John Smith and the Common Men

John Smith and the Common Men was a music group in 1960s England. John Smith was the stage name of the honourable Aubrey Waites, who started his career as Chris Waites and the Carollers. In 1963 they went from 19 to 2. Susan Foreman was found of their music, and Ian Chesterton also knew about them. (DW: An Unearthly Child)

In 1965, Dodo Chaplet listened to John Smith and the Common Men, but thought that they were "a bit past it". (PDA: Salvation)

During one UNIT Christmas party, the Doctor provided the music, which included John Smith and the Common Men. (ST: UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas)

In 1997, while the Doctor and Bernice Summerfield searched Timothy Todd's flat, Benny discovered a cassette entitled Twang: More Than Thirty Years of John Smith and the Common Men. (NA: The Dying Days)