Khaki

Khaki was a colour that was used by militaries throughout Earth history. (PROSE: Casualties of War ^[+]Loading...["Casualties of War (novel)"], Alien Bodies ^[+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"], AUDIO: Gods and Monsters ^[+]Loading...["Gods and Monsters (audio story)"]) In the 26th century khaki was associated with the marines. (PROSE: The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam ^[+]Loading...["The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam (short story)"])

It was a green colour. (PROSE: The Pit ^[+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"]) Or alternatively was a drab colour, which could blend in with mud or sand (PROSE: Warriors of the Deep ^[+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)"], Battlefield ^[+]Loading...["Battlefield (novelisation)"], A Question of Identity ^[+]Loading...["A Question of Identity (short story)"])

Khaki was a colour used for overalls from at least 1929-1998 and through to the 26th century. (PROSE: Blood Harvest ^[+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"], Option Lock ^[+]Loading...["Option Lock (novel)"], Shakedown ^[+]Loading...["Shakedown (novelisation)"])

Khaki was the colour of the uniform of a corporal in the British Army in the 1970s. (PROSE: The Android Invasion ^[+]Loading...["The Android Invasion (novelisation)"])

UNIT personnel in the 1970s wore khaki berets with similarly coloured uniforms. (PROSE: The Invasion ^[+]Loading...["The Invasion (novelisation)"] TV: Spearhead from Space ^[+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"], Doctor Who and the Silurians ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"])

Technology like binoculars could be clad in a khaki colour to make them more camouflaged for certain conflicts like the Gulf War. (PROSE: The Hollow Men ^[+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])

All of UNIT's vehicles near Lake Vortigern in 1997 had the appearance of muddy khaki. (PROSE: Battlefield ^[+]Loading...["Battlefield (novelisation)"])

Khaki was often worn on archaeological digs in the 26th century. (PROSE: A Question of Identity ^[+]Loading...["A Question of Identity (short story)"])

Individual's clothing

Prior to arriving in Haiti in 1915 Bernice Summerfield was wearing multi-pocketed safari jacket over khaki trousers. (PROSE: White Darkness ^[+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])

When travelling with the Third Doctor Sarah Jane Smith dressed from the TARDIS wardrobe in a short sleeved blouse, light khaki trousers, walking boots and a waterproof mac for their arrival in Saigon, 24 December 1969. (PROSE: Interesting Times ^[+]Loading...["Interesting Times (short story)"]) She also gained a khaki shirt from Skaro during the Dalek's origins under Davros, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)"]) which she also wore when befriending the sentient robot Max and helping to defeat Barris Kambril, (PROSE: A Device of Death ^[+]Loading...["A Device of Death (novel)"]) and also wore it when helping stop stop Nomad Cybermen during their Attack on Voga after the Great Cyber War. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen ^[+]Loading...["Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)"])

Whilst in 1987 Roz Forrester dressed in khaki trousers and white vest. (PROSE: Damaged Goods ^[+]Loading...["Damaged Goods (novel)"])

In the 21st century, whilst travelling through Turkey, Ace wore khaki culottes, a Rohan t-shirt knotted to form a bra, and plastic sandals. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead ^[+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"])

The Toymaker wore a khaki shirt and trousers when he caused the bi-generation of the Doctor's fourteenth and fifteenth incarnations in 2023. (TV: The Giggle ^[+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])

Ruby Sunday wore khaki trousers in 2024 when confronted with Sutekh's presence on Earth. (TV: Empire of Death ^[+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"])

Streaky Bacon wearing his khaki jacket. (PROSE: The Crooked World ^[+]Loading...["The Crooked World (novel)"]

Bernice Summerfield wore a khaki jacket in 2699/2600 and also khaki trousers. (PROSE: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript ^[+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript (novel)"], Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld ^[+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)"]) Later in life Bernice had knickers in colours of khaki green and dishwater grey. (PROSE: The Tree of Life ^[+]Loading...["The Tree of Life (novel)"])

When Bernice Summerfield met Professor Mariela Ankola in 2562 she was wearing wide-brimmed bush hat, a faded pink University of Lima t-shirt, khaki trousers and sensible boots. (PROSE: Genius Loci ^[+]Loading...["Genius Loci (novel)"])

As a septuagenarian Simon Kyle dressed in uniform of fatigue trousers and a khaki t-shirt. (PROSE: The Soul's Prism ^[+]Loading...["The Soul's Prism (short story)"])

When she travelled with the Eighth Doctor Sam Jones often wore a khaki jacket. (PROSE: The Janus Conjunction ^[+]Loading...["The Janus Conjunction (novel)"], Kursaal ^[+]Loading...["Kursaal (novel)"])

Streaky Bacon wore a khaki jacket and no trousers on the Crooked World. (PROSE: The Crooked World ^[+]Loading...["The Crooked World (novel)"])

Safari jackets

Safari jackets or vests were often khaki in colour. (PROSE: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)"], TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"])

Captain Cook's outfit as he walked into the Psychic Circus. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"])

Redvers Fenn-Cooper, a Victorian hunter and member of the Royal Geographical Society, wore a khaki safari jacket in Gabriel Chase during 1883. (TV: Ghost Light ^[+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])

Hamlet Macbeth wore a khaki safari jacket to Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding in 2010. (PROSE: Happy Endings ^[+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"])

On Segonax, Captain Cook wore a khaki costume. (PROSE: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)"])

John Riddell, an Edwardian hunter, wore a khaki safari jacket when he met Queen Nefertiti and helped rescue dinosaurs on a Silurian Ark during 2367. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship ^[+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"])

Jack Harkness wore a khaki safari vest when he witnessed the death of Alex Hopkins, and when he first met Ianto Jones and Myfanwy, a Pterodactyl in the 2000s (TV: Fragments ^[+]Loading...["Fragments (TV story)"])