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[[File:Mag_elec.jpg|thumb|Magpie's Electricals sign, in the series 5 trailer]] | |||
'''Magpie Electricals''' was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]]. In 1953 an alien called [[The Wire]] contacted the owner, [[Magpie|Mr Magpie]], to help her get a physical body. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | '''Magpie Electricals''' was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]]. In 1953 an alien called [[The Wire]] contacted the owner, [[Magpie|Mr Magpie]], to help her get a physical body. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
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*[[Martha Jones]] had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''). | *[[Martha Jones]] had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''). | ||
*[[ | *[[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s computer was a Magpie Electricals brand ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]'') | ||
*The alien cruise liner, ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it's not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | *The alien cruise liner, ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it's not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
*In the Series 5 trailer, there is a sign on a building saying ''Magpie's Electricals''. | |||
[[Category:London businesses]] | [[Category:London businesses]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 1 January 2010
Magpie Electricals was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, Muswell Hill, London. In 1953 an alien called The Wire contacted the owner, Mr Magpie, to help her get a physical body. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
Magpie Electricals continued to exist well past the 1950s:
- Martha Jones had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century (DW: The Sound of Drums).
- Sarah Jane Smith's computer was a Magpie Electricals brand (SJA: The Mark of the Berserker)
- The alien cruise liner, Titanic had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it's not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
- In the Series 5 trailer, there is a sign on a building saying Magpie's Electricals.
