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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
One day when she was searching out her attic, she found [[A Journal of Impossible Things (The End of Time)|a journal]] which had been written by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he was in the form of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. She was credited as the author of | One day when she was searching out her attic, she found [[A Journal of Impossible Things (The End of Time)|a journal]] which had been written by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he was in the form of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. She was credited as the author of ''[[A Journal of Impossible Things (The End of Time)|A Journal of Impossible Things]]'', which was based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern. | ||
Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book. | Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book. | ||
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* The actress who potrayed Verity Newman, [[Jessica Hynes]], also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern. | * The actress who potrayed Verity Newman, [[Jessica Hynes]], also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern. | ||
* Verity Newman gets her name from [[Verity Lambert]] (the first producer of ''Doctor Who'') and [[Sydney Newman]] (more or less the "creator" of ''Doctor Who''). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', as the names of the parents of the human John Smith. | * Verity Newman gets her name from [[Verity Lambert]] (the first producer of ''Doctor Who'') and [[Sydney Newman]] (more or less the "creator" of ''Doctor Who''). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', as the names of the parents of the human John Smith. | ||
* As pointed out in [[Doctor Who Confidential]], John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well being following the events with the [[Family of Blood | * As pointed out in [[Doctor Who Confidential]], John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well being following the events with the [[Family of Blood]]. | ||
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