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{{first pic|Ruby Sunday's band TCoRR.jpg|The band performs in [[pub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a pub]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})}}
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[[Ruby Sunday]] was a member of a '''band''' with [[Trudy (The Church on Ruby Road)|Trudy]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]], and [[Jim (The Church on Ruby Road)|Big Jim]]. Trudy was the singer, Ruby was the [[musical keyboard|keyboardist]], Clark was the [[guitar]]ist and Big Jim was the [[drum]]er. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)|chaptnum=Three|page=13-16|name=TCoRR}})
{{first pic|Ruby Sunday's band TCoRR.jpg|The band performs in [[King's Arms, London|a pub]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})}}
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[[Ruby Sunday]] was a member of a '''band''' with [[Trudy (The Church on Ruby Road)|Trudy]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]], and [[Jim (The Church on Ruby Road)|Big Jim]]. Trudy was the singer, Ruby was the [[musical keyboard|keyboardist]], Clark was the [[guitar]]ist and Big Jim was the [[drum]]mer. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)|chaptnum=Three|page=13-16|name=TCoRR}})


== History ==
== History ==
On [[22 December]] [[2023]], the band performed their "usual set" of [[Christmas]] songs, some old classics, some crowd-pleasers, and some "newer, cooler" Christmas [[anthem]]s, at [[Pub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a pub]] in [[21st century London|London]]. It was a small, low-paying [[gig]], but Ruby didn't complain as she needed the [[money]]. Before getting on [[stage]], Ruby had playfully fought with Trudy to wear a [[tinsel]] [[scarf]], leaving bits of it in the latter's hair, whilst [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]] laughed so much his [[tear]]s ruined his [[David Bowie]]-inspired [[eyeliner]].
On [[22 December]] [[2023]], the band performed their "usual set" of [[Christmas]] songs, some old classics, some crowd-pleasers, and some "newer, cooler" Christmas [[anthem]]s, at ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) the [[King's Arms, London|King's Arms]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) in [[21st century London|London]]. It was a small, low-paying [[gig]], but Ruby didn't complain as she needed the [[money]]. Before getting on [[stage]], Ruby had playfully fought with Trudy to wear a [[tinsel]] [[scarf]], leaving bits of it in the latter's hair, whilst [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]] laughed so much his [[tear]]s ruined his [[David Bowie]]-inspired [[eyeliner]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}})


As they were performing "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]", ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) a [[Goblin]] pulled the [[electrical plug|plug]] on their instruments, and Ruby reasoned that a [[fuse]] must have blown. After their audiences' brief moment of startle, [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|a woman]] who looked vaguely like a [[hippy]] asked them to perform "[[Gaudete]]", but Trudy was unfamiliar with the song ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) and also told the woman that the band didn't take requests. Ruby hid her [[smile]] at Trudy's behaviour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) Unbeknownst to them, the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] was watching them, having witnessed the whole debacle. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})
They opened with "[[One More Sleep]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) As they were performing "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" — Trudy singing, Ruby playing the [[musical keyboard]], [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]] "lovingly" playing the [[guitar]], and [[Jim (The Church on Ruby Road)|Big Jim]] drumming — ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) a [[Goblin]] pulled the [[electrical plug|plug]] on their instruments, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) and Ruby reasoned that a [[fuse]] must have blown. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) After their audiences' brief moment of startle, [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|a woman]] who looked vaguely like a [[hippy]] asked them to perform "[[Gaudete]]", but Trudy was unfamiliar with the song ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) and also told the woman that the band didn't take requests. Ruby hid her [[smile]] at Trudy's behaviour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=TCoRR}}) Unbeknownst to them, the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] was watching them, having witnessed the whole debacle. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})


