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|location = [[Germany]] | |location = [[Germany]] | ||
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'''Berlin''' was the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[Germany]] and its largest city. | '''Berlin''' was the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[Germany]] and its largest city. | ||
== Locations == | |||
Three of its districts were [[Wedding, Berlin|Wedding]], [[Dahlem]], and [[Mitte]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Alchemists (audio story)}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The [[Project Hermod|Institute of Alien Technology]] (later renamed Project Hermod) was located in a laboratory beneath [[Treptower Park]] in Berlin. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ | {{Section stub|Information from ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]''}} | ||
The [[Project Hermod|Institute of Alien Technology]] (later renamed Project Hermod) was located in a laboratory beneath [[Treptower Park]] in Berlin. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Dying Room (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1925]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] visited the set of ''[[Metropolis (film)|Metropolis]]'' in Berlin. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)}}) | |||
One of the entrances to [[Bianca's]] was located in Berlin in the [[1930s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wormery (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[January]] [[1933]], the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]] visited the city where the Doctor was kidnapped. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Alchemists (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1937]], [[Clara Oswald]] and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] had a dinner date in Berlin which involved some pudding. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}) | |||
[[File:ElevenInTux.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Eleventh Doctor]] in 1930s Berlin ([[TV]]: {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}})]] | |||
In [[1938]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] crashed [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in Berlin, where [[Melody Pond]] regenerated into her "[[River Song]]" incarnation and attempted to assassinate him. However, she ultimately overcame her brainwashing and saved his life, instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[ | In [[1939]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Berlin. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
On [[30 April]] [[1945]], [[Adolf Hitler]], the Führer of [[Nazi]] Germany, committed suicide in the [[Führerbunker]] underneath Berlin. His new wife [[Eva Braun]], later to bear a [[Adolf Hitler, Jr.|child]] by him, escaped. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow in the Glass (novel)}}) | |||
The Eleventh Doctor meant to take [[Alice Obiefune]], [[John Jones]], and [[ARC]] to Berlin in 1945, but accidentally landed them in [[Piccadilly Circus]] in [[2015]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Give Free or Die (comic story)}}) | |||
In [[1950]], the [[Royal Air Force]] officer [[Ian Gilmore|Squadron Leader Ian Gilmore]] was assigned to Berlin, where he befriended a [[Czech]] medic named [[Nadia Červenka]]. They shared several drinks as well as rations. He and his troops rendered assistance to the Berliners in rebuilding their city in the aftermath of [[World War II]]. Due to the increasingly contentious [[Cold War]], his troops were eventually airlifted out of Germany with Červenka's assistance. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Artificial Intelligence (audio story)}}) | |||
Following World War II, [[Germany]] was partitioned into [[East Germany]], which was controlled of the [[Soviet Union]], and [[West Germany]], which was administered by the rest of the [[Allies (World War II)|Allies]]. The same was true of Berlin. During the Cold War, a barrier known as the [[Berlin Wall]] separated [[West Berlin]] from [[East Berlin]] and East Germany as a whole. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Protect and Survive (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[ | In [[1965]], Group Captain Gilmore, [[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]] and Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] visited both West Berlin and East Berlin to investigate reports of [[Unidentified Flying Object|UFO]] sightings and smuggled footage of an alien making contact with Soviet agents. Both turned out to be incidents of Soviet misinformation. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Unto the Breach (audio story)}}) | ||
In the [[1960s]], [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Christopher Isherwood]] went cruising on the [[Kurfurstendamm]] when they visited Berlin. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Reset (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[ | In [[1977]], [[David Bowie]] visited the city and worked with [[Brian Eno]] to make three albums which formed the "''[[Berlin Trilogy]]''". [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]], [[Marlene Dietrich]], and [[Noël Coward]] helped with the first album, ''[[Low/Profile]]''. During the album's production, the [[Nemenoid]]s invaded Berlin for three days. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Low/Profile (short story)}}) | ||
Democratic uprisings in the [[Eastern Bloc]] countries resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall on [[9 November]] [[1989]] as well as the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early [[1990s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Protect and Survive (audio story)}}; [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Broken Man (comic story)}}) The [[Eighth Doctor]] was among the crowds that destroyed the Berlin Wall. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}) | |||
After [[Duncan (The Story of Fester Cat)|Duncan]] introduced [[Paul Magrs (in-universe)|Paul Magrs]] and [[Jeremy (The Stones of Spookiness)|Jeremy]] to one another, they never saw Duncan again. It was possible that he had left for Berlin with his [[piano]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Story of Fester Cat (novel)}}) | |||
Before [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] visited Berlin and was [[photograph]]ed doing so. [[Clive Finch]] later showed this image to [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) | |||
