DW New Year's Day Special 2019: Resolution

A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who New Year's Day Special 2019 in which the Doctor and meet an old friend.

May contain spoilers for 

"Resolution"

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.
[OTH] - Things that first appeared in other material.

Ongoing References...

Mutant Kaled

• [OLD] The creature inside the Daleks. First appeared (as just a claw) in ("The Daleks" Doctor Who (1963) season 1). 

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.

Daleks

• [OLD] The main enemy of the Doctor, first appearing in the classic series and have regularly appeared in the new series.

Skaro

• [OLD] The homeworld of the Daleks.  First appeared in ("The Daleks" Doctor Who (1963) season 1). 

Kate Stewart

• [NEW] The last known head of UNIT. First appeared in the non-BBC Doctor Who spin-off Downtime, and was introduced to the official series in "The Power of Three" (Doctor Who (2005) season 7).

UNIT

• [OLD] First appeared in the classic series, and has regularly appeared in the new series, as well as appearing in Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.

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).

Rels

• [OTH] A unit of time regularly used by the Daleks. It was used in the movie adaptation of the first Dalek story ("The Daleks" Doctor Who (1963) season 1). 

This episode...

Recon Scout Dalek

• [1ST] First appearance of this designation of Dalek and the first appearance of this makeshift Dalek armour.

~ 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.