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The '''Fumifugium''' were a species that lived and thrived in smoke. They worsened the [[Great Smog of London]] but were defeated by the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Ivy Clark]], [[Terry Hopkins]] and [[Richard Cooper]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creeping Death (audio story)|The Creeping Death]]'')
{{first pic|Tenth Doctor and Donna amidst the Great Smog of London.jpg|The [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble|Donna]] and [[Ivy Clark]] amidst the Great Smog of London. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creeping Death (audio story)|The Creeping Death]]'')}}
The '''Fumifugium''' were a species that lived and thrived in smoke. They worsened the [[Great Smog of London]] but were defeated by the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Ivy Clark]], [[Terry Hopkins]] and [[Richard Cooper]] in [[1952]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creeping Death (audio story)|The Creeping Death]]'')


[[Zara (The Judgement of Isskar)|Zara]] once read a book entitled ''Fumifugium'', published in [[London]] [[1661]], which analysed the effect of air pollution and smog on civilisation. When discussing the nature of the Fog that surrounded [[Compton]] in [[1912]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fog (audio story)|The Fog]]'')
In the [[1950s]], [[Norton Folgate]] of [[Torchwood One]] was aware of the "living [[smog]]" and wished to investigate. His boss, [[Lizbeth Hayhoe]] was put off investigate due to the reports of the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble's defeat of the Fumifugium. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Parasite (audio story)|Parasite]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* The book entitled ''Fumifugium'', or ''The inconveniencie of the aer and smoak of London dissipated together with some remedies humbly proposed by J.E. esq. to His Sacred Majestie, and to the Parliament now assembled'', is a real book published by John Evelyn in London 1661.
* The name of the species is taken from the book ''[[Fumifugium (book)|Fumifugium]]'', which studied the effect of air pollution and smog on civilisation, published in London 1661.
 
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The Tenth Doctor, Donna and Ivy Clark amidst the Great Smog of London. (AUDIO: The Creeping Death)

The Fumifugium were a species that lived and thrived in smoke. They worsened the Great Smog of London but were defeated by the Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble, Ivy Clark, Terry Hopkins and Richard Cooper in 1952. (AUDIO: The Creeping Death)

In the 1950s, Norton Folgate of Torchwood One was aware of the "living smog" and wished to investigate. His boss, Lizbeth Hayhoe was put off investigate due to the reports of the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble's defeat of the Fumifugium. (AUDIO: Parasite)

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  • The name of the species is taken from the book Fumifugium, which studied the effect of air pollution and smog on civilisation, published in London 1661.