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Situated in [[Muswell Hill]], North [[London]], '''Alexandra Palace''' served as headquarters for [[BBC|BBC Television]] in the [[1950s]]. In [[1953]], [[the Wire]] planned to turn Alexandra Palace's antenna tower from a transmitter to a receiver, to steal the electromagnetic energy of viewers watching the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] and use it to reconstitute a physical body for itself. | Situated in [[Muswell Hill]], North [[London]], '''Alexandra Palace''' served as [[headquarters]] for [[BBC|BBC Television]] in the [[1950s]]. In [[1953]], [[the Wire]] planned to turn Alexandra Palace's [[antenna tower]] from a transmitter to a receiver, to steal the [[electromagnetic energy]] of viewers watching the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] and use it to reconstitute a physical body for itself. | ||
Gaining admittance through his [[psychic paper]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] struggled on the Tower with | Gaining admittance through his [[psychic paper]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] struggled on the Tower with [[Magpie (The Idiot's Lantern)|Mr Magpie]], the Wire's agent, while his friend [[Tommy Connolly]] maintained the Doctor's machine for channelling the Wire back through into a form of recordable media. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
The TV series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' was recorded in Alexandra Palace. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Nightshade (short story)|Prelude Nightshade]]'') | The TV series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' was recorded in Alexandra Palace. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Nightshade (short story)|Prelude Nightshade]]'') | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 10 March 2018
Situated in Muswell Hill, North London, Alexandra Palace served as headquarters for BBC Television in the 1950s. In 1953, the Wire planned to turn Alexandra Palace's antenna tower from a transmitter to a receiver, to steal the electromagnetic energy of viewers watching the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and use it to reconstitute a physical body for itself.
Gaining admittance through his psychic paper, the Tenth Doctor struggled on the Tower with Mr Magpie, the Wire's agent, while his friend Tommy Connolly maintained the Doctor's machine for channelling the Wire back through into a form of recordable media. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)
The TV series Nightshade was recorded in Alexandra Palace. (PROSE: Prelude Nightshade)
