pˈɪɹz dˈiː. bɹˈɪʔn̩, ɪn tˈɑːɹdi ˈɛsbˈaʊnd: nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə jˈuːnɪvˌɜːsᵻz ʌv dˈɑːktɚ hˈuː, dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə bˈʊk æz "wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ˈɪntɹɪkət ænd dᵻmˈændɪŋ" ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtθ dˈɑːktɚɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, ænd stˈeɪts "hˈɪstɚɹi wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn dˈɪɡz dˈiːp ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈɑːɹtlənd kənsˈɜːnz ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. hˈuː: ðə flˈoʊ ʌv tˈaɪm ænd pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi.
Piers D. Britton, in TARDISbound: Navigating the Universes of Doctor Who, describes the book as "one of the most intricate and demanding" of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, and states "History 101 digs deep into the heartland concerns of Dr. Who: the flow of time and possibility.