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This was especially difficult during lessons. There was an obvious imbalance in her knowledge compared with her classmates. She understood advanced [[physics]] and [[chemistry]] beyond the abilities of her teachers, yet did not know how many shillings made a [[pound sterling|pound]]; she thought the [[United Kingdom]] was on the decimal system, which only the [[United States]] had in 1963 and hadn't yet been introduced to the UK. Her teacher, [[Ian Chesterton]], believed that Susan imparted her knowledge bit by bit to avoid embarrassing her teachers. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]") |
This was especially difficult during lessons. There was an obvious imbalance in her knowledge compared with her classmates. She understood advanced [[physics]] and [[chemistry]] beyond the abilities of her teachers, yet did not know how many shillings made a [[pound sterling|pound]]; she thought the [[United Kingdom]] was on the decimal system, which only the [[United States]] had in 1963 and hadn't yet been introduced to the UK. Her teacher, [[Ian Chesterton]], believed that Susan imparted her knowledge bit by bit to avoid embarrassing her teachers. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]") |
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+ | Susan privately developed "a bit of a [[crush]]" on Mr Chesterton. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shoreditch Intervention (audio story)|The Shoreditch Intervention]]'') |
During this time, she used the [[Blessing Star]], hoping it would help her fit in. Instead, it made her extraordinarily lucky, which only further emphasised the differences between her and her fellows. In a fit of pique, she buried the Blessing Star in I.M. Foreman's junkyard — an act that would inadvertently help England win the [[1966 World Cup]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rag & Bone Man's Story (short story)|The Rag & Bone Man's Story]]'') |
During this time, she used the [[Blessing Star]], hoping it would help her fit in. Instead, it made her extraordinarily lucky, which only further emphasised the differences between her and her fellows. In a fit of pique, she buried the Blessing Star in I.M. Foreman's junkyard — an act that would inadvertently help England win the [[1966 World Cup]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rag & Bone Man's Story (short story)|The Rag & Bone Man's Story]]'') |