] published by ] in his 1992 book ''The Universal Databank.''<ref name=LofficierForeword>''The Universal Databank'' </ref> Lofficier described ''The Universal Databank'' as "a creative exercise in retroactive continuity" and that The Universal Databank "presupposes that the Earth on which the Doctor's adventures take place (which is obviously not to be confused with our Earth) is a single world with a straightforward, linear history..." Lofficier added that "On the other hand, this also means that my own, personal interpetation of what transpired in the Whoniverse may differ from the works of other writers<ref name=LofficierForeword/> He also stated that "I believe that it is impossible to make all the elements of the Whoniverse fit into a coherent continuity based simply on the information given on the show."<ref name=LofficierForeword/>

			The term is used to link characters, ideas or items which are seen across multiple productions, such as ] from ''Doctor Who'', '']'' (1981) and ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2007-2011), ] from ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' as well as ] from ''Doctor Who'', ''K-9 and Company'', ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', and '']''.
⚫	==~~Other~~ usage==

	The terms "Doctor Who Universe" and "Whoniverse" were first used by ] in his 1983 book ''Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space''. In this overview, Haining called his final chapter "The Whoniverse".<ref>{{cite book\|last=Haining\|first=Peter\|title=Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space\|isbn=978-0-491-03351-0\|publisher=W.H. Allen\|year=1983}}</ref>The section assembled factual information about all the episodes to date, but also gave information about ] and ancillary entertainments related to the programme. This definition is used by the programme writers,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/posts/the_sarah_jane_adventures \|title=The Sarah Jane Adventures \|work=Writersroom blog \|publisher=BBC \|date=1 November 2010 \|first=Phil \|last=Ford }}</ref>, BBC journalists<ref>{{Cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2007/07/12/bf07_dalek_cyberman_feature.shtml \|first=Ryan\| last=Morrison \| title=Battle of Flowers: Cybermen and Dalek for Battle\| journal=BBC Jersey\| issue=\| date=12 July 2007 }} </ref> and the BBC's American arm<ref>{{cite \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070815152915/http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=76 \|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=76 \|archivedate=15 August 2007 \|title=Jessica Simpson to Enter the Whoniverse? \|publisher=BBC America \|date=7 February 2007}}</ref><ref></ref> the show's stars such as ] actor ],<ref></ref> and ] .<ref></ref>
			Unlike the owners of other science fiction franchises, the ] takes no position on ], and recent producers of the show have expressed distaste for the idea. <ref>{{cite journal\|last=Davies\|first=Russel T.\|journal=Doctor Who Magazine\|year=2005\|issue=356 \|page={{pageneeded\|date=March 2014}}}}</ref> The term has recently begun to appear in ] press coverage following the popular success of the 2005 ''Doctor Who'' revival.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2007/07/12/bf07_dalek_cyberman_feature.shtml \|first=Ryan\| last=Morrison \| title=Battle of Flowers: Cybermen and Dalek for Battle\| journal=BBC Jersey\| issue=\| date=12 July 2007 }}</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/09/29/peter-capaldis-multiple-appearances-in-the-whoniverse-to-be-explained-by-an-old-russell-t-davies-idea/</ref>

			==Features==
			{{quote \|text="There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea's asleep and the rivers dream, people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice and somewhere else the tea is getting cold. Come on, Ace, we've got work to do." \|sign=The ] \|source='']''.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/survival/detail.shtml</ref>}}
			The Whoniverse has given rise to a wide variety of lifeforms, including the ]s,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/timelordorigins.shtml and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/features/bulletins/bulletin_time_lords_history</ref> the ]s,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/dalekhistory1.shtml</ref> and the ],<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rryyj/profiles/cybermen and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/characters/cybermen.shtml</ref> as well as the ]s,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0103y2x/profiles/sontarans</ref> ],<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w/profiles/silurians</ref> ],<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rryyj/profiles/ice-warriors</ref> and the ], who have appeared in several episodes.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wqr12/profiles/weeping-angels</ref>

			Due to the ] nature of the show, the Whoniverse setting has been covered from its formation in a ] event (in 1983's '']'' and the 1985 audio drama '']''),<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01l185b</ref> to its ] in the year "100 trillion" ("]" 2007).<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qltt and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S3_11</ref> Important events shown include the ], the ]<ref>{{cite \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=330-Zdk5myk \|title=Creation of the Earth - Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride\|publisher=BBC Worldwide }}</ref> and its eventual destruction in the year "5 billion" ("]" 2005),<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074dmp</ref> and the destruction and recreation of the universe ("]"/"]").{{citation needed\|date=March 2014}}

