DW 03-09: The Family of Blood (Part 2)

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

Doctor Who Series 3 episode 9 (Story 29 part 2):  The Doctor is hides from aliens, taking Martha Jones to look after him.

Warning: May contain Spoilers for 

"The Family of Blood"

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.)
• Doctor Who [3-09] - "Human Nature" (Required viewing - first part of two-parter.)

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)

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]  John Smith - An alias commonly used by the Doctor.  It was first used by The Second Doctor's companion, Jamie McCrimmon, as a name for the concussed Second Doctor in "The Wheel in Space" (Season 5).  The Second Doctor was the first to use it in his last story "The War Games" (Season 6).  The Third Doctor used it extensively during his time on exiled on Earth.  Much like Jamie's usage, not knowing the Doctor's name, Chang Lee used "John Smith" on medical records.  The name also appeared in "The Empty Child" as a reference to the Doctor.
• [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.

From Part One...

• [OTH]  Human Nature - This two-parter is based on Paul Cornell's Doctor Who novel "Human Nature" which featured the Seventh Doctor and his then companion Bernice Summerfield.

• [1ST]  The Family of Blood - Part one was the first appearance of these creatures.

• [1ST]  Chameleon Arch - First appearance of this device.

This episode...

• [OLD]  Forged in the heart of a Dwarf Star - In "Warrior's Gate" the Doctor, Romana and Adric arrived on a ship with a hull made of Dwarf Star Alloy - with molecules compacted under huge gravitational forces - Romana claims it is the only thing that will hold Time Sensitives.

~ 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.