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Burgundy (colour)

Burgundy was a shade of red, purple, and brown similar to the colour of wine.

The War Doctor wore a herringbone scarf done in burgundy and ivory when he and Skole faced Valmoria during the Last Great Time War, (AUDIO: In Name Only) when he and Rejoice dealt with Mark VIII Daleks including a Prime and Taalyens on Keska, (AUDIO: The Innocent-The Heart of the Battle) during his encounter with the Technomancers, (AUDIO: Legion of the Lost) when foiling rogue members of the Dalek Scientific Division, (AUDIO: A Thing of Guile) during his campaign on Neverwhen, (AUDIO: The Neverwhen) when stopping Lara Zannis, (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex) when getting involved with General Fesk of the Eighth Sontaran Battle Fleet in his campaign to use the Dalek Time Strategist and Ollistra's war incarnation as hostages, (AUDIO: The Eternity Cage) during Heleyna's betrayal, (AUDIO: Eye of Harmony) during his encounter with Schandel and a Dalek Taskforce Commander, (AUDIO: Pretty Lies) during his reunion with Leela, (AUDIO: The Lady of Osidian-The Enigma Dimension) during the Battle for the Tantalus Eye, (PROSE: Engines of War [+]George Mann, BBC New Series tie-in novels (BBC Books, 2014).) and right up to his death after the 1562/2013 Zygon Invasion of Earth and the Fall of Gallifrey. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Steven Moffat, 50th Anniversary Specials (BBC One, 2013).)

The Eighth Doctor wore a burgundy cravat during a Christmas adventure with Charlotte Pollard and Audacity Montague. (AUDIO: Twenty-Four Doors in December-Winter of the Demon)

The Third Doctor wore a burgundy smoking jacket with a shawl collar when braving the Game of Rassilon. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special (Public Broadcasting Service, 1983).) The Sixth Doctor tried it on before choosing his patchwork frock coat. (TV: The Twin Dilemma) Jo Jones wore it when reuniting with Clyde Langer on the Memory TARDIS. (TV: The Three Doctors)

The Fourth Doctor wore a burgundy fedora, trenchcoat and trousers; (TV: The Leisure Hive [+]David Fisher, Doctor Who season 18 (BBC1, 1980).) up to his death after the Tremas Master's Entropic Enterprise. (TV: Logopolis [+]Christopher H. Bidmead, Doctor Who season 18 (BBC1, 1981).) His successor, the Fifth Doctor, wore them before switching for an ivory Panama hat with a crimson band, a beige frock coat with scarlet trim, and trousers with brown stripes. (TV: Logopolis [+]Christopher H. Bidmead, Doctor Who season 18 (BBC1, 1981)., Castrovalva [+]Christopher H. Bidmead, Doctor Who season 19 (BBC1, 1982).)

The Seventh Doctor tried a copy of the Fourth Doctor's burgundy fedora and trenchcoat before eventually going for a cream Panama hat with a scarlet paisley band and a silver grey safari jacket. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Pip & Jane Baker, Doctor Who season 24 (BBC1, 1987).) He also wore a scarf and tie in burgundy and navy paisley; most notably when teaming up with his other incarnations, (COMIC: The Lost Dimension [+]George Mann, et al., Titan summer events (Titan Comics, 2017).) when foiling a Dalek Supreme's efforts to steal information from Kar-Charrat for a Dalek Emperor, (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine [+]Mike Tucker, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2000).) when teaming up with UNIT and Ancelyn to stop Morgaine and the Destroyer, (TV: Battlefield [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989).) when confronting the Light and Josiah Samuel Smith in Gabriel Chase during 1883, (TV: Ghost Light [+]Marc Platt, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989).) when defeating Fenric, (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Ian Briggs, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989).) when foiling the Tremas Master's Survival Stratagem, (TV: Survival [+]Rona Munro, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989).) when resisting Death to save the Decayed Master inside John Smith, (AUDIO: Master [+]Joseph Lidster, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2003).) and when reuniting with Ace in the Memory TARDIS. (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Pete McTighe, Tales of the TARDIS (BBC iPlayer, 2023).) He also wore a burgundy waistcoat during a trip to Youkali. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Kate Orman, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1996).)

The Ninth Doctor wore an ascot tie of burgundy brocade in 1912 Southampton. (TV: Rose [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).)

The Tenth Doctor wore a navy blue tie with burgundy circles in diagonal grid during his trip to Krop Tor, (TV: The Impossible Planet [+]Matt Jones, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006)./The Satan Pit [+]Matt Jones, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).) and before and after dealing with the Family of Blood. (TV: Human Nature [+]Paul Cornell, adapted from Human Nature (Paul Cornell), Doctor Who series 3 (BBC One, 2007)./The Family of Blood [+]Paul Cornell, adapted from Human Nature (Paul Cornell), Doctor Who series 3 (BBC One, 2007).) He also wore a burgundy herringbone tie with mauve random flora random design when he met Martha Jones during the Royal Hope Incident, (TV: Smith and Jones [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 3 (BBC One, 2007).) during the 2009 Sontaran Invasion of Earth. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem [+]Helen Raynor, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008)./The Poison Sky [+]Helen Raynor, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).) and when helping the Bannerman Road Gang defy the Trickster. (TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Gareth Roberts, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 (BBC One, 2009).) He also wore a burgundy tie with diagonal ebony black stripes before and when he met his daughter Jenny. (TV: The Poison Sky [+]Helen Raynor, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008)., The Doctor's Daughter [+]Stephen Greenhorn, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)

The Eleventh Doctor's first bow tie was burgundy. He also wore a white and burgundy pinstripe shirt. (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 5 (BBC One, 2010).) While travelling through Malthill Way in 1745, he also wore a burgundy knee-length coat with gold edges. (COMIC: Malthill Way [+]Craig Donaghy, DWA comic stories (Immediate Media Company London Limited, 2012).)

