Territory One

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**Territory One** is a Location in *Not For Broadcast*.

## Description

An unnamed country, later referred to as Territory One, is the country in which Not For Broadcast takes place. It's a coastal country separated from the mainland of the continent, instead being part of a cluster of islands off of the mainland's north-western coast.

## History

### Before The Game

The history and culture of Territory One is relatively uniform with that of real-life England's history, but featured a major point of divergence at some time in the 1900s, as the result of an unknown event. Despite the divergent point in history, both the 'Great War', with its trench warfare, and the Second World War, with its development of nuclear weapons, occurred, with Territory One having been a participating country in both wars. Following the Second World War, with the aim of preventing future world wars, Territory One would become one of many nations to join the World Council, along with Irkistan and Svenland.

Most recently, the country underwent a state of political turmoil after photographic evidence of infidelity brought a massive sex scandal to light regarding current-ruling prime minister, Jacob Hamilton-Mann. Following the scandal's emergence, he called for an election, and a new radical party named Advance formed, led by popular lawyer Julia Salisbury and TV personality Peter Clement. Advance appealed to voters across the country with promises of permanent economic change, especially among those in the youth demographic, but were criticized for a lack of policies and deliberate vagueness, with many of the country's upper-class citizens threatening to leave if Advance got elected. Nonetheless, Advance won an overwhelming 81% of the popular vote, and set themselves up to give their acceptance address.

Additionally, the circumstances surrounding Hamilton-Mann's adultery were reported heavily by the National Nightly News, especially news anchor Jeremy Donaldson and reporter Patrick Bannon. As a result, the National Nightly News, and Channel One as a whole, became one of the most trusted, and most viewed, channels throughout the country.

### Episode 1

Following their election win, Advance passes the Assets and Wealth Act. With the Tax Office giving them a list of every millionaire in the country, Advance begins revoking the millionaires' passports, only returning them after a pending reform of the tax system.

### Episode 3

#### Wacky Fun

Following the assassination of Julia Salisbury, and the dissolution of Channel One due to the deaths of Robert Boseman and most of the Nightly Show team, democratic elections are reinstated throughout Territory One. With Disrupt's leadership not exposed, they're 'democratically elected' in a rigged election, and the public is none the wiser to their manipulations.

Publicly, Disrupt sets about returning the country to what it was prior to Advance's election, but begins a process behind the scenes to 'sanitise' the nation and prevent future left-wing political uprisings throughout the territories. General Jefferson Masters uses his military forces to repurpose Transition Centres, and Disrupt secretly kills hundreds of thousands of people who '[do] not understand and accept the natural order of existence', described as intellectuals, radicals, and free-thinkers, as well as their relatives and close friends.

With the Nightly Show effectively cancelled, it's replaced with similar mind-numbing entertainment instead of news. Alex Winston, possibly due to their previous work for Channel One, or for helping Disrupt during the Uprising and not playing the leaked footage in the Finale, continues to be a Vision Mixer, now for a show called Frankie Fun's Wacky Fun House Of Whacks.

#### Chaos Reigns

Following the assassination of Julia Salisbury, the dissolution of Channel One due to the death of Robert Boseman, and no political leaders or groups capable of stepping in to restore order to Territory One, violence breaks out as the country descends into anarchy. Advance and Disrupt effectively dissolve, as various independent settlements and nomadic groups form in their wake. Refugees flee to the ports in an attempt to escape by sea, but fuel shortages prevent ships from departing.

In the Capital, most of the city runs out of power, and the rest of the country presumably faces similar shortages as well. Major groups in the city, the North Capital Commune and the Riverside camp, fight each other in ongoing clashes. Other groups, such as the Borden Clan of former East Grinchley, raid smaller settlements at the dead of night.

Though made difficult by the power outage, Megan Wolfe, and other former members of Channel One and the National Nightly News, attempt to report on the current events throughout the country. Establishing themselves somewhere in the Capital, using improvised equipment, Megan and the team reports on information they receive regarding the country's ongoing crises, and warns listeners of areas to avoid.

#### Changing of the Guard

Following the assassination of Julia Salisbury, and the dissolution of Channel One due to the death of Robert Boseman, General Jefferson Masters steps in to 'restore order' to Territory One. Democratic elections are reinstated throughout the country, but with unfavorable results to the Disrupt party, as a result of the footage leaked of their leadership on 27 December 1991. General Masters annuls the election results and has the military, effectively a puppet of Disrupt, wrestle control over the government in a coup.

He declares a State of Emergency due to the civil unrest, granting himself extraordinary powers indefinitely but insisting it will only last for six months. Opposing political leaders are placed under house arrest by the military, charged with election rigging, though it's noted General Masters wouldn't provide any evidence to support the claim. His coup would be strongly unpopular, only further fueled by the footage leaked in late December, and protests would form in opposition. In the Capital, ongoing clashes would break in Western Square between protestors and troops. As a result of the fighting, General Masters issues orders to impose a curfew, and soldiers patrol the streets.

With Channel One dissolved, it's replaced by the Military Broadcast Service, a military-owned propaganda network. Megan Wolfe, and other former members of Channel One and the National Nightly News, either willingly, or are coerced to, join the network and report on the ongoing military takeover in the country.

## References

1. ↑ https://notforbroadcast.fandom.com/wiki/File:HistoricalFiguresDiverging.png
2. ↑ https://notforbroadcast.fandom.com/wiki/File:StoppardWarStarter.png
3. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/RoughBrightPoultryPRChase-7KzEZvF270pKKv6a