Time Lord Victorious (series)

Time Lord Victorious was a "multi-platform story" released between 17 August 2020 and 7 February 2024. The series was set in and around the Kotturuh crisis and featured the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors, as well as Rose Tyler, Brian the Ood, and the Dalek Restoration Empire.
== Overview ==
The series was first teased online by Big Finish Productions and Doctor Who social media on 26 April 2020,Big Finish Time Lord Victorious teaserDoctor Who Time Lord Victorious teaser with first details of the storyline being announced on the following day.
Big Finish's news announced that "Time Lord Victorious will tell a new and untold story, set in the Dark Times near the start of the universe, when even the Eternals were young. Following several Doctors across space and time as they defend their home planet from a terrible race, this is a story like no other."Time Lord Victorious - a new multi-platform adventure!
The first releases were the UNIT Field Logs from 17-20 August 2020.
== Media ==
Various stories were released, across media, by Penguin Random House, Doctor Who Magazine, Titan Comics, Escape Hunt, Big Finish Productions, Eaglemoss Hero Collector, Immersive Everywhere, Maze Theory, BBC Books and BBC Audio. As ensured by series producer James Goss, the overarching story was "inclusive", so even without purchasing all of the releases, readers could still get a "completed story".James Goss tweet With the exception of the escape room and immersive theatre elements, all of the stories were available globally.James Goss tweet
The series derived its name from the Time Lord Victorious title briefly adopted by the Tenth Doctor in the 2009 TV story The Waters of Mars, when he believed that he was the victor of the Time War and therefore controlled the Laws of Time. This episode was retroactively included in the event, being promoted as a chapter in the Tenth Doctor's path.
The Time Lord Victorious series also included multiple webcasts, split across two series: UNIT Field Logs, a set of tie-ins to the immersive experience Time Fracture; and Daleks!, an series of five 10-minute episodes starring the Daleks animated by Studio Liddell and released on the official YouTube channel. Daleks! was written by James Goss and starred Nicholas Briggs, Joe Sugg, Anjli Mohindra, and Ayesha Antoine.DoctorWho.TV Daleks! announcement
There were a number of associated merchandise releases. Eaglemoss Hero Collector released four separate figurine sets, each of which came with a companion magazine that further explains the story.Time Lord Victorious Figurine Collection Magazine #1 Dalek Emperor & Drone Titan Merchandise also released a Brian the Ood t-shirt that tells a "very important piece of the Time Lord Victorious narrative".Brian the Ood Glow in the Dark T-Shirt Time Lord Victorious associated content was also made available in Worlds Apart (through a set of 50 trading cards in two packs, one featuring an unlimited supply, and a premium pack limited to 10,000 packs, featuring an exclusive TLV card frame)Time Lord Victorious: Doctor Who to Launch New Trading Cards and The Edge of Time (through updates).Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time to get new content
Title 	Part of 	Author 	Featuring 	Publisher 	Medium 	Release
A Dalek AwakensTime Lord Victorious TimelineWhile nothing was added to this escape room specifically for this event, this event elaborates on the history of the particular Dalek found therein.	 	 	Dalek drone 	Escape Hunt 	Escape game 	9 March 2020
The Hollow Planet 	 	 	Dalek drone 	Escape Hunt 	Escape game 	8 August 2020
14681 UNIT Field Log 	UNIT Field Logs 	 	UNIT 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	17 August 2020
14682 UNIT Field Log 	UNIT Field Logs 	 	UNIT 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	18 August 2020
14683 UNIT Field Log 	UNIT Field Logs 	 	UNIT 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	19 August 2020
14684 UNIT Field Log 	UNIT Field Logs 	 	UNIT, Kate Stewart 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	20 August 2020
The Last Message 	 	James Goss 	Dalek drone 	 	Webcast 	1 September 2020
Part one 	Defender of the Daleks 	Jody Houser 	10th, 13th, Dalek Time Squad 	Titan Comics 	Comic 	2 September 2020
The Guide to the Dark Times 	 	Paul Lang 	River Song 	Penguin Group 	Short story 	3 September 2020
Secrets of Time Lord Victorious 	 	James Goss 	 	 	Short story 	10 September - 3 December 2020
