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An '''hour''' was a unit of time, 24 of which typically composed one [[day]] on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: | An '''hour''' was a unit of [[time]], [[24 (number)|twenty-four]] of which typically composed one [[day]] on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}) | ||
According to [[Ashildr]], ten thousand hours was all it took to master any [[skill]] and, after over a hundred thousand hours, one became the best there had ever been. ([[TV]]: ''[[The | The [[space hour]] was used by the [[Tyrryxian]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Size Control (comic story)}}) | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] once retrieved the [[Key to Time]] in less than one [[galactic hour]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The First Adventure (video game)}}) | |||
According to [[Ashildr]], ten thousand hours was all it took to [[master]] any [[skill]] and, after over a hundred thousand hours, one became the best there had ever been. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Lived (TV story)}}) | |||
== History == | |||
The disappearance of [[Captain]] [[T. A. Solomon]] and the rest of the [[8 (number)|eight]] [[man]] crew was reported to the [[coastguard]]'s [[office]] in the early hours of the [[morning]] of [[18 July]] [[1888]] after [[The Crash of the Elysium|the crash]] of [[Elysium (The Elysium)|their ship]] the [[17 July|previous day]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)}}) | |||
In the [[1950s]], hours of [[television]] [[broadcast]] in the [[United Kingdom]] were strictly limited by the [[British government]], and each [[evening]]'s broadcasts from [[Alexandra Palace]] ended between 10.30 and 11[[pm]] with the [[National Anthem]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | |||
[[Joanne Marsden]] was half an hour late to work after the [[Ninth Doctor]] hijacked [[the 68]] to [[Bolton]] in the early [[21st century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | |||
In the [[morning]] following ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hoax This! (short story)}}) the [[Slitheen family]]'s attempt to [[London UFO crash|destroy Earth]] on [[6 March|6]]-[[7 March]] [[2006]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}}, {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}) merely just hours later, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] wrote about the defeat of the Slitheen, the [[UNIT website]], and [[Computer virus (World War Three)|the virus]] that would erase the [[Ninth Doctor]] off the [[Internet]] on his website, [[Who is Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hoax This! (short story)}}) | |||
Met by ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' [[journalist]] [[Vivien Rook]] at [[10 Downing Street]], [[First Lady]] [[Lucy Saxon]] rhetorically asked if she could have an hour to herself, however, she was convinced to give a [[20 (number)|twenty]] [[minute]] [[interview]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}) | |||
=== Undated events === | |||
In [[Celestial Toyroom|the Toyroom]], [[Gaylord Lefevre]] and the [[Celestial Toymaker]] played [[playing card|cards]] for hours, as well as taking a halt for a few hours, in which time Lefevre tried to cheat against the Toymaker by marking the cards. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* In an early draft of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] had the [[Tenth Doctor]] address the "[[The Doctor's species|half-human]]" statement the [[Eighth Doctor]] made in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], dismissing it as "a [[48 (number)|forty-eight]]-hour bug". The line was cut by Davies for several stated reasons, including the fact it would have confused viewers who were only familiar with the events of the episode ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''.<ref>''[[The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]''</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Units of time from the real world]] | [[Category:Units of time from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:39, 11 February 2024
An hour was a unit of time, twenty-four of which typically composed one day on Earth. (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])
The space hour was used by the Tyrryxians. (COMIC: Size Control [+]Loading...["Size Control (comic story)"])
The Fifth Doctor once retrieved the Key to Time in less than one galactic hour. (GAME: The First Adventure [+]Loading...["The First Adventure (video game)"])
According to Ashildr, ten thousand hours was all it took to master any skill and, after over a hundred thousand hours, one became the best there had ever been. (TV: The Woman Who Lived [+]Loading...["The Woman Who Lived (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The disappearance of Captain T. A. Solomon and the rest of the eight man crew was reported to the coastguard's office in the early hours of the morning of 18 July 1888 after the crash of their ship the previous day. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm [+]Loading...["Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)"])
In the 1950s, hours of television broadcast in the United Kingdom were strictly limited by the British government, and each evening's broadcasts from Alexandra Palace ended between 10.30 and 11pm with the National Anthem. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
Joanne Marsden was half an hour late to work after the Ninth Doctor hijacked the 68 to Bolton in the early 21st century. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
In the morning following (PROSE: Hoax This! [+]Loading...["Hoax This! (short story)"]) the Slitheen family's attempt to destroy Earth on 6-7 March 2006, (TV: Aliens of London [+]Loading...["Aliens of London (TV story)"], World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"]) merely just hours later, Mickey wrote about the defeat of the Slitheen, the UNIT website, and the virus that would erase the Ninth Doctor off the Internet on his website, Who is Doctor Who?. (PROSE: Hoax This! [+]Loading...["Hoax This! (short story)"])
Met by Sunday Mirror journalist Vivien Rook at 10 Downing Street, First Lady Lucy Saxon rhetorically asked if she could have an hour to herself, however, she was convinced to give a twenty minute interview. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"])
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the Toyroom, Gaylord Lefevre and the Celestial Toymaker played cards for hours, as well as taking a halt for a few hours, in which time Lefevre tried to cheat against the Toymaker by marking the cards. (COMIC: The Greatest Gamble [+]Loading...["The Greatest Gamble (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In an early draft of The End of Time, Russell T Davies had the Tenth Doctor address the "half-human" statement the Eighth Doctor made in the 1996 TV movie, dismissing it as "a forty-eight-hour bug". The line was cut by Davies for several stated reasons, including the fact it would have confused viewers who were only familiar with the events of the episode Human Nature.[1]
