Alphabet

An alphabet was a system of letters.
== Roman alphabet ==
The Roman alphabet was used in the English, French, and German languages. (PROSE: The Schizoid Earth)
There were twenty-six letters in the English alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z. (PROSE: , , etc.) However, according to one account, where Sarah Jane Smith recited the alphabet backwards while under mental attack by the Mandragora Helix, she placed V before U. (TV: )
While under mental attack by the Mandragora Helix, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith spoke the alphabet backwards to concentrate. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora)
When trying to remember "Young Parsons'" name, Professor Chronotis went through the alphabet with the Doctor and Romana II. They started with A, B, and C and eventually got to P, Q, and R before he skipped to X and Y. (TV: Shada, AUDIO: Shada)
In 2028, under the influence of Nobody No-One, a cardiogram once sung the alphabet from A to P. (AUDIO: A Death in the Family)
The Tenth Doctor and the entity possessing Sky Silvestry spoke the first fifteen letters of the alphabet simultaneously. (TV: Midnight)
== Cyrillic alphabet ==
The Cyrillic alphabet common in Eastern European languages and used in Russian, Serbian, (PROSE: ) Ukrainian, (WC: ) and Uzbek. (AUDIO: )
Letters in the Russian alphabet included: Б, В, Г, Д, Е, И, Й, К, Л, М, Н, О, П, Р, С, Т, Х, Ш, and Ь. (TV: Before the Flood, PROSE: Emotional Chemistry)
In Cyrillic, the USSR was abbreviated as СССР. (TV: The Seeds of Death, PROSE: First Frontier)
== Greek alphabet ==
Letters in the Greek alphabet included: Η, Θ, Π, Ρ, and Σ. (TV: The Five Doctors, AUDIO: Trial of the Valeyard)
== Other alphabets ==
River Song, while unaware of the Twelfth Doctor's identity, threatened to remove his organs in alphabetical order, to which the Doctor facetiously asked "Which alphabet?" (TV: The Husbands of River Song)
== Behind the scenes ==
* UNIT Initiation Test, not considered a valid source on this Wiki, mentions the Dalek Alphabet, whose existence is known to UNIT.
* In , Elisabeth Sladen made a minor line flub whilst reciting the Latin alphabet backwards, ordering U after V. This was corrected in , and other sources depicting the alphabet order it correctly.