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'''Geneva''' was a city in [[Switzerland]] located close to the [[French]] border. ([[AUDIO]]: | '''Geneva''' was a city in [[Switzerland]] located close to the [[French]] border. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Death in Geneva (audio story)}}) | ||
It was | It was notably home to [[UNIT Central Control]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, et. al.) and was a known location of [[UNIT HQ#Headquarters in Geneva|UNIT HQ]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Death in Geneva (audio story)}}) During [[the Brigadier]]'s tenure with UNIT he consulted frequently by phone with Geneva, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) as he was tasked with keeping UNIT's Central Headquarters in Geneva constantly up to date on the affairs of UNIT in the United Kingdom. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eight Doctors (novel)}}) | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Geneva was home to [[UNIT Central Control]], ([[TV]]: | Geneva was home to [[UNIT Central Control]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, et. al.) [[Space Command HQ]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}}) as well as [[CERN]] headquarters. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost Souls (audio story)}}) | ||
Landmarks in Geneva included the [[Palace of Nations]]. The city also contained the [[University of Geneva]] ([[AUDIO]]: | Landmarks in Geneva included the [[Palace of Nations]]. The city also contained the [[University of Geneva]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Death in Geneva (audio story)}}) and the underground, highly secure [[Site B9]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In [[2000]], [[UNIT]] organised a covert, high-security [[United Nations]] [[Weapons Crisis Committee]] at the underground [[Site B9]] to try and control the spread of [[Cobalt Blue]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) | In [[2000]], [[UNIT]] organised a covert, high-security [[United Nations]] [[Weapons Crisis Committee]] at the underground [[Site B9]] to try and control the spread of [[Cobalt Blue]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) | ||
On [[10 September]] [[2008]], [[CERN]] first tested their [[Large Hadron Collider]], ([[TV]]: | On [[10 September]] [[2008]], [[CERN]] first tested their [[Large Hadron Collider]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}}) accidentally opening a portal to another reality, and letting [[neutron eater]]s loose. [[Jack Harkness]] and his [[Torchwood Three]] team contained the threat. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost Souls (audio story)}}) | ||
In approximately the [[2000s]],{{note|Both ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' and ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', which is set in either [[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 heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or six weeks after the middle of [[May]] [[2009]], circa [[June]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''. However, the year of ''The End of Time'' is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the [[Christmas]] immediately after ''Journey's End''.}} after the [[Saxon Master]] turned [[human]]ity into the "[[Master Race]]", he consulted with a [[UNIT]] officer in Geneva. ([[TV]]: | In approximately the [[2000s]],{{note|Both ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' and ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', which is set in either [[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 heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or six weeks after the middle of [[May]] [[2009]], circa [[June]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''. However, the year of ''The End of Time'' is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the [[Christmas]] immediately after ''Journey's End''.}} after the [[Saxon Master]] turned [[human]]ity into the "[[Master Race]]", he consulted with a [[UNIT]] officer in Geneva. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)|part=2}}) | ||
At some point in the [[2010s]], [[Colonel]] [[Vikram Shindi]] and [[Doctor]] [[Elizabeth Klein]] were stationed in Geneva as UNIT faced a [[Silurian]] invasion of [[Great Britain]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | At some point in the [[2010s]], [[Colonel]] [[Vikram Shindi]] and [[Doctor]] [[Elizabeth Klein]] were stationed in Geneva as UNIT faced a [[Silurian]] invasion of [[Great Britain]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|United (audio story)}}) | ||
== Other realities == | == Other realities == | ||
=== The Year That Never Was === | === The Year That Never Was === | ||
During [[the Year That Never Was]], which incorporated the [[Toclafane invasion]], the population of Geneva was massacred. A representative from Geneva contacted the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' with the message "''Valiant'', this is Geneva. We're getting slaughtered down here. ''Valiant'', report. Help us. For God's sake, help us! They're everywhere!". ([[TV]]: | During [[the Year That Never Was]], which incorporated the [[Toclafane invasion]], the population of Geneva was massacred. A representative from Geneva contacted the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' with the message "''Valiant'', this is Geneva. We're getting slaughtered down here. ''Valiant'', report. Help us. For God's sake, help us! They're everywhere!". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s files on the [[Torchwood Institute]] had referrals going back to Geneva and above. ([[TV]]: | The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s files on the [[Torchwood Institute]] had referrals going back to Geneva and above. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
