Tower of London: Difference between revisions

While [[Exile on Earth|exiled to Earth]], the [[Third Doctor]] once helped [[the Brigadier]] track down [[Hingrad]], an alien master of disguise who had a secret base at the [[Tower Hill tube station]]. From this base, directly under the Tower, the thief hoped to gain access to the [[British Crown Jewels]]. Although a combination of the Doctor, [[UNIT]] soldiers and [[Beefeater]]s were unable to capture the thief, they did prevent him from stealing the jewels. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Secret of the Tower (comic story)|Secret of the Tower]]'') During Lethbridge-Stewart's tenure, UNIT operated a facility at the Tower. At one point a captured [[Ogron]] was brought there, coinciding with the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Andy Davidson]] visiting the base in search of TARDIS components left by the Doctor's exiled younger self. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[UNIT Dating (audio story)|UNIT Dating]]'')

In [[1999]] it was decided to relocate [[UNIT HQ|the UNIT headquarters]] to the Tower. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Line of Defence (audio story)|The Last Line of Defence]]'') The HQ was known as the Tower Ops, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'') was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] directed the responses of UNIT and [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] to the [[Sycorax]] invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The headquarters was still used in [[2009]], although UNIT also maintained mobile bases in [[lorry|lorries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')