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[[Ben Jackson]] once called [[Polly Wright]] "'''Nanook of the North'''" to describe the thick outerwear she had found from the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] to protect her from [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] weather. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
[[Ben Jackson]] once called [[Polly Wright]] "'''Nanook of the North'''" to describe the thick outerwear she had found from the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] to protect her from [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] weather. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Though unspecified in the script, Nanook of the North was a real person whose life had been captured in a [[1922]] award-winning documentary about Arctic {{w|Inuit}}s. The name became synonymous with being prepared for, or thriving in, wintry conditions.  
Though unspecified in the script, "''Nanook of the North''" was a [[1922]] award-winning documentary about Arctic {{w|Inuit}}s that claimed to be a depiction of a real person and his family, though the entire film was in fact a staged hoax. The name became synonymous with being prepared for, or thriving in, wintry conditions.  
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