DW 11-05: The Tsuranga Conundrum

A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who series 11 episode 5 in which the Doctor and friends take a space ambulance.

May contain spoilers for 

"The Tsuranga Conundrum"

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

• [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. While it has been destroyed a couple of times and replaced it has been implied to be the same device rebuilt ("Day of the Doctor" (Doctor Who (2015) 50th Anniversary Special). Although Doctor has suggested he initially built it ("The Doctor Dances"  (Doctor Who (2015) series 1) & "A Christmas Carol"  (Doctor Who (2015) Christmas Special 2010), this is the first time we've seen her build one.  It's been said to be self-repairing "A Christmas Carol"  (Doctor Who (2015) Christmas Special 2010) and on at least one occasion the repaired it for him ("The Eleventh Hour"  (Doctor Who (2015) series 5)). She built her current version in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Doctor Who (2015) series 11).

This episode...

Celphalin 59

• [1ST] First mention of this junk planet.

Celphalin 27

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

The things they're looking for

• [1ST] First mention one of these.

Kinstano

• [1ST] First mention of this location.

Sonic Mine

• [1ST] First mention of this location.

Med Tags

• [1ST] First mention of these devices.

Robot dredgers

• [1ST] First mention of these devices.

Tsuranga

• [1ST] First mention of this hub.

General Eve Cicero

• [1ST] First appearance of this individual.

Keeba Galaxy

• [1ST] First mention of this galaxy.

Neuro-pilot

• [1ST] First appearance of this career.

The Book of the Celebrant

• [1ST] First mention of these books.

Army of the Aeons

• [1ST] First mention of this military force.

Battle of the Underkind

• [1ST] First mention of this military conflict.

Clone Droid/Android

• [1ST] First mention of one of these.

Ecto-spleen

• [1ST] First mention of this organ.

Giftan

• [1ST] First mention of this race.

Rhesus 1

• [1ST] First mention of this planet.

Constant Division

• [1ST] First mention of this location.

Comm Dot

• [1ST] First mention of these devices.

Pting

• [1ST] First appearance of this creature.

Perils of the Constant Division...

Cybermen

• [OLD] Recurring foe of the Doctor in the classic and new series.  The image shown appeared to be the version first shown in "Nightmare in Silver" (Doctor Who (2005) series 7).

Ood

• [NEW] Recurring race in the new series. Often bad guys due to the interference of outside forces.  First appeared in "The Impossible Planet" (Doctor Who (2005) series 2).

Weeping Angel

• [NEW] Recurring race in the new series. First appeared in "Blink" (Doctor Who (2005) series 3).

Raxacoricofallapatorian

• [NEW]Recurring race in the new series. First appeared in "Aliens of London" (Doctor Who (2005) series 1).

Sontaran

• [OLD] Recurring foe of the Doctor in the classic and new series. 

Silent

• [NEW] Recurring race in the new series. First appeared in "The Impossible Astronaut" (Doctor Who (2005) series 6), or possibly "The Big Bang" (Doctor Who (2005) series 5).

Silurian

• [OLD] Recurring foe of the Doctor in the classic and new series. 

Zygon

• [OLD] Recurring foe of the Doctor in the classic and new series.

~ 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.