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'''Egypt''' was a [[Nation|country]] in northeastern [[Africa]]. | '''Egypt''' was a [[Nation|country]] in northeastern [[Africa]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Ancient Egyptian history was divided into the [[Old Kingdom]] and [[Middle Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Ancient Egyptian history was divided into the [[Old Kingdom]] and the [[Middle Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | ||
=== BC === | === BC === | ||
A [[time rift]] existed in ancient Egypt, being one of several fractures created by [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s [[time travel]]ling. The [[Seventh Doctor]] explained that these fractures could not be mended, and that they damaged the [[space-time]] they passed through. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[First Doctor]] once theorised that [[Atlantean]] colonists may have settled in Egypt following the destruction of [[Atlantis]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lost Ones (short story)}}) | ||
A [[time rift]] existed in ancient Egypt, being one of several fractures created by [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s [[time travel]]ling. The [[Seventh Doctor]] explained that these fractures could not be mended, and that they damaged the [[space-time]] they passed through. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Set Piece (novel)}}) | |||
In [[BC#Prehistory|10,500 BC]], the [[Osiran]]s were responsible for the introduction of [[astrology]] on [[Earth]], when the [[astral chart]]s left within their [[pyramid]]s were discovered by the Ancient Egyptians, inspiring them to study the night sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Introduction and links (short story)}}) | |||
Around 5000 BC, the Osirans visited Egypt during their battle with [[Sutekh]] and were worshipped as [[god]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}}) | |||
One Osiran, [[Thoueris]], demanded tributes from the natives, and fed those who did not comply to [[crocodile]]s. She was later defeated and killed by crocodiles under the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s control. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Power of Thoueris! (comic story)}}) | |||
According to the [[Third Doctor]], the [[Dæmon]]s inspired horned gods throughout history, including the Egyptian god [[Khnum]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}) | |||
Circa 3500 BC, [[Sontaran]] Field Major [[Styx (The Gods Walk Among Us)|Styx]] arrived in Egypt, where he was briefly worshipped as the god Sontar before being entombed. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Gods Walk Among Us (comic story)}}) | |||
Circa [[BC#3rd millennium B.C.|2650 BC]], the First Doctor was pursued by the [[Dalek]]s and the [[First Monk]] to Egypt, during the construction of a pyramid. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}) [[Historian]]s considered this to be, from [[human]]ity's point of view, the [[first contact]] between humans and Daleks. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)}}, {{cs|The Whoniverse (novel)}}) There were unconfirmed [[rumour]]s of "[[El Daktar]]" appearing in [[3rd Dynasty]] Egypt. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|writer=Unknown}}) | |||
Circa | Circa 2000 BC, [[Nyssa]] was sealed in an Egyptian sarcophagus. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sands of Time (novel)}}) | ||
In [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1911 BC]], [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Edwin Turner]], [[Jenni Marcel]], and [[Zack Hoffman]] briefly visited Egypt when trying to reach London in [[1911]] AD. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379) (audio story)}}) | |||
Circa | Circa 1400 BC, the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] saved Egypt from [[Stasis box entity|an alien threat]] and were joined on their travels by [[Erimem]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)}}) | ||
Circa 1366 BC, [[Ace]] spent some time in Egypt after fleeing from [[Robot Ant]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Set Piece (novel)}}) | |||
In 1334 BC, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] stopped what he described as a "weapons bearing giant [[alien]] [[locust]] attack" in ancient Egypt. He met [[Queen]] [[Nefertiti]] during this adventure. She was attracted to the Doctor, and travelled with him along with [[John Riddell|Riddell]], [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]], and [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]], to the [[Silurian Ark]] in [[2367]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}) | |||
The [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] visited Egypt, where Ben pretended to be [[Tut-Ankh-Amen]] and frightened off some grave-robbers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The King of Golden Death (short story)}}) | |||
During the reign of [[Rameses II]], the [[Jew]]s were led out of Egypt, in their so-called [[exodus]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Byzantium! (novel)}}) | |||
