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{{first pic|English Channel.jpg|A display of the English Channel. ([[TV]]: {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}})]] | |||
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The '''English Channel''', also known as the '''British Channel''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) was a body of water that separated [[Great Britain]] from [[France]]. | The '''English Channel''', also known as the '''British Channel''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) was a body of water that separated [[Great Britain]] from [[France]]. | ||
Supposed [[Earthonomics]] expert [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Mr Copper]] referred to it as the "British Channel", separating Great Britain from [[France|Great France]] and [[Germany|Great Germany]] of [[Europe]]y. ([[TV]]: | Supposed [[Earthonomics]] expert [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Mr Copper]] referred to it as the "British Channel", separating Great Britain from [[France|Great France]] and [[Germany|Great Germany]] of [[Europe]]y. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Early history === | === Early history === | ||
In [[1588]], the [[Spanish Armada]] massed in the Channel before its failed attack on [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[1588]], the [[Spanish Armada]] massed in the Channel before its failed attack on [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Devil's Armada (audio story)}}) | ||
In [[1875]], Captain [[Matthew Webb]] became the first person to swim the English Channel. The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed that he swam with Webb in the Channel. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[1875]], Captain [[Matthew Webb]] became the first person to swim the English Channel. The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed that he swam with Webb in the Channel. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)}}) | ||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
In [[October]] [[1914]], [[Germany]] bombarded [[Antwerp]]. Using her yacht, a [[United Kingdom|British]] woman named [[Jessica Borthwick]] evacuated numerous [[Belgium|Belgians]] across the English Channel while under German fire. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[October]] [[1914]], [[Germany]] bombarded [[Antwerp]]. Using her yacht, a [[United Kingdom|British]] woman named [[Jessica Borthwick]] evacuated numerous [[Belgium|Belgians]] across the English Channel while under German fire. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | ||
In [[1941]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] spent time stranded on [[Nazi]]-occupied [[Guernsey]], an island in the Channel. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[1941]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] spent time stranded on [[Nazi]]-occupied [[Guernsey]], an island in the Channel. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Just War (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}) | ||
[[Reg Arwell]] was believed to have died while flying over the English Channel on [[20 December]] [[1941]]. However, his wife [[Madge Arwell]] had saved him while flying through the [[Time Vortex]] with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Reg Arwell]] was believed to have died while flying over the English Channel on [[20 December]] [[1941]]. However, his wife [[Madge Arwell]] had saved him while flying through the [[Time Vortex]] with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}) | ||
A [[Germany|German]] [[Submarine|U-boat]] which was patrolling the English Channel in [[1943]] was sent forward in time to [[1964]], where it threatened to torpedo the [[Isle of Wight]] ferry. Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]] ordered [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] and his squad to investigate and render assistance to the personnel of the nearby Lanchester Naval Base. ([[AUDIO]]: | A [[Germany|German]] [[Submarine|U-boat]] which was patrolling the English Channel in [[1943]] was sent forward in time to [[1964]], where it threatened to torpedo the [[Isle of Wight]] ferry. Sir [[Toby Kinsella]] of the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]] ordered [[Ian Gilmore|Group Captain Ian Gilmore]] and his squad to investigate and render assistance to the personnel of the nearby Lanchester Naval Base. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|State of Emergency (audio story)}}) | ||
In the [[1970s]], a prison was established on [[Fortress Island]], located in the Channel. ([[TV]]: | In the [[1970s]], a prison was established on [[Fortress Island]], located in the Channel. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sea Devils (TV story)}}) | ||
Prior to or during his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], [[the Doctor]] swam the English Channel naked as he lost a bet with [[Oliver Reed]]. ([[COMIC]]: | Prior to or during his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], [[the Doctor]] swam the English Channel naked as he lost a bet with [[Oliver Reed]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)}}) | ||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
