Here is ‘Adric’s Timeline’.
I’ve referred to
- ‘The History of the Doctor’ website – http://www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org/Index.html
and
- The Eyespider ‘Doctor Who’ site index – http://eyespider.org.uk/drwho/compleat.html
to help me put this version of the timeline together.
I’ve included all the TV stories, audios; books and graphic novel/comics into this list for now.
The (TV) and (Audio) stories are highlighted in GOLD.
The (Book) stories are to remain un-highlighted for now.
The short stories are highlighted in GOLD and/or ITALICS; and are CENTRED.
The stories with links to reviews by me on my blog are highlighted in BOLD and GOLD.
Regarding the (Book) stories, I’ve identified each of them as follows in the KEY below.
KEY
*VMA – Virgin Missing Adventures
*PDA – Past Doctor Adventures
*TB – Target Books
Regarding the (Audio) stories, I’ve identified each of them as follows in the KEY below.
KEY
**BFAD – Big Finish Audio Drama
**BFAB – Big Finish Audio Book
Regarding the short stories, I’ve identified each of them as follows with abbreviations.
- (ST) – Short Trip (either Big Finish or BBC)
- (SS) – ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’
- (DWM) – ‘Doctor Who Magazine’
- (TS) – Target Storybook
Please feel free to ask questions about this timeline, as I intend to revisit this and add new stories to the list as time goes on.
I’ve divided the timeline into 10 phases
1. Adric with the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K-9 Mk II
2. Adric with the Fourth Doctor (1)
3. Adric with the Fourth Doctor and K-9 Mk III
4. Adric with the Fourth Doctor (2)
5. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (1)
6. Adric with the Fifth Doctor
7. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (2)
8. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (3)
9. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (4)
10. Adric after the Doctor
1. Adric with the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K-9 Mk II
The events of ‘A Boy’s Tale’ (ST) take place before Adric meets the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9 in ‘Full Circle’ (TV).
‘A Full Life’ (ST/Audio) – BFAB**
‘O, Darkness’ (ST)
‘Pathfinders’ (DWM)
- Purgatory 12 (Audio) – BFAD**
- Chase the Night (Audio) – BFAD**
- The Planet of Witches (Audio) – BFAD**
- The Quest of the Engineer (Audio) – BFAD**
- Warriors’ Gate (TV)
2. Adric with the Fourth Doctor (1)
Adric writes his letter to K-9 Mk II in ‘A Boy’s Tale’ (ST) after ‘The Keeper of Traken’ (TV) during his travels with the Fourth Doctor in the TARDIS.
‘Planet of the Elves’ (ST)
‘Mauritz’ (ST)
‘Erasure’ (ST/Audio) – BFAB**
3. Adric with the Fourth Doctor and K-9 Mk III
‘Inter-Galactic Cat’ (Annual/Audio) – BAB**
‘Conundrum’ (Annual/Audio) – BAB**
‘Planet of Paradise’ (Annual)
‘Plague World’ (Annual Comic)
‘Just a Small Problem…’ (Annual)
4. Adric with the Fourth Doctor (2)
- Watchers (Audio) – BFAB**
- Logopolis (TV)
5. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (1)
- Castrovalva (TV)
- Psychodrome (Audio) – BFAD**
- Cold Fusion (Book/Audio) – VMA*+BFAD**
6. Adric with the Fifth Doctor
‘The Key of Vaga’ (Annual)
‘Planet of Fear’ (Annual/Audio) – BAB**
7. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (2)
‘The Immortals’ (ST)
‘First Born’ (ST)
‘In Their Nature’ from ‘Prisoners of Time’ (Comic) takes place here.
‘Façades’ from ‘Prisoners of Time’ (Comic) takes place here.
‘The Choice’ from ‘Prisoners of Time’ (Comic) takes place here.
‘Endgame’ from ‘Prisoners of Time’ (Comic) takes place here.
‘The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius’ (ST/Audio) – BFAB**
The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric at the end ‘Four to Doomsday’ (TV) which leads into the opening of ‘Secrets of Telos’ (Audio) – BFAD** takes place here.
‘The Dark River’ (TS) – TB* takes place during ‘The Visitation’ (TV).
- Prisoners of London (Audio) – BFAB**
- Smoke and Mirrors (DOTD) (Audio) – BFAB**
- Divided Loyalties (Book) – PDA*
- The Star Men (Audio) – BFAD**
- The Contingency Club (Audio) – BFAD**
- Zaltys (Audio) – BFAD**
Adric, Nyssa and Tegan’s appearance in ‘God of War’ (Audio) – BFAD** takes place here.
