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'''Newfoundland ''' was an [[island]] in [[North America]] visited by the [[First Doctor]] and [[Viking]] [[Eric the Red]] | '''Newfoundland''', also known as '''Nefie''' or '''Newfie''', was an [[island]] in [[North America]] visited by the [[First Doctor]] and [[Viking]] [[Eric the Red]], who initially named it '''[[Lief Ericsson]]-land'''. | ||
== 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 | In [[1002]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] landed in [[Greenland]] due to a leak in its [[plutonium]] [[battery]]. The nearest Plutonic ore was located within [[Labrador and Newfoundland]]. | ||
The Doctor enlisted the aid of Viking Eric the Red to retrieve the | 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)}}) | ||
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)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == 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 | 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 (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> | 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> | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Islands from the real world]] | [[Category:Islands from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the First Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the First Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:North American islands]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:47, 20 September 2024
Newfoundland, also known as Nefie or Newfie, was an island in North America visited by the First Doctor and Viking Eric the Red, who initially named it Lief Ericsson-land.
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 Labrador and Newfoundland.
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]
