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'''Spain''' was a country in southwestern [[Europe]]. It was bordered to the west by [[Portugal]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the north by [[France]] and to the | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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'''Spain''' was a country in southwestern [[Europe]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] of [[Earth]]. It was bordered to the west by [[Portugal]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the north by [[France]] and Andorra via the [[Pyrenees]] and to the south by [[Gibraltar]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. | |||
[[Tan]]s and [[black]] [[hair]] were traits associated with Spaniards. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] attributed the "lovely tan" of [[Philip III of Spain]] to the Spanish [[sun]] along with [[orange]]s and [[paella]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)}}, [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}}) | |||
== Geography == | |||
Spain was among the countries which the [[prime meridian]] of [[Earth]] passed through. Thus, it was partially located in both the [[Western Hemisphere|Western]] and [[Eastern Hemisphere]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Sontar (country).jpg|thumb|Spain as seen on a map in an [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate timeline]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')]] | |||
=== 13th century === | |||
In [[1242]], the [[Moors]] occupied Spain in what was known as [[Moorish Spain]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sanctuary (novel)}}) | |||
=== 14th century === | |||
Following the [[1346]] [[siege of Kaffa]], the [[bubonic plague]] spread throughout the [[continent]] of [[Europe]], including Spain, in what became known as the [[Black Death]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) | |||
=== 15th century === | |||
By the [[15th century]], it was against Spanish customs to engage in the [[Slavery|slave trade]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trouble in Paradise (audio story)|Trouble in Paradise]]'') | |||
In [[1492]], [[Christian]]s kicked the [[Arab]]s out of Spain in a [[crusade]], with [[Granada]] being the last [[town]] to fall in [[Battle for Granada|battle]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'') | |||
=== 16th century === | |||
The [[Aztec]] [[civilisation]] was [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire|destroyed]] by the Spanish following the [[landing]] of [[Fernando Cortez]] in [[1519]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Aztecs (novelisation)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Aztecs (TV story)}}) | |||
In the [[1550s]], [[Catholic]] Spain was engaged in a [[Italian War of 1551–1559|war]] with [[France]]. [[Philip II]] was [[King of Spain]], married to [[Queen]] [[Mary I]] of [[England]]. Mary died with no [[heir]] in [[November]] [[1558]] and was succeeded by her [[Protestant]] [[sister]], [[Elizabeth I]], ending the Spanish [[alliance]] for good. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'') | |||
In [[July]] [[1572]], Spain "[[Siege of Mons (1572)|thrashed]]" an [[English]] [[army]] raised by [[Henry of Navarre|King Henri of Navarre]] to aid the [[Sea Beggars]] at [[Mons]]. The [[August|next month]], Spain was among the nations whose [[ambassador]]s attended a [[banquet]] in [[honour]] of the [[Abbot of Amboise]] at the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], [[France]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Massacre (novelisation)}}) | |||
During the late [[16th century]], Spain fought a [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|war]] with [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to the New World (audio story)|Voyage to the New World]]'') | |||
In [[1587]], the [[execution]] of [[Mary Stuart]], who the Spanish Catholics saw as the rightful [[Queen of England]], inspired [[hatred]] towards the English Protestants, with King Philip swearing before the [[tomb]] of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|his father]] that he would [[avenge]] her. By this time, Sir [[Francis Drake]] was known to Philip as "[[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth]]'s [[ruffian]] [[pirate]]", Francisco el Draque, having [[harried]] and [[pillaged]] Spanish ships bringing back [[treasure]]s from the [[Americas]]. Drake launched an attack on the [[Spanish Armada]] poised to invade England in the port of [[Cadiz]]. The destruction suffered by the Spanish fleet delayed them until [[1588]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'') | |||
=== 17th century === | |||
In [[1603]], shortly before her death, [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]] told the [[Seventh Doctor]] that the defeat of the Spanish Armada "saved [her] realm". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') | |||
In [[1605]], at the time of the [[Gunpowder Plot]], Spain was ruled by [[Philip III of Spain|King Philip]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}}) | |||
In [[1658]], Spain was at [[Anglo-Spanish War|war]] with [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'') | |||
