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'''Colour blindness''' was a visual impairment that made it impossible for one to see or distinguish [[colour]]s. | '''Colour blindness''' was a visual impairment that made it impossible for one to see or distinguish [[colour]]s. | ||
[[The Doctor]] was allegedly colour blind in their [[First Doctor|first]] [[Second Doctor|two]] incarnations, which gave them [[monochromatic]] vision. The Doctor remained unaware of this fact until their [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], for whom the colour blindness had disappeared. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') Indeed, the [[Third Doctor]] once remarked "how wonderful to have seen that | [[The Doctor]] was allegedly colour blind in their [[First Doctor|first]] [[Second Doctor|two]] incarnations, which gave them [[monochromatic]] vision. The Doctor remained unaware of this fact until their [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], for whom the colour blindness had disappeared. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') Indeed, the [[Third Doctor]] once remarked "how wonderful to have seen that [[Skaro|particular planet]] in colour at last", after seeing it in [[Dr. Who and the Daleks (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|a film starring Peter Cushing]] at a local cinema. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Visit to the Cinema (short story)|A Visit to the Cinema]]'') In another account however, the Third Doctor recalled noticing the colours of the [[rock]]s on [[Gallifrey]] in [[The Doctor's early life|his childhood]] after meeting [[the Hermit|a hermit]] on the mountainside. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
The ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' was aware of evidence which suggested that very early-model [[Dalek]]s could only see in black and white, which was brought forward as a possible explanation for the "misunderstanding" that Daleks could not see the colour [[red]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'', ''[[What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You! (short story)|What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You!]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 7 December 2022
Colour blindness was a visual impairment that made it impossible for one to see or distinguish colours.
The Doctor was allegedly colour blind in their first two incarnations, which gave them monochromatic vision. The Doctor remained unaware of this fact until their third incarnation, for whom the colour blindness had disappeared. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor) Indeed, the Third Doctor once remarked "how wonderful to have seen that particular planet in colour at last", after seeing it in a film starring Peter Cushing at a local cinema. (PROSE: A Visit to the Cinema) In another account however, the Third Doctor recalled noticing the colours of the rocks on Gallifrey in his childhood after meeting a hermit on the mountainside. (TV: The Time Monster)
The Dalek Survival Guide was aware of evidence which suggested that very early-model Daleks could only see in black and white, which was brought forward as a possible explanation for the "misunderstanding" that Daleks could not see the colour red. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide, What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You!)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First and Second Doctor's alleged colour blindness is a clear in-joke directed at the fact that their respective tenures were all broadcast before the advent of colour TV.