A [[G8]] summit took place in Berlin in the mid-2000s. It was met with protests. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Uncanny Valley (audio story)}}) | |||
In the [[21st century]], due to its cold climate and northern latitude, the [[Ice Warrior]]s sent their [[seed pod]]s to Berlin to create an atmosphere lethal to [[human]]s, but in which their own people could thrive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Seeds of Death (TV story)}}) | |||
As a child, [[Steven Taylor]] and his classmates built a [[5D]] representation of [[East Berlin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Anachronauts (audio story)}}) | |||
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[[Category:Cities visited by the Twelfth Doctor]] | [[Category:Cities visited by the Twelfth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by River Song]] | [[Category:Cities visited by River Song]] | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by Iris Wildthyme]] | [[Category:Cities visited by Iris Wildthyme]] | ||
[[Category:European cities from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:European national capitals]] | |||
[[Category:German cities]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:45, 30 September 2024
Berlin was the capital of Germany and its largest city.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
Three of its districts were Wedding, Dahlem, and Mitte. (AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Information from Blood & Steel
The Institute of Alien Technology (later renamed Project Hermod) was located in a laboratory beneath Treptower Park in Berlin. (AUDIO: The Dying Room [+]Loading...["The Dying Room (audio story)"])
In 1925, the Ninth Doctor visited the set of Metropolis in Berlin. (AUDIO: Monsters in Metropolis [+]Loading...["Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)"])
One of the entrances to Bianca's was located in Berlin in the 1930s. (AUDIO: The Wormery [+]Loading...["The Wormery (audio story)"])
In January 1933, the First Doctor and Susan Foreman visited the city where the Doctor was kidnapped. (AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"])
In 1937, Clara Oswald and the Twelfth Doctor had a dinner date in Berlin which involved some pudding. (TV: Kill the Moon [+]Loading...["Kill the Moon (TV story)"])
In 1938, the Eleventh Doctor crashed the TARDIS in Berlin, where Melody Pond regenerated into her "River Song" incarnation and attempted to assassinate him. However, she ultimately overcame her brainwashing and saved his life, instead. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"])
In 1939, the Seventh Doctor and Ace visited Berlin. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler, the Führer of Nazi Germany, committed suicide in the Führerbunker underneath Berlin. His new wife Eva Braun, later to bear a child by him, escaped. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
The Eleventh Doctor meant to take Alice Obiefune, John Jones, and ARC to Berlin in 1945, but accidentally landed them in Piccadilly Circus in 2015. (COMIC: Give Free or Die [+]Loading...["Give Free or Die (comic story)"])
In 1950, the Royal Air Force officer Squadron Leader Ian Gilmore was assigned to Berlin, where he befriended a Czech medic named Nadia Červenka. They shared several drinks as well as rations. He and his troops rendered assistance to the Berliners in rebuilding their city in the aftermath of World War II. Due to the increasingly contentious Cold War, his troops were eventually airlifted out of Germany with Červenka's assistance. (AUDIO: Artificial Intelligence [+]Loading...["Artificial Intelligence (audio story)"])
Following World War II, Germany was partitioned into East Germany, which was controlled of the Soviet Union, and West Germany, which was administered by the rest of the Allies. The same was true of Berlin. During the Cold War, a barrier known as the Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany as a whole. (AUDIO: Protect and Survive [+]Loading...["Protect and Survive (audio story)"])
In 1965, Group Captain Gilmore, Professor Rachel Jensen and Sir Toby Kinsella visited both West Berlin and East Berlin to investigate reports of UFO sightings and smuggled footage of an alien making contact with Soviet agents. Both turned out to be incidents of Soviet misinformation. (AUDIO: Unto the Breach [+]Loading...["Unto the Breach (audio story)"])
In the 1960s, Jack Harkness and Christopher Isherwood went cruising on the Kurfurstendamm when they visited Berlin. (TV: Reset [+]Loading...["Reset (TV story)"])
In 1977, David Bowie visited the city and worked with Brian Eno to make three albums which formed the "Berlin Trilogy". Iris Wildthyme, Panda, Marlene Dietrich, and Noël Coward helped with the first album, Low/Profile. During the album's production, the Nemenoids invaded Berlin for three days. (PROSE: Low/Profile [+]Loading...["Low/Profile (short story)"])
Democratic uprisings in the Eastern Bloc countries resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 as well as the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. (AUDIO: Protect and Survive [+]Loading...["Protect and Survive (audio story)"]; COMIC: The Broken Man [+]Loading...["The Broken Man (comic story)"]) The Eighth Doctor was among the crowds that destroyed the Berlin Wall. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])
After Duncan introduced Paul Magrs and Jeremy to one another, they never saw Duncan again. It was possible that he had left for Berlin with his piano. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat [+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"])
Before 2005, the Ninth Doctor visited Berlin and was photographed doing so. Clive Finch later showed this image to Rose Tyler. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])
A G8 summit took place in Berlin in the mid-2000s. It was met with protests. (AUDIO: Uncanny Valley [+]Loading...["Uncanny Valley (audio story)"])
In the 21st century, due to its cold climate and northern latitude, the Ice Warriors sent their seed pods to Berlin to create an atmosphere lethal to humans, but in which their own people could thrive. (TV: The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"])
As a child, Steven Taylor and his classmates built a 5D representation of East Berlin. (AUDIO: The Anachronauts [+]Loading...["The Anachronauts (audio story)"])
