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|appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: | |appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Catch-1782 (audio story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fatal Consequences (audio story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bat Attack! (comic story)}}[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Curious Conundrum of the Weirdling Wood (short story)}}}} | ||
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'''Berkshire''' was an English county. | '''Berkshire''' was an English county. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Berkshire shared a border with [[Buckinghamshire]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Berkshire shared a border with [[Buckinghamshire]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (novelisation)}}) | ||
The county included the towns of [[Maidenhead]], ([[TV]]: | The county included the towns of [[Maidenhead]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vault of Secrets (TV story)}}) [[Newbury]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}}) and [[Reading]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bat Attack! (comic story)}}) The village of [[Little Caldwell]] was also located there, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}}) and [[Goblin's Copse]] was situated on the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire border. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (novelisation)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The [[Rechauffe|Mandrake Corporation]] had a biotech facility in Pangbourne, researching a cure for the [[Marburg virus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Rechauffe|Mandrake Corporation]] had a biotech facility in Pangbourne, researching a cure for the [[Marburg virus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dreamland (audio story)}}) | ||
Berkshire was the home of the runner-up in a [[bowling]] competition that [[Peter Tyler]] entered. ([[TV]]: | Berkshire was the home of the runner-up in a [[bowling]] competition that [[Peter Tyler]] entered. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Father's Day (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Mel Bush]] visited Mel's Uncle, [[John Hallam]], in Berkshire in [[2003]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Mel Bush]] visited Mel's Uncle, [[John Hallam]], in Berkshire in [[2003]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Catch-1782 (audio story)}}) | ||
After narrowing down the landing site of a [[Nestene]] [[control sphere]] to a 15 mile radius in the [[Slough]]/[[Reading]] area ([[AUDIO]]: | After narrowing down the landing site of a [[Nestene]] [[control sphere]] to a 15-mile radius in the [[Slough]]/[[Reading]] area ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Vanguard (UTNS audio story)}}) of Berkshire, ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bat Attack! (comic story)}}) [[Petronella Osgood]], [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] and [[Josh Carter]] travelled to the county in order to follow it from the ground. However, the sphere changed course and eventually landed in Buckinghamshire. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Vanguard (UTNS audio story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 12 December 2024
Berkshire was an English county.
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Berkshire shared a border with Buckinghamshire. (PROSE: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (novelisation)"])
The county included the towns of Maidenhead, (TV: The Vault of Secrets [+]Loading...["The Vault of Secrets (TV story)"]) Newbury (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]) and Reading. (PROSE: Bat Attack! [+]Loading...["Bat Attack! (comic story)"]) The village of Little Caldwell was also located there, (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]) and Goblin's Copse was situated on the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire border. (PROSE: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (novelisation)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Mandrake Corporation had a biotech facility in Pangbourne, researching a cure for the Marburg virus. (AUDIO: Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (audio story)"])
Berkshire was the home of the runner-up in a bowling competition that Peter Tyler entered. (TV: Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"])
The Sixth Doctor and Mel Bush visited Mel's Uncle, John Hallam, in Berkshire in 2003. (AUDIO: Catch-1782 [+]Loading...["Catch-1782 (audio story)"])
After narrowing down the landing site of a Nestene control sphere to a 15-mile radius in the Slough/Reading area (AUDIO: Vanguard [+]Loading...["Vanguard (UTNS audio story)"]) of Berkshire, (COMIC: Bat Attack! [+]Loading...["Bat Attack! (comic story)"]) Petronella Osgood, Colonel Shindi and Josh Carter travelled to the county in order to follow it from the ground. However, the sphere changed course and eventually landed in Buckinghamshire. (AUDIO: Vanguard [+]Loading...["Vanguard (UTNS audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Stargroves estate in Berkshire was used for the exteriors of the Victorian manor house in Pyramids of Mars.