=== 19th century === | |||
Spain was one of the [[Allies (Napoleonic Wars)|allied nations]] which opposed [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]'s [[French Empire]] in the [[Napoleonic Wars]] of the early [[19th century]]. Following the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], Napoleon invaded Spain [[Napoleon's invasion of Portugal|along with]] [[Portugal]]. Spain fought against [[France]] in the [[Peninsular War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') Soldiers from this conflict were taken by the [[War Lord]]s to fight in their [[War Game]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') [[Arthur Wellesley]] was sent to Portugal, in charge of a [[British]] expeditionary force, and fought his way up through Portugal, into Spain and eventually into [[France]]. Six of Napoleon's [[marshal]]s, comprising the majority, were defeated by Wellesley one after another, [[battle]] after battle, [[victory]] after victory. Spain and Portugal remained in perpetual [[revolt]], forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, [[Battle of Paris|back to Paris]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | |||
The first [[carrier]] of [[haemophilia]] in [[Britain's royal family]], [[Queen Victoria]] passed the [[disease]] on through the [[royal house]]s of Europe, including those of Spain, [[Germany]] and [[Russia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
The [[Spanish Civil War]] took place in the [[1930s]]. It saw two large political parties and their supporters fight for control of Spain. During this time, many previously small factions came into play. [[Anarchism|Anarchists]], [[Communism|communists]] and [[Fascism|fascists]] all took part in the war. | The [[Spanish Civil War]] took place in the [[1930s]]. It saw two large political parties and their supporters fight for control of Spain. During this time, many previously small factions came into play. [[Anarchism|Anarchists]], [[Communism|communists]] and [[Fascism|fascists]] all took part in the war. | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner]] visited Spain in [[1937]]. They stayed in the anarchist-held [[Barcelona]] while studying anomalies in history. ([[ | The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner]] visited Spain in [[1937]]. They stayed in the anarchist-held [[Barcelona]] while studying anomalies in history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | ||
In [[1985]], a [[Sontaran]]-[[Androgum]] group landed in [[Seville]], taking over a local villa. | Spain remained neutral during [[World War II]], making it a prime destination for [[French Resistance|Resistance fighters]] and other people seeking to escape [[Nazi]]-occupied France. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'') | ||
In [[1962]], [[Barbara Wright]] went on holiday to [[Toledo]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'') | |||
In [[1966]], the country was a destination of the villainous [[Chameleon Tours]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'') | |||
As a child, [[Ace]] holidayed in Spain on several occasions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)|Fiesta of the Damned]]'') | |||
In [[1985]], a [[Sontaran]]-[[Androgum]] group landed in [[Seville]], taking over a local villa. [[Shockeye]], along with the [[Second Doctor]] (who had been given genetic material that temporarily turned him into an Androgum), headed into town to try one of the local restaurants. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
An [[H-bomb]] was lost off the coast of Spain; its [[radioactivity]] caused the sea creatures in the area to begin [[mutating]] to giant size. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Monsters (comic story)|The Sea Monsters]]'') | |||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
[[Elton Pope]] was fond of Spain, as he noted in his video diary. ([[ | [[Elton Pope]] was fond of Spain, as he noted in his video diary. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | ||
[[La Cabra De Oro]] was "Spain's most famous [[goat]]"; an advert for him appeared on a [[2007]] issue of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | |||
During the "[[Cyberman]] [[Battle of Canary Wharf|invasion]]" of [[2007]], [[Donna Noble]] was scuba-diving in Spain and didn't witness them even though, as the [[Tenth Doctor]] noted, "they had Cybermen in Spain too". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
At 8:40AM [[GMT]] on a [[Wednesday]] in [[September]] [[2009]], Spain was among the numerous places across [[Earth]] in which [[RTA]]s occurred as a result of [[the 456]] compelling every [[human]] [[child]] to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming." ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'') | |||
Shortly after [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], Spain nearly went into bankruptcy. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | |||
In [[2014]], [[Liz Shaw]] visited Spain on a [[Preternatural Research Bureau|P.R.o.B.e.]] case to deal with a centuries-old [[ghost]]. [[Patricia Haggard|Patsy Haggard]] later decided to quit her job at the [[Ministry of Defence]] and to move to Spain. She invited Liz to join her. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]'') | |||