- Kingdom of Lies (Audio) – BFAD**
- Ghost Walk (Audio) – BFAD**
- Serpent in the Silver Mask (Audio) – BFAD**
Adric, Nyssa and Tegan’s appearance in ‘And There Were Seven’ takes place here.
8. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (3)
‘On the Planet Isopterus’ (Annual Comic)
‘Companion Piece’ from ‘Ravenous 3’ (Audio) – BFAD** takes place here.
9. Adric with the Fifth Doctor; Tegan and Nyssa (4)
The Fifth Doctor and Adric’s appearance in ‘Time & Time Again’ (Comic) takes place during ‘Black Orchid’ (TV).
‘In the TARDIS: Christmas Day’ (ST)
- The Darkening Eye (Audio) – BFAB**
- The Merfolk Murders (Audio) – BFAD**
- Dream Team (Audio) – BFAD**
- Dark Contract (Audio) – BAB**
‘Genesis of the Cybermen’ (Audio) – BFAD** takes place in an alternative timeline.
- The Great Beyond (Audio) – BFAD**
- Hooklight (Audio) – BFAD**
- Iterations of I (Audio) – BFAD**
‘The Toy’ (ST/Audio) – BFAB**
Adric’s cameo in ‘The Caves of Androzani’ (TV) takes place here and during ‘Circular Time: Winter’ (Audio) – BFAD**.
Adric’s cameo in ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’ takes place here.
Adric’s appearance in ‘Interdimensional Rescue’ (DVW) takes place in an alternative universe.
10. Adric after the Doctor
- The Boy That Time Forgot (Audio) – BFAD**
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Alas Poor Adric
I don’t understand all the hate … he was a teen put in a bizarre to say the least situation …. I wish they hadn’t killed him off … Donna was more annoying 😀 Rose and Clara as well … why are male companions either killed or not as long lasting .. EXCEPT for Rory and Jamie.
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Hi RenegadeTimeLord2023,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Adric. I quite like him as a ‘Doctor Who’ companion and have enjoyed his Big Finish audio appearances, thanks to Matthew Waterhouse playing the character again. I’m looking forward to checking out the latest audio stories featuring Adric with the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan, including ‘The Great Beyond’, later this year. I’m pleased I’ve been able to include an alternative version of Adric in one of my ‘Doctor Who’ stories called ‘Interdimensional Rescue’ where he didn’t get killed off. And he’s cameoed in ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’. I’m looking forward to sharing another ‘Doctor Who’ story featuring Adric soon.
Many thanks,
Tim 🙂
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”why are male companions either killed or not as long lasting .. EXCEPT for Rory and Jamie.”
Err… Rory was killed off.
Xavier
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True. Though to be fair, he was sent back in time by the Weeping Angels in ‘The Angels Take Manhattan’ to live out the rest of the days in the past before he died. He and Amy could never return to the future. Plus, Arthur Darvill as Rory was in two and a half seasons of ‘Doctor Who’, so I guess that technically means he and Amy were long-lasting companions of the Eleventh Doctor era.
Thanks Xavier,
Tim 🙂
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Hi Tim,
Yeah, fair enough. Mind you, I think Ian lasted quite a while, not as much as Rory and Jamie though. Technically speaking, the Brigadier is one of the longest serving companions.
I think the assessment of male companions compared to female companions in the first comment on this page was rather harsh. Adric was a mixed bag for me and I contend that Nyssa and Tegan are better than him and Turlough. I did like Adric at times, such as in ‘Logopolis’ and ‘Black Orchid’, but there were stories were he’s an absolute idiot, ‘State of Decay’ and ‘Four to Doomsday’ being prime examples. In the end, it was sad when he died in ‘Earthshock’.
Xavier
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Hi Xavier,
I think Ian works well as a male ‘Doctor Who’ companion compared to later ones, as he’s able to balance the courage, honesty and curiosity superb without resorting to complaining like Adric and Turlough tended to do. The late William Russell’s performances as Ian are to thank for that, and I’d like to think I’ve derived Billy’s character more from Ian compared to other companions.
I would blame Adric’s inconsistency in terms of character development to the writing at the time. Nyssa and Tegan were also victims to that inconsistency in the TV series. I enjoy checking out the Big Finish audios featuring Nyssa, Tegan and Adric, especially when they enhance the characters more compared to the TV series. New series writing can also be inconsistent, particuarly for Clara Oswald, who I like when Jenna Coleman plays her but don’t like when her identity kept changing from being a caring nanny-like person to a control freak teacher. I’m glad I’ve been able to write stories featuring Nyssa, Tegan, Adric and Clara to hopefully provide a positive depiction of them compared to the TV series.
Many thanks,
Tim 🙂
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