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As spoken by the [[Fourth Doctor]], '''A''' ([[Morse code]]: '''.-''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'')) was the first [[letter (alphabet)|letter]] of the [[alphabet]], preceding [[B]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
As spoken by the [[Fourth Doctor]], '''A''' ([[Morse code]]: '''.-''' ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Man Who Never Was (TV story)}}) was the first [[letter (alphabet)|letter]] of the [[alphabet]], preceding [[B]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)}})


As of [[25 December]] [[2006]], about one-third of [[Earth]]'s [[human]] [[population]] had [[A-positive]] [[blood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
As of [[25 December]] [[2006]], about one-third of [[Earth]]'s [[human]] [[population]] had [[A-positive]] [[blood]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}})


[[A levels]] were a type of exam. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
[[A levels]] were a type of exam. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}, {{cs|Dragonfire (TV story)}})


In [[November]] [[1963]], [[science]] [[teacher]] [[Ian Chesterton]] set his [[Coal Hill School]] [[class]] a [[problem]] with the letters A, B and [[C]] representing the three [[dimension]]s. However, [[Susan Foreman]] pointed out that he had not acknowledged two additional dimensions: [[D]], which Ian reasoned was [[time]], and [[E]], which Susan revealed was [[space]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
The first entry in [[Auteur's Abecedarium]] claimed that A was for [[Auteur]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)}}, [[POEM]]: {{cs|Auteur and the Homeworld (poem)}})


[[Contingency Plan A]] was the name [[The Company (The Sun Makers)|the Company]] gave to the process of releasing [[dianene]] to kill the population of a [[city]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'')
In [[November]] [[1963]], [[science]] [[teacher]] [[Ian Chesterton]] set his [[Coal Hill School]] [[class]] a [[problem]] with the letters A, B and [[C]] representing the three [[dimension]]s. However, [[Susan Foreman]] pointed out that he had not acknowledged two additional dimensions: [[D]], which Ian reasoned was [[time]], and [[E]], which Susan revealed was [[space]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}})


While under mental attack by the [[Mandragora Helix]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] spoke the alphabet backwards to concentrate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
[[Contingency Plan A]] was the name [[The Company (The Sun Makers)|the Company]] gave to the process of releasing [[dianene]] to kill the population of a [[city]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sun Makers (TV story)}})


When trying to remember "Young [[Chris Parsons|Parsons]]'" name, Professor [[Chronotis]] went through the alphabet with the Doctor and [[Romana II]]. They started with A, [[B]], and [[C]] and eventually got to [[P]], [[Q]], and [[R]] before he skipped to [[X]] and [[Y]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'')
While under mental attack by the [[Mandragora Helix]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] spoke the alphabet backwards to concentrate. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)}})


As recorded in the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]] involving the [[First Doctor]] was part of a [[The Doctor's reality (An Unearthly Child)|version of history "A"]] relative to [[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|"B"]] and [[Alternate timeline (Day of the Daleks)|"C"]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'')
When trying to remember "Young [[Chris Parsons|Parsons]]'" name, Professor [[Chronotis]] went through the alphabet with the Doctor and [[Romana II]]. They started with A, [[B]], and [[C]] and eventually got to [[P]], [[Q]], and [[R]] before he skipped to [[X]] and [[Y]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Shada (TV story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Shada (webcast)}})


[[Rose Tyler]] got one [[A (GCSE level)|A]], two [[B (GCSE level)|Bs]], four [[C (GCSE level)|Cs]], and a [[D (GCSE level)|D]] in [[GCSE]]
As recorded in the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]] involving the [[First Doctor]] was part of a [[The Doctor's reality (An Unearthly Child)|version of history "A"]] relative to [[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|"B"]] and [[Alternate timeline (Day of the Daleks)|"C"]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Survival Guide (novel)}})
[[science]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Rose (short story)|Meet Rose]]'')
 
[[Rose Tyler]] got one [[A (GCSE level)|A]], two [[B (GCSE level)|Bs]], four [[C (GCSE level)|Cs]], and a [[D (GCSE level)|D]] in [[GCSE]] [[science]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Meet Rose (short story)}})


Whilst the pair were surrounded by [[Geocomtex]] security guards within [[Henry van Statten]]'s [[The Vault (Dalek)|Vault]] in [[2012]], [[Rose Tyler]] quipped that the [[Ninth Doctor]] would be "[[Exhibit A]]" in a hypothetical collection of [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}})
Whilst the pair were surrounded by [[Geocomtex]] security guards within [[Henry van Statten]]'s [[The Vault (Dalek)|Vault]] in [[2012]], [[Rose Tyler]] quipped that the [[Ninth Doctor]] would be "[[Exhibit A]]" in a hypothetical collection of [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}})


