There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth online over the new Doctor Who's costume. Not sure why....
One aspect which has re-emerged is that old chestnut about the tweed jacket (usually with elbow patches) being linked with geography teachers, which was mentioned in pieces published in the TES, the Guardian and The Sun...
I personally have no problem with Harris Tweed as a textile...
One comment on the BBC Magazine section talks about the Dr. being dressed as a "1980s geography teacher" - I was a geography teacher in the 1980s and I never wore anything like that...
If you want a proper connection, why not try the Teachers TV programme which features the Tardis as the context for exploring Climate Change, an activity which also appears in Nicky Batchen's Teachers Toolkit book...
Comments