		⚫	==Alternative usage==
			{{Main\|Doctor Who fandom}}
			In his 1983 book ''Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space'', ] called his final chapter "The Whoniverse".<ref name=OldMeaning/> The section assembled factual information about all the episodes to date, but also gave information about fan clubs and ancillary entertainments related to the programme. Thus, the term "Whoniverse" referred to everything connected with the programme behind-the-scenes. In this meaning, standing exhibitions, discussions about the filming of episodes and even ] were considered part of the "Whoniverse".
			Since then, the term has been used in that meaning several other times,<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> including as the name of a Doctor Who ] in ].<ref>http://www.thehubproductions.com/Events/Whoniverse/</ref><ref>http://matt-smith.org/2013/12/whoniverse-the-doctor-is-in-australia-2014-convention/</ref>

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	*{{Cite book\|url = http://www.lofficier.com/dwfrwrd.html \|last= Lofficier \|first= Jean-Marc \|authorlink= Jean-Marc Lofficier \|coauthors= \|title= The Universal Databank \|year= 1992 \|publisher=Virgin Publishing (Target) \|isbn= 0-426-20370-4 }}		*{{Cite book\|url = http://www.lofficier.com/dwfrwrd.html \|last= Lofficier \|first= Jean-Marc \|authorlink= Jean-Marc Lofficier \|coauthors= \|title= The Universal Databank \|year= 1992 \|publisher=Virgin Publishing (Target) \|isbn= 0-426-20370-4 }}
			==Further reading==
		⚫	*{{Cite book\|last= Haining \|first= Peter \|authorlink= Peter Haining (author) \|coauthors= \|title= Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space \|year= 1983 \|publisher=W.H. Allen \|isbn= 978-0-491-03351-0 }}
			*{{cite \|title=Doctor Who: The Television Companion \|first1= David J \|last1=Howe \|first2=Stephen James \|last2=Walker \|year=1998, 2003}}

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The Whoniverse is the fictional setting of the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as other related media. The word, a portmanteau of the words "Who" and "universe", has also been used to describe the show's production and fanbase.

The term is used to link characters, ideas or items which are seen across multiple productions, such as Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who, K-9 and Company (1981) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011), Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood as well as K-9 from Doctor Who, K-9 and Company, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and K-9 (TV series).

Unlike the owners of other science fiction franchises, the BBC takes no position on canon, and recent producers of the show have expressed distaste for the idea. The term has recently begun to appear in mainstream press coverage following the popular success of the 2005 Doctor Who revival.

Features

"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea's asleep and the rivers dream, people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice and somewhere else the tea is getting cold. Come on, Ace, we've got work to do."
— The Seventh Doctor, Survival.

The Whoniverse has given rise to a wide variety of lifeforms, including the Time Lords, the Daleks, and the Cybermen, as well as the Sontarans, Silurians, Ice Warriors, and the Weeping Angels, who have appeared in several episodes.

Due to the time travelling nature of the show, the Whoniverse setting has been covered from its formation in a big bang event (in 1983's Terminus and the 1985 audio drama Slipback), to its heat death in the year "100 trillion" ("Utopia" 2007). Important events shown include the Time War, the formation of the Earth and its eventual destruction in the year "5 billion" ("The End of the World" 2005), and the destruction and recreation of the universe ("The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang").

Alternative usage

Main article: Doctor Who fandom

In his 1983 book Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space, Peter Haining called his final chapter "The Whoniverse". The section assembled factual information about all the episodes to date, but also gave information about fan clubs and ancillary entertainments related to the programme. Thus, the term "Whoniverse" referred to everything connected with the programme behind-the-scenes. In this meaning, standing exhibitions, discussions about the filming of episodes and even fandom itself were considered part of the "Whoniverse". Since then, the term has been used in that meaning several other times, including as the name of a Doctor Who convention in Australia.

