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Barbara was keen to see the good in all things. She was frequently protected by Ian. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') She believed in the innate goodness of people and saw that sometimes there was more to a situation than met the eye. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | Barbara was keen to see the good in all things. She was frequently protected by Ian. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') She believed in the innate goodness of people and saw that sometimes there was more to a situation than met the eye. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | ||
Barbara was | Susan once described Barbara as "brave and kind". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'') She was capable of great endurance and feats of bravery. She killed [[Sandy]] with a [[flare gun]] in shock, after which she was keen to make it up with Vicki. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'') While a prisoner, Barbara looked after her fellow captives at risk to herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | ||
Barbara would take her aggression out on the [[Dalek]]s. Despite her initial fear, she overcame it and fought them to save her group and the [[Thal]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') In her second encounter with them, Barbara drove a truck through a roadblock of Daleks, crushing at least one of them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') The next time she met the Daleks, Barbara was eager to violently attack them as soon as the Doctor gained the weaponry they needed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
Barbara was extremely fond of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | Barbara was extremely fond of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') She was a supporter of the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] and participated in the [[Aldermaston]] marches. It was on the marches that she and Ian first became friends. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | ||
She was a supporter of the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] and participated in the [[Aldermaston]] marches. It was on the marches that she and Ian first became friends. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | |||
Barbara once described travelling in the TARDIS as "the most adventurous, terrifying, exhilarating thing" that she had ever done. She admitted to Ian that she would find it hard to say goodbye to it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mother Road (short story)|The Mother Road]]'') | Barbara once described travelling in the TARDIS as "the most adventurous, terrifying, exhilarating thing" that she had ever done. She admitted to Ian that she would find it hard to say goodbye to it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mother Road (short story)|The Mother Road]]'') | ||