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[[File:Tower of London.jpg|right|thumb|The Tower of London in [[2006]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')]] | [[File:Tower of London.jpg|right|thumb|The Tower of London in [[2006]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')]] | ||
'''The Tower of London''' was a prison, fortified royal residence, and UNIT base in [[London]]. [[The Doctor]] visited it on more than one occasion and was imprisoned there several times. | '''The Tower of London''' was a prison, fortified royal residence, and UNIT base in [[London]]. [[The Doctor]] visited it on more than one occasion and was imprisoned there several times. | ||
During one of [[the Doctor]]'s first four incarnations, he was imprisoned in the Tower on the [[Wikipedia:Duke of Exeter's daughter|Duke of Exeter's daughter]] (i.e., the rack), as per his statement to [[Leela]] in [[1979]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') | |||
[[Henry VIII]] once sent the [[First Doctor]] to the Tower of London, which was where the Doctor wanted to be, as his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] had also been taken there. ([[TV]]: "[[The_Sensorites_(TV_story)#Strangers_in_Space_.281.29|Strangers in Space]]") | [[Henry VIII]] once sent the [[First Doctor]] to the Tower of London, which was where the Doctor wanted to be, as his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] had also been taken there. ([[TV]]: "[[The_Sensorites_(TV_story)#Strangers_in_Space_.281.29|Strangers in Space]]") | ||
[[Jane Grey]] was befriended 19–20 July [[1553]] by her new lady-in-waiting [[Rani Chandra]], a teenage girl from [[2010]], whilst residing in the Tower during her brief reign. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') The First Doctor assisted Lady Jane and was present at her execution at the Tower. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen]]'') | [[Jane Grey]] was befriended 19–20 July [[1553]] by her new lady-in-waiting [[Rani Chandra]], a teenage girl from [[2010]], whilst residing in the Tower during her brief reign as Queen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') The First Doctor assisted Lady Jane and was present at her execution at the Tower. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] were imprisoned there by the order of [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]] in [[1555]], who was under the erroneous impression that they were plotting to assassinate her and place her Protestant half-sister [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth]] on the throne. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] were imprisoned there by the order of [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]] in [[1555]], who was under the erroneous impression that they were plotting to assassinate her and place her Protestant half-sister [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth]] on the throne. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'') | ||
On a different occasion, | On a different occasion, either the [[First Doctor|First]] or [[Second Doctor|Second]] [[The Doctor|Doctor]] shared a cell with Sir [[Walter Raleigh]]. The event was recounted by the [[Third Doctor]] to [[Jo Grant]] prior to him regaining control of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] during his exile on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was once imprisoned in the Tower without trial on the personal order of King [[Charles II]]. Two days later, a [[balloon|sphere]] twenty feet across was seen heading away from the tower carrying the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was once imprisoned in the Tower without trial on the personal order of King [[Charles II]]. Two days later, a [[balloon|sphere]] twenty feet across was seen heading away from the tower carrying the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] would return to a cell there, this time with [[Nyssa]], after falling foul of Sir [[Isaac Newton]] in the late [[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | The [[Fifth Doctor]] would return to a cell there, this time with [[Nyssa]], after falling foul of Sir [[Isaac Newton]] in the late [[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | ||
While [[Exile on Earth|exiled to Earth]], the [[Third Doctor]] once helped [[the Brigadier]] track down an alien master of disguise who had a secret base at the [[Tower Hill]] [[London Underground|Underground]] station. From this base, directly under the Tower, the thief hoped to gain access to the [[Crown Jewels]]. Although a combination of the Doctor, [[UNIT]] soldiers and [[Beefeater]]s were unable to capture the thief, they did prevent him from stealing the jewels. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Secret of the Tower (comic story)|Secret of the Tower]]'') | While [[Exile on Earth|exiled to Earth]], the [[Third Doctor]] once helped [[the Brigadier]] track down an alien master of disguise who had a secret base at the [[Tower Hill]] [[London Underground|Underground]] station. From this base, directly under the Tower, the thief hoped to gain access to the [[Crown Jewels]]. Although a combination of the Doctor, [[UNIT]] soldiers and [[Beefeater]]s were unable to capture the thief, they did prevent him from stealing the jewels. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Secret of the Tower (comic story)|Secret of the Tower]]'') | ||
[[Ian Chesterton]] opined to the [[First Doctor]] that [[Frankenstein]]'s House of Horrors at the [[1996]] [[Festival of Ghana]] (which they mistakenly believed to have been within a human mind) had more spooks than the Tower of London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | [[Ian Chesterton]] opined to the [[First Doctor]] that [[Frankenstein]]'s House of Horrors at the [[1996]] [[Festival of Ghana]] (which they mistakenly believed to have been within a human mind) had more spooks than the Tower of London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
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In the early morning of [[1 January]] [[2005]], the newly regenerated [[Eleventh Doctor]], flew west over the Tower, whilst clinging by his fingers from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' doorway, before climbing back aboard and being thrown nearly nine years back in time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | In the early morning of [[1 January]] [[2005]], the newly regenerated [[Eleventh Doctor]], flew west over the Tower, whilst clinging by his fingers from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' doorway, before climbing back aboard and being thrown nearly nine years back in time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
