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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
The early 21st century saw frequent alien attacks across London. These included the Slitheen invasion, (TV: Aliens of London) the Battle of Canary Wharf, (TV: Doomsday) the Racnoss invasion, (TV: The Runaway Bride) the Royal Hope incident, (TV: Smith and Jones) the Titanic Incident, (TV: Voyage of the Damned) the March of the Adipose, (TV: Partners in Crime) the Dalek Invasion of Earth, (TV: The Stolen Earth) the Year of the Slow Invasion, (TV: The Power of Three) and the Monk invasion. (TV: The Lie of the Land) According to some accounts, the early 21st century was when London, along with the rest of Earth, learned that extraterrestrial life existed. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) However, many events were later dismissed, (AUDIO: SOS, AUDIO: Hysteria) erased from time, (TV: Victory of the Daleks, TV: The Pandorica Opens) or simply forgotten. (TV: The Lie of the Land)
Official organisations, including UNIT (TV: The Day of the Doctor) and Torchwood operated within the city. (TV: Army of Ghosts) In the wake of numerous alien incursions, independent groups of defenders also stepped up to keep London safe while the Doctor was elsewhere; these defenders included Bannerman Road gang, based in Ealing, (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, PROSE: Day of the Clown) and the Coal Hill defenders, based in Shoreditch. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)
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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