Part one 	Monstrous Beauty 	Scott Gray 	9th, Rose, Great Vampires, Rassilon 	Doctor Who Magazine 	Comic 	17 September 2020
Episode 1 	Tales of the Dark Times 	James Goss 	10th, Brian the Ood 	Comic Creator 	Comic 	24 September 2020
The Dawn of the Kotturuh 	 	James Goss 	Kotturuh 	 	Short story 	25 September 2020
Can I Help You? 	Merchandise 	James Goss 	Brian the Ood 	Titan Merchandise 	T-shirt 	30 September 2020
The Knight, The Fool and The Dead 	 	Steve Cole 	10th, Brian the Ood, Kotturuh 	BBC Books 	Novel 	1 October 2020
Part two 	Defender of the Daleks 	Jody Houser 	10th, 13th, Dalek Time Squad 	Titan Comics 	Comic 	7 October 2020
Master Thief 	Short Trips 	Sophie Iles 	 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	7 October 2020
Lesser Evils 	Short Trips 	Simon Guerrier 	, Kotturuh 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	7 October 2020
Episode 2 	Tales of the Dark Times 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Comic Creator 	Comic 	10 October 2020
He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not 	Eighth Doctor trilogyBig Finish Time Lord Victorious page	Carrie Thompson 	8th, Brian the Ood 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	14 October 2020
Canaries 	The Wintertime Paradox 	Dave Rudden 	8th, 11th, The Curator, Faction Paradox 	 	Short story 	15 October 2020
Part two 	Monstrous Beauty 	Scott Gray 	9th, Rose, Great Vampires, Rassilon 	Doctor Who Magazine 	Comic 	15 October 2020
The Restoration Empire 	Merchandise 	James Goss 	Dalek Emperor 	Eaglemoss Collections 	Short story 	20 October 2020
The Last Message 	Merchandise 	James Goss 	Dalek Emperor 	Eaglemoss Collections 	Short story 	20 October 2020
Episode 3 	Tales of the Dark Times 	James Goss 	8th, Dalek Time Squad 	Comic Creator 	Comic 	22 October 2020
Episode 4 	Tales of the Dark Times 	James Goss 	9th, Ikalla 	Comic Creator 	Comic 	4 November 2020
The Enemy of My Enemy 	Eighth Doctor trilogy 	Tracy Ann Baines	8th, Dalek Time Squad 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	11 November 2020
Part three 	Monstrous Beauty 	Scott Gray 	9th, Rose, Great Vampires, Rassilon 	Doctor Who Magazine 	Comic 	12 November 2020
The Archive of Islos 	Daleks! 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Studio Liddell 	Webcast 	12 November 2020
What the TARDIS thought of “Time Lord Victorious" 	 	James Goss 	10th, the Doctor's TARDIS 	 	Short story 	15 November 2020
The Edge of Time DLC 	 	 	13th 	Maze Theory 	Video game 	16 November 2020
Episode 5 	Tales of the Dark Times 	James Goss 	8th, 9th, Woman 	Comic Creator 	Comic 	19 November 2020
The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy 	Daleks! 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Studio Liddell 	Webcast 	19 November 2020
Planet of the Mechanoids 	Daleks! 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Studio Liddell 	Webcast 	26 November 2020
Mission to the Known 	Merchandise 	James Goss 	8th, Dalek Time Squad 	Eaglemoss Collections 	Short story 	2 December 2020
The Minds of Magnox 	 	Darren Jones 	10th, Brian the Ood 	BBC Audio 	Audio story 	3 December 2020
The Deadly Ally 	Daleks! 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Studio Liddell 	Webcast 	3 December 2020
Exit Strategy 	Merchandise 	James Goss 	8th, 9th, 10th, Dalek Time Squad 	Eaglemoss Collections 	Short story 	5 December 2020
Mutually Assured Destruction 	Eighth Doctor trilogy 	Lizzie Hopley 	8th, Dalek Time Squad 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	9 December 2020
Day of Reckoning 	Daleks! 	James Goss 	Dalek Time Squad 	Studio Liddell 	Webcast 	10 December 2020
Genetics of the Daleks 	 	 	Dalek drone 	Big Finish Productions	Webcast 	10 December 2020
Genetics of the Daleks 	 	Jonathan Morris 	4th, Dalek drone 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	10 December 2020
All Flesh is Grass 	 	Una McCormack 	8th, 9th, 10th, Daleks, Kotturuh, Brian the Ood 	BBC Books 	Novel 	10 December 2020
And now for a story... 	 	 	Kate Stewart, Brian the Ood 	Immersive Everywhere 	Short story 	21 December 2020
There’s been a breach... 	 	 	The Silence 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	30 March 2021
Echoes of Extinction 	 	Alfie Shaw 	8th, 10th 	Big Finish Productions	Audio story 	16 April 2021
Time Fracture 	 	Daniel Dingsdale	All 	Immersive Everywhere 	Immersive event 	26 May 2021Time Fracture was originally to premiere in Autumn 2020, before being pushed back to 2021.
