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The '''British Museum''' was a major [[museum]] devoted to [[human]] history and culture, located in [[Bloomsbury]], [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'') | The '''British Museum''' was a major [[museum]] devoted to [[human]] [[history]] and [[culture]], located in [[Bloomsbury]], [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
For most of the late [[17th century|17th]] and early [[18th century|18th centuries]], the last known stuffed [[dodo]] was kept in the British Museum by the [[Royal Society]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'') | For most of the late [[17th century|17th]] and early [[18th century|18th centuries]], the last known stuffed [[dodo]] was kept in the British Museum by the [[Royal Society]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'') | ||
In [[1868]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] first met [[Beatrice Mapp]] in a tea shop near the British Museum. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'') | In [[1868]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] first met [[Beatrice Mapp]] in a [[tea]] [[shop]] near the British Museum. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'') | ||
The Doctor had once lent his reader's ticket for the British Museum to [[Karl Marx|Marx]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | The Doctor had once lent his reader's ticket for the British Museum to [[Karl Marx|Marx]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
In autumn [[1894]], Professor [[Jolyon Tanner]] was the director of [[Egyptology]] at the British Museum. He called Madame [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], and [[Strax]] to the museum to help him discover what was causing [[depression]] in anyone who read an [[psychic papyrus|artefact]] he called a sequel to the [[Book of the Dead]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Curious Case of the Misery Diary (short story)|The Curious Case of the Misery Diary]]'') | In [[autumn]] [[1894]], [[Professor]] [[Jolyon Tanner]] was the director of [[Egyptology]] at the British Museum. He called Madame [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], and [[Strax]] to the museum to help him discover what was causing [[depression]] in anyone who read an [[psychic papyrus|artefact]] he called a sequel to the [[Book of the Dead]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Curious Case of the Misery Diary (short story)|The Curious Case of the Misery Diary]]'') | ||
In [[1921]], [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Martin Donaldson]] visited the museum. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') | In [[1921]], [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Martin Donaldson]] visited the museum. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') | ||
In [[1986]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] went there. While there they encountered [[Egypt]]ian religious fanatics, who kidnapped Nyssa. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') | In [[1986]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] went there. While there they encountered [[Egypt]]ian [[Religion|religious]] fanatics, who [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] Nyssa. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') | ||
In [[November]] [[1973]], [[Barbara Chesterton]] took her son [[Johnny Chess|John]] to the museum to look at the [[Roman]] exhibit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | In [[November]] [[1973]], [[Barbara Chesterton]] took her [[son]] [[Johnny Chess|John]] to the museum to look at the [[Roman]] exhibit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
In [[1984]], [[Victoria Waterfield]] was employed at the museum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'') | In [[1984]], [[Victoria Waterfield]] was employed at the museum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'') | ||
Around the year [[2000]], the British Museum had the largest collection of [[Greek]] [[marble]] in the world, more than was kept in [[Athens]] itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | Around the year [[2000]], the British Museum had the largest collection of [[Greek]] [[marble]] in the [[Earth|world]], more than was kept in [[Athens]] itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], a statue of [[Rose Tyler]] (dressed as the | In [[2007]], a statue of [[Rose Tyler]] (dressed as the [[god]]dess [[Fortuna]]) and the [[foot]] of [[the Ogre of Hyfor Three]] were on display in the museum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'') | ||
In [[2099]], [[Del McAllen]] worked at the museum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]'') | In [[2099]], [[Del McAllen]] worked at the museum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]'') | ||
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== Alternate timelines == | == Alternate timelines == | ||
In | In [[Alternate timeline (Timewyrm: Exodus)|an alternate timeline]] in which [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] won [[World War II]], the British Museum was renamed the '''Reichsmuseum''' by the occupying forces. Most works of art and artefacts displayed there were taken by [[Hermann Goering]] to [[New Berlin]], and the building was used to house the [[military]] archives. The [[Seventh Doctor]], while posing as the [[Reichsinspektor General]], visited the museum to consult the archives and find out when the timeline had changed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
In an alternate timeline in [[5000]], the few remaining normal | In an alternate timeline in [[5000]], the few remaining normal [[human]]s lived in what remained of the British Museum. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]'') | ||
[[Category:London museums]] | [[Category:London museums]] | ||
[[Category:London landmarks]] | [[Category:London landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 14 October 2019
The British Museum was a major museum devoted to human history and culture, located in Bloomsbury, London. (PROSE: The Winning Side)
History
For most of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the last known stuffed dodo was kept in the British Museum by the Royal Society. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses)
In 1868, the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa first met Beatrice Mapp in a tea shop near the British Museum. (AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot)
The Doctor had once lent his reader's ticket for the British Museum to Marx. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)
In autumn 1894, Professor Jolyon Tanner was the director of Egyptology at the British Museum. He called Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax to the museum to help him discover what was causing depression in anyone who read an artefact he called a sequel to the Book of the Dead. (PROSE: The Curious Case of the Misery Diary)
In 1921, Liv Chenka and Martin Donaldson visited the museum. (AUDIO: A Life in the Day)
In 1986, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka went there. While there they encountered Egyptian religious fanatics, who kidnapped Nyssa. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)
In November 1973, Barbara Chesterton took her son John to the museum to look at the Roman exhibit. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
In 1984, Victoria Waterfield was employed at the museum. (PROSE: Downtime)
Around the year 2000, the British Museum had the largest collection of Greek marble in the world, more than was kept in Athens itself. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)
In 2007, a statue of Rose Tyler (dressed as the goddess Fortuna) and the foot of the Ogre of Hyfor Three were on display in the museum. (PROSE: The Stone Rose)
In 2099, Del McAllen worked at the museum. (PROSE: Snowglobe 7)
In preparation for her expedition to the Library with the Felman Lux Corporation in the 51st century, River Song intended to visit the British Museum 4.0, as recorded in her diary. (GAME: The Eternity Clock)
Alternate timelines
In an alternate timeline in which Nazi Germany won World War II, the British Museum was renamed the Reichsmuseum by the occupying forces. Most works of art and artefacts displayed there were taken by Hermann Goering to New Berlin, and the building was used to house the military archives. The Seventh Doctor, while posing as the Reichsinspektor General, visited the museum to consult the archives and find out when the timeline had changed. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
In an alternate timeline in 5000, the few remaining normal humans lived in what remained of the British Museum. (COMIC: A Stitch in Time)
