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'''Belgium''' | '''Belgium''' was a nation in western [[Europe]]. It lay immediately to the north of [[France]]. | ||
The [[ | The [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] of the the Doctor rescued the kidnapped [[Charlemagne]] from [[Momus]], an insane [[computer]], in [[Early_human_history#8th_century_AD|800 AD]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'') | ||
In [[1913]], the [[ | In [[1913]], the Doctor, in his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]] and [[Peri Brown]] encountered Toby the Sapient Pig and [[Marcel Proust]] in a hotel in Ostende. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Year of the Pig]]'') | ||
In [[1914]], | In [[1914]], [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] visited the battlefields of the [[World War I|First World War]] in Belgium twice, once with [[Rose Tyler]] and once with [[Daniel Francis Thompson]]. ([[DWAM]]: ''[[Warfreekz!]]'' and ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'') | ||
In [[1944]], | In [[1944]], [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Samantha Jones]] and [[Fitz Kreiner]] become involved with the Battle of the Bulge. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Autumn Mist]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[February]] [[2001]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend [[Dave Young]] encounter [[Kulan]] agents whilst in [[Brussels]]. [[Fitz Kreiner]] meets them suspecting [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor's]] involvement. Also in February 2001, [[Pierre Yves-Dudoin]] attempted to launch his [[Star Dart]], but it was destroyed. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'') | ||
In [[2007]] the sale of [[Dogon]] eyes were somewhat popular with collectors of [[alien artefact]]s, especially in Belgium for some unknown reason. ([[TW]]: ''[[Random Shoes]]'') | |||
== | ==Other notable references== | ||
===Comparisons in size=== | |||
*The collision of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDISes]] of the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] and [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] incarnations threatened to blow a hole in the space-time continuum the exact size of Belgium, a somewhat anticlimactic apocalypse. ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'') | *The collision of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDISes]] of the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] and [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] incarnations threatened to blow a hole in the space-time continuum the exact size of Belgium, a somewhat anticlimactic apocalypse. ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'') | ||
===Cultural references=== | |||
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]'s [[psychic paper]] convinced an [[Alexandra Palace]] security guard that he (the Doctor) was the king of Belgium. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | *[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]'s [[psychic paper]] convinced an [[Alexandra Palace]] security guard that he (the Doctor) was the king of Belgium. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
===Deaths in Belgium=== | |||
*The Doctor visited [[Giacomo Puccini]] shortly before he died in Brussels on 29 November 1924. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''). | |||
===Literary references=== | |||
*[[Agatha Christie]] made her fictional detective [[wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]] a Belgian. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | *[[Agatha Christie]] made her fictional detective [[wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]] a Belgian. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 13:11, 26 July 2010
Belgium was a nation in western Europe. It lay immediately to the north of France.
The tenth incarnation of the the Doctor rescued the kidnapped Charlemagne from Momus, an insane computer, in 800 AD. (DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp, WC: The Lonely Computer)
In 1913, the Doctor, in his sixth incarnation and Peri Brown encountered Toby the Sapient Pig and Marcel Proust in a hotel in Ostende. (BFA: Year of the Pig)
In 1914, the Doctor visited the battlefields of the First World War in Belgium twice, once with Rose Tyler and once with Daniel Francis Thompson. (DWAM: Warfreekz! and Deep and Dreamless Sleep)
In 1944, the Doctor, Samantha Jones and Fitz Kreiner become involved with the Battle of the Bulge. (EDA: Autumn Mist)
In February 2001, Anji Kapoor and her boyfriend Dave Young encounter Kulan agents whilst in Brussels. Fitz Kreiner meets them suspecting the Doctor's involvement. Also in February 2001, Pierre Yves-Dudoin attempted to launch his Star Dart, but it was destroyed. (EDA: Escape Velocity)
In 2007 the sale of Dogon eyes were somewhat popular with collectors of alien artefacts, especially in Belgium for some unknown reason. (TW: Random Shoes)
Other notable references
Comparisons in size
- The collision of the TARDISes of the tenth and fifth incarnations threatened to blow a hole in the space-time continuum the exact size of Belgium, a somewhat anticlimactic apocalypse. (DW: Time Crash)
Cultural references
- The Doctor's psychic paper convinced an Alexandra Palace security guard that he (the Doctor) was the king of Belgium. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
Deaths in Belgium
- The Doctor visited Giacomo Puccini shortly before he died in Brussels on 29 November 1924. (DW: Doctor Who).
Literary references
- Agatha Christie made her fictional detective Hercule Poirot a Belgian. (DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
