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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In real life, a navvy was a manual labourer who was typically engaged in the construction of civil engineering projects. The term was especially in use in [[18th century]] [[Britain]], and chiefly employed with respect to the "navigational engineers" who built Britain's navigational channels, or canals. Thus, Dickens' employment of the term was a class-based insult. Likewise, the Fourth Doctor was clearly trying to put Romana in her place after a particularly diffident display of geologic knowledge. | In real life, a navvy was a manual labourer who was typically engaged in the construction of civil engineering projects. The term was especially in use in [[18th century]] [[Britain]], and chiefly employed with respect to the "navigational engineers" who built Britain's navigational channels, or canals. Thus, Dickens' employment of the term was a class-based insult. Likewise, the Fourth Doctor was clearly trying to put Romana in her place after a particularly diffident display of geologic knowledge. | ||
[[Category:Occupations from the real world]] | [[Category:Occupations from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | [[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | ||