By [[2059]], Spain was involved in space travel, conducing the [[Spacelink]] project. When the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived at [[Bowie Base One]], it was theorised that he might be part of a Spanish [[Mars]] mission. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | |||
=== 22nd century === | |||
By [[2108]], [[Malaga]] was an independent state. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Irises (audio story)|The Two Irises]]'') | |||
An advertisement for Spain persisted in the ruins of [[London]] during the [[2150 Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') | |||
=== 40th century === | |||
By the [[40th century]], the sea creatures mutated by the H-bomb had not only reached gigantic sizes, but also grew limbs and attacked a city. They were driven back to the sea and destroyed when the bomb was detonated. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Monsters (comic story)|The Sea Monsters]]'') | |||
=== Alternate timelines === | |||
In the [[Game of Napoleon and Wellington]], Spain was among the [[nation]]s which were conquered by [[France]] and thus incorporated into [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]'s [[World Empire]]. When the Empire collapsed upon Napoleon's [[death]], Spain was among the conquered countries which were discreetly encouraged by the [[Player]]s to "revert to type", spliting up into separate [[mini-state]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | |||
On [[Pete's World]] [[Ricky Smith]]'s father, [[Jackson Smith (Pete's World)|Jackson Smith]], went to Spain some time before [[2002]] and left his son in [[People's Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
== References == | |||
[[Clara Oswald]] had a travel guide to {{PAGENAME}} in her collection. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== Filming === | |||
{{ | As of 2024, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has filmed 14 stories in Spain. The first was ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', which was shot in the [[Canary Islands]], a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic. This was followed by ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', shot in [[Seville]]. In the [[series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|seventh series]] of the revived series, Spanish mountain range Sierra Nevada served as the surface of the [[Dalek Asylum]] in ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', while Almeria's legendary Spaghetti Western sets were used to depict [[Mercy, Nevada|Mercy]], [[Nevada]] in ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''. In [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]], the [[BBC Wales]] production team shot in [[Lanzarote]], one of the Canary Islands, to depict the surface of [[the Moon]] in ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]''. The [[New Mexico]] scenes for [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]] episode ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'' were filmed in Fuerteventura, another Canary Island, as was [[Gallifrey]] for the [[Heaven Sent (TV story)|two part]] [[Hell Bent (TV story)|finale]], whilst much of the landscapes in ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' were filmed on Tenerife, including Missy's cafe and [[Skaro]]. The [[Planet (Smile)|colony planet]] scenes for [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 10]] episode ''[[Smile (TV story)|Smile]]'' were filmed in the City of Arts and Sciences (''Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències'') in Valencia, whilst [[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|''The Pyramid At The End of the World'']] returned to Tenerife. In [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]], the scenes in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] were filmed in the province of Granada in ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]],'' and the team returned to Tenerife the following year for Gallifrey in [[Spyfall (TV story)|''Spyfall'']] and the surface of [[Orphan 55 (TV story)|''Orphan 55'']]. | ||
[[File:Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Spain.jpg|thumb|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] next to text using the word "Spain" instead of "[[Space]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'')|alt=]] | |||
=== References in invalid sources=== | |||
When describing the acronym "[[TARDIS]]", it was initially referred to as "T.A.R.D.I.S - [[Time|TIME]] AND RELATIVE [[Dimension|DIMENSION]](S) IN SPAIN" in all [[yellow]] text before being corrected to "T.A.R.D.I.S - TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSION(S) IN [[Space|SPACE]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]''){{Nations}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 11 December 2024
Spain was a country in southwestern Europe in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. It was bordered to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by France and Andorra via the Pyrenees and to the south by Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.
