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'''LONGBOW''' was an early [[20th century]] counterpart of the [[UNIT|Unified Intelligence Taskforce]] which operated circa [[World War II]]. ([[PROSE]]: | '''LONGBOW''' was an early [[20th century]] counterpart of the [[UNIT|Unified Intelligence Taskforce]] which operated circa [[World War II]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}, {{cs|Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)}}, et al.) This world security organisation was set up by the UN precursor, the [[League of Nations]]. LONGBOW dealt with the occasional extraterrestrial incident, but was disbanded after it, and the League, failed to prevent World War II. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] covered LONGBOW in ''[[The Zen Military - A History of UNIT]]'', suggesting that it had its roots in earlier [[18th century]] secret intelligence groups such as the [[Shadow Directory]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] covered LONGBOW in ''[[The Zen Military - A History of UNIT]]'', suggesting that it had its roots in earlier [[18th century]] secret intelligence groups such as the [[Shadow Directory]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1939]], LONGBOW's [[Operation George]] saw them fighting a [[dragon]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1939]], LONGBOW's [[Operation George]] saw them fighting a [[dragon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Moon Blink (novel)}}) | ||
Circa the early [[1940s]], LONGBOW built [[Dolerite Base]] underneath [[Edinburgh Castle]] to use as a secret base. ([[PROSE]]: | Circa the early [[1940s]], LONGBOW built [[Dolerite Base]] underneath [[Edinburgh Castle]] to use as a secret base. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Moon Blink (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1940]], the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Emily Chaudhry]], and [[Will Hoffman]] visited [[Edward Grainger]] in [[London]] and rescued a [[Mim]] which had been stranded on Earth. Grainger filed a report on this incident that was originally kept in LONGBOW archives ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1940]], the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Emily Chaudhry]], and [[Will Hoffman]] visited [[Edward Grainger]] in [[London]] and rescued a [[Mim]] which had been stranded on Earth. Grainger filed a report on this incident that was originally kept in LONGBOW archives ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Incongruous Details (short story)}}) in [[Whitehall]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Defining Patterns (short story)}}) The Doctor and friends attempted to find Grainger's report in [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] archives in the [[2000s]], but discovered that they had been destroyed in [[1957]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cslIncongruous Details (short story)}}, {{cs|Defining Patterns (short story)}}) | ||
When giving his [[companion]]s fake identities for living in [[1941]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] made [[Roz Forrester]] a military officer with LONGBOW clearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') At a later point, Roz remembered LONGBOW as an organisation that was familiar with [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: | When giving his [[companion]]s fake identities for living in [[1941]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] made [[Roz Forrester]] a military officer with LONGBOW clearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') At a later point, Roz remembered LONGBOW as an organisation that was familiar with [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1969]], after the [[London Event]], [[Oliver Hamilton]] secured [[Dolerite Base]], which had been out of use since LONGBOW's disbandment, for the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps]] to use as a base. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1969]], after the [[London Event]], [[Oliver Hamilton]] secured [[Dolerite Base]], which had been out of use since LONGBOW's disbandment, for the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps]] to use as a base. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mutually Assured Domination (novel)}}) The base was refurbished a few months later, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Moon Blink (novel)}}, {{cs|The Grandfather Infestation (novel)}}) and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] gained access to some of the old LONGBOW files in storage there, including a report from [[Winston Churchill]] that mentioned [[Ironside Project|Project Ironside]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Moon Blink (novel)}}) | ||
In [[2000]] [[Patricia Haggard]] arranged the transfer of old LONGBOW files from [[Edinburgh]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[2000]] [[Patricia Haggard]] arranged the transfer of old LONGBOW files from [[Edinburgh]] to [[P.R.O.B.E.]]'s archives. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dose (short story)}}) On [[1 June]] [[2019]], [[P.R.O.B.E. director]] [[Giles]] searched through those LONGBOW files for data about [[Varunastra]], which he eventually found. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Varunastra (webcast)}}) | ||
On [[1 June]] [[2019]] Giles searched through | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
