The X Of Y / Doctor Who

Doctor: ... and he left behind the Hand of Omega.
Ace: His hand? What good was that?
Doctor: No, no, not his hand literally, no, no, it's called that because Time Lords have an infinite capacity for pretension.
Ace: Yeah, I've noticed that...

— Doctor Who, "Remembrance of the Daleks"

Doctor Who and its Expanded Universe use the "The X of Y" title format enough to elevate it into an art form.

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Doctor Who

• "(The) (Time, Village) of (the) Angels"
• "Attack of the (Cybermen, Graske)"
• "(A/The) Battle of (Wits, Ranskoor Av Kolos)"
• "The (Stones, Family) of Blood"
• "City of (Death, the Daleks)"
• "The Curse of (Peladon, Fenric, the Black Spot)"
• "(The) (Tomb, Revenge, Attack, Rise, Blood, Ascension) of the Cybermen"
• "(The) (Power, Evil, Day, Planet, Genesis, Destiny, Resurrection, Revelation, Remembrance, Evolution, Victory, City, Asylum, Revolution, Eve) of the Daleks"
• "(The) Day of (Darkness, Reckoning, Armageddon, the Daleks, the Moon, the Doctor)"
• "(Forest, Planet) of the Dead"
• "(The) Death of (Time, Doctor Who, a Spy)"
• "(The) (Sea, Sentence, Warriors, Priest, Seeds, Ambassadors, Robots, City, Empire) of Death"
• "(The) (Edge, Horse) of Destruction"
• "The (Name, Night, Day, Time, Power) of the Doctor"
• "(The) (Bell, Seeds) of Doom"
• "The End of (Tomorrow, the World, Time)"
• "The (Temple, Mind, Planet, Face) of Evil"
• "(The/A) (Forest, Land, Web, Hand) of Fear"
• "(The) Forest of (Fear, the Dead)"
• "(The) Invasion of (the Dinosaurs, Time)"
• "(The) Legend of (the Sea Devils, Ruby Sunday)"
• "(The) (Pyramids, Waters, Empress) of Mars"
• "The (Curse, Monster) of Peladon"
• "(The) Planet of (Giants, Decision, the Daleks, the Spiders, Evil, Fire, the Ood, the Dead)"
• "The Power of (the Daleks, Kroll, Three, the Doctor)"
• "The (Wedding, Husbands) of River Song"
• "The Seeds of (Death, Doom)"
• "(The) (Trap, Age) of Steel"
• "(The) Temple of (Evil, Secrets)"
• "Terror of the (Autons, Zygons, Vervoids)"
• "The (Snows, Reign) of Terror"
• "The Time of (Angels, the Doctor)"
• "(The) (Dimensions, Death, Destruction, Invasion, End) of Time"
• "War of (God, the Sontarans)"
• "(The) Warriors of (Death, the Deep)"
• "The (Roof, Enemy, End^note (Do also note the Pyramid that appears there)) of the World"
• Plus 32 more times in the classic series...^{Click for full list}"The Cave of Skulls", "The Brink of Disaster", "The Wall of Lies", "The Keys of Marinus", "The Bride of Sacrifice", "Guests of Madame Guillotine", "A Change of Identity", "The Tyrant of France", "A Bargain of Necessity", "Prisoners of Conciergerie", "Crater of Needles", "The Knight of Jaffa", "The Wheel of Fortune", "Coronas of the Sun", "The Feast of Steven", "The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve", "The Hall of Dolls", "The Claws of Axos", "Carnival of Monsters", "The Brain of Morbius", "The Masque of Mandragora", "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", "Horror of Fang Rock", "Image of the Fendahl", "The Androids of Tara", "Nightmare of Eden", "The Horns of Nimon", "State of Decay", "The Keeper of Traken", "Arc of Infinity", "The Caves of Androzani", "The Mark of the Rani"
• ...and 22 more times in the revival series.^{Click for full list}"The Parting of the Ways", "Army of Ghosts", "The Sound of Drums", "Last of the Time Lords", "Voyage of the Damned", "The Fires of Pompeii", "Music of the Spheres", "The Vampires of Venice", "Shadows of the Vashta Nerada", "The Bells of Saint John", "The Rings of Akhaten", "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS", "Robot of Sherwood", "In the Forest of the Night", "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", "The Lie of the Land", "The Eaters of Light", "Demons of the Punjab", "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror", "Fugitive of the Judoon", "The Haunting of Villa Diodati", "Survivors of the Flux"