References

Citations

Bibliography

Lofficier, Jean-Marc (1992). The Universal Databank. Virgin Publishing (Target). ISBN 0-426-20370-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

Doctor Who universe at Tardis Data Core

Doctor Who

Programme

Episodes	1963–1989 episodes 1996 film 2005–present episodes Christmas and New Year's specials Supplementary episodes Missing episodes Radio stories Unmade serials
Production	Producers Script editors Writers Music theme music composers soundtrack releases
Releases	Home video Other home video
Miscellaneous	History Australia United States and Canada Whoniverse Fandom Popular culture Merchandise Awards and nominations

Plot devices

Characters	The Doctor actors considered Companions spin-offs Supporting characters The Master Cast
Creatures	Cyberman Dalek Davros Great Intelligence Ice Warrior Sontaran Silurian Slitheen Time Lord Weeping Angel
Concepts	Sonic screwdriver TARDIS Time War Torchwood Institute UNIT

Related media

Spin-offs	K-9 and Company Torchwood The Sarah Jane Adventures K9 Class Tales of the TARDIS The War Between the Land and the Sea
Specials	Dimensions in Time The Curse of Fatal Death Scream of the Shalka An Adventure in Space and Time The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Films	Dr. Who and the Daleks Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Documentaries	Whose Doctor Who Thirty Years in the TARDIS Dalekmania Confidential Totally Doctor Who Torchwood Declassified The Commentaries The Science of Doctor Who Extra The Fan Show Access All Areas Unleashed
Stage	2008 Prom Live
Books	New Adventures Missing Adventures Virgin Decalog Eighth Doctor Adventures Novellas Past Doctor Adventures New Series Adventures BBC Short Trips Big Finish Short Trips Novelisations
Audio	Big Finish audio plays Big Finish spin-off audio plays Audiobooks Audio releases
Video	Wartime P.R.O.B.E. Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans Mindgame Downtime Cyberon Auton Dæmos Rising Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough
Video games	The First Adventure The Warlord The Mines of Terror Dalek Attack Destiny of the Doctors Top Trumps The Adventure Games Evacuation Earth Return to Earth The Mazes of Time Worlds in Time The Eternity Clock Legacy Lego Dimensions Worlds Apart
Miscellaneous	Comics Faction Paradox The Minister of Chance Death's Head Dalek illustrations Pinball Spoofs Star Trek crossover Exhibitions Time Lord Victorious The Game of Time & Space

Publications

Magazines etc.	Magazine Adventures Battles in Time The Black Archive
Publishers	Big Finish Productions Reeltime Pictures BBV Productions Mad Norwegian Press Magic Bullet Productions Obverse Books

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Serials

Series 1

Series 2

Supp.	"From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love"

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Characters

Main	Sarah Jane Smith Luke Smith Rani Chandra K9
Guests	Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart The Doctor Tenth Eleventh Jo Jones
See also	Slitheen Sontarans Judoon

Whoniverse	Doctor Who "School Reunion" "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" "The End of Time" K-9 and Company K9 Sarah Jane's Alien Files
Other	Sonic lipstick UNIT The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection

Torchwood

Programme

Episodes

Series 1	"Everything Changes" "Day One" "Ghost Machine" "Cyberwoman" "Small Worlds" "Countrycide" "Greeks Bearing Gifts" "Random Shoes" "Out of Time" "Captain Jack Harkness" "End of Days"
Series 2	"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" "Sleeper" "To the Last Man" "Meat" "Adam" "Reset" "Dead Man Walking" "A Day in the Death" "Something Borrowed" "From Out of the Rain" "Adrift" "Fragments" "Exit Wounds"
Series 3	Children of Earth
Series 4	Miracle Day "The New World" "Rendition" "Dead of Night" "The Categories of Life" "The Middle Men" "Immortal Sins" "End of the Road" "The Gathering" "The Blood Line"

Characters

Main	Jack Harkness Gwen Cooper Owen Harper Toshiko Sato Ianto Jones Rhys Williams Rex Matheson Esther Drummond Oswald Danes
Supporting	Andy Davidson John Hart Martha Jones Vera Juarez Jilly Kitzinger
See also	Cybermen

Concepts

Whoniverse	Doctor Who "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" Torchwood Declassified
Other	UNIT Ianto's Shrine

Other media

Books	Long Time Dead
Audiobooks	Hidden Everyone Says Hello In the Shadows Ghost Train
Radio plays	"Lost Souls" " Asylum" "Golden Age" "The Dead Line" The Lost Files
Audio drama	"The Conspiracy" "Fall to Earth"
Soundtracks	Original Television Soundtrack Children of Earth
Publications	Comics Torchwood Magazine

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Features

Alternative usage

See also

References

Further reading

External links