Great Depression

The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn in the 1930s.

The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones travelled to New York City during the Great Depression, witnessing the poverty it generated when they visited a Hooverville in Central Park. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks)

Ruth began working as Harold Reitman's personal assistant during the Depression. (PROSE: Dying in the Sun)

In 1947, FOCAL, using propaganda films to influence children to follow the Way of Light, showed a film about a well-off woman who lost everything during the Depression, but soon learned how to be much happier without money. (PROSE: Dying in the Sun)

The aftermath of Miracle Day was also referred to as the Great Depression. (TV: The Gathering)