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}}'''W. Coburn''' was the headmaster of [[Coal Hill School]] in the [[2010s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
'''W. Coburn''' was the headmaster of [[Coal Hill School]] in the [[2010s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')


Clara told the [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|Governor]] that he was "a pompous ass" and reminded her of her headmaster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blood Cell (novel)|The Blood Cell]]'')
Clara told the [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|Governor]] that he was "a pompous ass" and reminded her of her headmaster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blood Cell (novel)|The Blood Cell]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Coburn shares their first initial with [[Waris Hussein]] and their surname with [[Anthony Coburn]], the [[director]] and writer respectively of the first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. These references were included in ''The Day of the Doctor'' to further celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary.
* Coburn shares their first initial with [[Waris Hussein]] and their surname with [[Anthony Coburn]], the [[director]] and writer respectively of the first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. These references were included in ''The Day of the Doctor'' to further celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary.
* They also share their name with the [[Doctor Who universe|in-universe]] character [[Wendy Coburn]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'', who was a pupil at Coal Hill in [[1963]]. Later reference to the headmaster as a male, however, establishes them as two different characters.{{NameSort}}
* They also share their name with the [[Doctor Who universe|in-universe]] character [[Wendy Coburn]] from ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'', who was a pupil at Coal Hill in [[1963]]. Later reference to the headmaster as a male, however, establishes them as two different characters.
 
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Revision as of 05:04, 2 December 2014

W. Coburn was the headmaster of Coal Hill School in the 2010s. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)

Clara told the Governor that he was "a pompous ass" and reminded her of her headmaster. (PROSE: The Blood Cell)

Behind the scenes