Ian Chesterton

This page chronicles the adventures of **Ian Chesterton** as played by William Russell in the order in which he experienced them. Therefore the following timeline should not be seen as an accurate reading/listening order as some stories may have framing devices which take place later in another character's life.

The timeline is primarily derived from facts from within *Doctor Who* media, however authorial intent is taken into account as well. Occasionally, assumptions or speculations may be made where insufficient information is available, however these will always be marked as such for full transparency.

Most BBC licensed *Doctor Who* content is counted on this timeline, including but not limited to the TV series itself, Big Finish Productions, BBC Books and Virgin Books material. However, intentionally parodic content such as the Dr Men books, various Titan Comics backups and Doctor Whoah! should not be added to this particular chronology. Likewise, fanfiction and charity publications will also be avoided.

## Key

* **TV**: Television story
* **WC**: Online video story
* **AUDIO**: Audio drama, audio short story, or audio novel
* **COMIC**: Comic story
* **NOVEL**: Novel
* **NOVELLA**: Novella
* **SHORT**: Short written story
* **FEATURE**: A feature or featurette which doesn't explicitly tell a story

## Limiting factors

### Age

In the novelisation of *The Aztecs* is 28-years-old, meaning he was born circa 1935. *The Steel Cascade*, set a year after they stopped travelling with the Doctor, states that Barbara and Ian are in their 30s.

## Timeline

### Living in London (I)

* 11 October 1962 - (CAMEO) - NOVEL: *The Time Travellers*

Set on 11 October 1962. Ian bumps into an older, alternate version of himself while on his commute to Coal Hill School.

* March-April 1963 - NOVELLA: *Time and Relative*

Susan's diary. Ian appears in various events at Coal Hill School from 26 March to 1 April 1963.

* June 1963 - AUDIO: *Home Again, Home Again*

Barbara and Ian each unknowingly encounter future versions of each other.

* SHORT: *The Splintered Gate*

Set during the summer, Ian holidays in Dorset, and thinks he sees Barbara there as well. He gains a splinter on the gate to his guest house. Both Ian and Barbara are teachers at the "same London school" by this point. Some time later, Barbara hosts a party attended by Ian.

* AUDIO: *An Unearthly Woman*

Barbara and Ian meet River Song, who is working as a teacher at Coal Hill School.

### Travels with the Doctor, Susan and Ian

* **TV: *An Unearthly Child***

* COMIC: *Supermacy of the Cybermen: Prologue: The First Doctor* (alternate timeline)
* NOVEL: *The Knight, The Fool and The Dead: First Interlude*

* **TV: *The Daleks***
* **TV: *The Edge of Destruction***
* **TV: *Marco Polo***
* NOVEL: *The Sorcerer's Apprentice*
* SHORT: *Who Discovered America?*
* COMIC: *In-Between Times*
* **TV: *The Keys of Marinus***
* SHORT: *Rennigan's Record*
* SHORT: *The Ruins of Time*
* COMIC: *The Forgotten: Amputation*
* COMIC: *The Many Lives of Doctor Who: The Path of Skulls*
* **TV: *The Aztecs***
* AUDIO: *The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance*
* AUDIO: *Farewell, Great Macedon*
* AUDIO: *The Masters of Luxor*
* AUDIO: *A Small Semblance of Home*

