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|team = [[Verity Lambert]]
|image       = Verity poem.jpg
|enemy = [[BBC]], [[Men Who Knew What To Do]]
|team         = [[Verity Lambert (in-universe)|Verity]]
|year = [[BBC]], [[1963]], [[Meta-fiction universe]]
|enemy       = [[Men Who Knew What To Do]]
|writer = [[James Goss]]
|year         = [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]], [[1963]]
|illustrator = [[Russell T Davies]]
|writer       = James Goss
|publication = ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]''
|illustrator = [[Russell T Davies]]
|prev = Afterwords (short story)
|anthology = Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)
|publisher      = Harper Design
|release date  = 26 September 2017
|prev         = Afterwords (poem)
}}
}}
'''''Verity''''' was the final poem contained within the ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]''. This story broke the pattern of the rest of the poems in the anthology because it was not set within the ''[[Doctor Who universe|Doctor Who]]''[[Doctor Who universe| universe]] and instead focused on [[Verity Lambert]] who was essential in the creation of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''''Verity''''' was the final poem contained within the ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]''. This story broke the pattern of the rest of the poems in the anthology because it was seemingly not set within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] and instead focused on [[Verity Lambert]] who was essential in the creation of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
A young [[Verity Lambert]] went to the [[BBC]] which was full of [[Men Who Knew What To Do]]. She told them she was the [[producer]] of ''Doctor Who'' but they just laughed and suggested she did something less important.  
A young woman, [[Verity Lambert (in-universe)|Verity]], went to the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] which was full of [[Men Who Knew What To Do]]. She told them she was the [[producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' but they just laughed and suggested she did something less important.


Verity stood her ground and eventually got her way. ''Doctor Who'' went on and on and [[the TARDIS]] kept flying. The Men said "Verity, luv, you've had a blast. But this kiddie show, how long can it last?" Verity just winked because she knew.
Verity stood her ground and eventually got her way. ''Doctor Who'' went on and on and [[the TARDIS]] kept flying. The Men said "Verity, luv, you've had a blast. But this kiddie show, how long can it last?" Verity just winked because she knew.


== References ==
== Characters ==
* The poem mentions [[Tribe of Gum|Cavemen]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Aztec]]s and [[Marco Polo]], referring to [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'' and ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' respectively.
* [[Verity Lambert (in-universe)|Verity]]
* The poem mentions Verity coming to work in a new [[hat]] every day. This happened in real life.
* The [[Men Who Knew What To Do]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The poem mentions [[Tribe of Gum|Cavemen]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Aztec]]s and [[Marco Polo]].
* The poem mentions Verity coming to work in a new [[hat]] every day.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The poem deals with Verity's real life struggle as the first female producer at the BBC.
* The poem deals with Verity's real life struggle as the first female producer at the BBC.
* This poem even succeeds a poem titled ''[[Afterwords (short story)|Afterwords]]''. Writer [[James Goss]] thought it would be a good poem to end on, particularly due to its inspirational story.
* This poem even succeeds a poem titled ''[[Afterwords (short story)|Afterwords]]''. Writer [[James Goss]] thought it would be a good poem to end on, particularly due to its inspirational story.
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 29 September 2024

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Verity was the final poem contained within the Now We Are Six Hundred. This story broke the pattern of the rest of the poems in the anthology because it was seemingly not set within the Doctor Who universe and instead focused on Verity Lambert who was essential in the creation of Doctor Who.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

A young woman, Verity, went to the BBC which was full of Men Who Knew What To Do. She told them she was the producer of Doctor Who but they just laughed and suggested she did something less important.

Verity stood her ground and eventually got her way. Doctor Who went on and on and the TARDIS kept flying. The Men said "Verity, luv, you've had a blast. But this kiddie show, how long can it last?" Verity just winked because she knew.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The poem deals with Verity's real life struggle as the first female producer at the BBC.
  • This poem even succeeds a poem titled Afterwords. Writer James Goss thought it would be a good poem to end on, particularly due to its inspirational story.