Barbara Wright
Barbara Wright Life and Companionship
Barbara Wright was a companion of the 1st Doctor. She was the co-companion with Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman. Before travelling with the Doctor, she was a history teacher at Coal Hill School and was one of Susan Foreman's teachers. Barbara first took notice of Susan's intellect and knew that her gaps and depths of knowledge was well beyond that of a child and that of most adults, so she convinced her fellow teacher, Ian Chesterton, to go with her and investigate Susan after school. While investigating Susan, Ian and Barbara located and entered into the Tardis where they both met the Doctor. Time Travel and aliens were something that Barbara could not accept so the Doctor took them on their first adventure, though Barbara and Ian went unwillingly at first.
Barbara travelled with the Doctor from episodes An Unearthly Child to The Chase. Her common sense, determination and vast knowledge of Earth's history were three things that the Doctor found invaluable.
Most Remembered For
Barbara is mostly remembered for being one of the first two humans to even travel with the Doctor and that she tried to change man's history but learned that she couldn't, when she tried to stop the Aztecs from committing human sacrifices.
Actress Jacqueline Hill played the Barbara Wright character. Jacqueline also came back later on the show as "Lexa" in Meglos.
Barbara Wright was a companion of the 1st Doctor. She was the co-companion with Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman. Before travelling with the Doctor, she was a history teacher at Coal Hill School and was one of Susan Foreman's teachers. Barbara first took notice of Susan's intellect and knew that her gaps and depths of knowledge was well beyond that of a child and that of most adults, so she convinced her fellow teacher, Ian Chesterton, to go with her and investigate Susan after school. While investigating Susan, Ian and Barbara located and entered into the Tardis where they both met the Doctor. Time Travel and aliens were something that Barbara could not accept so the Doctor took them on their first adventure, though Barbara and Ian went unwillingly at first.
Barbara travelled with the Doctor from episodes An Unearthly Child to The Chase. Her common sense, determination and vast knowledge of Earth's history were three things that the Doctor found invaluable.
Most Remembered For
Barbara is mostly remembered for being one of the first two humans to even travel with the Doctor and that she tried to change man's history but learned that she couldn't, when she tried to stop the Aztecs from committing human sacrifices.
Actress Jacqueline Hill played the Barbara Wright character. Jacqueline also came back later on the show as "Lexa" in Meglos.