Party

A party was a group of people, usually gathered for a celebration, involving multiple people, who may or may not get along. They would often involve people having fun with drinks. (TV: Smith and Jones ^[+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"], Eve of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"]) Music was also played at a party. (PROSE: Father Time ^[+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])

A party was the opposite of despair; where everyone was happy. (AUDIO: The Shadow of the Scourge ^[+]Loading...["The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)"])

For New Year's Eve' parties were often held to celebrate the end of the calendar year and the beginning of another. (TV: Doctor Who ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"], Eve of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Parties often involved the participants dressing in a different manner to their regular attire, be it a themed party or formal party. (TV: Spyfall ^[+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"], Black Orchid ^[+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"], Enlightenment ^[+]Loading...["Enlightenment (TV story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor described the VJ Day celebrations held on 2 September 1945 as marking the end of World War II as "one hell of a victory party". (COMIC: Sky Jacks)

Torchwood Three had a party on New Year's Eve, 1999. (TV: Fragments; AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)

The Doctor first heard Bernice Summerfield's voice at a party in Finchley in the early 21st century, of her singing in Plasticine. (PROSE: No Future ^[+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"])

In early 2005, following the Dummy Massacre, Artie D responded to Doctor Who?'s request for sightings of the then missing Rose Tyler, saying that she looked like a girl he entirely failed to get off with at a party in Islington since she "swan off" after this other chap came up and said something about a different planet. (PROSE: The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre)

On 28 June, 2009, Stephen Hawking held a party for time travellers at Gonville & Caius College, but he only sent out invitations after the event. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

Parties could be themed. In 2020 Daniel Barton held a casino-themed party. (TV: Spyfall ^[+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"])

To distract the Clockwork Droids after returning from France in the past 18th century (relative to 5037) he commented flippantly that he'd been partying and had accidentally invented the banana daiquiri. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace ^[+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"])

There were several almost apocalyptic parties being held in Venice in 2294. (AUDIO: The Stones of Venice ^[+]Loading...["The Stones of Venice (audio story)"])

In an alternate timeline in the 41st century, the First Doctor attended Chancellor Atrias' birthday party in the Urbinian capital city of Kiria. Afterwards, the Doctor brought a number of guests back to his apartment and they continued their high-spirited celebrations. Steven Taylor complained to the Doctor about it the following morning at breakfast for keeping him up all night before work. (AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods)

Iris Wildthyme and Panda once hosted parties in and around a village, specifically in a meadow and in the Village Inn. The village would soon after be destroyed, and Frank, one of around two dozen survivors, had flashbacks to these parties. (PROSE: The Party in Room Four)

Types of party

Proms

Main article: Prom

Prom was a type of party. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die ^[+]Loading...["For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)"])

Birthday parties

Main article: Birthday party

Parties were held to celebrate an individual's date of birth; a "birthday party", which involved often similar elements of a party, with the addition of a birthday cake. (TV: Demons of the Punjab ^[+]Loading...["Demons of the Punjab (TV story)"], PROSE: Father Time ^[+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])

Stag parties

Main article: Stag party

The Eleventh Doctor at Rory Williams' stag party. (TV: The Vampires of Venice ^[+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"])

A stag party was a specific type of party held for the groom before their wedding. (TV: The Vampires of Venice ^[+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"])

Christmas parties

Main article: Christmas party

A Christmas party was a party that was around the time of Christmas. (PROSE: Verdigris ^[+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Block parties

Main article: Block party

A block party was a type of party. (TV: Proteus (episode 1) ^[+]Loading...{"ep":"1","1":"Proteus (TV story)"})

Group

An alternative use for the word "party" was to describe or as a synonym for a group of people who were together for a purpose not celebration, such as a search party, a group booking at a location or a boarding party (TV: Earthshock ^[+]Loading...["Earthshock (TV story)"], Orphan 66 ^[+]Loading...["Orphan 66 (TV story)"], Frontier in Space ^[+]Loading...["Frontier in Space (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen ^[+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"])

Main article: Boarding party

A political party was another group, which was a group of people collected together who shared the same ideologies. (AUDIO: The Fearmonger ^[+]Loading...["The Fearmonger (audio story)"])

Main article: Political party