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A '''Black Archive facility''', by one account also referred to as a '''section''' of the [[Black Archive (global collection)|global Black Archive]], ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) was a facility used by [[UNIT]] to store dangerous alien artefacts. ([[TV]]: {{cs| | A '''Black Archive facility''', by one account also referred to as a '''section''' of the [[Black Archive (global collection)|global Black Archive]], ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) was a facility used by [[UNIT]] to store dangerous alien artefacts. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}}, [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) While some accounts indicated the [[Black Archive, Tower of London|Black Archive under the Tower of London]] to be the only Black Archive, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}, {{cs|For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)}}) others indicated there were multiple Black Archive facilities. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Armageddon (audio story)}}, [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | ||
By one account, every Black Archive facility was connected by [[T-Mat]], meaning that the singular use of the term 'Black Archive' referred to [[Black Archive (global collection)|the wider Black Archive collection]] which spanned every facility and was instantly accessible from any 'section'. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | By one account, every Black Archive facility was connected by [[T-Mat]], meaning that the singular use of the term 'Black Archive' referred to [[Black Archive (global collection)|the wider Black Archive collection]] which spanned every facility and was instantly accessible from any 'section'. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) Following the defunding of UNIT in [[2020]], the extensive [[memory filter]] security of the global Black Archive meant that it was largely forgotten by all except a few former high-ranking personell. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Roleplaying Game: Second Edition}}) | ||
== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
=== United Kingdom === | === United Kingdom === | ||
The central Black Archive in the UK was the [[Black Archive, Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) This facility was connected to the [[Red Archive]], [[Blue Archive]], and [[Grey Archive]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)}}) | The central Black Archive in the UK was the [[Black Archive, Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) This facility was connected to the [[Red Archive]], [[Blue Archive]], and [[Grey Archive]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)}}) | ||
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[[Sarah Jane Smith]] once visited a [[Black Archive facility (Enemy of the Bane)|Black Archive facility]] which was an outdoor warehouse. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}}) By one account, this was an overflow facility for the Tower of London Black Archive. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ghost of Bannerman Road (audio story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] suggested that this facility was also known under names other than the Black Archive. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)}}) | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] once visited a [[Black Archive facility (Enemy of the Bane)|Black Archive facility]] which was an outdoor warehouse. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}}) By one account, this was an overflow facility for the Tower of London Black Archive. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ghost of Bannerman Road (audio story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] suggested that this facility was also known under names other than the Black Archive. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)}}) | ||
The [[Black Site]] on [[Davies Street]] in [[London]] | The [[Black Site]] on [[Davies Street]] in [[London]] had a collection of objects which [[Shaw (Time Fracture)|Dr Shaw]] once referred to in an internal Black Site document as "our Black Archive". ([[WC]]: {{cs|INCOMING TRANSMISSION (webcast)}}) | ||
[[Black Archive 5]] existed in [[South Downs]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Armageddon (audio story)}}) | [[Black Archive 5]] existed in [[South Downs]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Armageddon (audio story)}}) | ||
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By an account that indicated there was only a singular "Black Vault", several UNIT storage facilities supported the main Black Vault, including [[the Vault (Tales from the Vault)|the Vault]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Screaming Skull (audio story)}}) | By an account that indicated there was only a singular "Black Vault", several UNIT storage facilities supported the main Black Vault, including [[the Vault (Tales from the Vault)|the Vault]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Screaming Skull (audio story)}}) | ||
[[UNIT HQ (The Power of the Doctor)|The UNIT HQ used in 2022]] had a Black Archive in it. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (game)}}) | |||
=== International Black Archives === | === International Black Archives === | ||
