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== Visits by the Doctor ==
== Visits by the Doctor ==
Vienna was particularly favoured by the [[Eighth Doctor]]. He left [[Samson Griffin|Samson]] and [[Gemma Griffin]] in Vienna while answering a distress signal from his future self. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story]]'') Later, he took [[Mary Shelley]] there on her very first journey in [[the TARDIS]], attempting to reunite with Samson and Gemma. However, he got the date wrong and landed in [[1873]] instead of [[1816]]. On this trip, he and Shelley battled [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') On another occasion, he battled a [[Bacchanite]] in Vienna and in the process inspired [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] to write ''[[Faust]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sorrows of Vienna]]'')  
Vienna was particularly favoured by the [[Eighth Doctor]]. He left [[Samson Griffin|Samson]] and [[Gemma Griffin]] in Vienna while answering a distress signal from his future self. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story]]'') Later, he took [[Mary Shelley]] there on her very first journey in [[the TARDIS]], attempting to reunite with Samson and Gemma. However, he got the date wrong and landed in [[1873]] instead of [[1816]]. On this trip, he and Shelley battled [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') On another occasion, he battled a [[Bacchanite]] in Vienna and in the process inspired [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] to write ''[[Faust]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sorrows of Vienna]]'')


After [[World War II]], Vienna was administered by the [[Allied Control Console]]. The city was divided into four zones patrolled by the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], the [[United States of America]] and [[Soviet Union]].  
After [[World War II]], Vienna was administered by the [[Allied Control Console]]. The city was divided into four zones patrolled by the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], the [[United States of America]] and [[Soviet Union]].


In [[1948]], the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Constance Clarke]] and [[Flip Jackson]] visited Vienna.
In [[1948]], the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Constance Clarke]] and [[Flip Jackson]] visited Vienna.
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[[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]] went on holiday to Vienna on the [[Orient Express]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') Indeed, Vienna was highly significant to [[Europe]]'s [[train|railway]] network, being a stop on the [[Transcontinental Express]] as well. On [[3 September]] [[1939]], [[Romana II]] rode the [[Calais]]-Vienna leg of that journey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Blind Eye]]'')  
[[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson]] went on holiday to Vienna on the [[Orient Express]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') Indeed, Vienna was highly significant to [[Europe]]'s [[train|railway]] network, being a stop on the [[Transcontinental Express]] as well. On [[3 September]] [[1939]], [[Romana II]] rode the [[Calais]]-Vienna leg of that journey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Blind Eye]]'')  


[[Honoré Lechasseur]] and [[Emily Blandish]] once travelled back in time to Vienna to ensure that [[Adolf Hitler]] was admitted into the [[Vienna Academy of Fine Arts]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sideways Door]]'')  
[[Honoré Lechasseur]] and [[Emily Blandish]] once travelled back in time to Vienna to ensure that [[Adolf Hitler]] was admitted into the [[Vienna Academy of Fine Arts]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sideways Door]]'')


== Known residents ==
== Known residents ==
[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] was known to have lived in Vienna for a time, and indeed his [[DNA]] was once recovered from a [[harpsichord]] there and used to [[clone]] him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)|My Own Private Wolfgang]]'')
[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] was known to have lived in Vienna for a time, and indeed his [[DNA]] was once recovered from a [[harpsichord]] there and used to [[clone]] him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)|My Own Private Wolfgang]]'')


[[Toby (Year of the Pig)|Toby the Sapient Pig]] was grown in a bell jar in Vienna. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Pig]]'')  
[[Toby (Year of the Pig)|Toby the Sapient Pig]] was grown in a bell jar in Vienna. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Pig]]'')


Hitler was educated in Vienna. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sideways Door (novel)|The Sideways Door]]'')
Hitler was educated in Vienna. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sideways Door (novel)|The Sideways Door]]'')

Revision as of 23:59, 9 July 2017

Vienna
You may wish to consult Vienna (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Vienna was a city in Austria.

Visits by the Doctor

Vienna was particularly favoured by the Eighth Doctor. He left Samson and Gemma Griffin in Vienna while answering a distress signal from his future self. (AUDIO: Mary's Story) Later, he took Mary Shelley there on her very first journey in the TARDIS, attempting to reunite with Samson and Gemma. However, he got the date wrong and landed in 1873 instead of 1816. On this trip, he and Shelley battled Cybermen. (AUDIO: The Silver Turk) On another occasion, he battled a Bacchanite in Vienna and in the process inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to write Faust. (PROSE: The Sorrows of Vienna)

After World War II, Vienna was administered by the Allied Control Console. The city was divided into four zones patrolled by the United Kingdom, France, the United States of America and Soviet Union.

In 1948, the Sixth Doctor, Constance Clarke and Flip Jackson visited Vienna. (AUDIO: Quicksilver)

The Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown also visited Vienna in 2100, if only long enough to deposit the Time Lord Techu there. (PROSE: Leap Second)

The Tenth Doctor once visited Vienna. He went to the Vienna State Opera to see Puccini's grand opera Turandot. The alien Anton Mordillo was the star of the opera. (COMIC: The Great Mordillo)

Other visitors

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson went on holiday to Vienna on the Orient Express. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire) Indeed, Vienna was highly significant to Europe's railway network, being a stop on the Transcontinental Express as well. On 3 September 1939, Romana II rode the Calais-Vienna leg of that journey. (AUDIO: A Blind Eye)

Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish once travelled back in time to Vienna to ensure that Adolf Hitler was admitted into the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. (PROSE: The Sideways Door)

Known residents

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was known to have lived in Vienna for a time, and indeed his DNA was once recovered from a harpsichord there and used to clone him. (AUDIO: My Own Private Wolfgang)

Toby the Sapient Pig was grown in a bell jar in Vienna. (AUDIO: Year of the Pig)

Hitler was educated in Vienna. (PROSE: The Sideways Door)

Johannes Rausch earned a degree in metallurgy at the University of Vienna. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)

Other references

The clone of Bertie Potts, who introduced himself as the British consul in Ur, claimed that he was hoping for a posting in Vienna. (AUDIO: The Boundless Sea)