[[File:K9 Bounty Hunter map 2.jpg|thumb|[[The Department]]'s digital map of the English Channel in [[2050]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:K9 Bounty Hunter map 2.jpg|thumb|[[The Department]]'s digital map of the English Channel in [[2050]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bounty Hunter (TV story)}})]] | ||
When [[John Harrison]] purchased a group of [[Skullion]] [[slave]]s who had crash landed in [[Central Asia]], they were brought across [[Europe]] and then across the Channel to him. ([[TV]]: | When [[John Harrison]] purchased a group of [[Skullion]] [[slave]]s who had crash landed in [[Central Asia]], they were brought across [[Europe]] and then across the Channel to him. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Man Who Never Was (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once referred to it as "a glorified shipping lane." ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Fourth Doctor]] once referred to it as "a glorified shipping lane." ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Devil's Armada (audio story)}}) | ||
=== Alternate timelines === | === Alternate timelines === | ||
In the [[History (The Ironside Advance)|history]] in which the [[Ironside]]s were never discovered by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], the Ironsides [[Normandy landings|landed]] on the [[Normandy]] [[beach]]es long before the [[summer]] of [[1942]], traveling along the [[seabed]] of the [[English Channel]] to avoid detection. ([[PROSE]]: | In the [[History (The Ironside Advance)|history]] in which the [[Ironside]]s were never discovered by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], the Ironsides [[Normandy landings|landed]] on the [[Normandy]] [[beach]]es long before the [[summer]] of [[1942]], traveling along the [[seabed]] of the [[English Channel]] to avoid detection. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ironside Advance (short story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Bodies of water from the real world]] | [[Category:Bodies of water from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 27 September 2024
{{first pic|English Channel.jpg|A display of the English Channel. (TV: World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"])]]
The English Channel, also known as the British Channel, (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) was a body of water that separated Great Britain from France.
Supposed Earthonomics expert Mr Copper referred to it as the "British Channel", separating Great Britain from Great France and Great Germany of Europey. (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"])
History
Early history
In 1588, the Spanish Armada massed in the Channel before its failed attack on England. (AUDIO: The Devil's Armada [+]Loading...["The Devil's Armada (audio story)"])
In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel. The Sixth Doctor claimed that he swam with Webb in the Channel. (AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pirates [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)"])
20th century
In October 1914, Germany bombarded Antwerp. Using her yacht, a British woman named Jessica Borthwick evacuated numerous Belgians across the English Channel while under German fire. (AUDIO: Brotherhood of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)"])
In 1941, Bernice Summerfield spent time stranded on Nazi-occupied Guernsey, an island in the Channel. (AUDIO: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (audio story)"], PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])
Reg Arwell was believed to have died while flying over the English Channel on 20 December 1941. However, his wife Madge Arwell had saved him while flying through the Time Vortex with the Eleventh Doctor. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"])
A German U-boat which was patrolling the English Channel in 1943 was sent forward in time to 1964, where it threatened to torpedo the Isle of Wight ferry. Sir Toby Kinsella of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group ordered Group Captain Ian Gilmore and his squad to investigate and render assistance to the personnel of the nearby Lanchester Naval Base. (AUDIO: State of Emergency [+]Loading...["State of Emergency (audio story)"])
In the 1970s, a prison was established on Fortress Island, located in the Channel. (TV: The Sea Devils [+]Loading...["The Sea Devils (TV story)"])
Prior to or during his tenth incarnation, the Doctor swam the English Channel naked as he lost a bet with Oliver Reed. (COMIC: The Betrothal of Sontar [+]Loading...["The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)"])
21st century
When John Harrison purchased a group of Skullion slaves who had crash landed in Central Asia, they were brought across Europe and then across the Channel to him. (TV: The Man Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Man Who Never Was (TV story)"])
The Fourth Doctor once referred to it as "a glorified shipping lane." (AUDIO: The Devil's Armada [+]Loading...["The Devil's Armada (audio story)"])
Alternate timelines
In the history in which the Ironsides were never discovered by the Eleventh Doctor, the Ironsides landed on the Normandy beaches long before the summer of 1942, traveling along the seabed of the English Channel to avoid detection. (PROSE: The Ironside Advance [+]Loading...["The Ironside Advance (short story)"])
