When Starkey, a native of 2050, asked a virtual reality simulation of Robin Hood, "What's with the tights?", he replied that it was the fashion of the time and that it was chilly. K9 confirmed that Britain was on average three degrees colder in the Middle Ages. (TV: The Last Oak Tree) Maria Jackson wore tights as part of her school uniform. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen) Ace often wore tights, so much so that she told Sally Morgan that all she needed to take with her from the TARDIS were a "three cans of nitro and a spare pair of tights". (AUDIO: Black and White)