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Barbara had a strong conviction that she knew what was best, not only for herself but for everyone else. It suited her temperament to be in charge. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') | Barbara had a strong conviction that she knew what was best, not only for herself but for everyone else. It suited her temperament to be in charge. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
Barbara would take her aggression out on the [[Dalek]]s. Despite her initial fear, she overcame it and fought them to save her group and the [[Thal]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') In her second encounter with them, when one of the Doctor's experiments to get back to 1963 resulted in them returning to Skaro, Barbara was quick to point out to the Thals the danger of the Daleks, and not to trust them despite being surprised they had survived. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') Barbara drove a truck through a roadblock of Daleks, crushing | Barbara would take her aggression out on the [[Dalek]]s. Despite her initial fear, she overcame it and fought them to save her group and the [[Thal]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') In her second encounter with them, when one of the Doctor's experiments to get back to 1963 resulted in them returning to Skaro, Barbara was quick to point out to the Thals the danger of the Daleks, and not to trust them despite being surprised they had survived. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') Barbara drove a truck through a roadblock of Daleks, crushing one of them, and chose to help the resistance defy their commanders. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') The next time she met the Daleks, Barbara was eager to violently attack them as soon as the Doctor gained the weaponry they needed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
Barbara was extremely fond of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') She was a supporter of the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] and participated in the [[Aldermaston]] marches. It was on the marches that she and Ian first became friends. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | Barbara was extremely fond of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') She was a supporter of the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] and participated in the [[Aldermaston]] marches. It was on the marches that she and Ian first became friends. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | ||
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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Barbara was tall, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]'') dark-haired and slim and extremely beautiful ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') Ian believed that her face was "deceptive", being attractive but with strong character. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'') She was always neatly dressed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') usually in mature, conservative clothes, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]'') and often wore a | Barbara was tall, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]'') dark-haired and slim and extremely beautiful ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') Ian believed that her face was "deceptive", being attractive but with strong character. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'') She was always neatly dressed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') usually in mature, conservative clothes, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]'') and often wore a [[beige]] turtle-neck [[jumper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'', ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'', ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', etc.) Someone had once unkindly said that she looked like a "typical [[teacher|schoolmistress]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
