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==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
26 [[December]] was the date of [[Boxing Day]] | 26 [[December]] was the date of [[Boxing Day]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') In [[1899]], it was marked in [[Stockbridge]] by a [[mummers play]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]'') Instances of the [[day]] in the [[21st century]], such as the one following the attempted [[Racnoss]] invasion in [[2007]], were marked by many sales in shops. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') The [[people]] of [[Sto]] believed that [[human]]s started [[boxing]] on this day. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | ||
==Events== | ==Events== |
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26 December was a date.
Holidays and observances
26 December was the date of Boxing Day. (TV: The Runaway Bride) In 1899, it was marked in Stockbridge by a mummers play. (AUDIO: Castle of Fear) Instances of the day in the 21st century, such as the one following the attempted Racnoss invasion in 2007, were marked by many sales in shops. (TV: The Runaway Bride) The people of Sto believed that humans started boxing on this day. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
Events
In 1899, the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa watched a Boxing Day mummers play in Stockbridge. The play recalled events seven centuries earlier that the Doctor and Nyssa were soon to live through: overthrowing the Rutans who inhabited Stockbridge Castle. Upon interacting with the Doctor, the actor who played the dragon recalled the experiences of his ancestor Osbert — a Rutan clone — and fell under Rutan control. After the TARDIS crew lived through the 1199 events, they returned to 1899 when the Rutan ship exploded (AUDIO: Castle of Fear) and they woke up in Stockbridge on 4 August 2009. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer)
In 1906, the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield visited Middleton, Suffolk. (PROSE: The Cutty Wren)
Births and deaths
In 1931, Tom Wake's mother died. (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years)
Other
According to a calendar on the Snowcap base, 26 December 1986 was a Friday. (TV: The Tenth Planet)