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'''Television''', colloquially known as '''telly''', was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy. It was a major source of entertainment and information on [[Earth]] from the mid [[20th century]] onwards. | '''Television''', colloquially known as '''telly''', was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy. It was a major source of entertainment and information on [[Earth]] from the mid [[20th century]] onwards. | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] once [[dream]]ed that his adventures were broadcast on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas Special (ST short story)|Christmas Special]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] once [[dream]]ed that his adventures were broadcast on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas Special (ST short story)|Christmas Special]]'') | ||
== Earth == | == History == | ||
In [[1066]], [[ | === Earth === | ||
In [[1066]], the [[First Monk]] believed that his meddling with history to change the course of the [[Battle of Hastings]] would lead to [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] putting the play ''[[Hamlet]]'' on television. The [[First Doctor]] responded that he knew the medium. ([[TV]]: "[[Checkmate (episode)|Checkmate]]") | |||
In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the creation of television. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'') | In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the creation of television. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'') | ||
The [[First Doctor]] claimed that television sets first appeared on Earth in the [[1930s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Upstairs (audio story)|Upstairs]]'') The television was invented by [[John Logie Baird]] | The [[First Doctor]] claimed that television sets first appeared on Earth in the [[1930s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Upstairs (audio story)|Upstairs]]'') The television was invented by [[John Logie Baird]] in [[1925]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) and was commonly known as a televisor in its earliest [[year]]s. As they were still experimental devices, very few people owned one at that time. [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] of the era, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') [[Ramsay MacDonald]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') was among these few, as were the family of [[Josie Laws McRae]], as [[McRae (The Wheel of Ice)|her father]] was a [[lawyer]] who worked for the Logie Baird company in [[Long Acre]]. On [[14 July]] [[1930]], the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] broadcast a television adaptation of ''[[The Man with the Flower in His Mouth]]'' by [[Luigi Pirandello]]. This was the first television drama to be produced in the [[United Kingdom]]. Provided that it was successful, the BBC was considering producing a television adaptation of ''[[Black Orchid (book)|Black Orchid]]'' by [[George Cranleigh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') | ||
Traveling back to [[1951]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] told [[Luke Smith]] that there were no TVs. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}) In fact, by the early [[1950s]], the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. [[The Wire]] tried to regain a physical body by using an [[Alexandra Palace]] television transmission of the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]], but the [[Tenth Doctor]] managed to trap her in a video cassette. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | |||
[[Hour]]s of [[broadcast]] were strictly limited by the [[British government]], and each [[evening]]'s broadcasts from [[Alexandra Palace]] ended between 10.30 and 11[[pm]] with the [[National Anthem]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') | |||
By [[1998]], television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by [[ | In the [[1960s]], televisions used a [[test card]] in order to test its picture. In [[1963]], the test card used by the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] had a circle in the centre. In [[1967]], the circle was replaced with a picture of a [[Carole Hersee|little girl]] and a [[clown]] playing [[noughts and crosses]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') | ||
On [[20 July]] [[1969]], according to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], half a billion people watched the ''[[Apollo 11]]'' [[The Moon|moon]] landing live on television. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') | |||
By [[1998]], television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by [[I²]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[System Shock (novel)|System Shock]]'') | |||
When [[Mickey Smith]] first saw the [[Guinevere probe]] on the television, he did not consider it noteworthy as he had encountered the "truth", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mars (WiDW short story)|Mars]]'') having encountered [[Auton]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dummy Massacre (short story)|Dummy Massacre]]'', etc.) and the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', etc.) However, upon closer inspection, Mickey found that the Guinevere probe was actually suspicious. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mars (WiDW short story)|Mars]]'') | |||
During his time as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], {{Simm}} watched an episode of ''[[Teletubbies]]'' praising the idea of a lifeform having a television in its stomach as a miracle of [[evolution]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
In [[2013]], [[Reece Stanford]] asked the Tenth Doctor what he watched on television, surprised that he had not heard of [[Doomcastle]]. The Doctor simply responded that he had not watched television "in ages", describing the last thing he saw as "that girl playing noughts and crosses, you know, with the clown". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autonomy (novel)|Autonomy]]'') | |||
In the [[2020s]], when [[Kate Stewart]] sent out a message to recruit humans for [[Operation Time Fracture]], ([[WC]]: ''[[14681 UNIT Field Log (webcast)|14681 UNIT Field Log]]'', ''[[14684 UNIT Field Log (webcast)|14684 UNIT Field Log]]'') [[Humans (And now for a story...)|one group]] received the message on a television in [[Home (And now for a story...)|their home]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[And now for a story... (short story)|And now for a story...]]'') | |||
By the early [[21st century]], they were also [[hologram|holographic]], capable of [[3-D]] broadcasting. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | By the early [[21st century]], they were also [[hologram|holographic]], capable of [[3-D]] broadcasting. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | ||
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By [[2025]], pocket-sized, portable televisions were extremely common. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') | By [[2025]], pocket-sized, portable televisions were extremely common. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== Other planets == | Television was one of the mediums in which [[human]]ity created artistic renderings of its archenemies the [[Dalek]]s, whose [[Daleks in popular culture and mythology|place in human popular culture]] became considerable. There were also Dalek [[theatre|stage plays]] and [[merchandising]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
In the [[far future]], television was still a popular pastime. Violent television was much more common than before in such places as the planet [[Varos]] and in the [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | |||
=== Other planets === | |||
In the [[far future]], television was still a popular pastime. Violent television was much more common than before in such places as the planet [[Varos]] and in the [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | |||
Other [[human]] nations, such as the [[New Earth Republic]], liked to watch shows from old [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'') | Other [[human]] nations, such as the [[New Earth Republic]], liked to watch shows from old [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'') | ||
On [[Atrios]], there was a television system | On [[Atrios]], there was a television system that broadcasted dramas and political messages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') | ||
On [[Sto]], watching TV was also popular. There was a popular series | On [[Sto]], watching TV was also popular. There was a popular series called ''[[By the Light of the Asteroid]]'' that involved twins. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
Television existed on [[Traken]] but it never became a popular form of entertainment. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (short story)|Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life]]'') | Television existed on [[Traken]] but it never became a popular form of entertainment. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (short story)|Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life]]'') | ||
Television existed on [[Skaro]] towards the end of the [[Thousand Year War]]. ''[[Captain Croag and the Highland Rangers]]'' was a [[Kaled]] propaganda television series. [[Davros]] watched it as a child, as did his elder half-sister [[Yarvell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') | Television existed on [[Skaro]] towards the end of the [[Thousand Year War]]. ''[[Captain Croag and the Highland Rangers]]'' was a [[Kaled]] propaganda television series. [[Davros]] watched it as a child, as did his elder half-sister [[Yarvell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') | ||
Television existed on [[Mondas]] at the time of the [[Genesis of the Cybermen|creation of the Cybermen]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'') | |||
=== Other realities === | |||
In [[Pete's World]], television [[review]]s were one of the options for content to be [[download]]ed to a [[Cybus EarPod]] user's [[brain]] with the [[daily Download|daily download]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarPod (feature)|EarPod]]'') | |||
== References == | |||
When he was revived on [[Karn]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] flippantly demanded that the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] bring him, among other things, a television to stave off the boredom. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | |||
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