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'''Olive''' was a shade of [[green]] named after a certain [[Olive|fruit]].  
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[[File:Robot1-Green corridors.jpeg|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor]] standing in UNIT's olive green and white corridors. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}})]]
'''Olive green''' was a muddy [[green]] colour, related to the colour of [[olive]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monsters Inside (novel)}})


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] wore a double breast [[overcoat]] of olive [[moleskin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]], [[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]], [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'' )
The walls of UNIT HQ in the [[1970s]] were a depressing olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)}})


The [[Eighth Doctor]] wore a [[frock coat]] of olive [[velvet]] when he and [[Izzy Sinclair]] first met [[Destrii|Destrii.]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')  
[[File:WarriorsDeep1-Computer cabinets.jpeg|thumb|left|Olive green computer cabinets in [[Sea Base 4]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors of the Deep (TV story)}})]]
Computer cabinets in [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]] were painted olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)}})


[[Diane Holmes]] wore olive [[trousers]] while adapting to the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'')
The environment of [[Justicia]] in [[2501]] was the colour of olives.


[[Clara Oswald]] wore an olive [[dress]] under a forest green velvet [[jacket]]. ([[TV]]: [[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]])
Alpha Centuri was olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}})


[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] wore an olive [[t-shirt]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
[[Vervoid]]s had olive green leaves. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Terror of the Veroids (novelisation)}})


The [[Tenth Doctor]] wore an olive [[shirt]] when he met the [[Beast]] and the [[Ood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
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In the [[1970s]] [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart]] wore an olive green UNIT uniform. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})


The [[Fourth Doctor]] wore olive [[Wellington boot|wellington boots]] when he and [[Romana I]] defeated [[Kroll]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]])
Military soldiers in [[2109]] dressed in dirty olive green uniforms. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Transit (novel)}}) Military vehicles like the [[Norton Big 4]] motorcycle and sidecar were also painted in military olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crawling Terror (novel)}}
 
The [[Ninth Doctor]] wore an olive [[jumper]] when he encountered a surviving [[Metaltron|Dalek]] for the first time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')
 
The [[Third Doctor]] wore an olive [[velvet]] [[blazer]] when he and [[Jo Grant]] met [[Drashig|Drashigs]] released from a [[miniscope]] by [[Kalik]], ([[TV]]: [[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]) and when he met [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Jingo Linx|Linx]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')
 
[[Jenny Flint]] wore olive trousers with her suits. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
 
[[Kyle (Earthshock)|Kyle]] wore an olive shirt. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
 
The [[War Master]] wore a blazer of olive [[tweed]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Killing Time (audio anthology)|Killing Time]]'')
 
[[Petronella Osgood]] wore an olive green moleskin overcoat similar to the one worn by the Eleventh Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Tidal Wave (audio story)|Tidal Wave]])
 
[[De Flores|Flores]] wore an olive safari jacket when he met the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], and [[CyberIsomorph|Cybermen]] on [[England]] during [[1988]]. ([[TV]]: [[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]])   
 
Olive was a colour used by military forces on worlds including [[Earth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') [[Messaline]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')  and [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')


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Latest revision as of 07:30, 25 September 2024

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Fourth Doctor standing in UNIT's olive green and white corridors. (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"])

Olive green was a muddy green colour, related to the colour of olives. (PROSE: The Monsters Inside [+]Loading...["The Monsters Inside (novel)"])

The walls of UNIT HQ in the 1970s were a depressing olive green. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Giant Robot [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)"])

Olive green computer cabinets in Sea Base 4. (TV: Warriors of the Deep [+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (TV story)"])

Computer cabinets in Sea Base 4 in 2084 were painted olive green. (PROSE: Warriors of the Deep [+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)"])

The environment of Justicia in 2501 was the colour of olives.

Alpha Centuri was olive green. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])

Vervoids had olive green leaves. (PROSE: Terror of the Veroids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Veroids (novelisation)"])

Military[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 1970s Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart wore an olive green UNIT uniform. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Military soldiers in 2109 dressed in dirty olive green uniforms. (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) Military vehicles like the Norton Big 4 motorcycle and sidecar were also painted in military olive green. (PROSE: The Crawling Terror [+]Loading...["The Crawling Terror (novel)"]

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