[[Alexander the Great]] conquered Egypt in 332 BC. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ruby's Curse (novel)}}) After Alexander's death in 323 BC, his friend [[Ptolemy Lagus]] became King of Egypt. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of Shadows (short story)}}) | |||
In [[BC#1st century B.C.|41 BC]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and Peri watched [[Cleopatra]]'s barge on the [[River Nile]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|State of Change (novel)}}) | |||
In [[ | In 30 BC, Egypt was conquered by [[Augustus|Octavian]] for [[Roman Republic|Rome]], with Cleopatra dethroned and the [[Ptolemy Dynasty]] ended. Cleopatra's death took place in [[Alexandria]]. Subsequently, Egypt became a province of Rome. Weeks later, [[River Song]] arrived in the city of Alexandria. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ruby's Curse (novel)}}) | ||
=== 12th century === | === 12th century === | ||
In [[1190]], [[Saladin]] was the [[Sultan]] of Egypt and [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: | In [[1190]], [[Saladin]] was the [[Sultan]] of Egypt and [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Crusade (TV story)}}) | ||
=== 18th century === | === 18th century === | ||
In [[1798]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] aided [[archaeology|archaeologist]] [[Vivant Denon]] during an Egyptian dig after fleeing from [[Robot Ant]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1798]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] aided [[archaeology|archaeologist]] [[Vivant Denon]] during an Egyptian dig after fleeing from [[Robot Ant]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Set Piece (novel)}}) | ||
=== 19th century === | === 19th century === | ||
In [[1880]], the [[Second Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] arrived in Egypt, where the TARDIS was captured by Arabs. ([[COMIC]]: | In [[1880]], the [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] arrived in Egypt, where the TARDIS was captured by Arabs. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Egyptian Escapade (comic story)}}) | ||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
In [[1902]], an archaeological expedition led by [[Howard Carter]] was observed by the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[1902]], an archaeological expedition led by [[Howard Carter]] was observed by the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|False Gods (audio story)}}) | ||
[[File:Egypt 1911.jpg|thumb|left|Egypt in [[1911]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Egypt 1911.jpg|thumb|left|Egypt in [[1911]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}})]] | ||
In [[1911]], an archaeological expedition led by [[Marcus Scarman]] unearthed the tomb of Sutekh. ([[TV]]: | In [[1911]], an archaeological expedition led by [[Marcus Scarman]] unearthed the tomb of Sutekh. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[1926]], an archaeological expedition unearthed the tomb of Sontar. ([[COMIC]]: | In [[1926]], an archaeological expedition unearthed the tomb of Sontar. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Gods Walk Among Us (comic story)}}) | ||
In [[1967]], the [[Revolution Man]] carved his symbol onto the faces of two pyramids - one in [[June]], the other on [[5 November]] on the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1967]], the [[Revolution Man]] carved his symbol onto the faces of two pyramids - one in [[June]], the other on [[5 November]] on the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Revolution Man (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1983]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]] visited [[Warren Martyn]]'s archaeological expedition in Egypt, where they discovered an underground city of [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s. ([[COMIC]]: | In [[1983]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]] visited [[Warren Martyn]]'s archaeological expedition in Egypt, where they discovered an underground city of [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|City of Devils (comic story)}}) | ||
In | === 21st century === | ||
In the [[2000s]], [[Donna Noble]] went to Egypt for two weeks in a failed attempt to bring excitement to her life after her encounter with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Captivated by the idea of walking through Egyptian sand, she planned to go barefoot, but her disappointment with the country led her to abandon this idea. She described Egypt as "[[tourism]], guidebooks, don't drink the water, and back home". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Partners in Crime (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[2009]], [[Colonel]] [[Augustus Oduya]] noted, among other places across [[Earth]], Egypt to have witnessed every [[human]] [[child]] [[the 456|being compelled]] to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming" at 8:40AM [[GMT]] on a [[Wednesday]] in [[September]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)}}) | |||
In | In the wake of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], protesters in Egypt rioted, attacking the "Western Miracle". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dead of Night (TV story)}}) | ||
In the | In the years leading up to [[2015]], Egypt was under the control of the military, followed by an elected government, before the military was in control again. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vaults of Osiris (audio story)}}) | ||
