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During Christmas 2007, the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]] attempted to release the last generation of her children from her base in the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. She was eventually shot down in her Webstar by [[British Army]] tanks following orders from {{Simm}}. The Thames was drained when the Tenth Doctor drowned the Racnoss children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | During Christmas 2007, the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]] attempted to release the last generation of her children from her base in the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. She was eventually shot down in her Webstar by [[British Army]] tanks following orders from {{Simm}}. The Thames was drained when the Tenth Doctor drowned the Racnoss children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
In [[2008]], the [[ | In [[2008]], the Tenth Doctor participated in preventing a [[Graske]] from causing mischief at a BBC Proms concert in London. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') | ||
In the same year, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and [[Thomas Brewster]] visited London. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Perfect World (audio story)|A Perfect World]]'') | |||
In the same year, the Eighth Doctor and [[Lucie Miller]] visited London. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sisters of the Flame (audio story)|Sisters of the Flame]]'') | |||
: '' | In [[October]] 2008, [[Majenta Pryce]] met the [[Tenth Doctor]] and was forced to shut down her [[Hotel Historia]] due to a [[Graxnix]] invasion. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hotel Historia (comic story)|Hotel Historia]]'') | ||
In | In the [[2000s]],{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} the [[Judoon]] searched for a [[Plasmavore]] in the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] and transported it to [[the Moon]] using an [[H₂O scoop]]. The hospital was later returned. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
[[Richard Lazarus|Professor Lazarus]] created a machine which made him younger and also mutated him. He went on a rampage throughout [[Southwark]], before he was stopped by the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | |||
The Saxon Master became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') He was later killed by his wife, [[Lucy Saxon|Lucy]], on board the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | |||
: ''For more information on Saxon's rule, see [[The Year That Never Was]].'' | |||
During Christmas 2008, the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]] nearly crashed into [[Buckingham Palace]], but the crash was averted by the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | During Christmas,{{note|Although ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' is supposedly set the [[Christmas]] after the [[2007]] setting of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series which aired immediately before and after ''Voyage'' give [[Aliens of London dating controversy|contradicting dates]] for when their present day is set. [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'' places [[Martha Jones]]' present day in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] in [[June]] 2007. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' dates it to [[March]] [[2008]]. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], which in the real world does not fall on a Sunday in either 2007 or 2008. [[Donna Noble]]'s present day in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] is set in 2008 according to [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' (and is heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or in approximately [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''.}} the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]] nearly crashed into [[Buckingham Palace]], but the crash was averted by the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
<!--Note that if a future editor decides inline sourcing is preferable, be aware of the "over a period of two years" part. Billy did not start investigating the disappearances in the same year HE disappeared.-->At some point in the | <!--Note that if a future editor decides inline sourcing is preferable, be aware of the "over a period of two years" part. Billy did not start investigating the disappearances in the same year HE disappeared.-->At some point in the 2000s,{{note|While ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'' itself uncontroversially sets its main setting in [[2007]] and "twenty minutes to [[Red Hatching]]" a year later in [[2008]]—as [[Kathy Nightingale]]'s letter describes taking "one breath in 2007 and the next in [[1920]]", and the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s side of his conversation with [[Sally Sparrow]] in [[1969]] happens 38 years before Sally says hers—these are contradicted by heavily conflicting dates in the ''[[Redacted (audio series)|Redacted]]'' audio series later on regarding both Kathy's disappearance and the Red Hatching. In ''[[Angels (audio story)|Angels]]'', [[Abby McPhail]] identifies 2008 as the year of Kathy's disappearance, which suggests [[2009]] as the year of the Red Hatching. In ''[[Salvation (audio story)|Salvation]]'', the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] recognises the Red Hatching as the cause of death of [[Andy Proctor]], who was last seen by his daughter [[Cleo Proctor|Cleo]] "nearly 20 years" before [[2022]] according to ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]''.}} London [[police]], including DI [[Billy Shipton]], began investigating the disappearance of people from an abandoned house called [[Wester Drumlins]] over a period of two years. The police began collecting as evidence vehicles left abandoned by those who had disappeared, at one point taking a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|police box]] from the scene. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') | ||
In the 2000s,{{note|The present day of ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|fourth series]] is [[Aliens of London dating controversy|not consistently dated]], with [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in [[2008]] (heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'' as well), and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'' setting them in about [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]].}} [[Adipose pill]]s were distributed all over London. Later, thousands of young [[Adipose]] were born and [[March of the Adipose|marched]] along the streets of London. A [[nursery ship]] took the Adipose away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | In the 2000s,{{note|The present day of ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|fourth series]] is [[Aliens of London dating controversy|not consistently dated]], with [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in [[2008]] (heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'' as well), and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'' setting them in about [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]].}} [[Adipose pill]]s were distributed all over London. Later, thousands of young [[Adipose]] were born and [[March of the Adipose|marched]] along the streets of London. A [[nursery ship]] took the Adipose away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
