DW 11-07: Kerblam!

A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who series 11 episode 7 in which the Doctor and friends visit a warehouse.

May contain spoilers for 

"Kerblam!"

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 Doctor

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

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). It's Telepathic Circuits have been used for navigation a number of times ("Good Night" (Doctor Who (2005) 2011 short),  "The Name of the Doctor" (Doctor Who (2005) Christmas Special 2013), and "Listen" & "Dark Water" (Doctor Who (2005) Series 8).

Psychic Paper

• [NEW] An item usually used by the Doctor to create false identification for the Doctor.  It first appeared in "The End of the World" (Doctor Who series 1).

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. 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).

Two Hearts

• [OLD] The Doctor's race have two heart. This was first noted in "Spearhead in Space" (Doctor Who (1963) season 7), the Third Doctor's first story.  Previously it seemed that the First and Second Doctor only had one heart.  Since then it has usually been implied that the Doctor's race always have two hearts (with early references being retroactively regarded as goofs) although some non-televised sources claim that they have only a single heart in their first body (or the number changes), but other non-televised sources state that the First Doctor and his granddaughter Susan actually had two hearts.

This episode...

Teleport Pulse

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

Kerb!am

• [1ST] First appearance of this company.

Kandoka

• [1ST] First appearance of this planet or its moons.

Fez

• [OLD] An item of headwear briefly worn by the Seventh Doctor in "Silver Nemesis" (Doctor Who (1963) season 25), but most associated with the Eleventh Doctor who wore or used one in:

• "The Big Bang" (Doctor Who (2005) series 5)
• "A Christmas Carol" (Doctor Who (2005) series 6)
• "The Impossible Astronaut"(Doctor Who (2005) series 6)
• "Death Is the Only Answer" (Doctor Who (2005) minisode) 
• "The Bells of Saint John" (Doctor Who (2005) series 7)
• "The Day of the Doctor" (Doctor Who (2005) 50th Anniversary Special)

Agatha Christie & Wasps

• [NEW] A reference to the events of "The Unicorn & the Wasp" (Doctor Who (2005) series 5).

The Doctor's Robot Friends...

K9

• [OLD] A companion to the Doctor. Has existed as a number of models.
• Mark I - First joined the Doctor in "The Invisible Enemy" (Doctor Who (1963) season 15), a creation of Professor Marius. It left with the Doctor's companion Leela in "The Invasion of Time" (Doctor Who (1963) season 15).
• Mark II - The Doctor had this new model in a crate, with in traveling with him from "The Ribos Operation" (Doctor Who (1963) season 15) until "Warrior's Gate" (Doctor Who (1963) season 18).
• Mark III - Sarah Jane's model, sent to her by the Doctor in "A Girl's Best Friend" (K9 & Company), and worked with the Doctor in "The Five Doctors" (Doctor Who (1963) 25th Anniversary Special) and "School Reunion" (Doctor Who (2005) series 2).
• Mark IV - A replacement was given to Sarah Jane in "School Reunion" (Doctor Who (2005) series 2) and appeared in "Journey's End" (Doctor Who (2005) series 4).

Kamelion

• [OLD] A companion to the Fifth Doctor in "The King's Demon" (Doctor Who (1963) season 20) and "Planet of Fire" (Doctor Who (1963) season 20). A shape changing robot that was under the control of The Master.

Handles

• [NEW] A Cyberman head that was the Eleventh Doctor's companion for 300 years in "The Name of the Doctor" (Doctor Who (2005) Christmas Special 2013).

~ 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.