In | In 2015, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Benny encountered Sutekh in Egypt. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vaults of Osiris (audio story)}}) During the same year, a television news report said the President of Egypt refused [[America]]n efforts to help with a peace deal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Pharaoh (novel)}}) | ||
=== Unknown dates === | === Unknown dates === | ||
During the time of the pharaohs, the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] visited Egypt and captured an alien posing as the pharaoh's vizier. ([[COMIC]]: | During the time of the pharaohs, the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] visited Egypt and captured an alien posing as the pharaoh's vizier. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Assimilation² (comic story)}}) | ||
Some time before [[1979]], [[Scaroth]] was worshipped by the Egyptians, appearing in | [[File:Scaroth Egyptian scroll.jpg|thumb|Scaroth in an Egyptian scroll ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}})]] | ||
Some time before [[1979]], [[Scaroth]] was worshipped by the Egyptians, appearing in a scroll. ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)}}) | |||
Some time before [[2007]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] also became represented in some Egyptian hieroglyphs. ([[TV]]: | Some time before [[2007]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] also became represented in some Egyptian hieroglyphs. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Love & Monsters (TV story)}}) | ||
In the [[44th century]] on [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], the | In the [[44th century]] on [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], the Eleventh Doctor, [[Kazran Sardick]] and [[Abigail Pettigrew]] travelled through time and space in the Doctor's TARDIS, visiting Egypt on an unspecified date. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]], and [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]] once visited Egypt and were mistaken for servants of a recently deceased pharaoh. They escaped in the [[Celestial Omnibus]] before they could be sealed in the pharaoh's tomb. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]], and [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]] once visited Egypt and were mistaken for servants of a recently deceased pharaoh. They escaped in the [[Celestial Omnibus]] before they could be sealed in the pharaoh's tomb. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}}) | ||
Missy | [[File:Twelfth Doctor and Missy on Egypt.jpg|thumb|The [[Twelfth Doctor]] tracks [[Missy]] to Egypt. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dr. Twelfth (novel)}})]] | ||
Missy stole a sceptre from a sarcophagus. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dr. Twelfth (novel)}}) | |||
=== Alternate | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] took [[Lizzie (The Runaway TARDIS)|Lizzie]] to Egypt, among other places. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Runaway TARDIS (novel)}}) | ||
The [[pyramid]]s of Egypt housed [[Area 52]], where [[the Silence]] were waiting for the Doctor. ([[TV]]: | |||
===Alternate timelines=== | |||
In the [[Starless world]], [[penguin]]s lived on the Nile in [[1996]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[River Song's World]], the [[pyramid]]s of Egypt housed [[Area 52]], where [[the Silence]] were waiting for the Doctor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}) | |||
==Parallel universes== | |||
In the [[Jackie Reeve's universe|first]] [[parallel universe]] that [[Rose Tyler]] visited while trying to find her way back to [[N-Space]], the Ancient Egyptians believed the sudden disappearance of [[star]]s from the sky, victims of the [[reality bomb]], to be signs of impending doom. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Endless Night (audio story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
''[[The Writer's Tale]]'' revealed a draft for {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}} in which [[Gwen Cooper]] reported at [[Torchwood Cardiff]] that the [[Planetary Relocation Incident|invading]] [[Dalek]]s were landing in Egypt whilst the [[UN Air Force|air force]] was [[retreat]]ing over [[North Africa]]. This was changed to [[Ianto Jones]] reporting a Dalek landing in Japan along with the retreat over North Africa. | |||
According to the [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based book, ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', in [[1881]], Madame [[Vastra]] helped a group of archaeologists to excavate a tomb, with the intention of eating any mummies that were found inside. | According to the [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based book, ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', in [[1881]], Madame [[Vastra]] helped a group of archaeologists to excavate a tomb, with the intention of eating any mummies that were found inside. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 21 October 2024
Egypt was a country in northeastern Africa.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ancient Egyptian history was divided into the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
