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Brighton was an East Sussex (AUDIO: The One Doctor [+]Loading...["The One Doctor (audio story)"]) city, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) formerly town famous for its seashore (AUDIO: Pier Pressure [+]Loading...["Pier Pressure (audio story)"]) and rock candy. (TV: Random Shoes [+]Loading...["Random Shoes (TV story)"])
Geography
Brighton was located south of London on the south coast of England, sharing a coastline with the English Channel. To the west of Brighton was Southampton. (TV: Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"])
The Brighton Pavilion was a local landmark. (TV: The Leisure Hive [+]Loading...["The Leisure Hive (TV story)"]) Roedean School, which Lucy Saxon attended, was located in Brighton. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) The West Pier was located in Brighton by the 21st century. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
History
19th century
The Fifth Doctor attempted to land in Brighton in 1818 but instead found himself in Hove, a neighbouring town, in 2008, as the TARDIS' lateral balance cones were offline. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])
The Fourth Doctor and Romana II visited Brighton in 1833. (AUDIO: Gallery of Ghouls [+]Loading...["Gallery of Ghouls (audio story)"])
On 14 August 1887, George Nevil and his fiancée Mary Elizabeth Reilly were killed in a freak snowstorm in Brighton. The music hall performer and astrologer Gypsy Nancy Lee seemingly predicted this event three days before it happened. (AUDIO: Jago in Love [+]Loading...["Jago in Love (audio story)"])
In early 1894, Henry Gordon Jago spent a few weeks in Brighton with his sister. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers [+]Loading...["The Bodysnatchers (novel)"])
20th century
After one previous failed attempt which resulted in him arriving on Fang Rock, the Fourth Doctor again failed to arrive during the opening of Brighton Pavilion. He instead piloted the TARDIS to the correct location but during the winter. (TV: The Leisure Hive [+]Loading...["The Leisure Hive (TV story)"])
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart spent a holiday at Brighton with his future wife Doris, who gave him a watch as a souvenir. (TV: Planet of the Spiders [+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"], PROSE: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (home video)"])
The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe visited Brighton in 1936 and met Max Miller. (AUDIO: Pier Pressure [+]Loading...["Pier Pressure (audio story)"])
The Sixth Doctor and the Brigadier battled the Nestenes in Brighton in 1989. (PROSE: Business Unusual [+]Loading...["Business Unusual (novel)"])
21st century
A few years prior to 2005, the Ninth Doctor visited Brighton to protest for the West Pier to be saved. Richard Hawton encountered him, and, when the pier burnt down a few months later, he thought that the Doctor would've been gutted. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
Leo Jones was in Brighton when the Master captured the rest of Martha Jones's family. Martha then told him to stay hidden. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"])
A Combat 3000 game was located in Brighton. At least one child went missing after playing the game. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak [+]Loading...["Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)"])
References
Josh told Gwen Cooper that Eugene Jones "had 'loser' written through him like a stick of Brighton rock". (TV: Random Shoes [+]Loading...["Random Shoes (TV story)"])
The Fourth Doctor unsuccessfully attempted to visit Brighton during the opening of its famous Pavilion, but instead ended up at Fang Rock in 1902. (TV: Horror of Fang Rock [+]Loading...["Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)"]) The Twelfth Doctor once suggested Brighton as a possible place to take Clara Oswald. (TV: Time Heist [+]Loading...["Time Heist (TV story)"])