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'''Big Ben''' is the popular name of a clock tower located in [[London | '''Big Ben''' is the popular name of a clock tower located in [[London]]. | ||
==History== | |||
In [[1924]], [[Shade Vassily]] planned to use Big Ben to power his ship. ([[NDA]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'') | In [[1924]], [[Shade Vassily]] planned to use Big Ben to power his ship. ([[NDA]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'') | ||
During [[World War II]], [[1941]], [[Jack Harkness]] tethered his ship to Big Ben. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | |||
In [[1976]], Big Ben was destroyed by [[Black Star]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[No Future]]'') | In [[1976]], Big Ben was destroyed by [[Black Star]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'', ''[[No Future]]'') | ||
In [[2006]], Big Ben was destroyed by a [[Slitheen]] craft. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'') | In [[2006]], Big Ben was destroyed by a [[Slitheen]] craft which sheared it in half. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''), an event witnessed by [[Eugene Jones]], among many other bystanders ([[DW]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]''). Reconstruction proceeded shortly afterwards. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
In [[2167]], the chimes of Big Ben rang for the first time in years to celebrate the end of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | In [[2167]], the chimes of Big Ben rang for the first time in years to celebrate the end of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
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{{wikipediainfo|Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster}} | {{wikipediainfo|Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster}} | ||
[[Category:London | [[Category:London buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 05:27, 29 March 2008
Big Ben is the popular name of a clock tower located in London.
History
In 1924, Shade Vassily planned to use Big Ben to power his ship. (NDA: The Clockwise Man)
During World War II, 1941, Jack Harkness tethered his ship to Big Ben. (DW: The Empty Child)
In 1976, Big Ben was destroyed by Black Star. (NA: Love and War, No Future)
In 2006, Big Ben was destroyed by a Slitheen craft which sheared it in half. (DW: Aliens of London), an event witnessed by Eugene Jones, among many other bystanders (DW: Love & Monsters). Reconstruction proceeded shortly afterwards. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
In 2167, the chimes of Big Ben rang for the first time in years to celebrate the end of the 22nd century Dalek invasion. (DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
By the 28th century, Big Ben had been destroyed. (DW: The Sensorites)
