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On [[Earth]], the '''20th century''', recorded as '''2.0K''' by the [[43rd century]] dating system, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'') was one of the most turbulent, violent, yet progressive centuries in the [[planet]]'s history. In addition to major conflicts including the [[First World War|First]] ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') and [[Second World War]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') humankind began to explore beyond their homeworld for the first time, and also began to make huge leaps in technological advancement. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') It was also during the 20th century that many world governments learned of the existence of extraterrestrial lifeforms. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') According to many accounts the general public also learned of alien life, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invaders from Gantac! (comic story)|Invaders from Gantac!]]'', ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', ''[[Soldiers from Zolta (short story)|Soldiers from Zolta]]'') although other accounts indicate they remained in the dark about this until the beginning of the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')

The Doctor had a great affinity for this century, though his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] initially claimed to tolerate but not enjoy it. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]") However, his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] believed that he had a fondness for the 20th century as he often visited it on their travels together. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Alchemists (audio story)|The Alchemists]]'') He lived during this time period for several years as an exile from [[Gallifrey]] (during his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]), ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', et al.) and again for a number of months in [[1913]] and [[1969]] in his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] (to name just two examples). ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', ''[[Blink]]'') By the Doctor's [[fourth incarnation]], his affinity for 20th century Earth was so well known that anyone looking for him would first think to search there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The English Way of Death (audio story)|The English Way of Death]]'') Many of the Doctor's Earth [[companion]]s came from this century, as he visited it often. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', et al.)

At some point in the 20th century, the [[Fisher King]] invaded the planet [[Tivoli]] and was there for ten years. The native [[Tivolian]]s were liberated by the [[Arcateenian]]s, but later enslaved by the very same race. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood]]'')