[[File:Alphabet blocks.jpg|thumb|A set of [[wooden]] blocks, with [[1 (number)|one]] of them featuring the [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]] "A". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')]]
[[File:Alphabet blocks.jpg|thumb|A set of [[wooden]] blocks, with [[1 (number)|one]] of them featuring the [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]] "A". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}})]]
"A" was among the letters written on a set of [[wooden]] blocks in [[Room 802]] of [[Albion Hospital]], within which [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|the Empty Child]] was questioned by [[Dr]] [[Constantine (The Empty Child)|Constantine]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')
"A" was among the letters written on a set of [[wooden]] blocks in [[Room 802]] of [[Albion Hospital]], within which [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|the Empty Child]] was questioned by [[Dr]] [[Constantine (The Empty Child)|Constantine]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}})


In [[2028]], under the influence of [[Nobody No-One]], a [[cardiogram]] once sung the alphabet from A to P. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'')
In [[2028]], under the influence of [[Nobody No-One]], a [[cardiogram]] once sung the alphabet from A to P. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}})


The [[Tenth Doctor]] and the [[Midnight entity|entity]] possessing [[Sky Silvestry]] spoke the first fifteen letters of the alphabet simultaneously. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor]] and the [[Midnight entity|entity]] possessing [[Sky Silvestry]] spoke the first fifteen letters of the alphabet simultaneously. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Midnight (TV story)}})


In [[2010]], [[Amy Pond]] wore a [[gold]] [[necklace]] in the shape of the letter "A". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' et al.)
In [[2010]], [[Amy Pond]] wore a [[gold]] [[necklace]] in the shape of the letter "A". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}})


Upon seeing the image of [[Joseph Serf]], actually a [[hologram]], [[Clyde Langer]] announced that he was "preparing to say the A [[word]]", clarifying to [[Sky Smith]] that he meant [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'')
Upon seeing the image of [[Joseph Serf]], actually a [[hologram]], [[Clyde Langer]] announced that he was "preparing to say the A [[word]]", clarifying to [[Sky Smith]] that he meant [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Man Who Never Was (TV story)}})


[[Category:Letters]]
[[Category:Letters]]

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As spoken by the Fourth Doctor, A (Morse code: .- (TV: The Man Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Man Who Never Was (TV story)"]) was the first letter of the alphabet, preceding B. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)"])

As of 25 December 2006, about one-third of Earth's human population had A-positive blood. (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"])

A levels were a type of exam. (TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"])

The first entry in Auteur's Abecedarium claimed that A was for Auteur. (PROSE: Auteur's Abecedarium [+]Loading...["Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)"], POEM: Auteur and the Homeworld [+]Loading...["Auteur and the Homeworld (poem)"])

In November 1963, science teacher Ian Chesterton set his Coal Hill School class a problem with the letters A, B and C representing the three dimensions. However, Susan Foreman pointed out that he had not acknowledged two additional dimensions: D, which Ian reasoned was time, and E, which Susan revealed was space. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"})

Contingency Plan A was the name the Company gave to the process of releasing dianene to kill the population of a city. (TV: The Sun Makers [+]Loading...["The Sun Makers (TV story)"])

While under mental attack by the Mandragora Helix, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith spoke the alphabet backwards to concentrate. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)"])

When trying to remember "Young Parsons'" name, Professor Chronotis went through the alphabet with the Doctor and Romana II. They started with A, B, and C and eventually got to P, Q, and R before he skipped to X and Y. (TV: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (TV story)"], WC: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (webcast)"])

As recorded in the Dalek Survival Guide, the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth involving the First Doctor was part of a version of history "A" relative to "B" and "C". (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide [+]Loading...["Dalek Survival Guide (novel)"])

Rose Tyler got one A, two Bs, four Cs, and a D in GCSE science. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...["Meet Rose (short story)"])

Whilst the pair were surrounded by Geocomtex security guards within Henry van Statten's Vault in 2012, Rose Tyler quipped that the Ninth Doctor would be "Exhibit A" in a hypothetical collection of aliens. (TV: Dalek [+]Loading...["Dalek (TV story)"])

A set of wooden blocks, with one of them featuring the letter "A". (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"])

"A" was among the letters written on a set of wooden blocks in Room 802 of Albion Hospital, within which the Empty Child was questioned by Dr Constantine. (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"])

In 2028, under the influence of Nobody No-One, a cardiogram once sung the alphabet from A to P. (AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"])

The Tenth Doctor and the entity possessing Sky Silvestry spoke the first fifteen letters of the alphabet simultaneously. (TV: Midnight [+]Loading...["Midnight (TV story)"])

In 2010, Amy Pond wore a gold necklace in the shape of the letter "A". (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"])

Upon seeing the image of Joseph Serf, actually a hologram, Clyde Langer announced that he was "preparing to say the A word", clarifying to Sky Smith that he meant aliens. (TV: The Man Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Man Who Never Was (TV story)"])