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'''Mauve''' was a colour, which could be present in birds, skies, flowers, and clothing amongst other objects and situations. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twin Piques (short story)}}, {{cs|Project Valhalla (novel)}}, {{cs|Planet of Bones (short story)}}, {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}}) | |||
A [[mauve alert]] was a common [[Distress call|distress signal]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Child (TV story)}}) | |||
Birds could have mauve feathers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twin Piques (short story)}}, {{cs|Longest Day (novel)}}) | |||
Flowers could be mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ghost's Story (short story)}}, {{cs|O, Darkness (short story)}}) | |||
Notepaper could be mauve colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}}) | |||
[[ | Clothing, such as [[turban]]s, [[scarf|scarves]] and [[glove]]s could be mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Camera Obscura (novel)}}, {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)}}, {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) [[Ribbon]]s could also be coloured mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Roundheads (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | The [[Northern Lights]] had shades of mauve, green and red set against the night's' sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla}}) | ||
[[ | A [[flallgon]] of [[Nert]] was mauve, and steaming. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|My Hero (short story)}}) | ||
When active the [[Master Brain]] in the [[Land of Fiction]] throbbed through colours of [[crimson]] and mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (novelisation)}}) | |||
The [[ | The [[xXltttxtolxtol]] pods that were sent through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] were marked with mauve, implying they were toxic. In truth, the xXltttxtolxtol just didn't want [[Torchwood Three]] to open them. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Risk Assessment (novel)}}) | ||
In an [[alternate timeline]] in which the [[First Doctor]] spent [[3 (number)|three]] [[month]]s on [[Urbinia]], his friend, [[Professor]] [[Feedlam]] discovered a new "little bit [[green]] and a little bit [[black]]" [[colour]] which the Doctor saw as "a sort of mauve". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Daughter of the Gods (audio story)}}) | |||
[[ | In an [[Auld Mortality's universe|alternate reality]] of [[London]] [[1961]] the colour of London's sky post-twilight took on a grey-mauve torpor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Innocents (short story)}}) | ||
When, in the [[1970s]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was lured into a trap by Sir [[Charles Grover]] she was subjected to a room with hypnotic lights blinking on and off in colours of [[red]], [[green]] and [[orange]]. Then another light blinked, pink, blue and mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)}}) | |||
[[ | In [[2563]] gun cases were mauve coloured ballistic plastic. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Genius Loci (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | The anterior rooms of the offices of [[Matthew Barrister]] had thick [[ochre]] carpet with armchairs upholstered in [[burgundy (colour)]] [[leather]] and Behind her, heavy | ||
mauve curtains framing the floor-to-ceiling windows in the [[26th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Purpura Pawn (short story)}}) | |||
The planet [[Teymah]] had mauve sand dunes in the [[2190s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Absolute Power (audio story)}}) | |||
[[ | In [[2595]] [[Mars]]' sky could be a dismal mauve. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}}) | ||
The [[ | ==Biology== | ||
The Doctor once met an [[Andosian]] privateer called Dr Leopard. He was eight feet tall, had rippling mauve [[muscle]]s and three [[head]]s. The [[Sixth Doctor]] told [[Evelyn Smythe]] about his meeting with him during their adventure on the ''[[Valiant (spacecraft)|Valiant]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Nowhere Place (audio story)}}) | |||
[[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]'s colouring went from pale [[green]] to mauve when distraught. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)}}) | |||
In the [[1970s]] as part of their human disguise Doc [[Dantalion]] wore a female body and an expensive mauve three piece suit. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Where the Heart Is (short story)}}) | |||
==Botany== | |||
[[Magenta narcissi]] had mauve fronds. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Race Against Time (novel)}}) | |||
On [[Harmony (planet)|Harmony]] there were plants that had leaves that were [[pink]], mauve, [[blue]] and [[yellow]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Planet of Bones (short story)}}) | |||
In [[2003]] near [[Mahser Dagi]] there was a plant with mauve petals and thorny stems. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eternity Weeps (novel)}}) | |||
==Clothing== | |||
[[Vladimir Lenin]]'s pyjamas were a sort of mauve when the Doctor took the train with him from [[Switzerland]] to [[Petrograd]]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | |||
The [[Masked Weasel]] on [[Crooked World]] was humanoid and six foot tall, he wore a mauve pinstriped business suit with a matching cravat, along with a pair of half-moon spectacles, and the silver chain of a pocket watch trailed across his waistcoat. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crooked World (novel)}}) | |||
Most [[Pel]]s who weren't miners wore their hair long and slicked back with the traditional mauve stripe highlighted in [[3984]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}}) | |||
==Individuals== | |||
[[File:Helen A.jpg|thumb|Helen A's hair in pink and mauve. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}})]] | |||
[[Helen A]]'s hair was pink and mauve when she was on [[Terra Alpha]] in the [[25th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) | |||
