DW 11-10: The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos

A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who series 11 episode 9 in which the Doctor and go to Ranskoor av Kolos.

May contain spoilers for 

"The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos"

References

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

The following are also covered:

[1ST] - The first appearance of this thing.

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

Ongoing References...

The TARDIS

• [OLD] The Doctor's time and space travel vehicle.  It stands for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space.  Like a lot of the Doctor's race's technology, it is "bigger on the inside."  The Doctor stole her second-hand TARDIS when fleeing her homeworld.  It is an older model ("Type 40") and unreliable, often ending up in the wrong location, and being unable to blend into its environment (a feature TARDISes should have).

The Doctor

• [OLD] The main character of Doctor Who, classic series and new. This is the Thirteen Doctor.

Sonic Screwdriver

• [OLD] The Doctor's favourite tool: the sonic screwdriver. First shown to be used by the Second Doctor in "Fury of the Deep" (Doctor Who (1963) season 5), it has been used almost constantly since. She built her current version in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Doctor Who (2015) series 11).

This episode...

Ranskoor av Kolos

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

The Ux

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

The Stenza

• [NEW] Appeared previously in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Doctor Who (2015) series 11).

Psychotropic Waves

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

Neural Balancers

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

Comm Dots

• [NEW] First appeared in "The Tsuranga Conundrum" (Doctor Who (2005) series 11).

Sniperbots

• [NEW] First appeared in "The Ghost Monument" (Doctor Who (2005) series 11).

Stebbel

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

Towed Planets

• [NEW] The events of "Journey's End" (Doctor Who (2005) series 4).

Turned a Slitheen into an Egg

• [NEW] The events of "Boomtown" (Doctor Who (2005) series 1).

~ DUG.

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