Other notable Black Archives across the world included [[Black Archive, Seabase One]] in the [[Mariana Trench]], [[Black Archive, Gateway of India]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Central Archive]] in [[Geneva]], [[Black Archive, Peter and Paul Fortress]] in [[St Petersburg]], [[Black Archive, Cuzco]] in [[Cuzco]], [[Black Archive, Pharos]] in [[Alexandria]], [[Black Archive, Shanghai World Financial Centre]] in [[Shanghai]], [[Black Archive, Snowcap]] at [[Snowcap]], [[Space Station W1]], [[Black Archive, Washington Monument]] in [[Washington DC]], and [[Black Archive, Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]]. | Other notable Black Archives across the world included [[Black Archive, Seabase One]] in the [[Mariana Trench]], [[Black Archive, Gateway of India]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Central Archive]] in [[Geneva]], [[Black Archive, Peter and Paul Fortress]] in [[St Petersburg]], [[Black Archive, Cuzco]] in [[Cuzco]], [[Black Archive, Pharos]] in [[Alexandria]], [[Black Archive, Shanghai World Financial Centre]] in [[Shanghai]], [[Black Archive, Snowcap]] at [[Snowcap]], [[Space Station W1]], [[Black Archive, Washington Monument]] in [[Washington DC]], and [[Black Archive, Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]]. | ||
Although not proper Black Archive facilities, UNIT also kept several [[greenhouse]]s of alien plantlife across the globe, the two biggest greenhouses being in the [[Amazon]] and in [[Greenland]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | Although not proper Black Archive facilities, UNIT also kept several [[greenhouse]]s of alien plantlife across the globe, the two biggest greenhouses being in the [[Amazon]] and in [[Greenland]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | ||
[[Category:Black Archive]] | [[Category:Black Archive]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 3 November 2024
A Black Archive facility, by one account also referred to as a section of the global Black Archive, (GAME: The Black Archive [+]Loading...["The Black Archive (game)"]) was a facility used by UNIT to store dangerous alien artefacts. (TV: Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"], GAME: The Black Archive [+]Loading...["The Black Archive (game)"]) While some accounts indicated the Black Archive under the Tower of London to be the only Black Archive, (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)"], For the Girl Who Has Everything [+]Loading...["For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)"]) others indicated there were multiple Black Archive facilities. (AUDIO: Armageddon [+]Loading...["Armageddon (audio story)"], GAME: The Black Archive [+]Loading...["The Black Archive (game)"])
By one account, every Black Archive facility was connected by T-Mat, meaning that the singular use of the term 'Black Archive' referred to the wider Black Archive collection which spanned every facility and was instantly accessible from any 'section'. (GAME: The Black Archive [+]Loading...["The Black Archive (game)"]) Following the defunding of UNIT in 2020, the extensive memory filter security of the global Black Archive meant that it was largely forgotten by all except a few former high-ranking personell. (PROSE: The Roleplaying Game: Second Edition [+]Loading...["The Roleplaying Game: Second Edition"])
Facilities[[edit] | [edit source]]
United Kingdom[[edit] | [edit source]]
The central Black Archive in the UK was the Black Archive, Tower of London. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"]) This facility was connected to the Red Archive, Blue Archive, and Grey Archive. (PROSE: For the Girl Who Has Everything [+]Loading...["For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)"])
Sarah Jane Smith once visited a Black Archive facility which was an outdoor warehouse. (TV: Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"]) By one account, this was an overflow facility for the Tower of London Black Archive. (AUDIO: The Ghost of Bannerman Road [+]Loading...["The Ghost of Bannerman Road (audio story)"]) The Tenth Doctor suggested that this facility was also known under names other than the Black Archive. (COMIC: Don't Step on the Grass [+]Loading...["Don't Step on the Grass (comic story)"])
The Black Site on Davies Street in London had a collection of objects which Dr Shaw once referred to in an internal Black Site document as "our Black Archive". (WC: INCOMING TRANSMISSION [+]Loading...["INCOMING TRANSMISSION (webcast)"])
Black Archive 5 existed in South Downs. (AUDIO: Armageddon [+]Loading...["Armageddon (audio story)"])
The Warehouse was a UNIT storage facility. (HOMEVID: Auton [+]Loading...["Auton (home video)"]) Douglas Cavendish once stole some objects from the Warehouse, (HOMEVID: Dæmos Rising [+]Loading...["Dæmos Rising (home video)"]) which by one account he named as being the Black Archive. (PROSE: Dæmos Rising [+]Loading...["Dæmos Rising (novelisation)"])
By an account that indicated there was only a singular "Black Vault", several UNIT storage facilities supported the main Black Vault, including the Vault. (AUDIO: The Screaming Skull [+]Loading...["The Screaming Skull (audio story)"])
The UNIT HQ used in 2022 had a Black Archive in it. (GAME: The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (game)"])
International Black Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other notable Black Archives across the world included Black Archive, Seabase One in the Mariana Trench, Black Archive, Gateway of India in Mumbai, the Central Archive in Geneva, Black Archive, Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg, Black Archive, Cuzco in Cuzco, Black Archive, Pharos in Alexandria, Black Archive, Shanghai World Financial Centre in Shanghai, Black Archive, Snowcap at Snowcap, Space Station W1, Black Archive, Washington Monument in Washington DC, and Black Archive, Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Although not proper Black Archive facilities, UNIT also kept several greenhouses of alien plantlife across the globe, the two biggest greenhouses being in the Amazon and in Greenland. (GAME: The Black Archive [+]Loading...["The Black Archive (game)"])
