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{{cleanup}}'''Roald Dahl Plass''' is a large public square, part of the [[Cardiff Bay]] district of [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]. It is a poorly-kept secret among many Cardiff residents that somewhere near the Plass is the site of the "secret" [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood]] organization's headquarters, [[The Hub]] (to the point where people asking about Torchwood are invariably directed to Roald Dahl Plass). ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
'''Roald Dahl Plass''' was a large public square, part of the [[Cardiff Bay]] district of [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]. It was a poorly-kept secret among many Cardiff residents that somewhere near the Plass was the site of [[Torchwood Three]]'s headquarters. [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
 
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The Plass is named in honor of a famous Welsh author of the 20th century.
 
==History==
It is unclear how long Torchwood has maintained its Hub headquarters below the Plass, though it is known to have been there since at least [[1999]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Fragments]]''). Due to its proximity to [[The Rift|a rift in space and time]], [[the Doctor]] landed his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] there in [[2006]] to "refuel".
([[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'') The [[perception filter]] of the TARDIS, which helped it blend into its surroundings, created a spot of perpetual perceptual blindness, enabling Torchwood to set up an "[[invisible lift]]" without anyone noticing it. ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'') This lift provided an alternate entrance (and, occasionally, emergency exit) from the Hub, which otherwise was entered via a dockside entrance below the Plass. In [[2008]], the TARDIS returned to the same spot in the Plass, enabling [[Jack Harkness]] to jump onto it just before it [[dematerialise]]d. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
 
Due to its proximity to the Hub, Torchwood kept the Plass under extensive surveillance. At one point a public area in the Plass was even used as the site for an erstwhile "job interview" for a prospective Torchwood 3 recruit. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
 
In September 2009, attempts by elements of the [[British government]] to cover up [[The 456|the first 456 incident]], which had involved Harkness and Torchwood, resulted in a bomb being implanted within Harkness. The bomb detonated, destroying the Hub and causing massive damage to Roald Dahl Plass. As far as the public was concerned, the Plass was destroyed by a terrorist bombing. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]''; ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')
 
==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
*In real life, the fact that ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]'' have so prominently featured the Plass has made it a popular destination for fans visiting [[Cardiff]]. It is also one of the more public filming locations, so whenever the ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' crews film there, it often attracts media attention (such as on 6 January 2010 when filming for [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] of ''Doctor Who'' took place there<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/01/filming-returns-to-cardiff.html The Doctor Who News Page: Filming returns to Cardiff] <small>accessed 7th January 2010</small></ref>.)
*In real life, the fact that ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]'' have so prominently featured the Plass has made it a popular destination for fans visiting [[Cardiff]]. It is also one of the more public filming locations, so whenever the ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' crews film there, it often attracts media attention (such as on 6 January 2010 when filming for [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] of ''Doctor Who'' took place there<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/01/filming-returns-to-cardiff.html The Doctor Who News Page: Filming returns to Cardiff] <small>accessed 7th January 2010</small></ref>.)

Revision as of 18:18, 9 February 2011

Roald Dahl Plass was a large public square, part of the Cardiff Bay district of Cardiff, Wales. It was a poorly-kept secret among many Cardiff residents that somewhere near the Plass was the site of Torchwood Three's headquarters. TW: Children of Earth: Day One)

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Behind the Scenes

  • In real life, the fact that Doctor Who and Torchwood have so prominently featured the Plass has made it a popular destination for fans visiting Cardiff. It is also one of the more public filming locations, so whenever the Doctor Who and Torchwood crews film there, it often attracts media attention (such as on 6 January 2010 when filming for Series 5 of Doctor Who took place there[1].)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Doctor Who News Page: Filming returns to Cardiff accessed 7th January 2010
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