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The '''Braxiatel [[Collection]]''' was an archive | The '''Braxiatel [[Collection]]''' was an [[archive]] established by [[Irving Braxiatel]] to provide a permanent record of the universe's [[art]] and [[culture]]. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
It was located on asteroid [[KS-159]], which Braxiatel had won as part of the winnings in a [[Playing card|card game]]. He originally wanted the asteroid partly because he wished to investigate the [[Oracle of the Lost]], but later decided to use it as a site for his collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]'') The asteroid was later renamed Braxiatel ([[PROSE]]: [[Theatre of War (novel)| | It was located on asteroid [[KS-159]], which Braxiatel had won as part of the winnings in a [[Playing card|card game]]. He originally wanted the asteroid partly because he wished to investigate the [[Oracle of the Lost]], but later decided to use it as a site for his collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]'') The asteroid was later renamed Braxiatel ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') He cited his collection in that part of space due to it being the site of a huge, dense energy field. He planned to use the energy field to support [[Time Lord|his people]] after he brought them back from their doom. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resurrecting the Past (audio story)|Resurrecting the Past]]'') | ||
The [[Mansionhouse]] and grounds were based on the [[Palace of Versailles]], and all the rooms were bugged. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') [[The Rat and Pestle]] was a pub on the Collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Infernal Nexus (novel)|The Infernal Nexus]]'') [[Café Vosta]] was a shop on the Collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Misplaced Spring (short story)|Misplaced Spring]]'') [[The Agamemnon]] was a bar located near the library, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blame of the Nose (short story)|The Blame of the Nose]]'') and others included the [[Bodleian library|Bodleian Library]], the Stanarbrian Library, the Library of Curios. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') | |||
Transport around the Collection was strictly by horse and carriage or Ormand-Seltec Flyers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript (novel)|The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Origins === | === Origins === | ||
Braxiatel began building his collection prior to the destruction of [[Dellah]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear]]'') He claimed to have started his collection after witnessing how easily [[time]] can be destroyed. Despite the fact that doing so was illegal, Braxiatel started accumulating rare cultural items from throughout time in an effort to preserve them, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]'') starting by collecting every book banned by the Index of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Venice]] [[1609]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[The Empire of Glass (novel)| | Braxiatel began building his collection prior to the destruction of [[Dellah]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]'') He claimed to have started his collection after witnessing how easily [[time]] can be destroyed. Despite the fact that doing so was illegal, Braxiatel started accumulating rare cultural items from throughout time in an effort to preserve them, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]'') starting by collecting every book banned by the Index of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Venice]] [[1609]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') He had much of it in storage [[X One Nine]] in a series of large warehouses, one of which held a secret apartment. He built [[gravity]] generators and set up KS-159 as the Braxiatel Collection towards the end of the [[26th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]'') | ||
Bernice and her friends used the Collection as a base while fighting the [[All-High God]]s, with [[Jason Kane]], [[Clarence]], and [[Chris Cwej]] all meeting with Bernice and Braxiatel at the Collection to formulate plans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Joy Device (novel)|The Joy Device]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] once attempted to visit the opening night of the Collection, though the effects of the [[Kotturuh crisis]] prevented his journey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Extinction (audio story)|Echoes of Extinction]]'') Bernice and her friends used the Collection as a base while fighting the [[All-High God]]s, with [[Jason Kane]], [[Clarence]], and [[Chris Cwej]] all meeting with Bernice and Braxiatel at the Collection to formulate plans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Joy Device (novel)|The Joy Device]]'') | ||
=== Fame=== | === Fame === | ||
[[Romana II]] suggested that the collection was better than the [[Louvre]], but the [[Fourth Doctor]] disagreed. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | [[Romana II]] suggested that the collection was better than the [[Louvre]], but the [[Fourth Doctor]] disagreed. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') At some point, the Collection was available to visit by invitation only, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') and the [[Fifth Doctor]] intended to take [[Erimem]] to the Braxiatel Collection, but landed in [[1626]] [[France]] instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'') | ||
=== Invasion of the Braxiatel Collection === | === Invasion of the Braxiatel Collection === | ||
The Braxiatel Collection was attacked and invaded by the [[Fifth Axis]], assisted behind the scenes by the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death and the Daleks (audio story)|Death and the Daleks]]'') Following this incident (which should never have occurred), Braxiatel set about ensuring the Collection would be safe, secretly recruiting an army of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] for this purpose. However, he was forced to depart the Collection following a series of events involving (among other things) his manipulation and attempted murder of [[Jason Kane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ | The Braxiatel Collection was attacked and invaded by the [[Fifth Axis]], assisted behind the scenes by the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death and the Daleks (audio story)|Death and the Daleks]]'') Following this incident (which should never have occurred), Braxiatel set about ensuring the Collection would be safe, secretly recruiting an army of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] for this purpose. However, he was forced to depart the Collection following a series of events involving (among other things) his manipulation and attempted murder of [[Jason Kane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'') | ||
