Cardiff Earthquake (short story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary |
m (Spacing) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
|prev2 = Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings (short story) | |prev2 = Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings (short story) | ||
|next2 = Alien Life (short story) | |next2 = Alien Life (short story) | ||
}} | }}{{you may|Cardiff Earthquake|n1=the titular earthquake}} | ||
{{you may|Cardiff Earthquake|n1=the titular earthquake}} | |||
'''''Cardiff Earthquake''''', prefixed as '''''PRESS STATEMENT: Cardiff Earthquake''''' on the story's page, was the fourteenth short story and nineteenth release exclusively published on the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|website]] on [[4 June (releases)|4 June]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]{{note|As this was released alongside ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', it is likely it was released on 4 June.}} by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''. ''Cardiff Earthquake'' was the eighth release in the ''[[UNIT Press Briefings (series)|UNIT Press Briefings]]'' series of in-universe [[press briefing]]s. | '''''Cardiff Earthquake''''', prefixed as '''''PRESS STATEMENT: Cardiff Earthquake''''' on the story's page, was the fourteenth short story and nineteenth release exclusively published on the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|website]] on [[4 June (releases)|4 June]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]{{note|As this was released alongside ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', it is likely it was released on 4 June.}} by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''. ''Cardiff Earthquake'' was the eighth release in the ''[[UNIT Press Briefings (series)|UNIT Press Briefings]]'' series of in-universe [[press briefing]]s. | ||
| Line 30: | Line 29: | ||
* [[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen|Margaret Blaine]] | * [[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen|Margaret Blaine]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Blaine was [[Lord Mayor of Cardiff|Mayor of Cardiff]]. | * Blaine was [[Lord Mayor of Cardiff|Mayor of Cardiff]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:08, 22 October 2024
- You may be looking for the titular earthquake.
Cardiff Earthquake, prefixed as PRESS STATEMENT: Cardiff Earthquake on the story's page, was the fourteenth short story and nineteenth release exclusively published on the U.N.I.T. website on 4 June 2005[nb 1] by the BBC webteam to coincide with the broadcast of Boom Town. Cardiff Earthquake was the eighth release in the UNIT Press Briefings series of in-universe press briefings.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the wake of the Cardiff Earthquake, on 8 October, UNIT reports in a press briefing that the clean-up operation has been successful. However, Margaret Blaine is among the many people missing and UNIT's Scientific Advisors have agreed that, due to the instability of the ground the plant was to be built on, the Blaidd Drwg Power Plant project should be abandoned.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Referenced only[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Blaine was Mayor of Cardiff.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story is set in the aftermath of Boom Town.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
| |||||||||||||||
