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According to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[human]] [[soul]]s were "trapped like [[flies]] in the '''World Wide Web'''" in the [[21st century]]. The World Wide Web was accessed through [[Wi-Fi]], which the [[Great Intelligence]] inhabited. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') [[Clark Goodman]] saw the Web as a sign of humanity's psychological debt to [[spider]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Worldwide Web (audio story)|Worldwide Web]]'')
According to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[human]] [[soul]]s were "trapped like [[flies]] in the '''World Wide Web'''" in the [[21st century]]. The World Wide Web was accessed through [[Wi-Fi]], which the [[Great Intelligence]] inhabited. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') [[Clark Goodman]] saw the Web as a sign of humanity's psychological debt to [[spider]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Worldwide Web (audio story)|Worldwide Web]]'')
On [[12 November]] [[1990]], [[Tim Berners-Lee]] published his proposal for a "WorldWideWeb", which he envisioned as a less [[evil]] version of [[WOTAN]]'s [[plan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'')


By [[2600]], the [[Galaxy Wide Web]] was the World Wide Web's intergalactic equivalent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (short story)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'')
By [[2600]], the [[Galaxy Wide Web]] was the World Wide Web's intergalactic equivalent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (short story)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
According to [[Tim Foley]], writer of of ''[[9 to 5 (audio story)|9 to 5]]'', "''Doctor Who'' invented the [[Internet]]" in 1966 when [[WOTAN]] was introduced in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''. In fact, director [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] revealed in behind-the-scenes material to that story that he had once sent a copy of ''The War Machines'' to {{w|Tim Berners-Lee}}, inventor of the World Wide Web, who replied in an [[email]], "I am a fraud." ([[BFX]]: ''[[9 to 5 (audio story)|9 to 5]]'')
According to [[Tim Foley]], writer of of ''[[9 to 5 (Torchwood One audio story)|9 to 5]]'', "''Doctor Who'' invented the [[Internet]]" in 1966 when [[WOTAN]] was introduced in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''. In fact, director [[Barnaby Edwards]] revealed in behind-the-scenes material to that story that he had once sent a copy of ''The War Machines'' to {{w|Tim Berners-Lee}}, inventor of the World Wide Web, who replied in an [[email]], "I am a fraud." ([[BFX]]: ''[[9 to 5 (Torchwood One audio story)|9 to 5]]'')
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According to the Eleventh Doctor, human souls were "trapped like flies in the World Wide Web" in the 21st century. The World Wide Web was accessed through Wi-Fi, which the Great Intelligence inhabited. (TV: The Bells of Saint John) Clark Goodman saw the Web as a sign of humanity's psychological debt to spiders. (AUDIO: Worldwide Web)

On 12 November 1990, Tim Berners-Lee published his proposal for a "WorldWideWeb", which he envisioned as a less evil version of WOTAN's plan. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

By 2600, the Galaxy Wide Web was the World Wide Web's intergalactic equivalent. (PROSE: The Dead Men Diaries)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to Tim Foley, writer of of 9 to 5, "Doctor Who invented the Internet" in 1966 when WOTAN was introduced in The War Machines. In fact, director Barnaby Edwards revealed in behind-the-scenes material to that story that he had once sent a copy of The War Machines to Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, who replied in an email, "I am a fraud." (BFX: 9 to 5)