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On [[1 February]] [[2007]] of [[Pete's World]], the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]] was assassinated as he attended the 40th [[birthday party]] of [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler]], by [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] created by [[John Lumic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | On [[1 February]] [[2007]] of [[Pete's World]], the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]] was assassinated as he attended the 40th [[birthday party]] of [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler]], by [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] created by [[John Lumic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
In [[2008]], {{Simm}} used the [[Toclafane]] to assassinate [[President of the United States|President]] [[Arthur Coleman Winters]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | In the [[2000s]],{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} {{Simm}} used the [[Toclafane]] to assassinate [[President of the United States|President]] [[Arthur Coleman Winters]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
Immediately after being sworn in as President of the United States, [[Matt Nelson]] was assassinated by [[Dave Larsen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | Immediately after being sworn in as President of the United States, [[Matt Nelson]] was assassinated by [[Dave Larsen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | ||
In [[2009]], during the [[The 456|456]] crisis, the British government issued a [[Blank Page]], a document covering those targeted for assassination, to the four figures who were involved in the first interaction with the 456 in [[1965]], as a way of keeping their previous dealings hidden from the public. One of these four figures were [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]], who survived the attempted assassination, at the cost of [[The Hub|Torchwood Hub]], but however, the three other figures, [[Ellen Hunt]], [[Andrew Staines]] and [[Michael Sanders]] were killed at the same night. ([[TV]]: [[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|''Children of Earth: Day One'']]) | |||
In [[2097]], the female Pope visited [[Mars]] to anoint the first [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] bishops in order to improve relations between Martians and the [[human]]s. The [[Dalek]]s made an assassination attempt. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | In [[2097]], the female Pope visited [[Mars]] to anoint the first [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] bishops in order to improve relations between Martians and the [[human]]s. The [[Dalek]]s made an assassination attempt. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | ||
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Mrs [[Foyle]] created the [[Remonstration Bureau]] in the [[posthuman]] future. For a price, it would assassinate almost anyone in time and space. Some of the killers who worked for her were [[Lamia (The Book of the War)|Lamia]] and Mr [[Stripes]], the [[Great Nobodaddy]], [[Hugo Mabuse]] and [[Bradleigh]], [[Irma Vep]], Mistress [[Orlando]] and the [[Knight Immortal]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | Mrs [[Foyle]] created the [[Remonstration Bureau]] in the [[posthuman]] future. For a price, it would assassinate almost anyone in time and space. Some of the killers who worked for her were [[Lamia (The Book of the War)|Lamia]] and Mr [[Stripes]], the [[Great Nobodaddy]], [[Hugo Mabuse]] and [[Bradleigh]], [[Irma Vep]], Mistress [[Orlando]] and the [[Knight Immortal]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
During the [[41st century]], [[George Sheldrake]] used his [[Time corridor|time tunnels]] to assassinate the [[Space Security Service]] agents investigating him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Buying Time (audio story)|Buying Time]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Assassins are, by definition, deadly. This makes the title ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' a [[tautology]], which is why the title was gently mocked by the [[Comic Relief]] special, [[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|''The Curse of ''Fatal'' Death'']]. | * Assassins are, by definition, deadly. This makes the title ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' a [[tautology]], which is why the title was gently mocked by the [[Comic Relief]] special, [[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|''The Curse of ''Fatal'' Death'']]. | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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