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A '''letter''' was a type of written correspondence. | A '''letter''' was a type of written correspondence. | ||
The [[First Doctor]] left [[the Monk]] a letter explaining he had disabled [[the Monk's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | == History == | ||
The [[First Doctor]] left [[the Monk]] a letter in [[1066]], explaining he had disabled [[the Monk's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | |||
[[ | In [[1843]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] wrote a letter to [[audience (The Monsters Are Coming!)|the audience]] of an "[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (The Monsters Are Coming!)|electrifying experience]]", telling them not to worry as he had already lived through the events and saved the day. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hello Everybody (short story)}}) | ||
In [[1893]], [[Vastra]] sent a letter to [[Strax]] requesting his presence in an unconscious "[[conference call]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | |||
[[ | [[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson|Reinette Poison]] wrote the [[Tenth Doctor]] a letter in [[1764]] musing on when he would return to her, hoping he would return before she succumbed to her illness. The Doctor eventually received the letter after Reinette's passing. He read it aboard his [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | ||
[[ | During the [[First World War]], [[Josiah Rowe]]'s then-young [[Josiah Rowe's grandfather|grandfather]] wrote a letter [[home]], writing about his encounter with the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | ||
[[Sam Jones]]'s parents began receiving correspondence from her in [[1997]], including a letter from [[1894]] [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') | |||
[[ | On [[12 December]] [[2009]], [[Brenda]] sent out a [[letter (Brenda's B&B)|letter]] to the readers of the [[Brenda and Effie|book series]] about herself and [[Effie Jacobs|Effie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Brenda's B&B (short story)|Brenda's B&B]]'') | ||
[[Umbreen]]'s [[Yasmin Khan's grandfather|second husband]] wrote her letters while he was away. She gave these letters to their daughter [[Najia Khan|Najia]] on Umbreen's birthday in [[2018]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') | [[Umbreen]]'s [[Yasmin Khan's grandfather|second husband]] wrote her letters while he was away. She gave these letters to their daughter [[Najia Khan|Najia]] on Umbreen's birthday in [[2018]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') | ||
[[Ryan Sinclair]]'s father, [[Aaron (Resolution)|Aaron]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') sent him a letter apologising for failing to attend the funeral of his own mother, [[Grace O'Brien]]. He offered Ryan a place to live with him as they were "proper family" unlike Grace's second husband, [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | [[Ryan Sinclair]]'s father, [[Aaron (Resolution)|Aaron]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') sent him a letter apologising for failing to attend the funeral of his own mother, [[Grace O'Brien]]. He offered Ryan a place to live with him as they were "proper family" unlike Grace's second husband, [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | ||
In [[2022]], [[Abby McPhail]], creator of ''[[The Blue Box Files]]'', received a [[Letter (SOS)|letter]] from the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in her [[Abby McPhail's home|home]], to which she responded, "the [[Mail|post]] just gets later and later". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'') | |||
Letters appeared to be a thing of the past by the [[30th century]], as [[Stubbs]] received correspondence on [[Skybase One]] from his family on [[Earth]] in the form of videotapes, and failed to understand when [[Jo Grant]] asked him if he received any letters from them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | |||
=== Undated events === | |||
After learning to both read ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') and write, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost (short story)|The Lost]]'') [[Jamie McCrimmon]] wrote a letter for [[Victoria Waterfield]], thanking her for her reading and writing lessons, after she departed his and the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[Companion|company]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] delivered the letter to an elderly Victoria. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Story of Extinction (audio story)|The Story of Extinction]]'') | |||
[[Sam (iNtRUsioNs)|Sam]] thought he'd contracted [[anthrax]] from letters he'd been reading. The [[First Doctor]] assured him, though, that it was not anthrax he'd been infected with, but a [[meme]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[INtRUsioNs (short story)|INtRUsioNs]]'') | |||
[[Category:Communication]] | [[Category:Communication]] | ||
[[Category:Literature from the real world]] | [[Category:Literature from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Communications technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Communications technology from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Writing]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 25 December 2023
- You may be looking for the components of a writing system.
A letter was a type of written correspondence.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor left the Monk a letter in 1066, explaining he had disabled the Monk's TARDIS. (TV: The Time Meddler)
In 1843, the Eleventh Doctor wrote a letter to the audience of an "electrifying experience", telling them not to worry as he had already lived through the events and saved the day. (PROSE: Hello Everybody [+]Loading...["Hello Everybody (short story)"])
In 1893, Vastra sent a letter to Strax requesting his presence in an unconscious "conference call". (TV: The Name of the Doctor)
Reinette Poison wrote the Tenth Doctor a letter in 1764 musing on when he would return to her, hoping he would return before she succumbed to her illness. The Doctor eventually received the letter after Reinette's passing. He read it aboard his his TARDIS. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
During the First World War, Josiah Rowe's then-young grandfather wrote a letter home, writing about his encounter with the Ninth Doctor. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
Sam Jones's parents began receiving correspondence from her in 1997, including a letter from 1894 London. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
On 12 December 2009, Brenda sent out a letter to the readers of the book series about herself and Effie. (PROSE: Brenda's B&B)
Umbreen's second husband wrote her letters while he was away. She gave these letters to their daughter Najia on Umbreen's birthday in 2018. (TV: Demons of the Punjab)
Ryan Sinclair's father, Aaron, (TV: Resolution) sent him a letter apologising for failing to attend the funeral of his own mother, Grace O'Brien. He offered Ryan a place to live with him as they were "proper family" unlike Grace's second husband, Graham. (TV: Arachnids in the UK)
In 2022, Abby McPhail, creator of The Blue Box Files, received a letter from the Thirteenth Doctor in her home, to which she responded, "the post just gets later and later". (AUDIO: SOS)
Letters appeared to be a thing of the past by the 30th century, as Stubbs received correspondence on Skybase One from his family on Earth in the form of videotapes, and failed to understand when Jo Grant asked him if he received any letters from them. (TV: The Mutants)
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
After learning to both read (PROSE: The Dark Path) and write, (PROSE: The Lost) Jamie McCrimmon wrote a letter for Victoria Waterfield, thanking her for her reading and writing lessons, after she departed his and the Second Doctor's company. The Seventh Doctor delivered the letter to an elderly Victoria. (AUDIO: The Story of Extinction)
Sam thought he'd contracted anthrax from letters he'd been reading. The First Doctor assured him, though, that it was not anthrax he'd been infected with, but a meme. (PROSE: INtRUsioNs)
