A Guide to Classic Who references in New Who episodes.
Series 1, episode 12 (Story 10): The Doctor, Rose and Jack meet up end up on reality TV.
Warning: May contain Spoilers for
"Bad Wolf"
- 1-01 "Rose" (Suggested viewing - introduction of characters.)
- 1-07 "The Long Game" (Suggested viewing - a sequel to that episode.)
- 1-09 & 1-10 "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" (Suggested viewing - introduction of characters.)
- 1-11 "Boom Town" (Suggested viewing - Specifically mentions events.)
References
[1ST] - The first appearance of things in Doctor Who series.
[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new series.
[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new series.
[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic series (or the film.) Episode List.
[INJ] - An in-joke.
[INJ] - An in-joke.
- [INJ] Big Brother, The Weakest Link, What Not to Wear - Parodies of the British versions, featuring the actual hosts of the shows doing the voices and puns on their names.
- [OLD] Transmat - Particle Matter Transmission, a term for/type of teleportation frequently used in classic Doctor Who.
- [1ST] Kyoto, 1336 - Time and place not previously visited onscreen (and not really here, either).
- [1ST] Pan Traffic Calendar, Martian Drone Default Payments, The Great Colbalt Pyramid - First appearances of these term.
- [1ST] The Torchwood Institute - Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who, but this is the first reference to it in the show.
- [1ST] Princess Vossaheen - First mention.
- [NEW] Bad Wolf Corporation - That name again. It's also the episode name. But no big revelation yet.
- [1ST] 200100AD - First appearance of this year.
- [1ST] Grand Central Ravine - First mention. Not sure how it is named after Sheffield, though.
- [NEW] The Face of Boe - Appeared in "The End of the World" which is how Rose knows his name.
- [OLD] The Isop Galaxy - The planet Vortis in the First Doctor story "The Web Planet" was in the Isop Galaxy.
- [1ST] Red Velvets, President Hoshbin Frane, Gaffabeque, Planet Lucifer, etc - First mention of these things on screen.
- [OLD] Daleks - The Doctor's foes are back, but not for the first time in the new series, as one previously appeared in "Dalek."
The 10 Rules to Doctor Who.
10. TARDIS: The TARDIS mentioned as travel, but the heroes arrive by Transmat. The TARDIS does reveal the answer to what's going on though. [0]
9. Meeting Yourself: Nobody tries. [X]
8. Non-sequiturs: Yes. [1]
7. Serious/Frivolous: Shows aspects of both personality. [1]
6. Series Final: This is not a series final, but is part 1 of the 2 part final. It includes Daleks. [1]
5. Companion: Rose, contemporary British female. Jack, future human. (Future, Earth orbit story). [.5]
4. Emotionless: The Controller has been used as an interface since the age of 5, so should be emotionless, but her emotions caused her to bring the Doctor in.. [1]
3. Title Spoilers: Bad Wolf has been mentioned throughout the series and isn't a spoiler for anything here. The Doctor also references the name of a previous episode "The Long Game." This is a rare episode that has Daleks but doesn't name them. [0]
2. The Threat: The Doctor realises straight up that something's wrong. Being kidnapped is a big give away. It's actually the TARDIS that does most of the working out. Of course, he has no idea who the masters are. [0]
1. Last of It's Kind: No last of their kind, besides the Doctor. The Daleks appear, previously thought to be extinct. [.5]
Score: 5/9.
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