Expanded Universe

Big Finish Doctor Who

Main Range

• "(The) (Legend, Last, Hour) of the Cybermen"
• "(The) (Time, Renaissance, Brotherhood, Enemy, Plague, Order, Emissary, Shadow) of the Daleks"
• "(Kiss, Army) of Death"
• "(Seasons, The Natural History, Castle, Feast, Colony) of Fear"
• "(The) Feast of (Axos, Fear)"
• "Kingdom of (Silver, Lies)"
• "Order of (Simplicity, the Daleks)"
• "(The) Shadow of the (Scourge, Daleks)"
• "The (Haunting, Crimes) of Thomas Brewster"
• "(The) (Casualties, Seeds) of War"
• Plus 56 others!^{Click for full list}"The Sirens of Time", "Whispers of Terror", "The Land of the Dead", "The Spectre of Lanyon Moore", "The Fires of Vulcan", "Sword of Orion", "The Stones of Venice", "The Eye of the Scorpion", "The Chimes of Midnight", "Creatures of Beauty", "The Creed of the Kromon", "Axis of Insanity", "The Roof of the World", "The Council of Nicaea", "Year of the Pig", "Son of the Dragon", "Mission of the Viyrans", "The Bride of Peladon", "The Judgement of Isskar", "The Destroyer of Delights", "The Angel of Scutari", "The Company of Friends", "Survival of the Fittest", "The Architects of History", "City of Spires", "The Wreck of the Titan", "The Cradle of the Snake", "The Demons of Red Lodge", "Heroes of Sontar", "House of Blue Fire", "The Curse of Davros", "The Butcher of Brisbane", "The Lady of Mercia", "Prisoners of Fate", "The Brood of Erys", "Revenge of the Swarm", "Mask of Tragedy", "Masters of Earth", "Terror of the Sontarans", "Planet of the Rani", "Shield of the Jötunn", "The Waters of Amsterdam", "Vampire of the Mind", "A Life of Crime", "Fiesta of the Damned", "Maker of Demons", "The High Price of Parking", "The Lure of the Nomad", "Muse of Fire", "The Monsters of Gokroth", "The Moons of Vulpana", "Memories of a Tyrant", "Cry of the Vultriss", "Plight of the Pimpernel", "The Grey Man of the Mountain", "The End of the Beginning"

Others

• The first and last episodes of "The Last Adventure", "The End of the Line" and "The Brink of Death".

Novels

Doctor Who Missing Adventures

• (The English Way, A Device) of Death
• Plus 12 others, leaving aside The Ghosts of N-Space.^{Click for full list}State of Change, The Romance of Crime, Time of Your Life, Invasion of the Cat-People, The Empire of Glass, Lords of the Storm, The Eye of the Giant, The Sands of Time, The Scales of Injustice, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, Twilight of the Gods

Eighth Doctor Adventures

• (War, Legacy) of the Daleks
• Plus 10 others.^{Click for full list}The Taking of Planet 5, The Shadows of Avalon, The Fall of Yquatine, Casualties of War, Eater of Wasps, The Year of Intelligent Tigers, The City of the Dead, The Adventuress of Henrietta Street, The Book of the Still, The Sleep of Reason

Past Doctor Adventures

• (Festival, Empire, Island) of Death
• Plus 15 others.^{Click for full list}The Face of the Enemy, Eye of Heaven, Dreams of Empire, The Wages of Sin, Last of the Gaderene, Tomb of Valdemar, Heart of TARDIS, The King of Terror, Instruments of Darkness, Palace of the Red Sun, The Suns of Caresh, Fear of the Dark, The Colony of Lies, The Algebra of Ice, Match of the Day

Others

• The Doctor Who New Adventures only had three examples: Theatre of War, Return of the Living Dad, and The Death of Art.