=== Braxiatel's absence === | === Braxiatel's absence === | ||
During Braxiatel's absence from the Collection, [[Bev Tarrant]] stepped forwards to be the Collection's director. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Work in Progress (short story)|Work in Progress]]'') Braxiatel had linked his [[TARDIS]] to the Collection, and the machine was malfunctioning in his absence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mother's Ruin (short story)|Mother's Ruin]]'') Following a series of unusual events and the aggressive policies of several alien species, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer of Love (audio story)|Summer of Love]]'') Bernice Summerfield brought Braxiatel back to solve the affair. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tub Full of Cats (audio story)|The Tub Full of Cats]]'') | During Braxiatel's absence from the Collection, [[Bev Tarrant]] stepped forwards to be the Collection's director. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Work in Progress (short story)|Work in Progress]]'') Braxiatel had linked his [[TARDIS]] to the Collection, and the machine was malfunctioning in his absence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mother's Ruin (short story)|Mother's Ruin]]'') Following a series of unusual events and the aggressive policies of several alien species, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer of Love (audio story)|Summer of Love]]'') Bernice Summerfield brought Braxiatel back to solve the affair. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tub Full of Cats (audio story)|The Tub Full of Cats]]'') | ||
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=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
At some point, the Collection gave "kind permission" to a [[human]]-made [[history]] book about the [[Dalek]]s to reproduce the painting ''[[Infernal Sleep]]'', by "renowned" [[47th century]] artist [[Chames Jarlton]], as an illustration of [[Davros]] during his cryo-incarceration. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | At some point, the Collection gave "kind permission" to a [[human]]-made [[history]] book about the [[Dalek]]s to reproduce the painting ''[[Infernal Sleep]]'', by "renowned" [[47th century]] artist [[Chames Jarlton]], as an illustration of [[Davros]] during his cryo-incarceration. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
The Braxiatel Collection also had a replica of the [[Key to Time]] on loan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Need a Title! (short story)|Still Need a Title!]]'') | |||
== Known contents == | == Known contents == | ||
The collection was rumoured to contain an entire gallery dedicated to [[Deauxob of Glanatanus]], [[Parry]]'s original notes from the [[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|abortive mission]] to [[Telos]], the hand-written manuscript for ''[[The Good Soldiers]]''. Every item in the Collection had a catalogue number. | The collection was rumoured to contain an entire gallery dedicated to [[Deauxob of Glanatanus]], [[Howard Carter]]'s notebooks from the Tutankhamen expedition, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript (novel)|The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') [[Parry]]'s original notes from the [[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|abortive mission]] to [[Telos]], the hand-written manuscript for ''[[The Good Soldiers]]''. Every item in the Collection had a catalogue number. | ||
* 002 CH - | * 002 CH - The first edition of ''Stories From the Theatre''. | ||
* 117 GPR - An account of the actor [[Hagan]] acting by [[George Lichbergh]], dated [[2407]]. | * 117 GPR - An account of the actor [[Hagan]] acting by [[George Lichbergh]], dated [[2407]]. | ||
* 219 FD - An extract from Intelligence Report XV117 from analyst Ezira to the Rippearean War Cabinet, dated [[3978]]. | * 219 FD - An extract from Intelligence Report XV117 from analyst Ezira to the Rippearean War Cabinet, dated [[3978]]. | ||
* 831 CPH - A cover letter by [[Di Petro Palladio]], sent with the application for the job of Admissions Overseer at the [[Pentillanian Theatre]], dated [[2315]]. | * 831 CPH - A cover letter by [[Di Petro Palladio]], sent with the application for the job of Admissions Overseer at the [[Pentillanian Theatre]], dated [[2315]]. | ||
* 882 PA - A description of the opening night of ''[[The Captain's Honour]]'' at the [[Pentillanian Theatre]] on [[Menaxus]]. | * 882 PA - A description of the opening night of ''[[The Captain's Honour]]'' at the [[Pentillanian Theatre]] on [[Menaxus]]. | ||
* 883CR - The unfinished manuscript of ''[[Beyond Osterling's Legacy]]'', written by [[Azcline Grigsen]]. | * 883CR - The unfinished manuscript of ''[[Beyond Osterling's Legacy]]'', written by [[Azcline Grigsen]]. | ||
* 957 JM - An extract from ''The Techniques of the Actor'', written by Haga Nodena. | * 957 JM - An extract from ''The Techniques of the Actor'', written by Haga Nodena. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') | ||
* ''[[An Even Briefer History of Time]]'', written by [[High Lord]] [[Rhukk]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Although it is spelled "Braxiatel Collection" in [[City of Death (novelisation)|the novelisation]] and all following media, the script for ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' actually spelt the name "Braxiotel Collection". ([[REF]]: [[DWM 350]]) | * Although it is spelled "Braxiatel Collection" in [[City of Death (novelisation)|the novelisation]] and all following media, the script for ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' actually spelt the name "Braxiotel Collection". ([[REF]]: [[DWM 350]]) | ||
{{Braxiatel Collection}} | {{Braxiatel Collection}} | ||
[[Category:Braxiatel Collection| ]] | [[Category:Braxiatel Collection| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wonders of the Universe]] | [[Category:Wonders of the Universe]] | ||
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[[Category:Homes of the Doctor's companions]] | [[Category:Homes of the Doctor's companions]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Second Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Second Doctor]] | ||
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