Tans and black hair were traits associated with Spaniards. The Eleventh Doctor attributed the "lovely tan" of Philip III of Spain to the Spanish sun along with oranges and paella. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz [+]Loading...["The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)"], GAME: The Gunpowder Plot [+]Loading...["The Gunpowder Plot (video game)"])
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Spain was among the countries which the prime meridian of Earth passed through. Thus, it was partially located in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
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13th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1242, the Moors occupied Spain in what was known as Moorish Spain. (PROSE: Sanctuary [+]Loading...["Sanctuary (novel)"])
14th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Following the 1346 siege of Kaffa, the bubonic plague spread throughout the continent of Europe, including Spain, in what became known as the Black Death. (PROSE: Bunker Soldiers [+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])
15th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
By the 15th century, it was against Spanish customs to engage in the slave trade. (AUDIO: Trouble in Paradise)
In 1492, Christians kicked the Arabs out of Spain in a crusade, with Granada being the last town to fall in battle. (AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space)
16th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Aztec civilisation was destroyed by the Spanish following the landing of Fernando Cortez in 1519. (PROSE: The Aztecs [+]Loading...["The Aztecs (novelisation)"], TV: The Aztecs [+]Loading...["The Aztecs (TV story)"])
In the 1550s, Catholic Spain was engaged in a war with France. Philip II was King of Spain, married to Queen Mary I of England. Mary died with no heir in November 1558 and was succeeded by her Protestant sister, Elizabeth I, ending the Spanish alliance for good. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)
In July 1572, Spain "thrashed" an English army raised by King Henri of Navarre to aid the Sea Beggars at Mons. The next month, Spain was among the nations whose ambassadors attended a banquet in honour of the Abbot of Amboise at the Louvre in Paris, France. (PROSE: The Massacre [+]Loading...["The Massacre (novelisation)"])
During the late 16th century, Spain fought a war with England. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz, AUDIO: Voyage to the New World)
In 1587, the execution of Mary Stuart, who the Spanish Catholics saw as the rightful Queen of England, inspired hatred towards the English Protestants, with King Philip swearing before the tomb of his father that he would avenge her. By this time, Sir Francis Drake was known to Philip as "Elizabeth's ruffian pirate", Francisco el Draque, having harried and pillaged Spanish ships bringing back treasures from the Americas. Drake launched an attack on the Spanish Armada poised to invade England in the port of Cadiz. The destruction suffered by the Spanish fleet delayed them until 1588. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz)
17th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1603, shortly before her death, Queen Elizabeth I told the Seventh Doctor that the defeat of the Spanish Armada "saved [her] realm". (PROSE: Birthright)
In 1605, at the time of the Gunpowder Plot, Spain was ruled by King Philip. (GAME: The Gunpowder Plot [+]Loading...["The Gunpowder Plot (video game)"])
In 1658, Spain was at war with England. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam)
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Spain was one of the allied nations which opposed Napoléon Bonaparte's French Empire in the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. Following the Battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon invaded Spain along with Portugal. Spain fought against France in the Peninsular War. (PROSE: World Game) Soldiers from this conflict were taken by the War Lords to fight in their War Game. (TV: The War Games) Arthur Wellesley was sent to Portugal, in charge of a British expeditionary force, and fought his way up through Portugal, into Spain and eventually into France. Six of Napoleon's marshals, comprising the majority, were defeated by Wellesley one after another, battle after battle, victory after victory. Spain and Portugal remained in perpetual revolt, forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, back to Paris. (PROSE: World Game)
The first carrier of haemophilia in Britain's royal family, Queen Victoria passed the disease on through the royal houses of Europe, including those of Spain, Germany and Russia. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Spanish Civil War took place in the 1930s. It saw two large political parties and their supporters fight for control of Spain. During this time, many previously small factions came into play. Anarchists, communists and fascists all took part in the war.
