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'''''It's a Wonderful Life''''' was a film about [[Christmas]].
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'''''It's a Wonderful Life''''' was a [[monochrome|black and white]] [[Christmas]] [[film]] by [[Frank Capra]] and starring [[Jimmy Stewart]].


When the [[Eighth Doctor]] told the dark-haired version of [[Samantha Jones]] about the blonde version of her who travelled with him, she thought it was a practical joke like in ''It's a Wonderful Life''. She said her mum cried through it every time it was on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History]]'')
Its opening sequence consisted of a "large, tolling [[bell]] giving way to the sound of smaller jingling ones", followed by the film's title appearing on screen alongside an orchestra. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Loose Wire (short story)}})


The Eighth Doctor said that Christmas brought communities together, like in ''It's a Wonderful Life''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Not in My Back Yard]]'')
When the [[Eighth Doctor]] told the dark-haired version of [[Sam Jones]] about the blonde version of her who travelled with him, she thought it was a practical joke like in ''It's a Wonderful Life''. She said her mum [[crying|cried]] through it every time it was on television. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}})


[[Peri Brown]] told the [[Fifth Doctor]] that she wanted a Christmas on [[Earth]], which had, among other things, ''It's a Wonderful Life'' on TV. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Far Away in a Manger]]'')
The Eighth Doctor said that Christmas brought communities together, like in ''It's a Wonderful Life''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Not in My Back Yard (short story)}})
 
[[Peri Brown]] told the [[Fifth Doctor]] that she wanted a Christmas on [[Earth]], which had, among other things, ''It's a Wonderful Life'' on TV. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Far Away in a Manger (short story)}})
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] considered it to be his favourite film. He accidentally released [[the Wire]] again while looking for his copy of it inside the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. After recapturing the Wire with the help of [[Alice Wu]], he joined Alice's family as they sat down to watch the movie on television. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Loose Wire (short story)}})
 
The film was said to have flopped upon its original release, but had since gone on to be shown on [[television]] every [[Christmas]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The characters in ''[[Flip-Flop]]'' are named after characters and actors in ''It's a Wonderful Life''.
The characters in ''[[Flip-Flop (audio story)|Flip-Flop]]'' are named after characters and actors in ''It's a Wonderful Life''.
 
[[Category:Christmas films from the real world]]
[[Category:Films from the real world]]
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