The Twelfth Doctor wore a burgundy dress shirt when he met Robin Hood. (TV: Robot of Sherwood [+]Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who series 8 (BBC One, 2014).) On one occasion, he wore a burgundy ladder jumper when dealing with the Harmony Shoal during the 2010s. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).)

The Thirteenth Doctor wore a burgundy t-shirt with a crew collar during a big clash between two Dalek factions. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks [+]Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who New Year Special 2021 (BBC One, 2021).)

Amy Pond wore a burgundy scarf during her visit to Venice. (TV: The Vampires of Venice [+]Toby Whithouse, Doctor Who series 5 (BBC One, 2010).)

Sarah Jane Smith wore a burgundy and ash jumper with green diamonds when she and the Third Doctor helped to save Peladon from Azaxyr and Eckersley; (TV: The Monster of Peladon [+]Brian Hayles, Doctor Who season 11 (BBC1, 1974).) and when helping to deal with Rutans in England during the 1970s. (AUDIO: The Children of the Future)

Donna Noble wore a burgundy top during the March of the Adipose. (TV: Partners in Crime [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)

Yasmin Khan wore a burgundy blouse with a mandarin collar and white spots when she, the Thirteenth Doctor, and Dan helped Zheng Yi Sao and Sin Ji-Hun versus Marsissus and his followers. (TV: Legend of the Sea Devils [+]Ella Road and Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who Easter Special 2022 (BBC One, 2022).)

Peri Brown wore a burgundy trouser suit before and during her encounter with the Borad, (TV: Timelash) and when she met Davros and the Necros Daleks during the Necros Incident. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks [+]Eric Saward, Doctor Who season 22 (BBC1, 1985).)

Nyssa wore burgundy shorts during her second encounter with the Mara. (TV: Snakedance [+]Christopher Bailey, Doctor Who season 20 (BBC1, 1983).)

The War Master sometimes replaced his black cravat with a burgundy bow tie. (AUDIO: The Sincerest Form of Flattery [+]James Goss, Killing Time (The War Master, Big Finish Productions, 2021)., A Quiet Night In [+]Lou Morgan, Killing Time (The War Master, Big Finish Productions, 2021)., The Orphan [+]Lou Morgan, Killing Time (The War Master, Big Finish Productions, 2021)., Unfinished Business [+]James Goss, Killing Time (The War Master, Big Finish Productions, 2021).)

Webley wore a burgundy cravat on basic bow form. (TV: Nightmare in Silver [+]Neil Gaiman, Doctor Who series 7 (BBC One, 2013).)

Ian Chesterton wore a burgundy tie during a meeting of companions. (TV: The Power of the Doctor [+]Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who Centenary Special 2022 (BBC One, 2022).)

Petronella Osgood wore a burgundy bow tie similar to the Eleventh Doctor's. (AUDIO: Tidal Wave [+]Guy Adams, Assembled (UNIT: The New Series, Big Finish Productions, 2017).)

Melody Pond wore a burgundy tie with ivory stripes as Mels Zucker during her time as a student. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)  

The Toymaker wore a burgundy bow tie with ivory polka dots on Soho during 1925. (TV: The Giggle [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)

Captain Cook, an intergalactic explorer, wore an ascot tie of burgundy and beige paisley under the collar of his shirt. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Stephen Wyatt, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988-1989).)

The Warrior, a parallel version of the Doctor's fifth incarnation who resembled the sixth, wore a burgundy and ivory herringbone scarf similar to the War Doctor on N-Space. (AUDIO: The Difference Office [+]James Kettle, Genesis (Doctor of War, Big Finish Productions, 2022).)

The Curator, a future version of the Doctor on N-Space, wore a burgundy ascot tie under his shirt's collar when he looked similar to the Fourth Doctor. (COMIC: The Then and the Now [+]Si Spurrier and Rob Williams, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor (Titan Comics, 2015).) In his Sixth Doctor appearance, he wore a double-breasted frock coat of burgundy moleskin with a silver sphinx cat brooch. (AUDIO: Crossed Lines [+]Matt Fitton, Stranded 4 (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded, Big Finish Productions, 2022).)

Jo Grant wore a mauve sweater with burgundy stripes when she and the Third Doctor went to Uxarieus in 2472. (TV: Colony in Space [+]Malcolm Hulke, Doctor Who season 8 (BBC1, 1971).)

Joseph Chambers, the Cabinet minister entrusted with the safety of the destructor codes for all the world's nuclear missiles, wore a smoking jacket done in burgundy with raven black trims and a shawl collar when the K1 Robot killed him on orders from the Scientific Reform Society. (TV: Robot)

John Ellis wore a burgundy tie with ivory polka dots when he landed in 21st century Cardiff. (TV: Out of Time [+]Catherine Tregenna, Torchwood series 1 (BBC Three, 2006).)

Some Sontarans wore burgundy space armour with vermillion or gold helmets. (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans [+]Terrance Dicks, Reeltime Pictures releases (Dreamwatch Media, 1994).; PROSE: Shakedown [+]Terrance Dicks, adapted from Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (Terrance Dicks), Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1995).)

The Half-Face Man wore a burgundy ascot tie during the 1890s. (TV: Deep Breath [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 8 (BBC One, 2014).)

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