Similar to the other threads in this category, this thread is here for you (yes, you!) to help have a hand in the site!
Doctor Who has a whole load of ongoing story arcs, some that are contained within a single season, others that span seasons, series’, and even mediums, like Bad Wolf, Dalek Empire, and The Pantheon of Gods.
But there’s plenty more that are missing!
If you know of a story arc that’s not on the site, please mention it in this thread, and list all the stories (that you know of) that fall into it.
e.g.
The Pantheon of Gods
The Giggle - 60th Specials
The Devil’s Chord - Modern Series 1 Episode 2
etc
Edit by @shauny: You can now create Story Arcs yourself directly, and add them to the stories, using the Suggest Edits form!
Something I’ve been thinking about whilst listening to the 7/Ace/Hex stories is how difficult it is to categorise them into a story arc!
Are the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn stories (including Arrangements for War and Thicker than Water part of the same arc as A Death in the Family? I think they must be. But which Seven stories fit into the arc? Does No Man’s Land? (the Forge?) Does The Magic Mousetrap (sets up Ace and Hex’s characterisation for ADitF, re: manipulation of the Doctor)?
If I had to go for it I would say these stories are all part of the arc that leads up to A Death in the Family:
Project: Twilight
Project: Lazarus
Arrangements for War
The Harvest
Thicker than Water
No Man’s Land
Forty-Five: Casualties of War
Forty-Five: The Word Lord
The Magic Mousetrap
Enemy of the Daleks
The Angel of Scutari
Project: Destiny
A Death in the Family
And Scutari begins the Black and White arc that I’m not qualified to comment on yet having not heard all the stories!
The Seventh Doctor has the Persuasion trilogy of Persuasion, Starlight Robbery and Daleks Among Us.
The Company arc of Echoes of Grey, The Memory Cheats, The Uncertainty Principle and Second Chances.
The Sida or Older Steven trilogy, where an older Steven is telling stories to his granddaughter Sida as played by Alice Haig. The War to End All Wars, The Founding Fathers and The Locked Room.
Maybe I should just make it so people can add their own Story Arcs cos this is going to get busy isn’t it and I don’t know the details of any of these.
I’ve just added the Black and White Arc as a tag, and added these stories!
Summary
The Magic Mousetrap
The Angel of Scutari
Project: Destiny
Lurkers at Sunlight’s Edge
Robophobia
House of Blue Fire
Project: Nirvana
Protect and Survive / Black and White / Gods and Monsters
Afterlife
Spoiler questions for those who have heard the arc:
A Death in the Family: Does it count? ADitF isn’t an Elder Gods story or a Sally/Lysandra story, but it directly follows on from Destiny and the TARDIS is still white. Plus, it massively affects the characters, so feels weird not adding it.
The Doomsday Quatrain: I haven’t heard this one. I’ve been told that although the TARDIS is black it’s not really part of the arc – and having heard the rest of it I’m inclined to believe that. Thoughts?
Afterlife: should it be a Companion Introduction? It introduces Hector, who definitely isn’t Hex, even though in one way, he is…
and I don’t know the details of any of these.
