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'''Newfoundland ''' was an [[island]] in [[North America]] visited by the [[First Doctor]] and [[Viking]] [[Eric The Red.]] | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
In [[1002]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Tardis]] landed in [[Greenland]] due to a leak in its [[Plutonium]] [[battery]]. The nearest Plutonic ore was located within Newfoundland and [[Labrador]]. | |||
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric The Red to retrieve the Plutonium, once he succeeded he went off to what would eventually become [[Nova Scotia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Discovered America? (short story)|Who Discovered America?]]'') | |||
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric The Red to retrieve the Plutonium, once he succeeded he went off to what would eventually become [[Nova Scotia.]] | |||
== Behind The Scenes == | == Behind The Scenes == | ||
In the Real World Newfoundland was the first known non native settlement in North America. | In the Real World Newfoundland was the first known non native settlement in North America. | ||
Newfoundland would later become a colony of [[ | Newfoundland would later become a colony of [[England]] and The [[United Kingdom]], becoming a Dominion for the time of the [[First World War]] and would eventually join [[Canada]] in [[1949]]. | ||
In [[TV]]: ''[[Smile (TV story)|Smile]]'', writer [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]] named the [[Vardy]] after Newfoundland Swarm Robotics Professor Andrew Vardy.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyJagthD9I</ref> | |||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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Revision as of 05:12, 9 April 2020
Newfoundland was an island in North America visited by the First Doctor and Viking Eric The Red.
History
In 1002, The Tardis landed in Greenland due to a leak in its Plutonium battery. The nearest Plutonic ore was located within Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric The Red to retrieve the Plutonium, once he succeeded he went off to what would eventually become Nova Scotia. (PROSE: Who Discovered America?)
Behind The Scenes
In the Real World Newfoundland was the first known non native settlement in North America.
Newfoundland would later become a colony of England and The United Kingdom, becoming a Dominion for the time of the First World War and would eventually join Canada in 1949.
In TV: Smile, writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce named the Vardy after Newfoundland Swarm Robotics Professor Andrew Vardy.[1]