BC[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor once theorised that Atlantean colonists may have settled in Egypt following the destruction of Atlantis. (PROSE: The Lost Ones [+]Loading...["The Lost Ones (short story)"])
A time rift existed in ancient Egypt, being one of several fractures created by Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart's time travelling. The Seventh Doctor explained that these fractures could not be mended, and that they damaged the space-time they passed through. (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"])
In 10,500 BC, the Osirans were responsible for the introduction of astrology on Earth, when the astral charts left within their pyramids were discovered by the Ancient Egyptians, inspiring them to study the night sky. (PROSE: Introduction and links [+]Loading...["Introduction and links (short story)"])
Around 5000 BC, the Osirans visited Egypt during their battle with Sutekh and were worshipped as gods. (TV: Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TV story)"])
One Osiran, Thoueris, demanded tributes from the natives, and fed those who did not comply to crocodiles. She was later defeated and killed by crocodiles under the Eighth Doctor's control. (COMIC: The Power of Thoueris! [+]Loading...["The Power of Thoueris! (comic story)"])
According to the Third Doctor, the Dæmons inspired horned gods throughout history, including the Egyptian god Khnum. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])
Circa 3500 BC, Sontaran Field Major Styx arrived in Egypt, where he was briefly worshipped as the god Sontar before being entombed. (COMIC: The Gods Walk Among Us [+]Loading...["The Gods Walk Among Us (comic story)"])
Circa 2650 BC, the First Doctor was pursued by the Daleks and the First Monk to Egypt, during the construction of a pyramid. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"]) Historians considered this to be, from humanity's point of view, the first contact between humans and Daleks. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe [+]Loading...["Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)"], The Whoniverse [+]Loading...["The Whoniverse (novel)"]) There were unconfirmed rumours of "El Daktar" appearing in 3rd Dynasty Egypt. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...{"writer":"Unknown","1":"Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"})
Circa 2000 BC, Nyssa was sealed in an Egyptian sarcophagus. (PROSE: The Sands of Time [+]Loading...["The Sands of Time (novel)"])
In 1911 BC, Iris Wildthyme, Edwin Turner, Jenni Marcel, and Zack Hoffman briefly visited Egypt when trying to reach London in 1911 AD. (AUDIO: Kronos Vad's History of Earth [+]Loading...["Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379) (audio story)"])
Circa 1400 BC, the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown saved Egypt from an alien threat and were joined on their travels by Erimem. (AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion [+]Loading...["The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)"])
Circa 1366 BC, Ace spent some time in Egypt after fleeing from Robot Ants. (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"])
In 1334 BC, the Eleventh Doctor stopped what he described as a "weapons bearing giant alien locust attack" in ancient Egypt. He met Queen Nefertiti during this adventure. She was attracted to the Doctor, and travelled with him along with Riddell, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, and Brian Williams, to the Silurian Ark in 2367. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"])
The Second Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly visited Egypt, where Ben pretended to be Tut-Ankh-Amen and frightened off some grave-robbers. (PROSE: The King of Golden Death [+]Loading...["The King of Golden Death (short story)"])
During the reign of Rameses II, the Jews were led out of Egypt, in their so-called exodus. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse [+]Loading...["The Ruby's Curse (novel)"]) After Alexander's death in 323 BC, his friend Ptolemy Lagus became King of Egypt. (PROSE: The Book of Shadows [+]Loading...["The Book of Shadows (short story)"])
In 41 BC, the Sixth Doctor and Peri watched Cleopatra's barge on the River Nile. (PROSE: State of Change [+]Loading...["State of Change (novel)"])
In 30 BC, Egypt was conquered by Octavian for Rome, with Cleopatra dethroned and the Ptolemy Dynasty ended. Cleopatra's death took place in Alexandria. Subsequently, Egypt became a province of Rome. Weeks later, River Song arrived in the city of Alexandria. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse [+]Loading...["The Ruby's Curse (novel)"])
12th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1190, Saladin was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. (TV: The Crusade [+]Loading...["The Crusade (TV story)"])
18th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1798, Bernice Summerfield aided archaeologist Vivant Denon during an Egyptian dig after fleeing from Robot Ants. (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"])
