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|individual name = Poem Girl
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|origin = [[Starship UK]]
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|only = The Beast Below (TV story)
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|actor = Catrin Richards
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]''
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A '''poem girl''' recited a [[poem]] about [[Star whale (The Beast Below)|the Beast]] on a screen on the [[vator]] in the ''[[Starship UK]]'' that [[Timmy (The Beast Below)|Timmy]] tried to use to get to [[London]]. He was sent down to the Beast. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'')
''"A horse and a man, above, below. One has a plan, but both must go. Mile after mile, above, beneath. One has a smile, and one has teeth. Though the man above might say hello, expect no love from the beast below..."'' - The Poem Girl's poem


The Poem girl was a girl on a screen who recited a poem about [[Star Whale|the Beast]] on a [[vator]] in the [[Starship UK]] when [[Timmy]] tried to use a vator to get to London and was sent down to the Beast. Whether or not the girl was alive at the time is unknown. ([[DW]]: [[The Beast Below]])
=== The poem ===
The following poem was recited by the girl on a recording in an elevator:


==Behind the Scenes==
:''A [[horse]] and a man, above, below,''
[[Image:Testcardgirl.jpg|BBC Test Card Girl|thumb|left]]
:''One has a plan but both must go,''
*The Poem Girl is assumed to be an homage to the Test Card Girl, who appeared on a test card used on television in the UK and elsewhere for more than four decades, usually while there was no on-air programming.
:''Mile after mile, above, beneath,''
:''One has a smile and one has teeth,''
:''Though the man above might say hello,''
:''Expect no love from the beast below.''
 
[[Amy Pond]] later recited a more positive revision of this poem:
 
:''In bed above, we're deep asleep,''
:''While greater love lies further deep.''
:''This dream must end, the world must know,''
:''We all depend on the [[Star whale (The Beast Below)|beast]] below.''
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The poem girl and the screen on which she appears is reminiscent of the so-called "{{w|Carole Hersee|Test Card girl}}" that appeared on the BBC's {{w|Test Card F}}. The Test Card was usually shown when no programmes were being broadcast, and as a result is one of the most iconic images in British popular culture.  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 13 October 2023

A poem girl recited a poem about the Beast on a screen on the vator in the Starship UK that Timmy tried to use to get to London. He was sent down to the Beast. (TV: The Beast Below)

The poem[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following poem was recited by the girl on a recording in an elevator:

A horse and a man, above, below,
One has a plan but both must go,
Mile after mile, above, beneath,
One has a smile and one has teeth,
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.

Amy Pond later recited a more positive revision of this poem:

In bed above, we're deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep.
This dream must end, the world must know,
We all depend on the beast below.

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The poem girl and the screen on which she appears is reminiscent of the so-called "Test Card girl" that appeared on the BBC's Test Card F. The Test Card was usually shown when no programmes were being broadcast, and as a result is one of the most iconic images in British popular culture.

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