Hello And Congratulations! 	Time Fracture Show Companion 	Daniel Dingsdale	The Doctor 	Immersive Everywhere 	Short story 	26 May 2021Time Fracture was originally to premiere in Autumn 2020, before being pushed back to 2021.
Welcome to Operation Time Fracture 	Time Fracture Show Companion 	Daniel Dingsdale	Kate Stewart 	Immersive Everywhere 	Short story 	26 May 2021Time Fracture was originally to premiere in Autumn 2020, before being pushed back to 2021.
INCOMING TRANSMISSION 	 	 	UNIT, Dr Shaw 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	7 July 2021
Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture 	 	 	UNIT, Daleks, Zoria, Cybermen 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	4 November 2021
Cybermen 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Cybermen 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	23 November 2021
Brolls 	UNIT Field Log 	 	 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	23 November 2021
Brian the Ood 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Brian 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	23 November 2021
Worlds Apart 	 	 	 	Reality+ 	Digital trading cards game	December 2021
Elizabeth I 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Elizabeth I 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	9 December 2021
Leonardo Da Vinci 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Leonardo da Vinci 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	13 December 2021
Lord Romanadvoratrelundar 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Romana 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	6 January 2022
Zoria 	UNIT Field Log 	 	Zoria 	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	8 January 2022
Nice to see our UNIT scientists have their priorities in order... 	 	 	H. Sullivan, Malcolm Taylor, Osgood, Shaw, Leeson''	Immersive Everywhere 	Feature 	1 March 2022
Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! 	 	 	UNIT, Cybermen, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth I 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	11 May 2022
This is Sergeant Robert Dudley. 	 	 	UNIT, Robert Dudley 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	17 May 2022
Dudley here. 	 	 	UNIT, Robert Dudley 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	18 May 2022
Is anyone receiving these transmissions? 	 	 	UNIT, Robert Dudley 	Immersive Everywhere 	Webcast 	19 May 2022
Incoming Transmission - February Update Video 	 	 	UNIT, Great Vampires, coffin ship 	Reality+ 	Webcast 	7 February 2024
== Timelines ==
=== Paths ===
Different exploration paths were officially promotedPaths from the Doctor Who newsletter although not all announced merchandise were displayed (note: default sorting is in order of release date):
Title 	8th	9th	10th	Daleks	Brian	Kotturuh
TV: The Waters of Mars 	— 	— 	02 	— 	— 	—
GAME: A Dalek Awakens 	— 	— 	— 	12 	— 	—
WC: Trailer 	— 	— 	— 	10 	— 	—
COMIC: Defender of the Daleks 	— 	— 	01 	03 	— 	—
PROSE: The Guide to the Dark Times 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	02
COMIC: Monstrous Beauty 	— 	01 	— 	— 	— 	—
PROSE: The Dawn of the Kotturuh 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	01
PROSE: The Knight, The Fool and The Dead	— 	— 	04 	— 	03 	03
AUDIO: Master Thief 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	06
AUDIO: Lesser Evils 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	07
AUDIO: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not 	02 	— 	— 	— 	02 	—
PROSE: The Last Message 	— 	— 	— 	01 	— 	—
PROSE: Mission to the Known 	— 	— 	— 	07 	— 	—
AUDIO: The Enemy of My Enemy 	03 	— 	— 	05 	— 	—
WC: Daleks! 	— 	— 	— 	02 	— 	—
PROSE: Exit Strategy 	— 	— 	— 	09 	— 	—
AUDIO: The Minds of Magnox 	— 	— 	06 	— 	05 	05
AUDIO: Mutually Assured Destruction 	05 	— 	— 	08 	— 	—
PROSE: All Flesh is Grass 	04 	02 	05 	06 	04 	04
AUDIO: Genetics of the Daleks 	— 	— 	— 	11 	— 	—
AUDIO: Echoes of Extinction 	01 	— 	07 	— 	— 	—
GAME: Time Fracture 	— 	— 	03 	04 	01 	—
=== Story order ===
Following this, a main story order was released, although still not containing every story:Main site story order
