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[[File:Union Flag.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Union Flag]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')]] | [[File:Union Flag.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Union Flag]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
'''Flags and banners''' were decorative pieces containing | '''Flags and banners''' were decorative pieces containing [[symbol]]s that were used to represent a [[government]], group or individual. Typically these pieces were used to represent [[patriotism]] or [[ownership]]. | ||
The flag of the [[United Kingdom]] was the [[Union Flag]]. When at sea, the flag was the similar Union Jack. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | The flag of the [[United Kingdom]] was the [[Union Flag]]. When at sea, the flag was the similar [[Union Jack]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
Plain white flags were normally used in the event of a [[surrender]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], holding a sheet of A4 paper on a stick, met a group of [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], jokingly apologising for not having an actual white flag. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | Plain white flags were normally used in the event of a [[surrender]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], holding a sheet of A4 paper on a stick, met a group of [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], jokingly apologising for not having an actual white flag. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | ||
Revision as of 04:40, 24 January 2019
Flags and banners were decorative pieces containing symbols that were used to represent a government, group or individual. Typically these pieces were used to represent patriotism or ownership.
The flag of the United Kingdom was the Union Flag. When at sea, the flag was the similar Union Jack. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)
Plain white flags were normally used in the event of a surrender. The Tenth Doctor, holding a sheet of A4 paper on a stick, met a group of Cybermen, jokingly apologising for not having an actual white flag. (TV: Doomsday)
Flags could also communicate in place of language, as in semaphore. (TV: Under the Lake)
The Threllip Empire flag was grey. (AUDIO: Living Legend) The Tragellan Empire flag was red. (COMIC: Beneath the Skin) The Karturan Congruity used a holographic flag. (AUDIO: The Forever Trap) The Women's Institute had a flag with a crest. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek)