(EPILOGUE)
**TV: *The Aztecs***
* **TV: *The Sensorites***
* AUDIO: *The Transit of Venus*
* **TV: *The Reign of Terror***
* AUDIO: *Rise and Fall*
* AUDIO: *The Library of Alexandria*
* AUDIO: *Here There Be Monsters*
* AUDIO: *The Flames of Cadiz*
* AUDIO: *The Destination Wars*
* AUDIO: *The Great White Hurricane*
* AUDIO: *The Invention of Death*
* AUDIO: *The Barbarians and the Samurai*
* AUDIO: *The Phoenicians*
* AUDIO: *Tick-Tock World*
* AUDIO: *Return to Skaro*
* AUDIO: *Last of the Romananovs*
* AUDIO: *For the Glory of Urth*
* AUDIO: *The Hollow Crown*
* SHORT: *The Last Days*
* SHORT: *Nothing at the End of the Lane*
* SHORT: *Mire and Clay*
* SHORT: *The Duke's Folly*
* SHORT: *The Mother Road*
* SHORT: *Room for Improvement*
* SHORT: *Tell Me You Love Me*
* SHORT: *The Reign Makers*
* AUDIO: *A Star is Born*
* AUDIO: *The Wanderer*

* AUDIO: *The Light at the End*

The Doctor assists his seven succeeding incarnations in defeating the Master. At the end he is heard calling to Ian, Barbara and Susan to return to the ship after visiting Bob's house in 1963.

* AUDIO: *Domain of the Voord*
* AUDIO: *The Age of Endurance*
* AUDIO: *E is for…*
* NOVEL: *City at World's End*
* SHORT: *The Thief of Sherwood*

* SHORT: *That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World Whilst Looking for a Dress*

* NOVEL: *The Witch Hunters*
* **TV: *Planet of Giants***
* NOVEL: *The Time Travellers*
* AUDIO: *Home Again, Home Again*
* **TV: *The Dalek Invasion of Earth***

### Travels with the Doctor and Ian

* NOVEL: *Venusian Lullaby*
* SHORT: *The Book of Shadows*
* SHORT: *Set in Stone*
* AUDIO: *The Revenants*
* SHORT: *The Nine-Day Queen*
* SHORT: *The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull*

### Travels with the Doctor, Ian & Vicki

* **TV: *The Rescue***

*There are two accounts of the events between The Rescue and The Romans*
* SHORT: *Romans Cutaway* (1)
* NOVEL: *Byzantium!* (2)
* **TV: *The Romans***

*There are two accounts of the events between The Romans and The Web Planet*
* NOVEL: *The Eleventh Tiger* (1)
* AUDIO: *Starborn* (2)
* **TV: *The Web Planet***
* AUDIO: *The Dark Planet*
* AUDIO: *The Fifth Traveller*
* SHORT: *White Man's Burden*
* AUDIO: *1963*
* AUDIO: *The Rocket Men*
* COMIC: *Unnatural Selection*
* COMIC: *The Choice* (cameo)
* COMIC: *Endgame* (cameo)
* **TV: *The Crusade***
* **TV: *The Space Museum***
* COMIC: *A Religious Experience*
* NOVEL: *The Plotters*
* AUDIO: *The Sleeping City*
* AUDIO: *The Unwinding World*
* SHORT: *All I Want for Christmas*
* AUDIO: *Daybreak*
* AUDIO: *The Doctor's Tale*
* SHORT: *Every Day*
* **TV: *The Chase***
SHORT: *Journey Out of Terror*

### Living in London (II)

* 26 June 1965 - (EPILOGUE) - PROSE: *The Time Travellers*

Immediately following the events of *The Chase*, Barbara and Ian Wright cross London to visit Joan Wright.

* 1965 - AUDIO: *London, 1965*

* 1965 - COMIC: *Hunters of the Burning Stone*

Ian and Barbara are wed following an encounter with the Eleventh Doctor

* 1966 - AUDIO: *The Steel Cascade*

Ian and Barbara are on travelling the world aboard the cruise ship SS *Jolly Wanderer*. They meet the assassin Doom there. After the ship is destroyed, the pledge to continue their world tour.

* HOMEVID: *Ian Chesterton: An Introduction*

* AUDIO: *The Transit of Venus* (framing narrative)

* AUDIO: *The Revenants* (framing narrative)

* AUDIO: *The Five Companions*

* AUDIO: *Sphere of Influence*

* WC: *Farewell, Sarah Jane*