Bath
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A bath was a method of cleansing, typically consisting of a basin which would be filled with warm water and sometimes bubbles. (PROSE: Sick Building [+]Loading...["Sick Building (novel)"]) It also described the vessel; the bath in which bathing was engaged in.
In 19th century Killingworth the Rani ran a bathhouse as cover for her experiments in the extraction of sleep chemicals. (TV: The Mark of the Rani [+]Loading...["The Mark of the Rani (TV story)"])
According to the Fourth Doctor "eureka" is Greek for 'this bath is too hot'. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
Bath (vessel)
Among the implanted memories of Edwin Bracewell was remembering a time where breakthrough regarding hypersonic flight came to him in the bath in 1941. (TV: Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"])
In 2010 Sasha tried to kill Billy by boiling him in the bath, but Gwen Cooper saved him. (PROSE: First Born [+]Loading...["First Born (novel)"])
During the global afforestation of the Earth in the early 21st century, a minister broadcast a message telling people to fill their baths, sinks and buckets with fresh water. (TV: In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"])
On a celebrity episode of Bear With Me circa 200,100, a bear got into the bath. This was enjoyed by both the Ninth Doctor and Lynda Moss. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"])
One TARDIS bathroom had a large bath with many alien plants hanging around it. (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"]) The Fourth Doctor told Bryony Mailer he always did his best thinking in the bath. (PROSE: The Drosten's Curse [+]Loading...["The Drosten's Curse (novel)"])
Ernest Tiermann created a Servo-furnishing bathtub which could run its own water and provide bubbles and lotion. The bathtub could speak to its occupants, asking them if they would like the water temperature to be changed. (PROSE: Sick Building [+]Loading...["Sick Building (novel)"])
Foot baths
Reef Holloway suffered from pedal immersion addiction, meaning he had to have an herbal foot bath every four or five hours. (COMIC: Interstellar Overdrive [+]Loading...["Interstellar Overdrive (comic story)"])
Bathing
In 2700 BC Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh bathed with oils. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys"])
It was rumoured that Elizabeth Bathory slaughtered over six hundred people and bathed in their blood. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])
In 1780s Goritania Donna Noble bathed whilst there, unfortunately the water wasn't warm. (AUDIO: Death and the Queen [+]Loading...["Death and the Queen (audio story)"])
Following his arrival on Earth in the 1970s after his regeneration the Third Doctor showered in a bath with shower over it at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"])
After Chris was found by his family in 1981, his Mam gave him a bath to warm him up. (PROSE: Fanboys [+]Loading...["Fanboys (short story)"])
When investigating Ravenscaur School, the Twelfth Doctor materialised in Clara Oswald's room when she was in the bath. When she protested this, he waved it off, claiming that proper hygiene was important for a time traveller, lest they introduce a bacterium to a time period it was not native to. (COMIC: Clara Oswald and the School of Death [+]Loading...["Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)"])
Arriving at Brighton Pavilion K9 Mark II recommended to Romana II sea bathing. (TV: The Leisure Hive [+]Loading...["The Leisure Hive (TV story)"])
After her encounter with Eldrad Sarah Jane Smith lamented about wanting a bath. (TV: The Hand of Fear [+]Loading...["The Hand of Fear (TV story)"])
According to the Eleventh Doctor one could have a "fast bath" in twelve minutes. (TV: The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"])
See also
Behind the scenes
- One of the questions in the titular Test in the quiz game UNIT Initiation Test from Doctor Who Annual 2006 (not considered a valid source on this Wiki) was how long it would take two Autons to fill a bathtub using one tap if it took one Auton ten minutes to fill the same tub using both taps.
