Timeline: Doctor Who timeline

Nov 23, 1963

The adventure begins!
Period: Nov 23, 1963 to Sep 1, 2014

Period of Doctor Who
Dec 21, 1963

We meet the Doctors nemesis!

The Daleks appear!
Oct 8, 1966

The Cybermen!
Nov 5, 1966

Patrick Troughton!
Nov 11, 1967

The Ice Warriors!
Jan 3, 1970

Jon Pertwee!
Jan 2, 1971

We meet the Master!

Roger Delgado plays the first incarnation of the Master!
Dec 30, 1972

The Three Doctors airs!
Dec 28, 1974

Tom Baker!
Oct 30, 1976

Peter Pratt!

Peter Pratt is the Master.
Jan 31, 1981

Geoffrey Beevers!

Geoffrey Beevers is the Master.
Feb 21, 1981

Anthony Ainley!

Anthony Ainley is the Master.
Jan 4, 1982

Peter Davison!
Dec 23, 1983

The Five Doctors airs.
Mar 22, 1984

Colin Baker!
Feb 16, 1985

The Two Doctors airs.
Sep 6, 1986

The Trial begins.
Sep 7, 1987

Sylvester McCoy!
Dec 6, 1989

End of original series. He will be back!
Nov 26, 1993

He is back! For a short time, albeit.
May 12, 1996

Doctor Who movie!
May 12, 1996

Paul McGann!
May 12, 1996

Eric Roberts!

Eric Roberts is the Master.
May 12, 1996

Gordon Tipple!

Gordon Tipple is the Master.
Mar 26, 2005

He is back! Told you so!
Dec 25, 2005

David Tennant!
Jun 16, 2007

Derek Jacobi!

Derek Jacobi is the Master.
Jun 23, 2007

John Simm!

John Simm is the Master.
Apr 3, 2010

Matt Smith!
Aug 16, 2013

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor reveals the 12th Doctor
Sep 1, 2014

Peter Capaldi!

This is a rough estimate until the first episode of Series 8 is broadcast.

The adventure begins!