Reading

Reading was a town in Berkshire. (COMIC: Bat Attack!) It was located within 15 miles of Slough. (AUDIO: Vanguard)

It had a history dating back to the Roman Empire. The forest outside the town was the Weirdling Woods. The Great Western Railway passed through Reading. (PROSE: The Curious Case of the Weirdling Woods)

Woodley was a location in Reading. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)

History
During the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, Reading fell to William of Orange. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)

Reading Gaol was a prison in Reading where Oscar Wilde spent some time in May 1897. (COMIC: Bat Attack!)

The Doctor once visited Reading, inspiring the name of the local pub, The Vanishing Blue Box.

In the 1890s, the Paternoster Gang visited Reading during an investigation into strange going-ons in the Weirdling Wood. (PROSE: The Curious Case of the Weirdling Woods)

Liz Shaw's sister Lucy was an architect who worked in Reading. (AUDIO: The Last Post)

Hulbert Logistics had an office in Reading. (AUDIO: Human Resources)

Behind the scenes
Voice actor John Finnemore was born in Reading.