DW 12-08: The Haunting of Villa Diodati

A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who Series 12, episode 8 in which the Doctor meets Mary Shelley.

May contain spoilers for 

"The Haunting of Villa Diodati"

References

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

The following are also covered:

[NEW] - Things that first appeared in the new series.
[1ST] - Things appearing for the first time in the episode.

Previously on Doctor Who...

The Doctor

• [OLD] The main character of Doctor Who, classic series and new. Born on Gallifrey,  she is a Time Lord. Due to Time Lords' ability to regenerate this is the "Thirteen Doctor."

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 (2005) series 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). 

Cybermen

• [OLD] The cybermen were foe of the Doctor from the classic series. They last appeared in "World and Time Enough"/"The Doctor Falls" (Doctor Who (2005) series 10) where it was revealed that many different groups of Cybermen developed on different planets.

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). It can usually read everything.

This episode...

Ada

• [REAL] The Doctor met Ada Gordon (Ada Lovelace) in "Spyfall, part 2" (Doctor Who (2005) series 12).

The Lone Cyberman

• [NEW] A message given to the companions by Captain Jack Harkness in "Fugitive of the Judoon" (Doctor Who (2005) series 12). He appears to be an unfinished version of the type that first appeared in "Nightmare in Silver" (Doctor Who (2005) series 7).

Cyberium

• [1ST] The first appearance of this.

~ 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.