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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. She would always carry a photo of him, even during her travels with the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (short story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'', ''[[All I Want for Christmas (short story)|All I Want for Christmas]]'') Another account claimed 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. She would always carry a photo of him, even during her travels with the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (short story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'', ''[[All I Want for Christmas (short story)|All I Want for Christmas]]'') Another account claimed that her father was still alive at the time Barbara got her job at Coal Hill. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | ||
Barbara | As a child, Barbara spent her summers at the [[Malvern Hills]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|The Edge of Destruction]]'') | ||
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!]]'') | 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!]]'') | ||
