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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
In the wake of numerous alien incursions, independent groups of defenders stepped up to keep London safe while [[the Doctor]] was elsewhere; these defenders included [[Bannerman Road gang]], based in [[Ealing]], and the [[Coal Hill defenders]], based in [[Shoreditch]]. | |||
== Society == | == Society == | ||
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In the 21st century, London was home to a number of the Doctor's friends and allies, including Rose Tyler, (TV: Rose) Martha Jones, (PROSE: Peacemaker) Donna Noble, (TV: Planet of the Ood) Sarah Jane Smith, (TV: Invasion of the Bane) and Clara Oswald. (TV: The Zygon Invasion)
The Tenth Doctor believed London to be the "most exciting city in the world", (AUDIO: Technophobia) while the Twelfth Doctor, conversely, thought it was "a dump". (TV: The Zygon Inversion)
Overview
In the wake of numerous alien incursions, independent groups of defenders stepped up to keep London safe while the Doctor was elsewhere; these defenders included Bannerman Road gang, based in Ealing, and the Coal Hill defenders, based in Shoreditch.
Society
Government
As the capital, London was the home to the British monarchy, who resided at Buckingham Palace. (TV: Voyage of the Damned) The British government was based in London and met in the Houses of Parliament. (TV: Aliens of London)
Economy
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Culture
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Transport
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Geography
By the 21st century, London - sometimes referred to as Greater London (TV: Partners in Crime) - had been divided up into a number of boroughs, each containing various districts. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, The Lie of the Land) Boroughs included the City of Westminster, (AUDIO: The Three Companions) the City of London, (TV: The Lie of the Land) the London Borough of Richmond, (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac) and the London Borough of Southwark. (TV: Father's Day, TV: Revenge of the Slitheen) Further London boroughs included Barking, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)
London landmarks built in this century included 30 St Mary Axe, (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac) and the Shard. (TV: Aliens of London, TV: The Bells of Saint John)
History
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Notable residents
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