Jolly Roger

The Jolly Roger, also known as the skull and crossbones (PROSE: Transit ^[+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) or the black flag, (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot ^[+]Loading...["The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)"]) was a flag flown by pirates on their ships.

While talking about pirates with a seaman in Jamaica, the Fourth Doctor asked if it was true that pirates flew the Jolly Roger; the seaman replied that it was. (PROSE: Doctor Who Discovers Pirates ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who Discovers Pirates (novel)"])

Red Jasper flew the Jolly Roger on his ship. (AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pirates ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)"])

The rebels of Saint-Domingue planted the Jolly Roger on the verges of the territory they felt to be theirs. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street ^[+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"])

In 2109, a future incarnation of the Doctor travelled around the datascape in a galleon called the Flying Dutchman. The flag which flew from the top of its mainmast was a white skull and crossbones on a black background. (PROSE: Transit ^[+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"])

The Tenth Doctor compared the Consortium of the Obsidian Asp putting their logo on their ships to pirates using the Jolly Roger. (AUDIO: The Sword of the Chevalier ^[+]Loading...["The Sword of the Chevalier (audio story)"])