Aberdeen
Aberdeen was a city in Aberdeenshire, on the east coast of Scotland. It looked out over the North Sea. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 2nd century, a Roman army invaded the area which would become Aberdeen. They were wiped out by a creature that fed on light and could destroy the Earth once it reached full power. The creature was defeated when the surviving Romans, along with the Picts and the Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts and Nardole, drove the creature back into the portal where it came from. The rest of the Roman legion chose to stay in the portal to help fight off the rest of the creatures, the battle being heard in the 21st century due to the spatio-temporal differences between the portal and Earth. (TV: The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"])
Leela once referred to it as the "granite city", and the Fourth Doctor noted that in fact the granite emitted more radiation into the bodies of the residents of Aberdeen than would a nuclear power plant into its workers. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"])
In 1879, Queen Victoria was travelling to Aberdeen by coach when she was diverted by the Brethren. (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the late 20th century, the Fourth Doctor dropped off Sarah Jane Smith in what he thought was South Croydon, but was actually Aberdeen. (TV: The Hand of Fear [+]Loading...["The Hand of Fear (TV story)"], School Reunion [+]Loading...["School Reunion (TV story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2000s, in the year following the Sycorax invasion of Earth, the brief battle between the Daleks and the Cybus Cybermen which began at Canary Wharf stretched as far as Aberdeen. A group of Cybermen hid in an alleyway and used one Cyberman as bait to lure in the Daleks. Once some Daleks arrived, the Cybermen emerged and attacked, managing to rip the dome off of one Dalek's casing. There was also a human casualty, while a report of the fight was taken by a Professor J B Shilling. (PROSE: Small Victories [+]Loading...["Small Victories (short story)"])
In the 21st century, Eve Trent left Jack Harkness a voicemail from Aberdeen Airport. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive [+]Loading...["The Torchwood Archive (audio story)"])
In the original, pre-Unravel timeline, Cory Maythers and Shawn Doltmann both booked consecutive seats on an 11:04am train to Aberdeen three years after their previous near-meeting at West Point Street. However, Shawn missed the train by two minutes due to a faulty ticket gate. (PROSE: {{esquivalience}} [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Prelude","chaptnum":"1","1":"esquivalience (novel)","2":"'\"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000014-QINU`\"'esquivalience'\"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000015-QINU`\"'"})
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In the 22nd century, the Twelfth Doctor had a cue card which read, "It's my fault, I should have known you didn't live in Aberdeen." (TV: Under the Lake [+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"])
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- In real life, though not specified in any script, Aberdeen is specifically in the northeast of Scotland. It is some 570 miles (928 kilometres) distant from Croydon. This is confirmed in The Lie of the Land, in which the location of Aberdeen is briefly seen on a map.
