Tuesday 25 September 2018

DW: Dreamland

A Guide to Classic Who references in new Who.


Doctor Who: Dreamland in which The Doctor visits Area 51.


Warning: May contain spoilers for

"Dreamland"


Viewing Order

"Planet of the Dead" > The Doctor's Timeline > "The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith Part 2"

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.


Ongoing References...

  • [OLD]  TARDIS - The Doctor's time and space travel vehicle.  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 being unable to blend into its environment.


  • [OLD] Sonic Screwdriver - The Doctor's favourite tool.  First appeared in "Fury of the Deep" (Doctor Who (1963) season 5) and has been used off and on by various Doctor including the Ninth and Tenth.

  • [OLD]  Time Lord - The time traveling ruling elite of Gallifrey.  It is noted here that they are not easy to come by.  This has probably always been true, however since the Time War they have been trapped outside the universe and then relegated to the end of time.  This would make them hard to find.

This episode...

  • [1ST] Craft - First appearance of this craft.

  • [1ST] Ionic Fusion Bar - First appearance of this device.

  • [1ST] Alliance of Shades - First appearance of this group.

  • [1ST] Viperox Battle Drone - First appearance of one of these beings.


  • [OLD] Harry Houdini - An actual person, who has been named dropped as having taught escape tricks to the Doctor and some of his captions.
    • Ben Jackson (Second Doctor companion) - "The Highlanders" (Doctor Who (1963) season 4).
    • The Third Doctor - "Planet of the Spiders" (Doctor Who (1963) season 11).
    • The Fourth Doctor - "Revenge of the Cybermen" (Doctor Who (1963) season 12).

  • [1ST] Roswell Alien - First appearance of this type of alien on Doctor Who.

  • [1ST] Viperox - First appearance of this race.

  • [1ST] Scorpios Flies - First appearance of one of these.

~ 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.

"Planet of the Dead" > The Doctor's Timeline > "The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith Part 2"

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