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[[File:Union Flag.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Union Flag]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')]]
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'''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.
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{{first pic|Union Flag.jpg|The [[Union Flag]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}})}}
'''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]]'')
Flags could also communicate in place of language, as in [[semaphore]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Under the Lake (TV story)}})


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]]'')
==On Earth==
===National flags===
[[File:French flags.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] stands beneath a series of [[French]] flags. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Dalek Attack (video game)}})]]
The flag of the [[United Kingdom]] was the [[Union Flag]]. When at sea, the flag was the similar [[Union Jack]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)}})


The [[Threllip]] [[Threllip Empire|Empire]] flag was grey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Living Legend]]'') The [[Tragellan]] [[Tragellan Empire|Empire]] flag was red. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Beneath the Skin (comic story)|Beneath the Skin]]'') The [[Karturan Congruity]] used a [[hologram|holographic]] flag. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forever Trap (audio story)|The Forever Trap]]'') The [[Women's Institute]] had a flag with a crest. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I am a Dalek (novel)|I am a Dalek]]'')
The flag of the [[United States of America]], distinguished by its stars and stripes, was known as [[Old Glory]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Backtime (comic story)}})
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By [[2254]], the [[flag of France]] was composed of a [[blue]] stripe, a [[white]] stripe, and a [[red]] stripe. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Dalek Attack (video game)}})
 
===Other===
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]]: {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}})
 
The [[Jolly Roger]] was a flag flown by [[pirate]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})
 
==Elsewhere==
The [[Threllip]] [[Threllip Empire|Empire]] flag was [[grey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Living Legend (audio story)}}) The [[Tragellan]] [[Tragellan Empire|Empire]] flag was [[red]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Beneath the Skin (comic story)}}) The [[Karturan Congruity]] used a [[hologram|holographic]] flag. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Forever Trap (audio story)}}) The [[Women's Institute]] had a flag with a crest. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I Am a Dalek (novel)}})
 
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 26 October 2024

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The Union Flag. (TV: Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"])

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.

Flags could also communicate in place of language, as in semaphore. (TV: Under the Lake [+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"])

On Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]

National flags[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Seventh Doctor stands beneath a series of French flags. (GAME: Dalek Attack [+]Loading...["Dalek Attack (video game)"])

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 [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"])

The flag of the United States of America, distinguished by its stars and stripes, was known as Old Glory. (COMIC: Backtime [+]Loading...["Backtime (comic story)"])

By 2254, the flag of France was composed of a blue stripe, a white stripe, and a red stripe. (GAME: Dalek Attack [+]Loading...["Dalek Attack (video game)"])

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

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 [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"])

The Jolly Roger was a flag flown by pirates. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street [+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"])

Elsewhere[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Threllip Empire flag was grey. (AUDIO: Living Legend [+]Loading...["Living Legend (audio story)"]) The Tragellan Empire flag was red. (COMIC: Beneath the Skin [+]Loading...["Beneath the Skin (comic story)"]) The Karturan Congruity used a holographic flag. (AUDIO: The Forever Trap [+]Loading...["The Forever Trap (audio story)"]) The Women's Institute had a flag with a crest. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek [+]Loading...["I Am a Dalek (novel)"])