DW Tardisode 6 - "The Age of Steel"

A Guide to Classic Who references (and other references) in New Who episodes and extras.

A mini-episode (called a "Tardisode") design to advertise the upcoming episode: "The Age of Steel."

References

[1ST] -  The first appearance of things in Doctor Who 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.

• [NEW]  John Lumic - First seen in "Rise of the Cyberman."

• [OLD]  Cybermen - Recurring villains for the Doctor, first appearing in the First Doctor's last story.  See Foes - Cybermen for more information from the classic series.  A Cyberman's helmet was part of Harry Van Statten's collection in "Dalek."

• [NEW]  Cybus Cybermen - This is a new breed of Cybermen, first seen in the Tardisode are unrelated to the ones seen previously.  The design is obviously updated for the new series, but they also have that "C" logo of Cybus Industries.

• [NEW]  Cybus Industries - Lumic's company, first seen in "Rise of the Cyberman."

~ DUG.

The Time Crash blog was created to help New Who fans understand Classic Who references - and to know if something isn't a reference but a new idea.  If there's a reference I missed or a subject that you feel needs more explaining, please comment.