By [[2006]], [[UNIT]] headquarters was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] directed the responses of UNIT and [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] to the [[Sycorax]] invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') The headquarters was still used in [[2009]], | By [[2006]], [[UNIT]] headquarters was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] directed the responses of UNIT and [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] to the [[Sycorax]] invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') The headquarters was still used in [[2009]], although UNIT also maintained mobile bases in lorry trucks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | ||
In an [[River Song's World|alternative timeline]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was imprisoned in the Tower by [[Caesar]] [[Winston Churchill]] on the perpetual [[22 April]] [[2011]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') | In an [[River Song's World|alternative timeline]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was imprisoned in the Tower by [[Caesar]] [[Winston Churchill]] on the perpetual [[22 April]] [[2011]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') | ||
Later in the [[21st century]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Sir Alistair]]'s daughter [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart|Kate Stewart]] summoned the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to the Tower to assist in UNIT's study of the newly-activated [[Cube]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three]]'') | Later in the first half of the [[21st century]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Sir Alistair]]'s daughter [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart|Kate Stewart]] summoned the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to the Tower to assist in UNIT's study of the newly-activated [[Cube]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | ||
[[File:K9-2-the-department.jpg|thumb|Dauntless Prison. ([[TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'')]] | [[File:K9-2-the-department.jpg|thumb|Dauntless Prison. ([[TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'')]] | ||
Revision as of 06:29, 21 November 2012
The Tower of London was a prison, fortified royal residence, and UNIT base in London. The Doctor visited it on more than one occasion and was imprisoned there several times.
During one of the Doctor's first four incarnations, he was imprisoned in the Tower on the Duke of Exeter's daughter (i.e., the rack), as per his statement to Leela in 1979. (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm)
Henry VIII once sent the First Doctor to the Tower of London, which was where the Doctor wanted to be, as his TARDIS had also been taken there. (TV: "Strangers in Space")
Jane Grey was befriended 19–20 July 1553 by her new lady-in-waiting Rani Chandra, a teenage girl from 2010, whilst residing in the Tower during her brief reign as Queen. (TV: Lost in Time) The First Doctor assisted Lady Jane and was present at her execution at the Tower. (PROSE: The Nine-Day Queen)
The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe were imprisoned there by the order of Queen Mary I in 1555, who was under the erroneous impression that they were plotting to assassinate her and place her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth on the throne. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)
On a different occasion, either the First or Second Doctor shared a cell with Sir Walter Raleigh. The event was recounted by the Third Doctor to Jo Grant prior to him regaining control of his TARDIS during his exile on Earth. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
The Eleventh Doctor was once imprisoned in the Tower without trial on the personal order of King Charles II. Two days later, a sphere twenty feet across was seen heading away from the tower carrying the Doctor. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)
The Fifth Doctor would return to a cell there, this time with Nyssa, after falling foul of Sir Isaac Newton in the late 17th century. (AUDIO: Summer)
While exiled to Earth, the Third Doctor once helped the Brigadier track down an alien master of disguise who had a secret base at the Tower Hill Underground station. From this base, directly under the Tower, the thief hoped to gain access to the Crown Jewels. Although a combination of the Doctor, UNIT soldiers and Beefeaters were unable to capture the thief, they did prevent him from stealing the jewels. (COMIC: Secret of the Tower)
Ian Chesterton opined to the First Doctor that Frankenstein's House of Horrors at the 1996 Festival of Ghana (which they mistakenly believed to have been within a human mind) had more spooks than the Tower of London. (TV: The Chase)
In the early morning of 1 January 2005, the newly regenerated Eleventh Doctor, flew west over the Tower, whilst clinging by his fingers from his TARDIS' doorway, before climbing back aboard and being thrown nearly nine years back in time. (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
By 2006, UNIT headquarters was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, Prime Minister Harriet Jones directed the responses of UNIT and Torchwood to the Sycorax invasion of Earth. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) The headquarters was still used in 2009, although UNIT also maintained mobile bases in lorry trucks. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
In an alternative timeline, the Eleventh Doctor was imprisoned in the Tower by Caesar Winston Churchill on the perpetual 22 April 2011. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
Later in the first half of the 21st century, Sir Alistair's daughter Kate Stewart summoned the Eleventh Doctor to the Tower to assist in UNIT's study of the newly-activated Cubes. (TV: The Power of Three)
When The Department controlled Britain around the year 2050, the Tower of London became Dauntless Prison, a prison for all the aliens that arrived on Earth. When K9 Mark 2 and his friends released the alien prisoners there in 2050, the Department's treatment of the prisoners was leaked to the media and the prison was shut down. (TV: Liberation)
Some time around the 29th century onwards, during the reign of Elizabeth X, the tower or a new facility named for the original tower, was incorporated into Starship UK. Its dungeon contained the devices used to torture the star whale beneath the craft into moving. Amy Pond visited the Tower during this period with the Eleventh Doctor (TV: The Beast Below)
