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A '''decade''' was a unit of time equal to ten [[year]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Morton Legacy (audio story)|The Morton Legacy]]'') | A '''decade''' was a unit of time equal to ten [[year]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Morton Legacy (audio story)|The Morton Legacy]]'') | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] observed that [[Lord]] [[Sutcliffe (Thin Ice)|Sutcliffe]] made the [[1814 frost fair]] "the biggest [[frost fair]] in decades." ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | |||
The [[Brynblaidd cannibal]]s had a tradition of butchering travellers once every decade. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'') | The [[Brynblaidd cannibal]]s had a tradition of butchering travellers once every decade. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'') | ||
[[The Doctor]] spent "decades" during the latter part of his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] on [[Darron]], learning the [[psychic]] techniques of the [[Mind Monk]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | |||
In [[1941]], [[Jack Harkness]] observed that [[Rose Tyler]] was wearing [[fabric]]s that would not be around for at least another two decades. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') | |||
[[The Object]] was [[trade]]d, or more accurately, [[auction]]ed off, over the course of several decades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Object Auction (short story)|Object Auction]]'') | |||
Around a decade before [[2004]] — the mid-[[1990s]] — the bigger [[10p]] pieces stopped being [[legal tender]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'') | |||
By [[2008]], Jack had lived on Earth for many decades. He suggested that {{Simm}}, having stolen [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], did the same only to be told by the [[Tenth Doctor]] that he could only have travelled back as early as eighteen [[month]]s prior to the [[present day]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
[[Uvlavad Kudlak]], acting on the orders of [[The Mistress (Warriors of Kudlak)|the Mistres]], [[abduction|abducted]] [[human]] [[children]] for decades to serve in the [[Uvodni]]'s [[Uvodni-Malakh War|war]] against the [[Malakh]] up to the [[2000s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'') | |||
In the 2000s, the Tenth Doctor observed that [[ATMOS]] was decades ahead of its time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | |||
According to [[Jade McIntyre]], [[Jack Robertson]] [[hate]]d [[Donald Trump]] for decades prior to [[2018]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | |||
After being captured by a [[cold case unit]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] spent a "tough few decades" in a [[Judoon prison]] before she was broken out by [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
At the time she was embroiled in [[the Master's Dalek Plan]] in [[2022]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] claimed that she had not seen [[the Doctor]] for nearly four decades, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') having left the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') [[Ace]] teasingly called her a [[show-off]], noting that it was "only" three decades since she left the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 18 March 2023
A decade was a unit of time equal to ten years. (AUDIO: The Morton Legacy)
The Twelfth Doctor observed that Lord Sutcliffe made the 1814 frost fair "the biggest frost fair in decades." (TV: Thin Ice)
The Brynblaidd cannibals had a tradition of butchering travellers once every decade. (TV: Countrycide)
The Doctor spent "decades" during the latter part of his second incarnation on Darron, learning the psychic techniques of the Mind Monks. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)
In 1941, Jack Harkness observed that Rose Tyler was wearing fabrics that would not be around for at least another two decades. (TV: The Empty Child)
The Object was traded, or more accurately, auctioned off, over the course of several decades. (PROSE: Object Auction)
Around a decade before 2004 — the mid-1990s — the bigger 10p pieces stopped being legal tender. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
By 2008, Jack had lived on Earth for many decades. He suggested that the Saxon Master, having stolen the Doctor's TARDIS, did the same only to be told by the Tenth Doctor that he could only have travelled back as early as eighteen months prior to the present day. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
Uvlavad Kudlak, acting on the orders of the Mistres, abducted human children for decades to serve in the Uvodni's war against the Malakh up to the 2000s. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)
In the 2000s, the Tenth Doctor observed that ATMOS was decades ahead of its time. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
According to Jade McIntyre, Jack Robertson hated Donald Trump for decades prior to 2018. (TV: Arachnids in the UK)
After being captured by a cold case unit, (TV: The Timeless Children) the Thirteenth Doctor spent a "tough few decades" in a Judoon prison before she was broken out by Jack Harkness. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks)
At the time she was embroiled in the Master's Dalek Plan in 2022, Tegan Jovanka claimed that she had not seen the Doctor for nearly four decades, (TV: The Power of the Doctor) having left the Fifth Doctor in 1984. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) Ace teasingly called her a show-off, noting that it was "only" three decades since she left the Seventh Doctor. (TV: The Power of the Doctor)
