DW 03-10: Blink

A Guide to Classic Who references (and other references) in new Who.

Doctor Who Series 3 episode 10 (Story 30):  Sally Sparrow investigates.

Warning: May contain Spoilers for 

"Blink"

Viewing Order

• Children in Need - "Born Again" or Christmas Special 2005 - "The Christmas Invasion" (Suggested viewing - reintroduction of character.)
• Doctor Who [3-01] - "Smith & Jones" (Suggested viewing - introduction of character.)

References

[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic series (or the film.)  Episode List.

For context, the following are also covered:

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

[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new series.

[OTH] - Things from Other Doctor Who sources (Books, Comics, Audioplays, etc)
[FAN] - Things that relate to the fandom.

Ongoing References...

• [OLD]  The Doctor - The main character.  Real name: unknown; actual age: unclear.  Status as a Medical Doctor:  Undetermined.  He is a Time Lord from the Planet Gallifrey.
• [OLD]  The TARDIS - The Doctor's time and space travel vechicle.  TARDIS stands for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space.  Like a lot of Time Lord technology it is "bigger on the inside."  The Doctor stole his Tardis when fleeing Gallifrey.  It is an older model ("Type 40") and unreliable, often ending up in the wrong location and the chamleon circuit - designed to make the Tardis appear inconspicuous in any surroundings it appears has failed so it always appears as a police telephone box from 1960s England.

This episode...

• [OLD] TARDIS Key - Obviously, the key to the TARDIS.  It has appeared in a number of forms and in some cases could only be used by the Doctor.

• [OTH]  "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays" by Sally Sparrow - This episode is based on Steve Moffat's Doctor Who short story "'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays; by Sally Sparrow" which featured a companion-less Ninth Doctor.

• [NEW]  Dummy Phone - As noted by the Ninth Doctor in "The Empty Child."

• [FAN]  Windows the wrong shape - A complaint by some more fastidious fans, especially about the TARDIS from the new series, although there was no real standard design.

• [1ST]  Security Protocol 712 - The first appearance of this protocol, but it is similar to Emergency Program One which appeared in "The Parting of the Ways."

~ DUG.

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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.