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'''Tin''' was a chemical [[element]] and a [[metal]]. Its chemical symbol on the [[periodic table]] was | '''Tin''' was a chemical [[element]] and a [[metal]]. Its chemical symbol on the [[periodic table]] was '''Sn'''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escape Room (audio story)|Escape Room]]'') | ||
Tin was a highly bendable material. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'') The [[First Doctor]] noted that a spaceship made of tin would not be very resistant to damage. ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4]]'') | |||
[[Tin foil]] could be used to wrap chocolate ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') or make [[Tin foil hat|hats]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') which could be used to protect their wearers from [[psychic energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dream-Eaters (TV story)|Dream-Eaters]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
Sir [[Percival Flint]] was the owner of a tin [[mine]] in [[Cornwall]] and an amateur [[archaeologist]]. He was the ancestor of Sir [[Archibald Flint]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | Sir [[Percival Flint]] was the owner of a tin [[mine]] in [[Cornwall]] and an amateur [[archaeologist]]. He was the ancestor of Sir [[Archibald Flint]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | ||
[[Lord Urton]] owned and ran a tin mine in [[Middletown]] which was the main source of income for the town. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning (novel)|The Burning]]'') | [[Lord]] [[Robert Urton]] owned and ran a tin mine in [[Middletown]] which was the main source of income for the town. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning (novel)|The Burning]]'') | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a tin mine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a tin mine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | ||
A popular form of confectioner's [[Easter egg]] was made of [[chocolate]] and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The [[Tenth Doctor]] ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to [[Christina de Souza]], concerned sugar might damage his teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | A popular form of confectioner's [[Easter egg]] was made of [[chocolate]] and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The [[Tenth Doctor]] ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to [[Christina de Souza]], concerned sugar might damage his teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] described the launch of [[Apollo 11]] as "packing three men into a tin can filled with a [[skyscraper]]'s worth of [[fuel]], hurling them out of the [[atmosphere]] into the harshest conditions imaginable, with nothing more powerful than a pocket calculator to guide them. For what? Just because you can." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] described the launch of [[Apollo 11]] as "packing three men into a tin can filled with a [[skyscraper]]'s worth of [[fuel]], hurling them out of the [[atmosphere]] into the harshest conditions imaginable, with nothing more powerful than a pocket calculator to guide them. For what? Just because you can." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]]'') | ||
" | == Metaphorical tin == | ||
Things made of metal sometimes were referred to as being "tin" as a form of disparagement. | |||
Despite not being made of tin, [[K9]] was occasionally referred to as a "tin dog" or "tin animal". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]],'' ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | |||
[[Pendar]] called a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] a "tin tyrant". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'') | [[Pendar]] called a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] a "tin tyrant". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'') | ||
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The [[Seventh Doctor]] told the [[Timewyrm]] that he didn't intend to end as an hors d'oeuvre for a "jumped-up tin goddess." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] told the [[Timewyrm]] that he didn't intend to end as an hors d'oeuvre for a "jumped-up tin goddess." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
=== In non-valid sources === | |||
[[Alastair King (in-universe)|The conductor]] of a "[[Doctor Who Prom (in-universe)|''Doctor Who'' Prom]]" once described a [[Dalek (Untitled Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 audio story 1)|Dalek]] who had interrupted the performance as a "[[Baked beans|baked-bean]] tin [[bully]]". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Untitled 1 (Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 audio story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 31 October 2024
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Tin was a chemical element and a metal. Its chemical symbol on the periodic table was Sn. (AUDIO: Escape Room)
Tin was a highly bendable material. (TV: The Ark in Space) The First Doctor noted that a spaceship made of tin would not be very resistant to damage. (TV: Galaxy 4)
Tin foil could be used to wrap chocolate (TV: Planet of the Dead) or make hats, (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks) which could be used to protect their wearers from psychic energy. (TV: Dream-Eaters)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Sir Percival Flint was the owner of a tin mine in Cornwall and an amateur archaeologist. He was the ancestor of Sir Archibald Flint. (TV: The Dæmons, AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)
Lord Robert Urton owned and ran a tin mine in Middletown which was the main source of income for the town. (PROSE: The Burning)
The Doctor's TARDIS had a tin mine. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
A popular form of confectioner's Easter egg was made of chocolate and wrapped in coloured tin foil. The Tenth Doctor ate part of one of these before giving the remainder to Christina de Souza, concerned sugar might damage his teeth. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
The Tenth Doctor described the launch of Apollo 11 as "packing three men into a tin can filled with a skyscraper's worth of fuel, hurling them out of the atmosphere into the harshest conditions imaginable, with nothing more powerful than a pocket calculator to guide them. For what? Just because you can." (PROSE: Blue Moon)
Metaphorical tin[[edit] | [edit source]]
Things made of metal sometimes were referred to as being "tin" as a form of disparagement.
Despite not being made of tin, K9 was occasionally referred to as a "tin dog" or "tin animal". (TV: The Creature from the Pit, School Reunion)
Pendar called a Cyberman a "tin tyrant". (COMIC: Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)
The Master, despite his standing alliance with the Daleks, privately called them "stupid tin boxes". (TV: Frontier in Space)
The Seventh Doctor told the Timewyrm that he didn't intend to end as an hors d'oeuvre for a "jumped-up tin goddess." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
The conductor of a "Doctor Who Prom" once described a Dalek who had interrupted the performance as a "baked-bean tin bully". (AUDIO: Untitled 1 [+]Loading...["Untitled 1 (Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 audio story)"])
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