5 was a prime number. (AUDIO: The Haunting)
History[]
In November 1963, Susan Foreman said that the last five months had been the happiest of her life (indicating that was how long she had been living in England). (TV: "An Unearthly Child") In March of that year, Susan wrote in her journal that they'd been in 1963 for five months, or at least it seemed like it. (PROSE: Time and Relative)
In 1888, The Manchester Guardian cost 5s 6d every quarter or a penny per issue. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm)
In early 2005, A. Fergus was doing a report on the fifth birthday of the London Eye for 60 Seconds on BBC3, when the Ninth Doctor, with blood on his face, told Fergus and his crew to run, and despite them being hardened professionals, they ran like children, not stopping to ask questions. Fergus later wrote about his encounter on Doctor Who?. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
Mickey Smith was questioned by the police five times by 6 March 2006 about the disappearance of Rose Tyler. (TV: Aliens of London) According to one account, these five instances all happened prior to 3 June 2005. (PROSE: Mickey's Blog)
A sign in London on 25 December 2006 featured the number "5". (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
The Thirteenth Doctor holds up five fingers. (WC: Message from the Doctor)
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, (PROSE: Sweet Revenge, etc.) the TARDIS sent an emergency transmission recorded by the Thirteenth Doctor, wherein listed 5 things that she did in any worrying situation. The fifth was staying strong and staying positive. (WC: Message from the Doctor)
During the 2323 Dalek invasion of Earth, the image of death and destruction at London's Westminster Bridge received 5 lurveits on tel•e•pixXx. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks)
In 200,100, the countdown towards the Ninth Doctor's eviction on Big Brother counted from 6 to 0, going through 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. (TV: Bad Wolf)
In the language spoken by the people who accidentally flew a spaceship to the edge of the universe, the word for 5 was "Ratico". (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 2023 specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)
Undated events[]
Upon meeting the Fifth Doctor, the First Doctor realised that he now had five incarnations. Elsewhere, an illusionary Liz Shaw told the Third Doctor that there were now five of him. (TV: The Five Doctors)
