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'''Boney M''' were a [[band]], who, by the [[1970s]], had written [[Rasputin (song)|a song]] about [[Grigori Rasputin]]. ([[PROSE]]: | '''Boney M''' were a [[band]], who, by the [[1970s]], had written [[Rasputin (song)|a song]] about [[Grigori Rasputin]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wages of Sin (novel)}}) | ||
After capturing the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], the | After capturing the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], the [[Spy Master]], who had been posing as the [[Russia]]n mystic [[Grigori Rasputin]], taunted his captive by dancing to an upbeat disco tune. It included the chorus "''Ra-Ra-Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen / There was a cat that really was gone / Ra-Ra-Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine / It was a shame how he carried on''". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Clare Keightley]] jokingly called the [[skeleton]] in [[Chronotis]]' study "Boney M". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shada (novelisation)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The Boney M song "[[Rasputin (song)|Rasputin]]", referenced in ''[[The Wages of Sin (novel)|The Wages of Sin]]'', would have played a bigger role in the unproduced TV story ''[[How The Monk Got His Habit (TV story)|How The Monk Got His Habit]]'', which was intended to reveal [[the Monk|the Meddling Monk]]'s first act of meddling with time as having been forcing the real Grigori Rasputin to listen to the song. | * The Boney M song "[[Rasputin (song)|Rasputin]]", referenced in ''[[The Wages of Sin (novel)|The Wages of Sin]]'', would have played a bigger role in the unproduced TV story ''[[How The Monk Got His Habit (unproduced TV story)|How The Monk Got His Habit]]'', which was intended to reveal [[the Monk|the Meddling Monk]]'s first act of meddling with time as having been forcing the real Grigori Rasputin to listen to the song. | ||
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[[File:Ma Baker by Boney M.jpg|thumb|A speech bubble about "[[Ma Baker (song)|Ma Baker]]" by [[Boney M]], before being interrupted by the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Comic Assassins Number Eight (comic story)|The Comic Assassins Number Eight]]'')]] | |||
For ''[[Doctor Who Magazine (in-universe)|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', the [[Dr Who Editor|''Dr Who'' Editor]] suggested to [[Kev F Sutherland (in-universe)|Kev F Sutherland]] and another individual that they should make a comic strip about the incumbent Doctor, [[Colin Baker (in-universe)|Baker]]. Repeatedly misinterpreting who the the Editor was referring to, Kev and the man listed off numerous Bakers, including "[[Ma Baker (song)|Ma Baker]] [by] Boney M", until the [[Sixth Doctor]] himself became so insulted he [[Fourth Wall|burst through the comic itself]] to tell them that he was the most "influential" Doctor, segueing into [[Song (The Comic Assassins Number Eight)|a song]] about himself, to the tune of "[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]]". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Comic Assassins Number Eight (comic story)|The Comic Assassins Number Eight]]'') | |||
[[Category:Musical groups from the real world]] | [[Category:Musical groups from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 24 May 2024
Boney M were a band, who, by the 1970s, had written a song about Grigori Rasputin. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin [+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"])
After capturing the Thirteenth Doctor, the Spy Master, who had been posing as the Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, taunted his captive by dancing to an upbeat disco tune. It included the chorus "Ra-Ra-Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen / There was a cat that really was gone / Ra-Ra-Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine / It was a shame how he carried on". (TV: The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"])
Clare Keightley jokingly called the skeleton in Chronotis' study "Boney M". (PROSE: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (novelisation)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Boney M song "Rasputin", referenced in The Wages of Sin, would have played a bigger role in the unproduced TV story How The Monk Got His Habit, which was intended to reveal the Meddling Monk's first act of meddling with time as having been forcing the real Grigori Rasputin to listen to the song.
Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
For Doctor Who Magazine, the Dr Who Editor suggested to Kev F Sutherland and another individual that they should make a comic strip about the incumbent Doctor, Baker. Repeatedly misinterpreting who the the Editor was referring to, Kev and the man listed off numerous Bakers, including "Ma Baker [by] Boney M", until the Sixth Doctor himself became so insulted he burst through the comic itself to tell them that he was the most "influential" Doctor, segueing into a song about himself, to the tune of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". (COMIC: The Comic Assassins Number Eight)
