Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was an 18th century composer who wrote the song "La Marseillaise" in 1792, which became the national anthem of France. When the Sixth Doctor heard the song after arriving in 1944 France with Flip Jackson and Constance Clarke, he began telling them about when and by whom "La Marseillaise" was composed. He was interrupted by Flip, who tried to warn the Doctor before he stepped in a pile of cow faeces directly outside the TARDIS. (AUDIO: Scorched Earth)

Behind the scenes

 * When the Sixth Doctor mentioned Rouget de Lisle in Scorched Earth, he was interrupted partway through saying his name by Flip Jackson. As such, the final portion of his name, "Lisle", is conjecture.