Lanzarote
Lanzarote was one of the Canary Islands, (PROSE: Synthespians™) off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. (TV: Planet of Fire) This island was governed by Spain. (PROSE: Pack Animals)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Lanzarote was volcanic. (AUDIO: Nevermore)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Whilst travelling with the Fifth Doctor, Vislor Turlough and Kamelion, Tegan Jovanka showed an interest in visiting Lanzarote. The Doctor elected to take Turlough's idea of New York instead. (AUDIO: Black Thursday [+]Loading...["Black Thursday (audio story)"])
On 9 May 1984, (AUDIO: The Reaping [+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"]) the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Kamelion did visit Lanzarote, where they met Peri Brown. (TV: Planet of Fire [+]Loading...["Planet of Fire (TV story)"]) Peri, who had been holidaying there with her family, joined the TARDIS crew, and her family didn't learn of her departure until 24 September in the same year. (AUDIO: The Reaping [+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"])
In 2009, Banana Boat was arrested in Lanzarote for selling counterfeit DVDs. Ianto Jones lied to the Spanish police to get him released (PROSE: Pack Animals [+]Loading...["Pack Animals (novel)"]) with a warning in time for friend Rhys Williams' wedding. (TV: Something Borrowed [+]Loading...["Something Borrowed (TV story)"])
When asked about her holiday experiences, Donna Noble listed Lanzarote among the locations which she had visited. (COMIC: The Widow's Curse [+]Loading...["The Widow's Curse (comic story)"])
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor commented that the desert planet Karris "...doesn't seem to have much more going for it than Lanzarote" when on board the Sword of Justice during a visit to the Andromeda Galaxy. (PROSE: Shining Darkness)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, was the first non-European filming location for Doctor Who. In Planet of Fire, the island doubled as both itself and as the alien planet Sarn. 2014 saw a new Doctor Who production team return to Lanzarote to film scenes set on the lunar surface for Kill the Moon.
