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[[File:June 1926.jpg|thumb|left|A calendar showing June 1926. ([[TV]]: | [[File:June 1926.jpg|thumb|left|A calendar showing June 1926. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Carnival of Monsters (TV story)}})]] | ||
'''18 June''' was a [[Calendar date|date]]. | |||
==Events== | |||
===Dated=== | |||
In [[1178]], [[5 (number)|five]] [[medieval]] [[monk]]s in [[Canterbury]] on [[Earth]] saw "a [[flaming]] [[torch]]" spring out of [[the Moon]], spewing "[[fire]], [[hot]] [[coal]]s and [[spark]]s". [[Scientist]]s initially believed that this was the [[collision]] that created the [[Giordano Bruno crater]], although by the mid-[[21st century]] most scientists agreed that it was the Moon beginning to [[moon crisis|hatch]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
18 [[June]] [[1815]] was the date of the [[Battle of Waterloo]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Curse of Davros (audio story)}}) a military conflict on [[Earth]] which resulted in the defeat of the reconstituted [[French]] imperial army of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] by the British under the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] and the [[Prussia]]ns under Marshal [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher|Blucher]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|World Game (novel)}}) Wellington reflected on that particular day, telling the Doctor, "The only thing sadder than a battle lost is a battle won." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eight Doctors (novel)}}) | |||
An important battle in [[Europe]]an history, Waterloo was subject to several [[alien]] incursions. The 18th of June therefore saw both the [[Player]]s and [[Davros]] trying to reverse the outcome, and a consequent need for [[the Doctor]]'s intervention. Both invasions were stopped by people surrounding the Doctor. In the case of the Player assault on the "rightful" outcome of 18 June, the [[Time Lord]] [[Serena]] took a fatal bullet for Wellington. Equally, Bonaparte himself deliberately lost the battle so as to stop the proliferation of [[Dalek]] weapons amongst his army, and thereby thwarted Davros' plans to take over the [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|World Game (novel)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Curse of Davros (audio story)}}) | |||
[[File:Colin Baker's iPad homescreen.jpg|thumb|left|The home screen of [[Colin Baker's iPad]], reading "12:02 [[Tuesday]] 18 June". ([[WC]]: | One account{{note|name="TYTNW"|see [[Aliens of London dating controversy]].}} dated the [[Royal Hope incident|transportation]] of the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] to [[the Moon]] by the [[Judoon]] in search of [[Florence Finnegan]] to this date in [[2007]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Paradox Moon (short story)|ed=2021 paperback|page=387}})<!--No year or month is stated in Smith and Jones, the original source of the Moon being transported.--> Other accounts dated the event to [[March]] [[2008]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Recruits (audio story)|minute=10|second=10}}) or on [[4 June]] in an unspecified year.<!--See behind the scenes--> ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|page=120}}) | ||
In [[1945]], [[Lucia Moretti]], an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] agent and a lover of [[Jack Harkness]], was born. ([[TV]]: | |||
===Undated=== | |||
[[File:Colin Baker's iPad homescreen.jpg|thumb|left|The home screen of [[Colin Baker's iPad]], reading "12:02 [[Tuesday]] 18 June". ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Trial (webcast)}})]] | |||
According to [[Colin Baker (The Trial)|Colin Baker]]'s [[Colin Baker's iPad|iPad]], his trial over a [[parking fine]] occurred at roughly 12:02 on [[Tuesday]], 18 June. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Trial (webcast)}}) | |||
==Births and deaths== | |||
In [[1945]], [[Lucia Moretti]], an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] agent and a lover of [[Jack Harkness]], was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}) | |||
==Other== | |||
According to a [[calendar]] aboard the [[SS Bernice|SS ''Bernice'']], 18 June [[1926]] was a [[Tuesday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Carnival of Monsters (TV story)}}) | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Page 120 of ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' gives [[Sunday]] [[4 June]] as the date of the events of {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}} and the [[Royal Hope incident]]. However, it does not specify 2007 or 2008 as a current year. On top of this, the first two Sunday 4 Junes after 2004 (page 119 places the incident over 30 years after 1974) are in 2006 and 2017. | |||
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18 June was a date.
Events
Dated
In 1178, five medieval monks in Canterbury on Earth saw "a flaming torch" spring out of the Moon, spewing "fire, hot coals and sparks". Scientists initially believed that this was the collision that created the Giordano Bruno crater, although by the mid-21st century most scientists agreed that it was the Moon beginning to hatch. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
18 June 1815 was the date of the Battle of Waterloo, (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros [+]Loading...["The Curse of Davros (audio story)"]) a military conflict on Earth which resulted in the defeat of the reconstituted French imperial army of Napoléon Bonaparte by the British under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussians under Marshal Blucher. (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"]) Wellington reflected on that particular day, telling the Doctor, "The only thing sadder than a battle lost is a battle won." (PROSE: The Eight Doctors [+]Loading...["The Eight Doctors (novel)"])
An important battle in European history, Waterloo was subject to several alien incursions. The 18th of June therefore saw both the Players and Davros trying to reverse the outcome, and a consequent need for the Doctor's intervention. Both invasions were stopped by people surrounding the Doctor. In the case of the Player assault on the "rightful" outcome of 18 June, the Time Lord Serena took a fatal bullet for Wellington. Equally, Bonaparte himself deliberately lost the battle so as to stop the proliferation of Dalek weapons amongst his army, and thereby thwarted Davros' plans to take over the Earth. (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"]; AUDIO: The Curse of Davros [+]Loading...["The Curse of Davros (audio story)"])
One account[nb 1] dated the transportation of the Royal Hope Hospital to the Moon by the Judoon in search of Florence Finnegan to this date in 2007. (PROSE: The Paradox Moon [+]Loading...{"page":"387","ed":"2021 paperback","1":"The Paradox Moon (short story)"}) Other accounts dated the event to March 2008 (AUDIO: Recruits [+]Loading...{"minute":"10","second":"10","1":"Recruits (audio story)"}) or on 4 June in an unspecified year. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters [+]Loading...{"page":"120","1":"The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)"})
Undated
According to Colin Baker's iPad, his trial over a parking fine occurred at roughly 12:02 on Tuesday, 18 June. (WC: The Trial [+]Loading...["The Trial (webcast)"])
Births and deaths
In 1945, Lucia Moretti, an Italian Torchwood agent and a lover of Jack Harkness, was born. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"])
Other
According to a calendar aboard the SS Bernice, 18 June 1926 was a Tuesday. (TV: Carnival of Monsters [+]Loading...["Carnival of Monsters (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
Page 120 of The Secret Lives of Monsters gives Sunday 4 June as the date of the events of Smith and Jones [+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"] and the Royal Hope incident. However, it does not specify 2007 or 2008 as a current year. On top of this, the first two Sunday 4 Junes after 2004 (page 119 places the incident over 30 years after 1974) are in 2006 and 2017.