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1880, the Second Doctor, John and Gillian arrived in Egypt, where the TARDIS was captured by Arabs. (COMIC: Egyptian Escapade [+]Loading...["Egyptian Escapade (comic story)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1902, an archaeological expedition led by Howard Carter was observed by the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex. (AUDIO: False Gods [+]Loading...["False Gods (audio story)"])
In 1911, an archaeological expedition led by Marcus Scarman unearthed the tomb of Sutekh. (TV: Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TV story)"])
In 1926, an archaeological expedition unearthed the tomb of Sontar. (COMIC: The Gods Walk Among Us [+]Loading...["The Gods Walk Among Us (comic story)"])
In 1967, the Revolution Man carved his symbol onto the faces of two pyramids - one in June, the other on 5 November on the Great Pyramid of Giza. (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])
In 1983, Sarah Jane Smith and K9 visited Warren Martyn's archaeological expedition in Egypt, where they discovered an underground city of Silurians and Sea Devils. (COMIC: City of Devils [+]Loading...["City of Devils (comic story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 2000s, Donna Noble went to Egypt for two weeks in a failed attempt to bring excitement to her life after her encounter with the Tenth Doctor. Captivated by the idea of walking through Egyptian sand, she planned to go barefoot, but her disappointment with the country led her to abandon this idea. She described Egypt as "tourism, guidebooks, don't drink the water, and back home". (TV: Partners in Crime [+]Loading...["Partners in Crime (TV story)"])
In 2009, Colonel Augustus Oduya noted, among other places across Earth, Egypt to have witnessed every human child being compelled to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming" at 8:40AM GMT on a Wednesday in September. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)"])
In the wake of Miracle Day in 2011, protesters in Egypt rioted, attacking the "Western Miracle". (TV: Dead of Night [+]Loading...["Dead of Night (TV story)"])
In the years leading up to 2015, Egypt was under the control of the military, followed by an elected government, before the military was in control again. (AUDIO: The Vaults of Osiris [+]Loading...["The Vaults of Osiris (audio story)"])
In 2015, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Benny encountered Sutekh in Egypt. (AUDIO: The Vaults of Osiris [+]Loading...["The Vaults of Osiris (audio story)"]) During the same year, a television news report said the President of Egypt refused American efforts to help with a peace deal. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])
Unknown dates[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the time of the pharaohs, the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams visited Egypt and captured an alien posing as the pharaoh's vizier. (COMIC: Assimilation² [+]Loading...["Assimilation² (comic story)"])
Some time before 1979, Scaroth was worshipped by the Egyptians, appearing in a scroll. (TV: City of Death [+]Loading...["City of Death (TV story)"])
Some time before 2007, the Doctor's TARDIS also became represented in some Egyptian hieroglyphs. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])
In the 44th century on Christmas Eve, the Eleventh Doctor, Kazran Sardick and Abigail Pettigrew travelled through time and space in the Doctor's TARDIS, visiting Egypt on an unspecified date. (TV: A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"])
Iris Wildthyme, Panda, and Simon once visited Egypt and were mistaken for servants of a recently deceased pharaoh. They escaped in the Celestial Omnibus before they could be sealed in the pharaoh's tomb. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])
Missy stole a sceptre from a sarcophagus. (PROSE: Dr. Twelfth [+]Loading...["Dr. Twelfth (novel)"])
The Thirteenth Doctor took Lizzie to Egypt, among other places. (PROSE: The Runaway TARDIS [+]Loading...["The Runaway TARDIS (novel)"])
Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the Starless world, penguins lived on the Nile in 1996. (TV: The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"])
In River Song's World, the pyramids of Egypt housed Area 52, where the Silence were waiting for the Doctor. (TV: The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"])
Parallel universes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the first parallel universe that Rose Tyler visited while trying to find her way back to N-Space, the Ancient Egyptians believed the sudden disappearance of stars from the sky, victims of the reality bomb, to be signs of impending doom. (AUDIO: The Endless Night [+]Loading...["The Endless Night (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Writer's Tale revealed a draft for The Stolen Earth [+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"] in which Gwen Cooper reported at Torchwood Cardiff that the invading Daleks were landing in Egypt whilst the air force was retreating over North Africa. This was changed to Ianto Jones reporting a Dalek landing in Japan along with the retreat over North Africa.
According to the non-narrative based book, The Brilliant Book 2012, in 1881, Madame Vastra helped a group of archaeologists to excavate a tomb, with the intention of eating any mummies that were found inside.
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