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{{Infobox_Location|location = North America|first = Who Discovered America? (short story)|name = Newfoundland|type = Island}}{{Wikipediainfo|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_(island)}}'''Newfoundland ''' was an [[doctorwho:Island|island]] in [[doctorwho:North_America|North America]] visited by the [[doctorwho:First_Doctor|First Doctor]] and [[doctorwho:Viking|Viking]] [[Eric the Red|Eric The Red.]]
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== Geography ==
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The Island of Newfoundland was located geographically within the continent of North America.
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'''Newfoundland ''' was an [[island]] in [[North America]] visited by the [[First Doctor]] and [[Viking]] [[Eric the Red]].


== History ==
== History ==
In [[1002]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] landed in [[Greenland]] due to a leak in its [[plutonium]] [[battery]]. The nearest Plutonic ore was located within Newfoundland and [[Labrador]].


=== The First Doctor's visit. ===
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric the Red to retrieve the plutonium. Once the Doctor and Eric succeeded, they went off to what would eventually become [[Nova Scotia]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Discovered America? (short story)}})
In [[1002 |1002 AD]] [[doctorwho:The_Doctor's_TARDIS|The Tardis]] landed in [[doctorwho:Greenland|Greenland]] due to a leak in it's [[Plutonium]] [[doctorwho:Battery|Battery]], the nearest Plutonic ore that the Doctor required to refuel was located within Newfoundland and [[Labrador]].
 
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric The Red to retrieve the Plutonium, once he succeeded he went off to what would eventually become [[Nova Scotia.]]


== Behind The Scenes ==
At the [[British Empire Exhibition]] in [[October]] [[1924]], [[Rose Tyler]] saw [[fox]] [[fur]]s on display which came from either Newfoundland or [[Canada]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Clockwise Man (novel)}})
In the Real World Newfoundland was the first known non native settlement in North America.


Newfoundland would later become a colony of [[doctorwho:England|England]] and The [[doctorwho:United_Kingdom|United Kingdom]], becoming a Dominion for the time of the[[doctorwho:World_War_I| First World War]] and would eventually join [[doctorwho:Canada|Canada]] in [[1949]].
== Behind the scenes ==
In the real world, Newfoundland was one of the earliest European colonial settlements in North America. Newfoundland would later become a colony of [[England]] and the [[United Kingdom]], becoming a Dominion some time before the [[First World War]]. Newfoundland and Labrador eventually joined [[Canada]], as a [[province]], in 1949.


The series 10 episode [[doctorwho:Smile_(TV_story)|Smile]] the [[doctorwho:Vardy|Vardy]] were named after a Newfoundland Swarm Robotics Professor named Andrew Vardy by the writer of the episode [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]] as the two knew each other.
In [[TV]]: ''[[Smile (TV story)|Smile]]'', writer [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]] named the [[Vardy]] after Newfoundland swarm robotics professor Andrew Vardy.<ref>[[:File:MUN 'swarm robotics' prof inspires Doctor Who episode|MUN 'swarm robotics' prof inspires Doctor Who episode]]</ref>


== External Links ==
== Footnotes ==
[http://www.drwhoguide.com/brief.htm#dwm184b Who discovered America?] at the [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyJagthD9I MUN 'swarm robotics prof inspires Doctor Who Episode] [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPLxYC6uNNfNrSQokButSg at CBC NL - Newfoundland and Labrador] YouTube channel
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Latest revision as of 01:37, 25 March 2024

Newfoundland

Newfoundland was an island in North America visited by the First Doctor and Viking Eric the Red.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1002, the Doctor's TARDIS landed in Greenland due to a leak in its plutonium battery. The nearest Plutonic ore was located within Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric the Red to retrieve the plutonium. Once the Doctor and Eric succeeded, they went off to what would eventually become Nova Scotia. (PROSE: Who Discovered America? [+]Loading...["Who Discovered America? (short story)"])

At the British Empire Exhibition in October 1924, Rose Tyler saw fox furs on display which came from either Newfoundland or Canada. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man [+]Loading...["The Clockwise Man (novel)"])

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

In the real world, Newfoundland was one of the earliest European colonial settlements in North America. Newfoundland would later become a colony of England and the United Kingdom, becoming a Dominion some time before the First World War. Newfoundland and Labrador eventually joined Canada, as a province, in 1949.

In TV: Smile, writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce named the Vardy after Newfoundland swarm robotics professor Andrew Vardy.[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]