*The Fractured Universe
**WC: The Last Message
**WC: Daleks!
**COMIC: Defender of the Daleks
**AUDIO: Master Thief, Lesser Evils
**AUDIO: Echoes of Extinction (Eighth Doctor Side)
**AUDIO: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
**AUDIO: The Enemy of My Enemy
**TV: The Waters of Mars
*The Dark Times
**PROSE: The Dawn of the Kotturuh
**PROSE: River Song's Guide to the Dark Times
**COMIC: Monstrous Beauty
**PROSE: The Knight, The Fool and The Dead
**PROSE: All Flesh is Grass (Part one)
**AUDIO: The Minds of Magnox
**COMIC: Tales of the Dark Times
**PROSE: Mission to the Known
**PROSE: All Flesh is Grass (Part two)
**AUDIO: Mutually Assured Destruction
**PROSE: Exit Strategy
*The Victorious Days
**STAGE: The Hollow Planet
**AUDIO: Genetics of the Daleks
**STAGE: A Dalek Awakens
**GAME: The Edge of Time
**STAGE: Time Fracture
**PROSE: Canaries
**AUDIO: Echoes of Extinction (Tenth Doctor Side)
=== Time Lord Victorious: The Road to the Dark Times ===
Furthermore a Time Lord Victorious Blu-ray collection titled "The Road to the Dark Times" contained the following stories selected by producer and writer James Goss, including a guide to explain how they build to the Time Lord Victorious storyline:Road to the Dark Times blu-ray announcement and coda of information
*TV: Planet of the Daleks
*TV: Genesis of the Daleks
*TV: The Deadly Assassin
*TV: State of Decay
*TV: The Curse of Fenric
*TV: The Runaway Bride
*TV: The Waters of Mars
== Notes ==
* Even as the series was announced and was beginning to roll out, Doctor Who licenses were still coming to Goss with ideas on how to expand the event because of how enthused they were with the idea.Titan Comics Time Lord Victorious Panel at SDCC Home
* The Brian the Ood T-shirt was something James Goss was quite interested in making sure worked out, teasing ahead of time that there were meetings concerning putting a story on a T-shirt, and making sure that such a thing was possible.Radio Times Podcast
* The genesis of this project was described by Goss as the BBC calling him in, saying they wanted this project, "it should probably be called Time Lord Victorious, good luck!" He came back with some ideas, they liked them, nothing happened for a few months, and then they just gave him the green light out of nowhere.
* Due to the COVID-19 crisis there was a very real worry that this entire project would have to be cancelled in its entirety.
* On 25 July 2020, Goss noted that both the Immersive Theater and the Escape Room were working to find ways to open in a safe way given the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Goss told the Radio Times that the BBC had been covertly digitally focus grouping ideas for what fans actually wanted in spin-off media through sneaking questions into certain events. When Goss was first brought to a meeting regarding this topic, he was given a list of things that fans were interested in seeing, Doctors, monsters, etc, based on this practice. While this influenced broad story beats, such as having interest in more of the Eighth Doctor or the Daleks, it didn't specifically cause them to include a story involving the two of them together.How Doctor Who fans created the story of Time Lord Victorious – without even realising it
* Goss stated that the BBC had been trying to get a project like this working for "four or five years now".The Making of Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious | BBC Studios
* When asked, Goss revealed that his favourite part of this project was the creation of the toy for the Dalek Emperor.
* Goss revealed that the Tales of the Dark Times series, created by himself and published on the Comic Creator app, takes place during a 'big gap' after the Battle of Mordeela, which takes place during All Flesh is Grass.https://twitter.com/gossjam/status/1320047089200627719
== Cover gallery ==
The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel).jpg|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead
All Flesh is Grass (novel).jpg|All Flesh is Grass
He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not (audio story).jpg|He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
The Enemy of My Enemy (audio story).jpg|The Enemy of My Enemy
Mutually Assured Destruction (audio story).jpg|Mutually Assured Destruction
Master Thief - Lesser Evils.jpg|Master Thief / Lesser Evils
TLV - Echoes of Destruction.jpg|Echoes of Extinction
Genetics of the Daleks (audio story).jpg|Genetics of the Daleks
Monstrous Beauty supplement cover.jpg|Monstrous Beauty Part 1
Time Lord Victorious (graphic novel).jpg|Time Lord Victorious
The Minds of Magnox (audio story).jpg|The Minds of Magnox
Time Fracture Show Companion.jpg|Time Fracture Show Companion
== Footnotes ==
 
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