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'''Basrah''' was a city somewhere in the [[Holy Land]] from whence [[Ben Daheer]] obtained the fabrics that he tried to sell to the [[First Doctor]] in [[1190]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Lion]]", [[PROSE]]: | '''Basrah''' was a city somewhere in the [[Holy Land]] from whence [[Ben Daheer]] obtained the fabrics that he tried to sell to the [[First Doctor]] in [[1190]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Lion]]", [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)}}) | ||
A regiment from [[Wardleswick|Upper Wardleswick]], [[Kent]] were sent to Basra in the early [[21st century]]. They had returned to Kent by the time [[Michael Yates]] brought an army from the [[Slough of the Disunited Planets]] to Earth. ([[COMIC]]: | A regiment from [[Wardleswick|Upper Wardleswick]], [[Kent]] were sent to Basra in the early [[21st century]]. They had returned to Kent by the time [[Michael Yates]] brought an army from the [[Slough of the Disunited Planets]] to Earth. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)}}) | ||
[[St John Colchester]] told [[Ng|"Gwen Cooper"]] that [[Cardiff]] was more comfortable than Basrah, alluding to the [[Iraq War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[St John Colchester]] told [[Ng|"Gwen Cooper"]] that [[Cardiff]] was more comfortable than Basrah, alluding to the [[Iraq War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Aliens & Sex & Chips & Gravy (audio story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The more common modern [[English language|English]] spelling of the town is "Basra", but the novelisation of ''Doctor Who and the Crusaders'' specifies the additional "h". The comic ''The Warkeeper's Crown'' uses the more | The more common modern [[English language|English]] spelling of the town is "Basra", but the novelisation of ''Doctor Who and the Crusaders'' specifies the additional "h". The comic ''The Warkeeper's Crown'' uses the more common spelling. | ||
[[Category:Asian cities from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:Middle Eastern cities]] | [[Category:Middle Eastern cities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, 4 May 2024
Basrah was a city somewhere in the Holy Land from whence Ben Daheer obtained the fabrics that he tried to sell to the First Doctor in 1190. (TV: "The Lion", PROSE: Doctor Who and the Crusaders [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)"])
A regiment from Upper Wardleswick, Kent were sent to Basra in the early 21st century. They had returned to Kent by the time Michael Yates brought an army from the Slough of the Disunited Planets to Earth. (COMIC: The Warkeeper's Crown [+]Loading...["The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)"])
St John Colchester told "Gwen Cooper" that Cardiff was more comfortable than Basrah, alluding to the Iraq War. (AUDIO: Aliens & Sex & Chips & Gravy [+]Loading...["Aliens & Sex & Chips & Gravy (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The more common modern English spelling of the town is "Basra", but the novelisation of Doctor Who and the Crusaders specifies the additional "h". The comic The Warkeeper's Crown uses the more common spelling.
