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'''April Fools' Day''' was a holiday celebrated on [[1 April]]. On this day it was customary for people to play practical jokes and hoaxes on one another.{{fact}}
'''April Fools' Day''' was a holiday celebrated on [[1 April]]. On this day it was customary for people to play practical jokes and hoaxes on one another.


== April Fool's jokes in the real world ==
On [[1 April]] [[1963]], [[Ian Chesterton]] sent one of his [[Coal Hill School]] students, [[Little Titch Critchley]], to the supplies cupboard for "a left-handed blackboard rubber". Later that morning, Ian started a snowball fight with Mr [[Okehurst]], shouting, "April fool!" That afternoon, when [[John Brent]] tried to tell [[Brent (Time and Relative)|his father]] about the snowmen which had been animated by [[the Cold (Time and Relative)|the Cold]], Captain Brent thought his son was playing an April Fools' joke. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]''
* An issue of the Doctor Who fanzine Dream Watch Bulletin said there was a sixth episode of ''[[The Dæmons]]'' planned which would feature {{Delgado}} escaping [[UNIT]].
 
== April Fools' jokes in the real world ==
* An issue of the Doctor Who fanzine ''Dream Watch Bulletin'' said there was a sixth episode of ''[[The Dæmons]]'' planned which would feature {{Delgado}} escaping [[UNIT]].
* An issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' reported that an attempt was made to colourise parts of ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''.
* An issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' reported that an attempt was made to colourise parts of ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''.
* [[2009]] - As an April Fool's joke, word circulated around the ''Doctor Who'' set that [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] was paying a visit. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'')
* [[2009]] - As an April Fool's joke, word circulated around the ''Doctor Who'' set that [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] was paying a visit. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'')
* [[2010]] - It was confirmed that Steven Moffat would return the [[Kandyman]] [http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-kandy-man-returns-3415.htm] in the series finale but this was an April Fool's joke.
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Revision as of 07:34, 2 February 2013

April Fools' Day was a holiday celebrated on 1 April. On this day it was customary for people to play practical jokes and hoaxes on one another.

On 1 April 1963, Ian Chesterton sent one of his Coal Hill School students, Little Titch Critchley, to the supplies cupboard for "a left-handed blackboard rubber". Later that morning, Ian started a snowball fight with Mr Okehurst, shouting, "April fool!" That afternoon, when John Brent tried to tell his father about the snowmen which had been animated by the Cold, Captain Brent thought his son was playing an April Fools' joke. (PROSE: Time and Relative

April Fools' jokes in the real world