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'''Southwark''' was a district in the [[South London]] [[London Borough of Southwark|borough of the same name]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}, [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') It was located on the bank of the [[River Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')


'''Southwark''' was a town in [[London]] on the south bank of the [[Thames]].
== Geography ==
Southwark was located opposite the [[City of London]] on the southern bank of the [[River Thames]]. Nearby districts included [[Bermondsey]] to the east. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')


The [[Globe Theatre]] was built in Southwark. In [[1599]]. The only performance of ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' temporarily brought the [[Carrionite]]s to [[Earth]] with the power of words, but [[William Shakespeare]], aided by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]], devised his own words to send them back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'')
Southwark was the location of several London landmarks including the [[Globe Theatre]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') [[Southwark Cathedral]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') [[the Shard]] and [[HMS Belfast]].<ref>By combining the London street map seen in ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'', and the various birds-eye view shots of the same area shown throughout the episode, with the map of London boroughs seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', these locations are definitively shown to be located in Southwark.</ref>


[[Richard Lazarus]] was from Southwark. During the [[London Blitz]], he hid in the crypts of the [[Southwark Cathedral]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
A number of bridges extended across the Thames between Southwark and the City of London, including [[Southwark Bridge]] and [[London Bridge]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
 
[[Elephant and Castle]] was a "starfish of roads" which lay alongside a railway. The railway crossed [[Borough Road]], [[Webber Street]] and [[Union Street]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')


The [[Dalek]]s established a [[time corridor]] in Southwark's Butler's Wharf in [[1984]]. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] fortuitously delivered the [[Fifth Doctor]] in front of the wharf, whereupon he discovered and ultimately defeated the Daleks. [[Tegan Jovanka]] permanently parted the Doctor's company there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
== History ==
=== Early history ===
The Doctor had once gone carousing with [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] in [[the Tabard]] in [[14th century]] Southwark over mugs of [[ale]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')


In [[1996]], 7-year-old [[Amy Pond|Amelia Pond]] visited the [[Pandorica]] (containing her adult self) at the [[National Museum]] in Southwark.<ref>The museum's location in Southwark is clearly identifiable by the skyline behind the levitating Dalek, with [[St. Paul's Cathedral]] on the left side of the view and 30 St. Mary Axe (a/k/a "The Gerkin") on the right side of the view.</ref> Her two incarnations were rescued from [[Dalek]]s by her future husband [[Rory Williams]]' [[Auton Rory|Auton incarnation]], their future daughter [[River Song]], and future son-in-law, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] who thereupon launched himself in the Pandorica to re-boot the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
The [[Globe Theatre]] was built in Southwark. In [[1599]], the only performance of ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' temporarily brought the [[Carrionite]]s to [[Earth]] with the power of words, but [[William Shakespeare]], aided by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]], devised his own words to send them back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')


In [[2008]], Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. [[Martha Jones]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's [[organ]] to distract him and he fell to his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
=== 19th century ===
[[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] visited Southwark in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'')


[[File:SouthwarkTowerBridgeEtc.png|left|thumb|Southwark on the left]]In the early hours of New Year's Day, 2005, the newly regenerated [[Eleventh Doctor]] flew west past Southwark while clinging to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]' door sill. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'')
=== 20th century ===
[[Richard Lazarus]] was from Southwark. During the [[London Blitz]], he hid in the crypts of the [[Southwark Cathedral]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')


[[2020s|''Circa'' 2020]], the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond engaged in a heart-to-heart conversation whilst gazing upon upon the Southwark skyline at night, from across the [[River Thames|Thames]] at the [[Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'')
=== 21st century ===
[[File:K9 Bounty Hunter map 5.jpg|thumb|Southwark as seen on a digital map of London. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bounty Hunter (TV story)}})]]
In [[2008]], Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's [[Organ (music)|organ]] to distract him and he fell to his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
=== Alternate timeline ===
According to [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] information in the ''[[DWBIT Dalek vs Cybermen Special]]'', in [[2007]], Southwark was at the forefront in the brief [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] between the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and [[Dalek]]s. Many casualties and much damage occurred across the streets of Southwark. V. J. Ellison commented on the battle at a later date.
In an alternate [[2006]], [[Abigail Ali]] flew over London, observing the rubble that was formerly Southwark from her aircraft. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')


==Footnotes==
== Footnotes ==
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Southwark was a district in the South London borough of the same name. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"], TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, The Lie of the Land) It was located on the bank of the River Thames. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Southwark was located opposite the City of London on the southern bank of the River Thames. Nearby districts included Bermondsey to the east. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

Southwark was the location of several London landmarks including the Globe Theatre, (TV: The Shakespeare Code) Southwark Cathedral, (TV: The Lazarus Experiment) the Shard and HMS Belfast.[1]

A number of bridges extended across the Thames between Southwark and the City of London, including Southwark Bridge and London Bridge. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

Elephant and Castle was a "starfish of roads" which lay alongside a railway. The railway crossed Borough Road, Webber Street and Union Street. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor had once gone carousing with Geoffrey Chaucer in the Tabard in 14th century Southwark over mugs of ale. (PROSE: Synthespians™)

The Globe Theatre was built in Southwark. In 1599, the only performance of Love's Labour's Won temporarily brought the Carrionites to Earth with the power of words, but William Shakespeare, aided by the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, devised his own words to send them back. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot visited Southwark in the 1890s. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers)

20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

Richard Lazarus was from Southwark. During the London Blitz, he hid in the crypts of the Southwark Cathedral. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]

Southwark as seen on a digital map of London. (TV: The Bounty Hunter [+]Loading...["The Bounty Hunter (TV story)"])

In 2008, Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's organ to distract him and he fell to his death. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate 2006, Abigail Ali flew over London, observing the rubble that was formerly Southwark from her aircraft. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. By combining the London street map seen in The Lie of the Land, and the various birds-eye view shots of the same area shown throughout the episode, with the map of London boroughs seen in TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, these locations are definitively shown to be located in Southwark.