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Gorgeous couple!
In The Reign of Terror, Ian compliments Barbara’s period clothes, but not her 60s-hair.
Ian and Barbara happy thinking that they might be home in Reign of Terror.
I have no idea why this candlestick is so interesting in The Reign of Terror.
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Doctor Who Fashion Appreciation: Barbara Wright + beautiful dresses
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Classic and EU Who Appreciation Week
Day 1: A Favourite Classic Who Serial > Reign of Terror
(I did my best really. I partly tried to recreate some screenscaps but it emerged it to be quite impossible so I’d rather won’t point at them. The last three pics are more to show the whole “costumes” (that are still not to seen properly on the pics unfortunately - I mean they’re not great and they’re not sewed together but it actually looks surprisingly well in real) than to make some particular scene. P.S. the only more properly part of their disguise is Ian’s hat, I crochet it for this occasion and it was first thing to be done for this :) )
I wish the missing parts of this serial would be found… *sigh*
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Historical cuties
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Ian and Barbara as the unwilling adventurers in the Daleks near the beginning of their story and later as experienced travellers by the end of the first season in the Reign of Terror. Yet home is still always on their minds.
Ian and Barbara smiling and laughing.
(The first Reign of Terror screencap is from unwillingadventurer)
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Colour pics from The Reign of Terror.
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History and fabulous headwear.
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Hartnell history week - The Reign of Terror
Learning history
The historicals are a great chance for Ian to learn about history - but for Barbara it’s a chance to see how what she knows fits with what really happened.
Barbara: All these things belong to the Aztec's early period. Susan: That's what I call really knowing your subject. Barbara: Ah, well, that was one of my specialties, Susan. - The Aztecs
Barbara: The revolution isn't all bad, and neither are the people who support it. It changed things for the whole world, and good, honest people gave their lives for that change. Ian: Well, he got what he deserved. Barbara: You check your history books, Ian, before you decide what people deserve. - Reign of Terror
Barbara: Have you any idea how the Romans treated their slaves? Or how many of them escaped? - The Romans
Ian: I know you must know what happens... what happened here. But I'd never heard of Masada until I came here! - The Last Days (BBC Short Trips)
The Clothes
The historicals mean that Ian and Barbara get to dress up in some fabulous period clothes.
Meeting famous people from history
The Doctor and/or his companions have a tendency to meet all sorts of famous people in history:
Marco Polo (in Marco Polo)
Napoleon (in Reign of Terror) - Screencap by unwillingadventurer
Nero (in The Romans) - Screencap by unwillingadventurer
King Richard (in The Crusade) - Picture from the BBC
Alexander the Great (in Farewell Great Macedon (Big Finish Lost Stories))
Francis Drake (in The Flames of Cadiz (Big Finish audio))
Hypatia (in The Library of Alexandria (Big Finish audio))
Chaucer (in The Doctor’s Tale (Big Finish Early Adventures))
Guy Fawkes (in The Plotters (novel))
Lady Jane Grey (in The Nine-Day Queen (Decalog))