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'''Reading''' was a [[town]] in [[Berkshire]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bat Attack! (comic story)|Bat Attack!]]'') It was located within 15 miles of [[Slough]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vanguard (UTNS audio story)|Vanguard]]'') | '''Reading''' was a [[town]] in [[Berkshire]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bat Attack! (comic story)|Bat Attack!]]'') It was located within 15 miles of [[Slough]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vanguard (UTNS audio story)|Vanguard]]'') | ||
It had a history dating back to the [[Roman Empire]]. The forest outside the town was the [[Weirdling | It had a history dating back to the [[Roman Empire]]. The forest outside the town was the [[Weirdling Wood]]. The [[Great Western Railway]] passed through Reading. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood (short story)|The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood]]'') | ||
[[Woodley]] was a location in Reading. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | [[Woodley]] was a location in Reading. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:K9 Bounty Hunter map 2.jpg|thumb|Reading as seen on a digital map of Europe. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bounty Hunter (TV story)}})]] | |||
During the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] [[1688]], Reading fell to [[William of Orange]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | During the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] [[1688]], Reading fell to [[William of Orange]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
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[[The Doctor]] once visited Reading, inspiring the name of the local pub, [[The Vanishing Blue Box]]. | [[The Doctor]] once visited Reading, inspiring the name of the local pub, [[The Vanishing Blue Box]]. | ||
In the [[1890s]], the [[Paternoster Gang]] visited Reading during an investigation into [[Blight|strange going-ons]] in the [[Weirdling Wood]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In the [[1890s]], the [[Paternoster Gang]] visited Reading during an investigation into [[Blight|strange going-ons]] in the [[Weirdling Wood]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood (short story)}}) | ||
[[Ian Chesterton]] was born in [[Reading]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | |||
[[Liz Shaw]]'s sister [[Lucy Shaw|Lucy]] was an architect who worked in Reading. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'') | [[Liz Shaw]]'s sister [[Lucy Shaw|Lucy]] was an architect who worked in Reading. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'') | ||
[[Hulbert Logistics]] had an office in Reading. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'') | [[Hulbert Logistics]] had an office in Reading in [[2006]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'') | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
When [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] suggested that [[ | When [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] suggested that [[UNIT]] shoot down a [[Nestene]] [[control sphere]], [[Petronella Osgood]] noted it would spread the debris over a wider area, to which [[Josh Carter]] replied "Goodbye Slough, and Reading". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vanguard (UTNS audio story)|Vanguard]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Voice actor [[John Finnemore]] was born in Reading. | Voice actor [[John Finnemore]] was born in Reading. | ||
[[Category:Berkshire towns and villages]] | [[Category:Berkshire towns and villages]] | ||
[[Category:Homes of the Doctor's companions]] | |||
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | [[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:48, 17 September 2024
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Reading was a town in Berkshire. (COMIC: Bat Attack!) It was located within 15 miles of Slough. (AUDIO: Vanguard)
It had a history dating back to the Roman Empire. The forest outside the town was the Weirdling Wood. The Great Western Railway passed through Reading. (PROSE: The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood)
Woodley was a location in Reading. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, Reading fell to William of Orange. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
Reading Gaol was a prison in Reading where Oscar Wilde spent some time in May 1897. (COMIC: Bat Attack!)
The Doctor once visited Reading, inspiring the name of the local pub, The Vanishing Blue Box.
In the 1890s, the Paternoster Gang visited Reading during an investigation into strange going-ons in the Weirdling Wood. (PROSE: The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood [+]Loading...["The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood (short story)"])
Ian Chesterton was born in Reading. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Liz Shaw's sister Lucy was an architect who worked in Reading. (AUDIO: The Last Post)
Hulbert Logistics had an office in Reading in 2006. (AUDIO: Human Resources)
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
When Colonel Shindi suggested that UNIT shoot down a Nestene control sphere, Petronella Osgood noted it would spread the debris over a wider area, to which Josh Carter replied "Goodbye Slough, and Reading". (AUDIO: Vanguard)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Voice actor John Finnemore was born in Reading.
