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[[Ben Jackson]] once called [[Polly Wright]] "'''Nanook of the North'''" to describe the thick outerwear she had found from the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] to protect her from [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] weather. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
[[Ben Jackson]] once called [[Polly Wright]] "'''Nanook of the North'''" to describe the thick outerwear she had found from the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] to protect her from [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] weather. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Though unspecified in the script, ''Nanook of the North'' was a 1922 award-winning documentary about Arctic {{w|Inuit}}s that claimed to be a depiction of a real person and his family, though the entire film was in fact a staged hoax. The name became synonymous with being prepared for, or thriving in, wintry conditions. | Though unspecified in the script, ''Nanook of the North'' was a 1922 award-winning documentary about Arctic {{w|Inuit}}s that claimed to be a depiction of a real person and his family, though the entire film was in fact a staged hoax. The name became synonymous with being prepared for, or thriving in, wintry conditions. | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:22, 10 December 2017
Ben Jackson once called Polly Wright "Nanook of the North" to describe the thick outerwear she had found from the TARDIS wardrobe to protect her from Antarctic weather. (AUDIO: The Bonfires of the Vanities, TV: The Tenth Planet)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Though unspecified in the script, Nanook of the North was a 1922 award-winning documentary about Arctic Inuits that claimed to be a depiction of a real person and his family, though the entire film was in fact a staged hoax. The name became synonymous with being prepared for, or thriving in, wintry conditions.
