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'''Blue''' was a [[colour]] between [[Indigo (colour)|indigo]] and [[green]] on the [[visible spectrum]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'') | |||
[[File:PoliceBoxLogopolis.jpg|thumb|The Doctor's TARDIS took the form of a police box. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')]] | |||
As noted by the [[Sixth Doctor]], it was the official colour of [[mourning]] on "a number of civilised worlds" including [[Necros]], but notably not [[Earth]]. As such, he wore a [[Sixth Doctor's coat|blue coat]] as a [[mourning suit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''/[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'') | |||
''' | It was also associated with [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') as this was the colour of the [[police box]] [[outer plasmic shell|disguise]] of the TARDIS. The TARDIS was often referred to as a "(big) blue box", even by the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', etc.) When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] sent a blue envelope to [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], Amy knew he was the one who sent it, recognising the colour as "[[TARDIS blue]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') In the [[2020s]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] appeared on the bank of the [[River Thames]] in a [[pink]] paintjob, although one corner peeled away to reveal the original blue paintjob. ([[EXHIBIT]]: {{Cs|Come on TARDIS, let's go party (exhibit)}}) | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] | Blue could also be an [[eye]] colour. Many of [[the Doctor]]’s [[incarnation]]s possessed blue eyes; more specifically the [[First Doctor|first]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]),'' [[Third Doctor|third]], ([[TV]]'':'' ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]])'' [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') [[Seventh Doctor|seventh]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') [[Eighth Doctor|eighth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') [[Ninth Doctor|ninth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') and [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth]] incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') Many companions with blue eyes were [[Victoria Waterfield]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') [[Leela]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'') [[Romana I]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') [[Flip Jackson]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'') [[Constance Clarke]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the Line (audio story)|The End of the Line]]'') [[Liv Chenka]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') [[Grace Holloway]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') [[Charlotte Pollard]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]])'' [[Helen Sinclair]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Red Lady (audio story)|The Red Lady]])'' [[Jackson Lake]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]])'' and [[Ruby Sunday]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]'') | ||
[[ | The eyepiece and vision of a [[Dalek eyestalk]] were often blue. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', etc.) | ||
One of the two main suits the [[Tenth Doctor]] would wear was a blue suit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | |||
Some incarnations of [[the Master]] possessed blue eyes; more specifically, his original incarnation as a child, ([[TV]]: [[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]) [[Tremas Master|Tremas]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') [[War Master|war]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') [[Missy]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and [[The Lumiat|Lumiat]] incarnations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lumiat (audio story)|The Lumiat]]'') | |||
The [[Sixth Corsair|sixth]] incarnation of [[the Corsair]] had blue eyes. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'') | |||
[[Adolf Hitler]] had blue eyes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | |||
[[Shona McCullough]] had blue eyes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') | |||
During her trip to [[New Earth]] with the Tenth Doctor, [[Rose Tyler]] wore a blue zip-up jacket, which she swiftly removed when she was possessed by the [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | |||
Many [[silver Dalek]]s had blue [[sense globe]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', etc) Some of the [[Humanised Dalek]]s who lived in [[Alpha (The Evil of the Daleks)|Alpha]]'s colony on the planet [[Kyrol]] following the [[Dalek Civil War]] were Blue Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'') The [[Blue Dalek]]s were the equivalent of [[sergeant]]s and [[corporal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: [[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]) The [[Dalek Time Controller]] had a blue casing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'', ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]'') During the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Bronze Dalek|Dalek]] members of the [[Eternity Circle]] were mostly blue, with [[silver]] domes and globes. Other Daleks present at the Daleks' temporary base in the city of [[Andor (city)|Andor]] on [[Moldox]] were [[silver]] with blue [[dome]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') During the war, the [[Dalek Scientific Division]] were [[Bronze (colour)|bronze]] with blue domes and sense globes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]'') | |||