Doctor Who Magazine comic strips

• "(The) (Dreamers, Screams) of Death"
• "The (Tides, Crossroads, Child) of Time"
• "(The) (Return, Nemesis, Emperor, Liberation) of the Daleks"
• "(The) Land of (the Blind, Happy Endings)"
• "(Change, Theatre) of (the) Mind"
• "The Power of (Thoueris!, the Mobox)"
• Plus 30 others from the main strip^{Click for full list}"War of the Words", "End of the Line", "Nature of the Beast!", "Profits of Doom!", "Claws of the Klathi!", "Planet of the Dead", "Echoes of the Mogori", "The Mark of Mandragora", "Conflict of Interests", "The Curse of the Scarab", "A Life of Matter and Death", "The Company of Thieves", "The Way of All Flesh", "The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack", "Sins of the Fathers", "A Groatsworth of Wit", "The Betrothal of Sontar", "The Time of My Life", "The Age of Ice", "Ghosts of the Northern Line", "The Chains of Olympus", "Hunters of the Burning Stone", "The Blood of Azrael", "The Eye of Torment", "The Instruments of War", "Spirits of the Jungle", "The Parliament of Fear", "Herald of Madness", "Mistress of Chaos", "Fear of the Future" and 8 others from the backup strips, specials, etc.^{Click for full list}"Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman", "Warlord of the Ogrons", "Twilight of the Silurians", "Ship of Fools", "Voyage to the Edge of the Universe", "Devil of the Deep", "City of Devils", "Bringer of Darkness"

Torchwood

• This series only racked up seven episodes in this title format, not including its third season, ''Children of Earth".^{Click for full list}"End of Days", "The House of the Dead", "Dead of Night", "The Categories of Life", "End of the Road", "Herald of the Dawn", "Eye of the Storm"

The Sarah Jane Adventures

• "(Invasion, Enemy) of the Bane"
• "The (Temptation, Wedding) of Sarah Jane Smith"
• Plus 10 others.^{Click for full list}"Revenge of the Slitheen", "Eye of the Gorgon", "Warriors of Kudlak", "The Day of the Clown", "Secrets of the Stars", "The Mark of the Berserker", "Prisoner of the Judoon", "The Vault of Secrets", "Death of the Doctor", "The Curse of Clyde Langer"

Other

• Class only had one example, "Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart".
• The Third Doctor Radio Dramas, The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space.
• BBCi's web animation Scream of the Shalka.
• Steven Moffat's Affectionate Parody, Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death, spoofed this practice.
• The companion book A History of the Universe used "The Noun of Adjective" as the title in its sample entry (the revised edition Ahistory used "The Repetition of the Cliché").
• In-universe objects have followed this naming convention, too. "The Five Doctors" featured a great many things called "The ________ of Rassilon", who, as it turns out, just about everything important on Gallifrey is named after, with two big exceptions:
  • The TARDIS' primary power source is the Eye of Harmony, a supernova frozen in time at the instant it collapses into a black hole.
  • "Remembrance of the Daleks" has the Hand of Omega, a Time Lord Weapon of Mass Destruction that the Doctor tricks Davros into using to blow up Skaro's sun.
• From Big Finish:
  • In "...ish", the Doctor lists "The Adjective of Noun" as one of the sentient words he has encountered in his travels.
  • In "Zagreus", the Eighth Doctor reaches the end of his rope with all of the things named after Rassilon:
    "So what have you got squirelled away [here]? The Hairdryer of Rassilon? The Hoover of Rassilon? The Rassilon Patent Trouser Press? 'These creases last forever!'"
  • The titular "Axis of Insanity" is a collection of doomed, collapsing timelines chock full of Eldritch Abominations, whose Keeper can't stand the Time Lords whose meddling in the universe makes the Axis necessary.

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