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{{first pic|Candle.jpg|[[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] keenly watches his candle burn lower. ([[TV]]: | {{first pic|Candle.jpg|[[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] keenly watches his candle burn lower. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sun Makers (TV story)}})}} | ||
A '''candle''' was a stick of [[wax]] with a [[wick]] that was lit. The [[fire|flame]] would gradually use up the wax as it burned, shortening the candle. | A '''candle''' was a stick of [[wax]] with a [[wick]] that was lit. The [[fire|flame]] would gradually use up the wax as it burned, shortening the candle. | ||
They were invented by the [[Roman Empire]]. ([[COMIC]]: | They were invented by the [[Roman Empire]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Quite Interesting (comic story)}}) | ||
While in the [[Land of Fiction]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] recognised the candles that were lighting the inside a house. ([[TV]]: | While in the [[Land of Fiction]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] recognised the candles that were lighting the inside a house. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) On [[Ta]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] teased Zoe when she did not recognise or understand the function of candles, a technology that she had never encountered. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Space Pirates (TV story)}}) | ||
On [[Planet (The Face of Evil)|the planet]] they developed, the [[Tesh]] built a [[shrine]] to [[Xoanon]] complete with many candles. ([[TV]]: | On [[Planet (The Face of Evil)|the planet]] they developed, the [[Tesh]] built a [[shrine]] to [[Xoanon]] complete with many candles. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Face of Evil (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] marked a level on a candle he owned and told the [[Fourth Doctor]] he must return from the [[Consum Bank]] before it burned that low or he would kill [[Leela]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] marked a level on a candle he owned and told the [[Fourth Doctor]] he must return from the [[Consum Bank]] before it burned that low or he would kill [[Leela]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sun Makers (TV story)}}) | ||
Due to the plant's sensitivity, [[West Yorkshire]] [[rhubarb]] had to have a carefully controlled light source. For this reason, [[Martin Chisom]] used candles in his rhubarb [[forcing shed]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | Due to the plant's sensitivity, [[West Yorkshire]] [[rhubarb]] had to have a carefully controlled light source. For this reason, [[Martin Chisom]] used candles in his rhubarb [[forcing shed]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost in the Wakefield Triangle (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] was filled with candles. ([[TV]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] was filled with candles. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}) | ||
On [[Gallifrey]] during the [[First Segment]] of the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[War Doctor]] gave [[Rojan]] a candle to light the [[cavern]] in which they took shelter from the [[Dalek]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | On [[Gallifrey]] during the [[First Segment]] of the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[War Doctor]] gave [[Rojan]] a candle to light the [[cavern]] in which they took shelter from the [[Dalek]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stranger (short story)}}) | ||
[[Madeline Vaughan]] lit candles around [[Sebastian Vaughan]]'s corpse due to his lifelong fear of the [[dark]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[Madeline Vaughan]] lit candles around [[Sebastian Vaughan]]'s corpse due to his lifelong fear of the [[dark]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vigil (audio story)}}) | ||
[[St John Colchester]] was once sent a scented candle by a [[Colin Colchester-Price's cousin|cousin]] of [[Colin Colchester-Price]]'s. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[St John Colchester]] was once sent a scented candle by a [[Colin Colchester-Price's cousin|cousin]] of [[Colin Colchester-Price]]'s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Night Watch (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[cathedral gift shop]] stocked candles. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[cathedral gift shop]] stocked candles. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)}}) | ||
In the story ''[[Godfather Death]]'', [[Death]] marked each life by a candle. When the titular godchild defied Death, Death marked a short candle as the child's, killing them. ([[PROSE]]: | In the story ''[[Godfather Death]]'', [[Death]] marked each life by a candle. When the titular godchild defied Death, Death marked a short candle as the child's, killing them. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)}}) | ||
[[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]] used candles to induce a [[dream]] state and join a [[conference call]]. Vastra also arranged for one such candle to be delivered to [[Clara Oswald]] on [[10 April]] [[2013]]. Correctly deducing that Clara would have no reason to trust the letter and dismiss the candle, Vastra took the liberty of infusing the same soporific into the paper she'd written the [[letter]] on. ([[TV]]: | [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]] used candles to induce a [[dream]] state and join a [[conference call]]. Vastra also arranged for one such candle to be delivered to [[Clara Oswald]] on [[10 April]] [[2013]]. Correctly deducing that Clara would have no reason to trust the letter and dismiss the candle, Vastra took the liberty of infusing the same soporific into the paper she'd written the [[letter]] on. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Fire]] | [[Category:Fire]] | ||
[[Category:Objects]] | [[Category:Objects]] | ||
[[Category:Light sources]] | [[Category:Light sources]] | ||
