River Thames

The River Thames (also known as The Thames) is a river that runs through the heart of London.

It has been the site (or close to the site) of many alien incursions.

The River Fleet ran into the Thames. (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

Incidents

 * In 1814, the river froze over after the Hyban Masoon landed in the area. The Tenth Doctor also took Mai Kondo ice skating at this time. (WC: The Frozen)


 * In 1894 a group of Zygons had a spacecraft under the Thames. (EDA: The Bodysnatchers)


 * During the World Energy Conference the Skarasen swam up the Thames following a Zygon tracking device. (DW: Terror of the Zygons)


 * The Doctor attempted to flush The Master out of the TARDIS by landing in the Thames and opening the doors, however he landed on a boat. (DW: Logopolis)


 * A Dalek Time corridor led to a warehouse not far from the Thames in 1984. (DW: Resurrection of the Daleks)


 * A casino known as the Dusk was located on the banks of the Thames, the Sixth Doctor encountered people who had been victims of The Forge there. (BFA: Project: Twilight)


 * In 2006 a member of the Slitheen family flew a spaceship through Big Ben and landed it in the Thames as part of a hoax to gain control of the Earth's nuclear weapons. (DW: Aliens of London)


 * The Waterhive lived in the Thames, they arrived there when the wreckage of a cruiser containing them was towed up the river. (NSA: The Feast of the Drowned)


 * In Christmas 2007, the Thames was drained by the Doctor in order to stop the Racnoss. (DW: The Runaway Bride)


 * The Thames Barrier was built by Torchwood as a cover for a project to synthesise Huon particles from water


 * During the Dalek Invasion of Earth in 2009, the Daleks destroyed the Valiant while it was over the Thames. (DW: The Stolen Earth)


 * In 2030, the river was artificially frozen over for the Dancing On Ice special. (WC: The Frozen)


 * In 2050, the Thames was polluted by Chenium fuels, a byproduct of Qualon 37 when Drake tried to replicated Medes technology. When K9 Mark 2 and June Turner set the two Mede prisoners free they restored the Thames. (K9TV: Alien Avatar)

June then found and went to the source of pollution, a London warehouse. She then used her higher authorisation to shut down the project, she and the gang then went to the Dauntless Prison and released the Medes, returning their technology and apologising for their capture.

They then removed the pollution from the river Thames and returned home with their spaceship.. (K9TV: Alien Avatar)


 * In the late 2160s, the TARDIS materialised on the bank of the Thames. Soon afterward, the Doctor and Ian Chesterton were taken prisoner by a Dalek which rose from the Thames itself. Later, Susan Foreman left her TARDIS key on the riverbank after the Doctor dematerialised the TARDIS and left her behind. (DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

Donna's World

 * In Donna's World the Doctor died under the Thames while killing the Empress of the Racnoss. The Tardis was later recovered by UNIT and used to send Donna back in time to prevent the alternate timeline from being created. (DW: Turn Left)