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In the [[1950s]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] played and won a game of [[draughts]] against the [[Kim Il Sung|ruler of North Korea]]. The Doctor recalled that the game would mean that the two Koreas would reunite amicably in ninety years' time, and have real-estate on [[the Moon]], but he was not too sure of the details. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)}}) | In the [[1950s]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] played and won a game of [[draughts]] against the [[Kim Il Sung|ruler of North Korea]]. The Doctor recalled that the game would mean that the two Koreas would reunite amicably in ninety years' time, and have real-estate on [[the Moon]], but he was not too sure of the details. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)}}) | ||
By the year [[2009]], North Korea was part of the worldwide [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] grid overseen by [[ | By the year [[2009]], North Korea was part of the worldwide [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] grid overseen by [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Poison Sky (TV story)}}) | ||
In the wake of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], the North Korean regime viewed its population as [[immortality|immortal]] soldiers and mobilised troops along the border with [[South Korea]]. ([[TV]]: | In the wake of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], the North Korean regime viewed its population as [[immortality|immortal]] soldiers and mobilised troops along the border with [[South Korea]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] compared [[Castle Extremis]] to a scenario in which North and | The [[Tenth Doctor]] compared [[Castle Extremis]] to a scenario in which North and South Korea decided to ditch their weapons programmes and buy [[Alton Towers]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Martha in the Mirror (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
According to reports in 2014, ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' was among the few foreign media the BBC was seeking to export to North Korea, alongside ''[[Top Gear]]'' and ''[[Teletubbies (series)|Teletubbies]]''. As per negotiations between North Korea's state broadcaster {{w|Korean Central Television}}, the BBC, and the UK Foreign Office, these programmes would have been broadcast on North Korean television. However, this deal | According to reports in 2014, ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' was among the few foreign media the BBC was seeking to export to North Korea, alongside ''[[Top Gear]]'' and ''[[Teletubbies (series)|Teletubbies]]''. As per negotiations between North Korea's state broadcaster {{w|Korean Central Television}}, the BBC, and the UK Foreign Office, these programmes would have been broadcast on North Korean television. However, this deal does not appear to have ever been finalised. Typically, foreign media is strictly regulated, and these programmes would have been no exception.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/north-korea-wants-our-television-under-kim-jongun-tv-is-pretty-grim-but-now-the-supreme-leader-is-considering-sampling-the-delights-of-top-gear-tinky-winky-and-doctor-who-9241171.html The Independent]</ref><ref>[https://qz.com/196839/how-letting-north-koreans-watch-dr-who-gives-the-government-more-control Quartz]</ref> As a result of these negotiations, some tabloids erroneously claimed North Korea had already started broadcasting ''Doctor Who''.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2014/04/06/tinky-winky-doctor-who-and-jeremy-clarkson-to-hit-the-airwaves-in-north-korea-4690283/ Metro]</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
