Geneva
Geneva was a city in Switzerland located close to the French border. (AUDIO: Death in Geneva)
It was perhaps best known for being home to UNIT Central Control (TV: Spearhead from Space, et. al.) and was a known location of UNIT HQ. (AUDIO: Death in Geneva) During the Brigadier's tenure with UNIT he consulted frequently by phone with Geneva. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
Geography
Geneva was home to UNIT Central Control, (TV: Spearhead from Space, et. al.) Space Command HQ, (TV: The Tenth Planet) as well as CERN headquarters. (AUDIO: Lost Souls)
Landmarks in Geneva included the Palace of Nations. The city also contained the University of Geneva. (AUDIO: Death in Geneva)
History
In the 16th century, Geneva was considered a free Protestant city. The Sixth Doctor suggested William Leaf and George Crow move there while the Catholic Queen Mary I ruled England. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)
On 10 September 2008, CERN first tested their Large Hadron Collider, (TV: Extremis) accidentally opening a portal to another reality, and letting neutron eaters loose. Jack Harkness and his Torchwood Three team contained the threat. (AUDIO: Lost Souls)
In approximately the 2000s,[nb 1] after the Saxon Master turned humanity into the "Master Race", he consulted with a UNIT officer in Geneva. (TV: The End of Time)
At some point in the 2010s, Colonel Vikram Shindi and Doctor Elizabeth Klein were stationed in Geneva as UNIT faced a Silurian invasion of Great Britain. (AUDIO: United)
Other realities
The Year That Never Was
During the Year That Never Was, which incorporated the Toclafane invasion, the population of Geneva was massacred. A representative from Geneva contacted the Valiant with the message "Valiant, this is Geneva. We're getting slaughtered down here. Valiant, report. Help us. For God's sake, help us! They're everywhere!". (TV: The Sound of Drums)
References
The CIA's files on the Torchwood Institute had referrals going back to Geneva and above. (TV: The New World)
The Brigadier has to keep UNIT's Central Headquarters in Geneva constantly up to date on the affairs of UNIT in the United Kingdom. (Book: The Eight Doctors)
Behind the scenes
- The U.N.I.T. tie-in website homepage lists Geneva as one of the locations of UNIT, along with New York, Hong Kong, and Essex.
Footnotes
- ↑ Both Planet of the Dead and The End of Time are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of Journey's End, which is set in either 2008, according to TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS (and heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast and TV: The Giggle), or six weeks after the middle of May 2009, circa June, according to PROSE: Beautiful Chaos. However, the year of The End of Time is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the Christmas immediately after Journey's End.
