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{{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>}} {{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>}}
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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></ref> to its ] in the year "100 trillion" ("]" 2007).<ref> and </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}} 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== ==Alternative usage==

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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.

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"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.

See also

References

Citations
  1. http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/dw50/fun-doctor-personality-quizzes/who-or-what-in-the-whoniverse-would-you-be/
  2. Lofficier (1992) Foreword
  3. ^ Haining 1983
  4. Davies, Russel T. (2005). Doctor Who Magazine (356): . {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Morrison, Ryan (12 July 2007). "Battle of Flowers: Cybermen and Dalek for Battle". BBC Jersey.
  6. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/09/29/peter-capaldis-multiple-appearances-in-the-whoniverse-to-be-explained-by-an-old-russell-t-davies-idea/
  7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/survival/detail.shtml
  8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/timelordorigins.shtml and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/features/bulletins/bulletin_time_lords_history
  9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/dalekhistory1.shtml
  10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rryyj/profiles/cybermen and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/characters/cybermen.shtml
  11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0103y2x/profiles/sontarans
  12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w/profiles/silurians
  13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rryyj/profiles/ice-warriors
  14. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wqr12/profiles/weeping-angels
  15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01l185b
  16. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qltt and http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S3_11
  17. Creation of the Earth - Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride, BBC Worldwide
  18. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074dmp
  19. A message from Matt Smith: “To the Whoniverse, thanks a million. You’re the best. I’ll miss you. And I’ll miss the madness.”
  20. The Sarah Jane Adventures
  21. Save The Day
  22. Jessica Simpson to Enter the Whoniverse?
  23. http://www.thehubproductions.com/Events/Whoniverse/
  24. http://matt-smith.org/2013/12/whoniverse-the-doctor-is-in-australia-2014-convention/
Bibliography

Further reading

  • Haining, Peter (1983). Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space. W.H. Allen. ISBN 978-0-491-03351-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Howe, David J; Walker, Stephen James (1998, 2003), Doctor Who: The Television Companion {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

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