Time Lord Victorious timeline order guide
Time Lord Victorious was a multi-media event that took place in 2020. It centers around the Tenth Doctor and the events that happened after he tried to save Adelaide Brooke in The Waters of Mars. It also features the Eighth and Ninth Doctors in big roles.
It can be difficult to know how to tackle this event because it features a lot of different media in an order that is not completely clear. This guide will give my take on a reading order and highlight how important every part is to the overarching plot. My main recommendation is to go all in and do as much as possible because that is most fun but not everything is that important.
The reading order is based on the Reddit user u/Dyspraxic_Sherlock guide that I have modified a bit.
Prelude: The Bringers of Death
Some stories introduce you to the race of Kotturuh and are a great starting point for the event. Nothing in this section is essential.
The Dawn of the Kotturuh
Short story
The Guide to the Dark Times
Doctor Who Annual 2021 – Short story
Lesser Evils
Big Finish Audio Drama
Act 1: The Time Lord Victorious
This is where the story really kicks off. The TV story and the novel is essential reading.
The Waters of Mars
TV
Essential for the story
What the TARDIS thought of “Time Lord Victorious
Blog – Short story
The Knight, The Fool and The Dead
Novel
Essential for the story
Act 2: Enter The Daleks
The story of how the Daleks became a part of this story. None of this is essential but it gives a nice backstory to the event. This is especially true for the YouTube miniseries and the Titan comic. This does take place before Act 1 but I recommend reading this in the following order.
Time Lord Victorious Trailer (“The Last Message”)
YouTube
The Last Message
Eaglemoss – Short Story
It can be hard to find but it is optional.
Daleks! – The Archive of Islos
YouTube
Daleks! – The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy
YouTube
Daleks! – Planet of the Mechanoids
YouTube
Daleks! – The Deadly Ally
YouTube
Daleks! – Day of Reckoning
YouTube
Defender of the Daleks
Titan Comics
Act 3: The Doctors Gather
This tells the story of how the Eighth Doctor and the Ninth Doctor ended up in the Dark Times. This does take place before Act 1 but I recommend reading this in the following order. I would consider the Eighth Doctor audios essential and they are really good. The Novel is also essential.
Echoes of Extinction (Eighth Doctor)
Big Finish Audio Drama
Just listen to the Eight Doctor part of this
He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
Big Finish Audio Drama
Essential for the story
The Enemy of My Enemy
Big Finish Audio Drama
Essential for the story
Master Thief
Big Finish Audio Drama
Monstrous Beauty
DWM – Comic
The Ninth Doctors part to the Dark Times.
Essential for the story
Can I help you?
T-Shirt
Not essential at all.
All Flesh is Grass (ONLY CHAPTERS 1-3)
Novel
Essential for the story
Act 4: After the Battle
This finishes the main part of the story. Most of it is not essential but the books and the audios are recommended here.
Tales of the Dark Times
Comic Creator
The Minds of Magnox
BBC Audiobook
Essential for the story
Mission to the Known
Eaglemoss – Short Story
All Flesh is Grass (Chapters 4-16)
Novel
Essential for the story
Mutually Assured Destruction
Big Finish Audio Drama
Essential for the story
Exit Strategy
Eaglemoss – Short Story
Echoes of Extinction (Tenth Doctor)
Big Finish Audio Drama
Epilogues: The Aftermath
It is time to wrap up the story. This story has four different epilogues.
Ten’s Final Days
None of these are part of the event but they show what happened to the Tenth Doctor after this event.
The Shattered Hourglass
Big Finish Audiobook
The End of Time (Part 1 and Part 2)
TV
The Dalek Survivor
The Big Finish story is really nice. I have not done the Escape Hunt but this is where it fits in.
Genetics of the Daleks
Big Finish Audio Drama
A Dalek Awakens
Escape Room
The Time Fracture
None of these are essential – they are more crucial for the Time Fracture Experience than the TLV event.
14681 UNIT Field Log
YouTube
14682 UNIT Field Log
YouTube
14683 UNIT Field Log
YouTube
14684 UNIT Field Log
YouTube
Time Fracture
Live Experience
The Forgotten Faction
I recommend finishing the event with this short story.
Canaries
Short story
That’s everything in the event! Well almost. There is also a DLC to the game The Edge of Time that adds some collectibles to the game but does not really tell a story.
If you want to have a spreadsheet with all this information you can get it here.
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