Barbara Wright

Barbara Chesterton, née Wright, (TV: Death of the Doctor) was a companion of the First Doctor.

Before meeting the Doctor, Barbara was a history teacher at Coal Hill School in 1960s London. After leaving the Doctor, she had an adventure with his eleventh incarnation, and at the end of that adventure she married close friend and fellow companion Ian Chesterton.

As well as Ian, she travelled alongside Susan Foreman and Vicki Pallister and was acquainted with Steven Taylor.

Barbara was the daughter of Joan Wright, and the pair had a very close relationship when Barbara was growing up. (PROSE: A Long Night) According to one account, her father was killed in the early stages of World War II when she was only a child. She would always carry a photo of him, even during her travels with the Doctor. (PROSE: Tell Me You Love Me, All I Want for Christmas) Another account claimed that her father was still alive at the time Barbara got her job at Coal Hill. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)

As a child, Barbara spent her summers at the Malvern Hills. (PROSE: The Edge of Destruction)

During the 1940s, at age 10, while sick with whooping cough, Barbara read a Ladybird book about Captain Cook, sparking an interest in history. At age 12, she was in Form 2A at Cricklewood Grammar School. In an exam, she wrote about life in Roman cities. Her answer did not impress her teacher, Mr. Dolphin, whose methods of teaching history Barbara considered very dull. At age 13, she visited the Tower of London. (PROSE: Byzantium!) In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a flick knife. Her mother called this her "rebellious phase". (AUDIO: 1963)