In ''[[Through the Eye of Eternity]]'', the Blue [[Eye of Eternity]] generally symbolised that the week's episode would be a [[spy]] drama. This was a reference to the [[Cold War|"Cold" War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
[[Metebelis III]] was the famous blue planet of the [[Acteon Galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | |||
On the [[Blue Planet]], almost everything was blue, including the natives. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Sixth (novel)|Dr. Sixth]]'') | |||
The [[sun]] briefly turned blue when the [[Slitheen]] began draining its power. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | |||
[[Blue Dalek]]s and [[Strategist Dalek]]s were identified by their blue [[Casing|casings]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') [[Humanoid Dalek]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'') [[Vogan (The Vogan Slaves)|Vogans]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Vogan Slaves (comic story)|The Vogan Slaves]]'') [[Monstron]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Menace of the Monstrons (comic story)|The Menace of the Monstrons]]'') [[Fodoran]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]'') [[Crespallion (species)|Crespallions]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') and [[Zerovian]]s ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Impasse (comic story)|Impasse]]'') had blue [[skin]]. [[Dahh-Ren]] was blue, ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'') as was [[Jorj]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') [[Arun]]'s skin had a blue tint after the [[Panjistri]] experimented on her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | |||
[[Nardole]] recalled being blue at some point, and suggested that he should "go back" to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | |||
The [[ear]]s of a [[Fostarone]] turned blue when they lied. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'') | |||
In the [[spring]] of [[2007]], while facing a [[Hoix]] with the Tenth Doctor, Rose Tyler threw a blue [[bucket]] of [[liquid]] at the Hoix. This was the wrong bucket, Rose had thought the Doctor said blue, but as the Doctor noted, he had said "not blue". This enraged the Hoix who chased Rose and the Doctor until Rose found the correct [[red]] bucket. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | |||
[[Dan Lewis]]' [[horoscope]] for [[2021]] foretold that the colour blue would be important, among other things. ([[TV]]: ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]'') | |||
While searching for a [[Distress call|distress signal]] at the [[1966 World Cup Final]], the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] noticed blue [[fringing]] emanating from a group of four [[time tourist]]s as a result of his [[sonic screwdriver]] interacting with their [[psychic shield]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)|Liberation of the Daleks]]'') | |||
The [[Governor of Varos (Vengeance on Varos)|45th Governor of Varos]]'s favourite [[drink]] was a sparkling blue [[wine]] from the [[vineyard]]s of the [[planet]] [[Emsidium]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | |||
[[Cosmos blue]] was a shade of blue [[paint]] sold by [[B&Q]] by [[2005]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'') | |||
The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] wore blue [[trousers]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse (reference book)|namedpart=Heroes of Time}}) | |||
== Other references == | |||
"Out of the blue" was a [[saying]] used both by [[Tish Jones]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') and her [[sister]] [[Martha Jones]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 23:33, 19 July 2024
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Blue was a colour between indigo and green on the visible spectrum. (TV: Sky)
As noted by the Sixth Doctor, it was the official colour of mourning on "a number of civilised worlds" including Necros, but notably not Earth. As such, he wore a blue coat as a mourning suit. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, WC: Real Time/AUDIO: Real Time)
It was also associated with the Doctor's TARDIS, (TV: The Big Bang) as this was the colour of the police box disguise of the TARDIS. The TARDIS was often referred to as a "(big) blue box", even by the Doctor. (TV: Planet of Fire, Aliens of London, The Satan Pit, etc.) When the Eleventh Doctor sent a blue envelope to Amy Pond and Rory Williams, Amy knew he was the one who sent it, recognising the colour as "TARDIS blue". (TV: The Impossible Astronaut) In the 2020s, the TARDIS appeared on the bank of the River Thames in a pink paintjob, although one corner peeled away to reveal the original blue paintjob. (EXHIBIT: Come on TARDIS, let's go party [+]Loading...["Come on TARDIS, let's go party (exhibit)"])
Blue could also be an eye colour. Many of the Doctor’s incarnations possessed blue eyes; more specifically the first, (TV: The Three Doctors), third, (TV: Spearhead from Space) fourth, (TV: Robot) fifth, (TV: Logopolis) seventh, (TV: Time and the Rani) eighth, (TV: Doctor Who) ninth, (TV: Rose) and twelfth incarnations. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) Many companions with blue eyes were Victoria Waterfield, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks) Leela, (TV: Horror of Fang Rock) Romana I, (TV: The Ribos Operation) Flip Jackson, (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster) Constance Clarke, (AUDIO: The End of the Line) Liv Chenka, (AUDIO: Robophobia) Grace Holloway, (TV: Doctor Who) Charlotte Pollard, (AUDIO: Storm Warning) Helen Sinclair, (TV: The Red Lady) Jackson Lake, (TV: The Next Doctor) and Ruby Sunday. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road)
The eyepiece and vision of a Dalek eyestalk were often blue. (TV: Dalek, The Parting of the Ways, Doomsday, etc.)
