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In [[1974]] during a [[telephone]] conversation arising from his dialing of a wrong number, the [[Sixth Doctor]] related a popular aphorism by Jefferson to [[Lauren Hudson]]: "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Fortunately for Lauren, her next telephone call was a wrong number to a radio [[DJ (Urgent Calls)|DJ]], who just happened to be asking the source of that quote in a trivia contest. As a result Lauren won the biggest prize ever given away on British [[radio]] - a holiday for two in [[Marbella]] and spending money. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Urgent Calls]]'') | In [[1974]] during a [[telephone]] conversation arising from his dialing of a wrong number, the [[Sixth Doctor]] related a popular aphorism by Jefferson to [[Lauren Hudson]]: "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Fortunately for Lauren, her next telephone call was a wrong number to a radio [[DJ (Urgent Calls)|DJ]], who just happened to be asking the source of that quote in a trivia contest. As a result Lauren won the biggest prize ever given away on British [[radio]] - a holiday for two in [[Marbella]] and spending money. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Urgent Calls]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed that two of the American founders, Thomas Jefferson, | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed that two of the American founders, Thomas Jefferson, [[John Adams]] and [[Alexander Hamilton]], may have fancied him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 2 May 2013
Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States in the 19th century.
Biography
In 1974 during a telephone conversation arising from his dialing of a wrong number, the Sixth Doctor related a popular aphorism by Jefferson to Lauren Hudson: "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Fortunately for Lauren, her next telephone call was a wrong number to a radio DJ, who just happened to be asking the source of that quote in a trivia contest. As a result Lauren won the biggest prize ever given away on British radio - a holiday for two in Marbella and spending money. (AUDIO: Urgent Calls)
The Eleventh Doctor claimed that two of the American founders, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, may have fancied him. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)
Behind the scenes
- A scene in which the Tenth Doctor claimed to have assisted Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence was deleted from The Lazarus Experiment. The scene is included as an extra on the story's DVD release.
