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The '''River Fleet''' was a largely underground [[river]] that emptied into the [[River Thames]] at [[Blackfriars Bridge]] in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: | The '''River Fleet''' was a largely underground [[river]] that emptied into the [[River Thames]] at [[Blackfriars Bridge]] in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}) Like many of London's underground rivers, it had been buried by the builders of what [[George Litefoot]] termed "the spreading [[metropolis]]". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)}}) In the [[17th century]] the Fleet was visible above the ground at the site of what would later become [[Fleet Street]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dead London (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] knew its exact course, as he had once caught a [[salmon]] there with the [[Bede|Venerable Bede]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[Fourth Doctor]] knew its exact course, as he had once caught a [[salmon]] there with the [[Bede|Venerable Bede]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] later commented that, of all London's subterranean rivers, the Fleet was the one most associated with [[evil]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dead London (audio story)}}) | |||
[[Category:London locations]] | [[Category:London locations]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers from the real world]] | [[Category:Rivers from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:English rivers]] | [[Category:English rivers]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Doctor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 5 June 2024
The River Fleet was a largely underground river that emptied into the River Thames at Blackfriars Bridge in London. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"]) Like many of London's underground rivers, it had been buried by the builders of what George Litefoot termed "the spreading metropolis". (AUDIO: The Ruthven Inheritance [+]Loading...["The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)"]) In the 17th century the Fleet was visible above the ground at the site of what would later become Fleet Street. (AUDIO: Dead London [+]Loading...["Dead London (audio story)"])
The Fourth Doctor knew its exact course, as he had once caught a salmon there with the Venerable Bede. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
The Eighth Doctor later commented that, of all London's subterranean rivers, the Fleet was the one most associated with evil. (AUDIO: Dead London [+]Loading...["Dead London (audio story)"])
