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'''Argos''' was a retail chain. '''Argos Extra''' was among the stores they operated. A chain of the latter was located within the [[Queens Arcade]] in [[London]] by [[2005]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) | '''Argos''' was a retail chain. '''Argos Extra''' was among the stores they operated. A chain of the latter was located within the [[Queens Arcade]] in [[London]] by [[2005]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) | ||
When the [[Tenth Doctor]] gave [[Gerry Hobbes-Mayhew]] a portable [[immersion heater]], [[Kate Maguire]] asked whether he had got it from [[Planet Zog]]. The Doctor replied, "No. Argos." ([[PROSE]]: | When the [[Tenth Doctor]] gave [[Gerry Hobbes-Mayhew]] a portable [[immersion heater]], [[Kate Maguire]] asked whether he had got it from [[Planet Zog]]. The Doctor replied, "No. Argos." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autonomy (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The retailer shares its name with [[Argos|a planet]] mentioned in the novel, {{cs|Tragedy Day (novel)}} (both of which are named after an {{w|Argos, Peloponnese|Ancient Greek city}}). According to the novel, the Doctor once defeated [[Luminus]] there, averting "a catalogue of disasters", seemingly a nod to the retailers' famous shopping catalogues. | |||
[[Category:Retail businesses]] | [[Category:Retail businesses]] | ||
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Argos was a retail chain. Argos Extra was among the stores they operated. A chain of the latter was located within the Queens Arcade in London by 2005. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])
When the Tenth Doctor gave Gerry Hobbes-Mayhew a portable immersion heater, Kate Maguire asked whether he had got it from Planet Zog. The Doctor replied, "No. Argos." (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
The retailer shares its name with a planet mentioned in the novel, Tragedy Day [+]Loading...["Tragedy Day (novel)"] (both of which are named after an Ancient Greek city). According to the novel, the Doctor once defeated Luminus there, averting "a catalogue of disasters", seemingly a nod to the retailers' famous shopping catalogues.
