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[[File:1986 December 1986.jpg|thumb|A calendar showing December 1986. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})]] | |||
'''26 December''' was a [[Calendar date|date]]. | |||
==Holidays and observances== | |||
26 [[December]] was the date of [[Boxing Day]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}}) In [[1899]], it was marked in [[Stockbridge]] by a [[mummers play]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Castle of Fear (audio story)}}) Instances of the [[day]] in the [[21st century]], such as the one following the attempted [[Racnoss]] invasion in [[2007]], were marked by many sales in shops. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}}) The [[people]] of [[Sto]] believed that [[human]]s started [[boxing]] on this day. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
==Events== | |||
In [[1899]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] watched a [[Boxing Day]] [[mummers play]] in [[Stockbridge]]. The play recalled events [[1199|seven centuries earlier]] that the Doctor and Nyssa were soon to live through: overthrowing the [[Rutan]]s who inhabited [[Stockbridge Castle]]. Upon interacting with the Doctor, the actor who played the [[dragon]] recalled the experiences of his ancestor [[Osbert (Castle of Fear)|Osbert]] — a Rutan [[clone]] — and fell under Rutan control. After the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew lived through the 1199 events, they returned to 1899 when the Rutan [[Spacecraft|ship]] exploded ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Castle of Fear (audio story)}}) and they woke up in [[Stockbridge]] on [[4 August]] [[2009]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eternal Summer (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1906]], the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]] visited [[Middleton]], [[Suffolk]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Cutty Wren (short story)}}) | |||
==Births and deaths== | |||
=== | In [[1931]], [[Tom Wake]]'s mother died. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)}}) | ||
==Other== | |||
According to a [[calendar]] on the [[Snowcap]] base, 26 December [[1986]] was a [[Friday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}}) | |||
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26 December was a date.
Holidays and observances
26 December was the date of Boxing Day. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"]) In 1899, it was marked in Stockbridge by a mummers play. (AUDIO: Castle of Fear [+]Loading...["Castle of Fear (audio story)"]) Instances of the day in the 21st century, such as the one following the attempted Racnoss invasion in 2007, were marked by many sales in shops. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"]) The people of Sto believed that humans started boxing on this day. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
Events
In 1899, the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa watched a Boxing Day mummers play in Stockbridge. The play recalled events seven centuries earlier that the Doctor and Nyssa were soon to live through: overthrowing the Rutans who inhabited Stockbridge Castle. Upon interacting with the Doctor, the actor who played the dragon recalled the experiences of his ancestor Osbert — a Rutan clone — and fell under Rutan control. After the TARDIS crew lived through the 1199 events, they returned to 1899 when the Rutan ship exploded (AUDIO: Castle of Fear [+]Loading...["Castle of Fear (audio story)"]) and they woke up in Stockbridge on 4 August 2009. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer [+]Loading...["The Eternal Summer (audio story)"])
In 1906, the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield visited Middleton, Suffolk. (PROSE: The Cutty Wren [+]Loading...["The Cutty Wren (short story)"])
Births and deaths
In 1931, Tom Wake's mother died. (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years [+]Loading...["The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)"])
Other
According to a calendar on the Snowcap base, 26 December 1986 was a Friday. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])
