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'' | For over half a century the world has been kept safe from alien invasion by the tireless work of [[UNIT]] – the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]. Finally, that story has been uncovered. | ||
From the early days working in secret under the command of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to the new, modern UNIT organisation under the leadership of his daughter Kate, this secret history exposes the many threats ranged against our world – and how UNIT has saved humanity time and again. | |||
Carefully curated from [[Gold Archive|the top-secret, maximum-security heart of UNIT itself]], this never-before-seen account includes declassified case files spanning five decades, technical schematics of recovered alien technology, previously unreleased press reports and testimony from UNIT personnel who witnessed events first hand. | |||
Featuring plenty of input from the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] himself, ''The Gold Archive'' stands as the ultimate guide to Earth’s invasions. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 13 November 2024
The Gold Archive, also titled The Gold Archive: Invasions of Earth: A Secret History, is reference book published on 31 October 2024 by Penguin Group and written by Mike Tucker and Steve Cole.[1]
It chronicled, from the perspective of UNIT in-universe, the history of alien invasions on Earth, both in the past and future relative to the 2020s. It also featured regularly notes from the Fifteenth Doctor.
Notably, this book saw the first reappearance of many UNIT personnel since their debut in the 2005 Doctor Who tie-in website U.N.I.T., including a reprint of the majority of the text of the short story Project Rooftop [+]Loading...["Project Rooftop (short story)"]. It was also the non-television debut of UNIT personnel introduced in the 2023/4 season of Doctor Who, such as Morris Gibbons and the Vlinx.
Publisher's summary
For over half a century the world has been kept safe from alien invasion by the tireless work of UNIT – the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. Finally, that story has been uncovered.
From the early days working in secret under the command of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to the new, modern UNIT organisation under the leadership of his daughter Kate, this secret history exposes the many threats ranged against our world – and how UNIT has saved humanity time and again.
Carefully curated from the top-secret, maximum-security heart of UNIT itself, this never-before-seen account includes declassified case files spanning five decades, technical schematics of recovered alien technology, previously unreleased press reports and testimony from UNIT personnel who witnessed events first hand.
Featuring plenty of input from the Fifteenth Doctor himself, The Gold Archive stands as the ultimate guide to Earth’s invasions.
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Contents
| # | Articles | Featuring | Sub-sections | Contains material from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Kate Stewart | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Why on Earth? | Shirley Anne Bingham | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Prehistoric Incursions | Fifteenth Doctor | Case File: Earth Reptiles | N/A |
| Case File: The Racnoss Attack | ||||
| 4 | Recurring Threats: The Daleks | Case File: The Master's Dalek Plan | ||
| 4 | Worlds Extinction Danger: Wormholes & Portals | Case File: Operation Dull Sword | ||
| Case File: Kasaavin Invasion | ||||
| 5 | Pre-UNIT Incursions | Case File: The Great Intelligence | The Secret Lives of Monsters | |
| 6 | World Extinction Danger: Nuclear Events | Case File: K1 Robot & Scientific Reform Society | ||
| Case File: The Slitheen Incursion | ||||
| 7 | Recurring Threats: The Ice Warriors | N/A | N/A | |
| 8 | Recurring Threats: The Cybermen | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 | World Extinction Danger: Extra-Dimensional Entities | Shirley Anne Bingham, Tegan Jovanka | Case File: The Omega Incident | |
| Case File: The Toymaker | ||||
| 10 | Recurring Threats: The Master | Case File: Axonite | ||
| 11 | Falling to Earth | Case File: Krynoid Infestation | ||
| Case File: The Nestenes | ||||
| 12 | World Extinction Danger: Biological Hazards | Case File: The Green Death | ||
| Case File: Arachnids in Sheffield | ||||
| 13 | A Long Game | Case File: Kraal Invasion | ||
| Case File: The Slow Invasion | ||||
| Case File: The Grand Serpent | ||||
| 14 | World Extinction Danger: Rogue Time Travel | Case File: The Dinosaur Invasion | ||
| 15 | Recurring Threats: The Sontarans | N/A | N/A | |
| 16 | World Extinction Danger: Universal Forces | Case File: Krillitane Incursion | ||
| 17 | Recurring Threats: The Weeping Angels | Morris Gibbons | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | Strong-Arm Tactics | Case File: The Christmas Day Invasion | ||
| Case File: Judoon Incursions | ||||
| Case File: The Star Beast | The Star Beast | |||
| 19 | Recurring Threats: The Zygons | N/A | N/A | |
| 20 | World Extinction Danger: Sutekh | N/A | N/A | |
| 21 | Watch Out... Who's About? | N/A | N/A | |
| 22 | Afterword | N/A | N/A |
Characters
- Silurians and Sea Devils
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Elizabeth Shaw
- Nasreen Chaudhry
- Tony Mack
- Mo Northover
- Sgt Catherine Petts
- Elliot Northover
- Eleventh Doctor
- Amy Pond
- Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
- Anne Travers
- Sergeant Lieutenant Harry Sullivan
- Field Major Styre
- Morris Gibbons
- The Vlinx
- Daniel Llewellyn
- Major Richard Blake
- Sycorax leader
- Harriet Jones
- Alex Klein
- Major Jenny McGuire/Maguire
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Sgt A Frederick
Referenced only
- Reporter
- Sherlock Holmes
- Tegan Jovanka
- Madame Vastra
- Major-General Scobie
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Chief of the Defence Staff
Worldbuilding
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Notes
to be added
Continuity
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Gallery
Cover
A promotional picture
External links
- The Gold Archive at the Doctor Who website
- Official The Gold Archive page at Penguin Books
Footnotes
Notes
Sources
- ↑ DW GA. Penguin Books (2024). Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved on 17 July 2024.
