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Barbara was the daughter of [[Joan Wright]], and the pair had a very close relationship when Barbara was growing up. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Long Night]]'') According to one account, her father was killed in the early stages of [[World War II]] when she was only a child. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (short story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'') Another account claims that her father was still alive at the time Barbara got her job at Coal Hill. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | Barbara was the daughter of [[Joan Wright]], and the pair had a very close relationship when Barbara was growing up. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Long Night]]'') According to one account, her father was killed in the early stages of [[World War II]] when she was only a child. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (short story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'') Another account claims that her father was still alive at the time Barbara got her job at Coal Hill. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | ||
In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a knife. Her mother called these "her rebellious years". Barbara had an aunt named [[Cecilia]]. They met every year in London on [[23 November]], her aunt's birthday. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | During the [[1940s]], at age 10, while sick with [[whooping cough]], Barbara read a [[Ladybird]] book about [[Captain]] [[James Cook|Cook]], sparking an interest in history. At age 12, she was in Form 2A at [[Cricklewood Grammar School]]. In an exam, she wrote about life in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] cities. Her answer did not impress her teacher, [[Dolphin (Byzantium!)|Mr. Dolphin]], whose methods of teaching history Barbara considered very dull. At age 13, she visited the [[Tower of London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a [[knife]]. Her mother called these "her rebellious years". Barbara had an aunt named [[Cecilia]]. They met every year in London on [[23 November]], her aunt's birthday. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | |||
She wrote her dissertation on the [[Aztec]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | She wrote her dissertation on the [[Aztec]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | ||
At some point in the mid-20th century, she lived in [[Bedfordshire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | At some point in the mid-[[20th century]], she lived in [[Bedfordshire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
In [[1954]], she was a student teacher in [[Cricklewood]], living in a rented room. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'') | In [[1954]], she was a student teacher in [[Cricklewood]], living in a rented room. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'') | ||
