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[[file:Frobisher equipped.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Frobisher]] performs a rendition of ''Fireball XL5''. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')]]
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'''Fireball XL5''' was a song. [[Frobisher]] sang it to annoy Professor [[Strut]], a hater of music. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')
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{{first pic|Frobisher equipped.jpg|[[Frobisher]] performs a rendition of ''Fireball XL5''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')}}'''''Fireball XL5''''' was among the things the [[Eleventh Doctor]] associated with the "[[1960s|swinging sixties]]". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Hunters of Earth (audio story)}}) [[Frobisher]] once sang its theme song to annoy Professor [[Strut]], a hater of music. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Gift (comic story)}})
{{Quote|I wish I was a spaceman, the fastest guy alive! I'd fly around the universe in Fireball XL5.|A line of the song.|The Gift (comic story)}}
{{Quote|I wish I was a spaceman, the fastest guy alive! I'd fly around the universe in Fireball XL5.|A line of the song.|The Gift (comic story)}}


==Behind the scenes==
== Behind the scenes ==
*[[Barry Gray]] composed this theme song to the [[Century 21 Productions]] show of the same name. Century 21's music label issued this song on a record that also included a version of the [[Doctor Who theme]].
Within the pages of ''[[TV Century 21|TV21]]'', [[Fireball XL5 (series)|the real world ''Fireball XL5'' series]] [[Crossover|crossed over]] various times with the [[DWU]].
*[[Dennis Spooner]] wrote for two episodes of the series and [[Alan Fennell]] wrote for eleven.
 
*[[David Graham]] voiced the character Lt. 90.
*When the comic appeared in [[TV Comic]], it was written by Fennell with art by [[Neville Main]]. Later rights to publish comics were transferred to [[TV Century 21]]. Faux news-blurbs printed on the last panel of each page of ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]'' were often connected to the Firebird XL5 comic and remained intact on some of [[Marvel Comics]]' reprints.
[[Category:Songs from the real world]]
[[Category:Songs from the real world]]
[[Category:Television series from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 20:31, 27 June 2024

Fireball XL5
You may wish to consult Fireball XL5 (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.
Frobisher performs a rendition of Fireball XL5. (COMIC: The Gift)

Fireball XL5 was among the things the Eleventh Doctor associated with the "swinging sixties". (AUDIO: Hunters of Earth [+]Loading...["Hunters of Earth (audio story)"]) Frobisher once sang its theme song to annoy Professor Strut, a hater of music. (COMIC: The Gift [+]Loading...["The Gift (comic story)"])

I wish I was a spaceman, the fastest guy alive! I'd fly around the universe in Fireball XL5.A line of the song. [The Gift (comic story) [src]]

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

Within the pages of TV21, the real world Fireball XL5 series crossed over various times with the DWU.

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