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}}'''Bicycles''' were a common means of transport for [[human]]s on [[Earth]] | }}'''Bicycles''' were a common means of transport for [[human]]s on [[Earth]] from the [[20th century]] onwards. | ||
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In [[1926]], the reverend [[Arnold Golightly]] arrived at [[Eddison Manor]] on a bicycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | In [[1926]], the reverend [[Arnold Golightly]] arrived at [[Eddison Manor]] on a bicycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
In [[1938]], [[Madge Arwell]] was | In [[1938]], [[Madge Arwell]] was cycling past a field when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] fell from a sub-orbital spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | ||
[[Forester]] drove a big [[United States of America|American]] [[car]], which caused [[Police Constable|P.C.]] [[Bert Rowse]] to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'') | [[Forester]] drove a big [[United States of America|American]] [[car]], which caused [[Police Constable|P.C.]] [[Bert Rowse]] to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'') | ||
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In [[1976]], [[Peter Hutchings]] met [[Emily Hutchings]] in [[Greenwich Park]] when he accidentally ran into her, distracted by [[Ace]]'s jacket. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | In [[1976]], [[Peter Hutchings]] met [[Emily Hutchings]] in [[Greenwich Park]] when he accidentally ran into her, distracted by [[Ace]]'s jacket. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | ||
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An unnamed blond man decided to travel to work by bicycle after an encounter with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bus Stop]]'') | |||
The tyre of [[Louie Rollins]]' bicycle was punctured on his way home from school the day after a [[Hallowe'en]] party. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Night After Hallowe'en]]'') | |||
=== 26th century === | === 26th century === | ||
In [[2589]], [[Headhunter]] fell off of a bicycle on [[Phobos]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'') | In [[2589]], [[Headhunter]] fell off of a bicycle on [[Phobos]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'') | ||
In [[2595]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] leant her bicycle to the artist [[Menlove Stokes]], on condition that he wouldn't use it for art. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'') | |||
=== Unknown century === | === Unknown century === | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] used a tandem bicycle along with a pedal-driven helicopter rotor to invent the [[pedal-copter]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]] used a tandem bicycle along with a pedal-driven helicopter rotor to invent the [[pedal-copter]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== Uses of bicycle components == | == Uses of bicycle components == | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 31 August 2013
Bicycles were a common means of transport for humans on Earth from the 20th century onwards.
Uses of bicycles
20th century
In 1926, the reverend Arnold Golightly arrived at Eddison Manor on a bicycle. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
In 1938, Madge Arwell was cycling past a field when the Eleventh Doctor fell from a sub-orbital spaceship. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
Forester drove a big American car, which caused P.C. Bert Rowse to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. (PROSE: Planet of Giants)
The Fifth Doctor was flung into a duck pond in Stockbridge when Jane Potter ran into him on her bicycle on her way to school. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer)
In 1976, Peter Hutchings met Emily Hutchings in Greenwich Park when he accidentally ran into her, distracted by Ace's jacket. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
21st century
An unnamed blond man decided to travel to work by bicycle after an encounter with the Tenth Doctor. (COMIC: Bus Stop)
The tyre of Louie Rollins' bicycle was punctured on his way home from school the day after a Hallowe'en party. (PROSE: The Night After Hallowe'en)
26th century
In 2589, Headhunter fell off of a bicycle on Phobos. (AUDIO: Phobos)
In 2595, Bernice Summerfield leant her bicycle to the artist Menlove Stokes, on condition that he wouldn't use it for art. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)
Unknown century
The Second Doctor used a tandem bicycle along with a pedal-driven helicopter rotor to invent the pedal-copter. (COMIC: Attack of the Daleks)
Uses of bicycle components
The helmic regulator in the Tenth Doctor's TARDIS appeared in the form of a bicycle pump (TV: Smith and Jones)
Other references
In 1904, Iris Wildthyme had a tattoo of a bumblebee riding a bicycle. (AUDIO: Iris Rides Out)
Alan Turing was unsteady on a bicycle. (PROSE: The Turing Test)
The Ninth Doctor, perhaps joking, claimed to have left Rose Tyler a red bicycle for Christmas many years before (from her perspective) they first met. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
Zoe Heriot wanted to buy a bicycle at the Frenko Bazaar in order to ride it inside the TARDIS. (COMIC: Prisoners of Time)
See also
