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As a child, Barbara spent her summers at the [[Malvern Hills]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|The Edge of Destruction]]'') | 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!]]'') In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a [[knife|flick knife]]. Her mother called this her "rebellious phase". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | ||
She later attended [[Hampstead High School]] for girls. In [[1952]], she was in class 5G and answered a question about the [[Gunpowder Plot]] in her second History O-levels exam paper. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') In [[1954]], she was a student teacher in [[Cricklewood]], living in a rented room. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'') According to one source, 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]]'') According to another, she wrote it on Japan's period of exclusion and isolation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Barbarians and the Samurai (audio story)|The Barbarians and the Samurai]]'') | |||
She later attended [[Hampstead High School]] for girls. In [[1952]], she was in class 5G and answered a question about the [[Gunpowder Plot]] in her second History O-levels exam paper. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') | |||
According to one source, 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]]'') According to another, she wrote it on Japan's period of exclusion and isolation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Barbarians and the Samurai (audio story)|The Barbarians and the Samurai]]'') | |||
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]]'') | ||
She met with her mother every [[Sunday]], to discuss their week over tea, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Small Semblance of Home (audio story)|A Small Semblance of Home]]'') and met with an aunt named [[Cecilia]] every year in London on her aunt's birthday, [[23 November]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | |||
She met with her mother every [[Sunday]], to discuss their week over tea | |||
Barbara | In [[1962]], Barbara visited [[Toledo]], [[Spain]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'') and, prior to [[1963]], she went on holiday to [[Somerset]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | ||
She was a supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] whereas Ian supported the [[Liberal Party]]. She regarded his politics as "wrong but romantic." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | She was a supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] whereas Ian supported the [[Liberal Party]]. She regarded his politics as "wrong but romantic." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | ||
