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'''Coal''' was a [[black]] [[stone]] used on [[Earth]] for burning. ([[TV]]: "[[Mighty Kublai Khan]]") The [[Sixth Doctor]] defined it as "just [[fossil]]ised [[plant]] life". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'')
'''Coal''' was a [[black]] [[stone]] used on [[Earth]] for burning. ([[TV]]: "[[Mighty Kublai Khan]]") The [[Sixth Doctor]] defined it as "just [[fossil]]ised [[plant]] life". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'')
==History==
The [[Tenth Doctor]] feared that if [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] was infected by the wolf in [[1879]], creating the "[[Empire of the Wolf]]", that there would be "rockets and spaceships fueled by coal and powered by steam, leaving history devastated in its wake." ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')


A coal [[mine]] was the main source of [[Llanfairfach]]'s [[economy]] until it was closed by the [[National Coal Board]] in the [[1970s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
A coal [[mine]] was the main source of [[Llanfairfach]]'s [[economy]] until it was closed by the [[National Coal Board]] in the [[1970s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
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A disused coal mine was used by the [[British Army]] to store [[nuclear missile]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'')
A disused coal mine was used by the [[British Army]] to store [[nuclear missile]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor]] feared that if [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] was infected by the wolf in [[1879]], creating the "[[Empire of the Wolf]]", that there would be "rockets and spaceships fueled by coal and powered by steam, leaving history devastated in its wake." ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')


By the [[30th century]], coal was no longer used for power, and [[Roz Forrester]] did not know what it was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nuclear Option (short story)|The Nuclear Option]]'')
By the [[30th century]], coal was no longer used for power, and [[Roz Forrester]] did not know what it was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nuclear Option (short story)|The Nuclear Option]]'')

Revision as of 19:42, 4 April 2020

Coal

Coal was a black stone used on Earth for burning. (TV: "Mighty Kublai Khan") The Sixth Doctor defined it as "just fossilised plant life". (TV: The Mark of the Rani)

History

The Tenth Doctor feared that if Queen Victoria was infected by the wolf in 1879, creating the "Empire of the Wolf", that there would be "rockets and spaceships fueled by coal and powered by steam, leaving history devastated in its wake." (TV: Tooth and Claw)

A coal mine was the main source of Llanfairfach's economy until it was closed by the National Coal Board in the 1970s. (TV: The Green Death)

In 1984, British coal miners decided to go on strike. (AUDIO: The Reaping)

A disused coal mine was used by the British Army to store nuclear missiles. (TV: Sleeper)

By the 30th century, coal was no longer used for power, and Roz Forrester did not know what it was. (PROSE: The Nuclear Option)