One of the two main suits the Tenth Doctor would wear was a blue suit. (TV: Smith and Jones)
Some incarnations of the Master possessed blue eyes; more specifically, his original incarnation as a child, (TV: The Sound of Drums) Tremas, (TV: The Keeper of Traken) war, (TV: Utopia) Missy, (TV: Deep Breath) and Lumiat incarnations. (AUDIO: The Lumiat)
The sixth incarnation of the Corsair had blue eyes. (COMIC: Old Friends)
Adolf Hitler had blue eyes. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
Shona McCullough had blue eyes. (TV: Last Christmas)
During her trip to New Earth with the Tenth Doctor, Rose Tyler wore a blue zip-up jacket, which she swiftly removed when she was possessed by the Lady Cassandra. (TV: New Earth)
Many silver Daleks had blue sense globes. (TV: The Daleks, etc) Some of the Humanised Daleks who lived in Alpha's colony on the planet Kyrol following the Dalek Civil War were Blue Daleks. (COMIC: Children of the Revolution) The Blue Daleks were the equivalent of sergeants and corporals. (PROSE: War of the Daleks) The Dalek Time Controller had a blue casing. (AUDIO: To the Death, X and the Daleks) During the Last Great Time War, the Dalek members of the Eternity Circle were mostly blue, with silver domes and globes. Other Daleks present at the Daleks' temporary base in the city of Andor on Moldox were silver with blue domes. (PROSE: Engines of War) During the war, the Dalek Scientific Division were bronze with blue domes and sense globes. (AUDIO: A Thing of Guile)
In Through the Eye of Eternity, the Blue Eye of Eternity generally symbolised that the week's episode would be a spy drama. This was a reference to the "Cold" War. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Metebelis III was the famous blue planet of the Acteon Galaxy. (TV: Carnival of Monsters, The Green Death)
On the Blue Planet, almost everything was blue, including the natives. (PROSE: Dr. Sixth)
The sun briefly turned blue when the Slitheen began draining its power. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)
Blue Daleks and Strategist Daleks were identified by their blue casings. (PROSE: War of the Daleks, TV: Victory of the Daleks) Humanoid Daleks, (COMIC: Genesis of Evil) Vogans, (COMIC: The Vogan Slaves) Monstrons, (COMIC: The Menace of the Monstrons) Fodorans, (PROSE: Kursaal) Crespallions (TV: The End of the World) and Zerovians (COMIC: Impasse) had blue skin. Dahh-Ren was blue, (TV: Oxygen) as was Jorj. (TV: World Enough and Time) Arun's skin had a blue tint after the Panjistri experimented on her. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)
Nardole recalled being blue at some point, and suggested that he should "go back" to it. (TV: World Enough and Time)
The ears of a Fostarone turned blue when they lied. (PROSE: Ghosts of India)
In the spring of 2007, while facing a Hoix with the Tenth Doctor, Rose Tyler threw a blue bucket of liquid at the Hoix. This was the wrong bucket, Rose had thought the Doctor said blue, but as the Doctor noted, he had said "not blue". This enraged the Hoix who chased Rose and the Doctor until Rose found the correct red bucket. (TV: Love & Monsters)
Dan Lewis' horoscope for 2021 foretold that the colour blue would be important, among other things. (TV: Welcome to the TARDIS...)
While searching for a distress signal at the 1966 World Cup Final, the Fourteenth Doctor noticed blue fringing emanating from a group of four time tourists as a result of his sonic screwdriver interacting with their psychic shields. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks)
The 45th Governor of Varos's favourite drink was a sparkling blue wine from the vineyards of the planet Emsidium. (PROSE: Vengeance on Varos)
Cosmos blue was a shade of blue paint sold by B&Q by 2005. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
The Fifteenth Doctor wore blue trousers. (PROSE: "Heroes of Time" [+]Part of Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse, Loading...{"namedpart":"Heroes of Time","1":"Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse (reference book)"})
Other references
"Out of the blue" was a saying used both by Tish Jones (TV: The Sound of Drums) and her sister Martha Jones. (TV: Reset)