A day later, in [[nightclub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a nightclub]], as the group discussed what happened the day before, Trudy revealed that she discovered the unplugged plug. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)|chaptnum=Four|page=17-18|name=TC0oRR}})
[[23 December|The next day]], in [[nightclub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a nightclub]], as the group discussed what happened at the gig, Trudy revealed that she had discovered the unplugged plug. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)|chaptnum=Four|page=17-18|name=TC0oRR}})


== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:The King's Arms and Room 47 posters.jpg|thumb|right|A poster (top left) for the Red Notes' performance at the King's Arms from {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}.]]
* In all currently released fiction, Ruby Sunday's band has not been identified with a name. However, in an interview with [[Millie Gibson]], the name of the band is revealed to be The Red Notes.<ref>{{cite book
|title=[[DWM 599]] — Ruby Sunday: Jewel in the Crown
|publisher=Panini Magazines
|date=4 January 2024
|accessdate=15 May 2024
|pages=31
}}</ref> The name was actually present on a poster used for the set dressing in {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, but this was obscured. It was later revealed by [[graphic designer|assistant graphic designer]] [[Sophie Cowdrey]].<ref>{{cite web
|title = Doctor Who: Series 14
|author =
|website name = Sophie Cowdrey Design
|date of source = May 2024
|accessdate = 21 October 2024
|url = https://sophiecowdrey.com/doctor-who-series-14
|publisher = [[Sophie Cowdrey]]
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301071411/https://sophiecowdrey.com/doctor-who-series-14
|archivedate = 1 March 2024
}}</ref>
== Footnotes ==
=== References ===
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 21 October 2024

"The Red Notes" is a title based upon conjecture.

Check the behind the scenes section, the revision history and discussion page for additional comments on this article's title.

The band performs in a pub. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
You may be looking for the jazz club.

Ruby Sunday was a member of a band with Trudy, (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) Clark, and Big Jim. Trudy was the singer, Ruby was the keyboardist, Clark was the guitarist and Big Jim was the drummer. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"})

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 22 December 2023, the band performed their "usual set" of Christmas songs, some old classics, some crowd-pleasers, and some "newer, cooler" Christmas anthems, at (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"}) the King's Arms (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"]) in London. It was a small, low-paying gig, but Ruby didn't complain as she needed the money. Before getting on stage, Ruby had playfully fought with Trudy to wear a tinsel scarf, leaving bits of it in the latter's hair, whilst Clark laughed so much his tears ruined his David Bowie-inspired eyeliner. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"})

They opened with "One More Sleep". (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"]) As they were performing "Winter Wonderland" — Trudy singing, Ruby playing the musical keyboard, Clark "lovingly" playing the guitar, and Big Jim drumming — (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"}) a Goblin pulled the plug on their instruments, (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) and Ruby reasoned that a fuse must have blown. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"}) After their audiences' brief moment of startle, a woman who looked vaguely like a hippy asked them to perform "Gaudete", but Trudy was unfamiliar with the song (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) and also told the woman that the band didn't take requests. Ruby hid her smile at Trudy's behaviour. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TCoRR","page":"13-16","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"}) Unbeknownst to them, the Fifteenth Doctor was watching them, having witnessed the whole debacle. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])

The next day, in a nightclub, as the group discussed what happened at the gig, Trudy revealed that she had discovered the unplugged plug. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"name":"TC0oRR","page":"17-18","chaptnum":"Four","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"})

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

A poster (top left) for the Red Notes' performance at the King's Arms from The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"].
  • In all currently released fiction, Ruby Sunday's band has not been identified with a name. However, in an interview with Millie Gibson, the name of the band is revealed to be The Red Notes.[1] The name was actually present on a poster used for the set dressing in The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"], but this was obscured. It was later revealed by assistant graphic designer Sophie Cowdrey.[2]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. DWM 599 — Ruby Sunday: Jewel in the Crown pp. 31. Panini Magazines (4 January 2024). Retrieved on 15 May 2024.
  2. Doctor Who: Series 14. Sophie Cowdrey Design. Sophie Cowdrey (May 2024). Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved on 21 October 2024.