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[[File:Donna HC.jpg|thumb|right|Donna Noble at H.C. Clements. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')]] | |||
A '''secretary''' was an individual that assisted another in organising and managing an office. | A '''secretary''' was an individual that assisted another in organising and managing an office. | ||
==History== | |||
===Early history=== | |||
"[[Military Secretary]]" ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)|namedep=Non-Player Characters}}) sometimes left uncapitalised as "[[military secretary]]", ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)|namedpart=The Roman Army}}) was an "advisory and administrative position over military affairs" of considerable importance within the [[Roman Empire]]. It required no personal military experience. The [[eunuch]] [[freedman]] [[Posides]] was [[Claudius]]'s Military Secretary during his involvement in the [[Roman conquest of Britain]] in [[43]] [[AD]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)|namedep=Non-Player Characters}}) | |||
[[Fothergill (The Eighth Piece)|Fothergill]] was [[Thomas Cromwell]]'s secretary until he was killed by [[Solver]]s in [[1538]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eighth Piece (audio story)|The Eighth Piece]]'', ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | |||
[[Roger Colbert]] was the [[Abbot of Amboise]]'s temporary secretary during the Abbot's stay in [[Paris]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | |||
===20th century=== | |||
[[Adelaide Lessage]] was Lord [[Henry Palmerdale]]'s secretary. ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'') | |||
[[Nancy (Parasite)|Nancy]] was [[Reginald Rigsby]]'s secretary in the [[1950s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Parasite (audio story)|Parasite]]'') | |||
According to one account, [[Dodo Chaplet]] went on to have a mundane career as a secretary after leaving the [[First Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ships (short story)|Ships]]'') | |||
[[Polly Wright]] was [[Brett (The War Machines)|Professor Brett]]'s secretary before becoming a [[companion]] of the [[First Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | |||
[[Jean Rock]] was the [[Commandant (The Faceless Ones)|Commandant]] of [[Gatwick Airport]]'s secretary in [[1966]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'') | |||
[[Sylvia (Terror of the Autons)|Sylvia]] was [[Rex Farrel]]'s secretary at [[Farrel Plastics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | |||
Third Officer [[Jane Blythe (The Sea Devils)|Jane Blythe]] was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]]'s secretary at [[HMS Seaspite]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | |||
[[Stella (The Green Death)|Stella]] was [[Jocelyn Stevens]]' secretary at [[Global Chemicals]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | |||
[[Molly Wright]] was secretary to the dean of the school of history at the University of [[Frodsham]] in [[1983]]. ([[AUDIO]]:''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady Of Mercia]]'') | [[Molly Wright]] was secretary to the dean of the school of history at the University of [[Frodsham]] in [[1983]]. ([[AUDIO]]:''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady Of Mercia]]'') | ||
[[Idris Hopper]] was [[Margaret Blaine]]'s secretary. He failed to stop the [[Ninth Doctor]] entering her office as she fled out a window. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'') | ===21st century=== | ||
[[Matthew (Blind Summit)|Matthew]] was [[Yvonne Hartman]]'s secretary at [[Torchwood One]] in [[2005]]. [[Tommy Pierce]] was suspicious of him, believing that no man would want to be a secretary. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blind Summit (audio story)|Blind Summit]]'') | |||
[[Idris Hopper]] was [[Margaret Blaine]]'s secretary. He failed to stop the [[Ninth Doctor]] entering her office as she fled out a window. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') | |||
Whilst disguised as a [[human]] named "Victor Kennedy", the [[Abzorbaloff]] had a [[Secretary (Tardisode 10)|secretary]] whom he eventually [[absorption|absorbed]] in [[Victor Kennedy's office|his office]], [[kill]]ing her. ([[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode 10]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | |||
[[Donna Noble]] was a | [[Donna Noble]] was a temporary secretary at [[H.C. Clements]] when she first met the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
Most [[school]]s had a [[School secretary (Into the Dalek)|secretary]], including [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon]]'') | Most [[school]]s had a [[School secretary (Into the Dalek)|secretary]], including [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | ||
===Later history=== | |||
[[Dora (Frontier in Space)|Dora]], the [[President of Earth]] in [[2540]], had a [[secretary (Frontier in Space)|secretary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | |||
[[Vorlin]] was a [[Time Lord]] secretary. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | |||
[[Category:Occupations from the real world]] | [[Category:Occupations from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Secretaries| *]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:50, 9 November 2024
A secretary was an individual that assisted another in organising and managing an office.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Military Secretary" (GAME: "Non-Player Characters" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, Loading...{"namedep":"Non-Player Characters","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"}) sometimes left uncapitalised as "military secretary", (GAME: "The Roman Army" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Roman Army","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"}) was an "advisory and administrative position over military affairs" of considerable importance within the Roman Empire. It required no personal military experience. The eunuch freedman Posides was Claudius's Military Secretary during his involvement in the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD. (GAME: "Non-Player Characters" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, Loading...{"namedep":"Non-Player Characters","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"})
Fothergill was Thomas Cromwell's secretary until he was killed by Solvers in 1538. (AUDIO: The Eighth Piece, The Doomsday Chronometer)
Roger Colbert was the Abbot of Amboise's temporary secretary during the Abbot's stay in Paris in August 1572. (TV: The Massacre)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Adelaide Lessage was Lord Henry Palmerdale's secretary. (TV: Horror of Fang Rock)
Nancy was Reginald Rigsby's secretary in the 1950s. (AUDIO: Parasite)
According to one account, Dodo Chaplet went on to have a mundane career as a secretary after leaving the First Doctor. (PROSE: Ships)
Polly Wright was Professor Brett's secretary before becoming a companion of the First Doctor. (TV: The War Machines)
Jean Rock was the Commandant of Gatwick Airport's secretary in 1966. (TV: The Faceless Ones)
Sylvia was Rex Farrel's secretary at Farrel Plastics. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
Third Officer Jane Blythe was a Royal Navy officer who served as Captain John Hart's secretary at HMS Seaspite. (TV: The Sea Devils)
Stella was Jocelyn Stevens' secretary at Global Chemicals. (TV: The Green Death)
Molly Wright was secretary to the dean of the school of history at the University of Frodsham in 1983. (AUDIO:The Lady Of Mercia)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Matthew was Yvonne Hartman's secretary at Torchwood One in 2005. Tommy Pierce was suspicious of him, believing that no man would want to be a secretary. (AUDIO: Blind Summit)
Idris Hopper was Margaret Blaine's secretary. He failed to stop the Ninth Doctor entering her office as she fled out a window. (TV: Boom Town)
Whilst disguised as a human named "Victor Kennedy", the Abzorbaloff had a secretary whom he eventually absorbed in his office, killing her. (WC: Tardisode 10, TV: Love & Monsters)
Donna Noble was a temporary secretary at H.C. Clements when she first met the Tenth Doctor. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
Most schools had a secretary, including Coal Hill School. (TV: Into the Dalek, Kill the Moon)
Later history[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dora, the President of Earth in 2540, had a secretary. (TV: Frontier in Space)
Vorlin was a Time Lord secretary. (AUDIO: The Satanic Mill)