[[The Wolf (The Glass Prison)|The Wolf]] a prison inmate of the [[Glass Prison]] in [[2600]] had hair that was tight mauvey curls. [[Jevina]], also a prison also had fluffy hair of a mauve shade. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Glass Prison (novel)}}) | |||
[[Category:Colours from the real world]] | [[Category:Colours from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Purple]] | [[Category:Purple]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 29 September 2024
Mauve was a colour, which could be present in birds, skies, flowers, and clothing amongst other objects and situations. (PROSE: Twin Piques [+]Loading...["Twin Piques (short story)"], Project Valhalla [+]Loading...["Project Valhalla (novel)"], Planet of Bones [+]Loading...["Planet of Bones (short story)"], The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"])
A mauve alert was a common distress signal. (TV: The Empty Child [+]Loading...["The Empty Child (TV story)"])
Birds could have mauve feathers. (PROSE: Twin Piques [+]Loading...["Twin Piques (short story)"], Longest Day [+]Loading...["Longest Day (novel)"])
Flowers could be mauve. (PROSE: The Ghost's Story [+]Loading...["The Ghost's Story (short story)"], O, Darkness [+]Loading...["O, Darkness (short story)"])
Notepaper could be mauve colour. (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"])
Clothing, such as turbans, scarves and gloves could be mauve. (PROSE: Camera Obscura [+]Loading...["Camera Obscura (novel)"], Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"], Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"]) Ribbons could also be coloured mauve. (PROSE: The Roundheads [+]Loading...["The Roundheads (novel)"])
The Northern Lights had shades of mauve, green and red set against the night's' sky. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla [+]Loading...["Project Valhalla (novel)","Project: Valhalla"])
A flallgon of Nert was mauve, and steaming. (PROSE: My Hero [+]Loading...["My Hero (short story)"])
When active the Master Brain in the Land of Fiction throbbed through colours of crimson and mauve. (PROSE: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (novelisation)"])
The xXltttxtolxtol pods that were sent through the Cardiff Space-Time Rift were marked with mauve, implying they were toxic. In truth, the xXltttxtolxtol just didn't want Torchwood Three to open them. (PROSE: Risk Assessment [+]Loading...["Risk Assessment (novel)"])
In an alternate timeline in which the First Doctor spent three months on Urbinia, his friend, Professor Feedlam discovered a new "little bit green and a little bit black" colour which the Doctor saw as "a sort of mauve". (AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods [+]Loading...["Daughter of the Gods (audio story)"])
In an alternate reality of London 1961 the colour of London's sky post-twilight took on a grey-mauve torpor. (PROSE: The Innocents [+]Loading...["The Innocents (short story)"])
When, in the 1970s Sarah Jane Smith was lured into a trap by Sir Charles Grover she was subjected to a room with hypnotic lights blinking on and off in colours of red, green and orange. Then another light blinked, pink, blue and mauve. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)"])
In 2563 gun cases were mauve coloured ballistic plastic. (PROSE: Genius Loci [+]Loading...["Genius Loci (novel)"])
The anterior rooms of the offices of Matthew Barrister had thick ochre carpet with armchairs upholstered in burgundy (colour) leather and Behind her, heavy mauve curtains framing the floor-to-ceiling windows in the 26th century. (PROSE: The Purpura Pawn [+]Loading...["The Purpura Pawn (short story)"])
The planet Teymah had mauve sand dunes in the 2190s. (AUDIO: Absolute Power [+]Loading...["Absolute Power (audio story)"])
In 2595 Mars' sky could be a dismal mauve. (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"])
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor once met an Andosian privateer called Dr Leopard. He was eight feet tall, had rippling mauve muscles and three heads. The Sixth Doctor told Evelyn Smythe about his meeting with him during their adventure on the Valiant. (AUDIO: The Nowhere Place [+]Loading...["The Nowhere Place (audio story)"])
Alpha Centauri's colouring went from pale green to mauve when distraught. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)"])
In the 1970s as part of their human disguise Doc Dantalion wore a female body and an expensive mauve three piece suit. (PROSE: Where the Heart Is [+]Loading...["Where the Heart Is (short story)"])
Botany[[edit] | [edit source]]
Magenta narcissi had mauve fronds. (PROSE: Race Against Time [+]Loading...["Race Against Time (novel)"])
On Harmony there were plants that had leaves that were pink, mauve, blue and yellow. (PROSE: Planet of Bones [+]Loading...["Planet of Bones (short story)"])
In 2003 near Mahser Dagi there was a plant with mauve petals and thorny stems. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps [+]Loading...["Eternity Weeps (novel)"])
Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]
Vladimir Lenin's pyjamas were a sort of mauve when the Doctor took the train with him from Switzerland to Petrograd]. (AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])
The Masked Weasel on Crooked World was humanoid and six foot tall, he wore a mauve pinstriped business suit with a matching cravat, along with a pair of half-moon spectacles, and the silver chain of a pocket watch trailed across his waistcoat. (PROSE: The Crooked World [+]Loading...["The Crooked World (novel)"])
Most Pels who weren't miners wore their hair long and slicked back with the traditional mauve stripe highlighted in 3984. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helen A's hair was pink and mauve when she was on Terra Alpha in the 25th century. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])
The Wolf a prison inmate of the Glass Prison in 2600 had hair that was tight mauvey curls. Jevina, also a prison also had fluffy hair of a mauve shade. (PROSE: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Glass Prison [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Glass Prison (novel)"])
