London is Gallifrey, and reflected thereon
We see the images of its eternal power
In Piccadilly Circus, as though in Panopticon
In the East End's Death Zone, and Citadel of Tower.

London is Gallifrey, and seems that once again
We have no need to bother Time Lords for our study:
There are adventures to be had with Sarah Jane,
The Master to rejoice, and Torchwood to be bloody!


- Gabriel Syme, "A Cheap Plastic Imitation of Osip Mandelstam".