The Eighth Doctor, Anji Kapoor and Fitz Kreiner visited Spain in 1937. They stayed in the anarchist-held Barcelona while studying anomalies in history. (PROSE: History 101)
Spain remained neutral during World War II, making it a prime destination for Resistance fighters and other people seeking to escape Nazi-occupied France. (AUDIO: Resistance)
In 1962, Barbara Wright went on holiday to Toledo. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz)
In 1966, the country was a destination of the villainous Chameleon Tours. (TV: The Faceless Ones)
As a child, Ace holidayed in Spain on several occasions. (AUDIO: Fiesta of the Damned)
In 1985, a Sontaran-Androgum group landed in Seville, taking over a local villa. Shockeye, along with the Second Doctor (who had been given genetic material that temporarily turned him into an Androgum), headed into town to try one of the local restaurants. (TV: The Two Doctors)
An H-bomb was lost off the coast of Spain; its radioactivity caused the sea creatures in the area to begin mutating to giant size. (COMIC: The Sea Monsters)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Elton Pope was fond of Spain, as he noted in his video diary. (TV: Love & Monsters)
La Cabra De Oro was "Spain's most famous goat"; an advert for him appeared on a 2007 issue of The Daily Telegraph. (TV: Love & Monsters)
During the "Cyberman invasion" of 2007, Donna Noble was scuba-diving in Spain and didn't witness them even though, as the Tenth Doctor noted, "they had Cybermen in Spain too". (TV: The Runaway Bride)
At 8:40AM GMT on a Wednesday in September 2009, Spain was among the numerous places across Earth in which RTAs occurred as a result of the 456 compelling every human child to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming." (TV: Children of Earth: Day One)
Shortly after Miracle Day in 2011, Spain nearly went into bankruptcy. (TV: End of the Road)
In 2014, Liz Shaw visited Spain on a P.R.o.B.e. case to deal with a centuries-old ghost. Patsy Haggard later decided to quit her job at the Ministry of Defence and to move to Spain. She invited Liz to join her. (HOMEVID: When to Die)
By 2059, Spain was involved in space travel, conducing the Spacelink project. When the Tenth Doctor arrived at Bowie Base One, it was theorised that he might be part of a Spanish Mars mission. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
22nd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
By 2108, Malaga was an independent state. (AUDIO: The Two Irises)
An advertisement for Spain persisted in the ruins of London during the 2150 Dalek invasion of Earth. (TV: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)
40th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
By the 40th century, the sea creatures mutated by the H-bomb had not only reached gigantic sizes, but also grew limbs and attacked a city. They were driven back to the sea and destroyed when the bomb was detonated. (COMIC: The Sea Monsters)
Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the Game of Napoleon and Wellington, Spain was among the nations which were conquered by France and thus incorporated into Napoléon Bonaparte's World Empire. When the Empire collapsed upon Napoleon's death, Spain was among the conquered countries which were discreetly encouraged by the Players to "revert to type", spliting up into separate mini-states. (PROSE: World Game)
On Pete's World Ricky Smith's father, Jackson Smith, went to Spain some time before 2002 and left his son in Great Britain. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
Clara Oswald had a travel guide to Spain in her collection. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Filming[[edit] | [edit source]]
As of 2024, Doctor Who has filmed 14 stories in Spain. The first was Planet of Fire, which was shot in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic. This was followed by The Two Doctors, shot in Seville. In the seventh series of the revived series, Spanish mountain range Sierra Nevada served as the surface of the Dalek Asylum in Asylum of the Daleks, while Almeria's legendary Spaghetti Western sets were used to depict Mercy, Nevada in A Town Called Mercy. In series 8, the BBC Wales production team shot in Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, to depict the surface of the Moon in Kill the Moon. The New Mexico scenes for series 9 episode The Zygon Invasion were filmed in Fuerteventura, another Canary Island, as was Gallifrey for the two part finale, whilst much of the landscapes in The Magician's Apprentice were filmed on Tenerife, including Missy's cafe and Skaro. The colony planet scenes for series 10 episode Smile were filmed in the City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències) in Valencia, whilst The Pyramid At The End of the World returned to Tenerife. In series 11, the scenes in India and Pakistan were filmed in the province of Granada in Demons of the Punjab, and the team returned to Tenerife the following year for Gallifrey in Spyfall and the surface of Orphan 55.
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References in invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
When describing the acronym "TARDIS", it was initially referred to as "T.A.R.D.I.S - TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSION(S) IN SPAIN" in all yellow text before being corrected to "T.A.R.D.I.S - TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSION(S) IN SPACE". (WC: Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)
