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The TARDIS' lock was taken by the Sensorites, leaving the Doctor and his companions trapped on the spaceship. After the Doctor and his companions resisted the Sensorites, the Doctor, Ian and Susan agreed to go down to the Sense Sphere to treat the "disease" and cure John. Barbara had to stay behind as assurance for the Sensorites, but arrived on the Sense Sphere after the Doctor had discovered a cure for the poison. The Doctor and Ian, later followed by Barbara, went to the aqueducts where [[belladonna]] had been growing. They found the human expedition and pretended to be a welcoming party for them and that the "war" against the Sensorites was won. The expedition were taken into custody on [[Maitland's ship]]. Maitland's ship was free to leave and the TARDIS crew had regained their lock. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | The TARDIS' lock was taken by the Sensorites, leaving the Doctor and his companions trapped on the spaceship. After the Doctor and his companions resisted the Sensorites, the Doctor, Ian and Susan agreed to go down to the Sense Sphere to treat the "disease" and cure John. Barbara had to stay behind as assurance for the Sensorites, but arrived on the Sense Sphere after the Doctor had discovered a cure for the poison. The Doctor and Ian, later followed by Barbara, went to the aqueducts where [[belladonna]] had been growing. They found the human expedition and pretended to be a welcoming party for them and that the "war" against the Sensorites was won. The expedition were taken into custody on [[Maitland's ship]]. Maitland's ship was free to leave and the TARDIS crew had regained their lock. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | ||
Passionate about history, Barbara could see both sides to a story. When the travellers arrived in revolutionary France, she befriended [[Léon Colbert]]. When he died, she was distraught and defended his treachery. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'') | Passionate about history, Barbara could see both sides to a story. When the travellers arrived in revolutionary France, she befriended [[Léon Colbert]]. When he died, she was distraught and defended his treachery. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | ||
On [[22nd century]] Earth, the travellers found the [[Dalek]]s had invaded and occupied the planet. Barbara helped a small resistance group in their plotting and with [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] took [[Dortmun]] through [[London]]. With the Daleks defeated, Susan left their company. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | On [[22nd century]] Earth, the travellers found the [[Dalek]]s had invaded and occupied the planet. Barbara helped a small resistance group in their plotting and with [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] took [[Dortmun]] through [[London]]. With the Daleks defeated, Susan left their company. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
When they arrived on the [[planet]] [[Dido]], they met an inhabitant there named [[Vicki]]. Vicki was initially unable to closely bond with Barbara, who had killed Vicki's pet [[sand beast]] [[Sandy]], thinking it to be dangerous. After Barbara offered an apology, the two got on well and Vicki joined them on their travels. | When they arrived on the [[planet]] [[Dido]], they met an inhabitant there named [[Vicki]]. Vicki was initially unable to closely bond with Barbara, who had killed Vicki's pet [[sand beast]] [[Sandy]], thinking it to be dangerous. After Barbara offered an apology, the two got on well and Vicki joined them on their travels. | ||
Perhaps owing in part to Barbara missing Susan, she and Vicki became confidantes. Despite how well Barbara and Vicki got along, Barbara seemed unamused when Vicki said that she must be "about five hundred and fifty years old", as she came from 1963. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue]]'') | Perhaps owing in part to Barbara missing Susan, she and Vicki became confidantes. Despite how well Barbara and Vicki got along, Barbara seemed unamused when Vicki said that she must be "about five hundred and fifty years old", as she came from 1963. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'') | ||
The strength of character Barbara showed when accepting the fate of the Aztecs allowed her to persevere through the discomforts she faced on their travels. While on [[Vortis]], Barbara survived working for the [[Zarbi]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'') and although she was captured by a [[Saracen]] band led by [[El Akir]], she had the strength of mind to survive this as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'') | The strength of character Barbara showed when accepting the fate of the Aztecs allowed her to persevere through the discomforts she faced on their travels. While on [[Vortis]], Barbara survived working for the [[Zarbi]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'') and although she was captured by a [[Saracen]] band led by [[El Akir]], she had the strength of mind to survive this as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'') | ||
Barbara's knowledge of history prepared the travellers for the hardships they would encounter when they landed in [[Rome]]. She warned Ian, once they had been captured to be sold as [[slave]]s, just how badly Roman slaves were treated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') Here she gained her most treasured keepsake from her travels - the gold bracelet she had been given by [[Nero]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'', ''[[The Chase]]'') | Barbara's knowledge of history prepared the travellers for the hardships they would encounter when they landed in [[Rome]]. She warned Ian, once they had been captured to be sold as [[slave]]s, just how badly Roman slaves were treated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') Here she gained her most treasured keepsake from her travels - the gold bracelet she had been given by [[Nero]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'', ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
[[File:BarbaraChaseCloseup.jpg|thumb|left|Barbara realises she and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] might find their way home. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') ]] | [[File:BarbaraChaseCloseup.jpg|thumb|left|Barbara realises she and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] might find their way home. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') ]] | ||
She was the first to realise that she and Ian might be able to return home in the [[Dalek time machine]]. Determined to get home, she was willing to risk her life in the Dalek ship. On returning home, Barbara and Ian were thrilled to have safely arrived. Once they had left the Dalek ship, and it had self-destructed, the two friends realised that they had some explaining to do, as they had arrived home in [[1965]] — two years after they had left. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') | She was the first to realise that she and Ian might be able to return home in the [[Dalek time machine]]. Determined to get home, she was willing to risk her life in the Dalek ship. On returning home, Barbara and Ian were thrilled to have safely arrived. Once they had left the Dalek ship, and it had self-destructed, the two friends realised that they had some explaining to do, as they had arrived home in [[1965]] — two years after they had left. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
=== Life after the Doctor === | === Life after the Doctor === | ||
Barbara and Ian claimed to have been missionaries in Africa to account for the time gap. She began a career as a university lecturer, specialising in Aztec history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') Barbara and Ian married. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') The couple had a child, [[Johnny Chess|John Alydon Ganatas Chesterton]] who grew up to be a famous musician under the name [[Johnny Chess]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'', ''[[Byzantium!]]'') According to a rumour [[Sarah Jane Smith]] shared with [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]], Barbara and Ian had become professors at [[Cambridge]] by at least the [[2010s]] and had not aged since the [[1960s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') | Barbara and Ian claimed to have been missionaries in Africa to account for the time gap. She began a career as a university lecturer, specialising in Aztec history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') Barbara and Ian married. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') The couple had a child, [[Johnny Chess|John Alydon Ganatas Chesterton]] who grew up to be a famous musician under the name [[Johnny Chess]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)| Revelation]]'', ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') According to a rumour [[Sarah Jane Smith]] shared with [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]], Barbara and Ian had become professors at [[Cambridge]] by at least the [[2010s]] and had not aged since the [[1960s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') | ||
In [[1985]], Barbara wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady [[Jane Grey]]'s nine day reign from [[10 July|10]] to [[19 July]] [[1553]] was covered. She, the Doctor and Ian had met Lady Jane shortly after she was deposed by [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'') | In [[1985]], Barbara wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady [[Jane Grey]]'s nine day reign from [[10 July|10]] to [[19 July]] [[1553]] was covered. She, the Doctor and Ian had met Lady Jane shortly after she was deposed by [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'') | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Barbara was keen to see the good in all things. She was frequently protected by Ian. ([[TV]]: ''[[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]]'') | 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 also 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]]'') While a prisoner, Barbara looked after her fellow captives at risk to herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[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]]'') 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]]'') 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]]'') | Barbara was also 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]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
