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 * One of the images brought up on the computer screen is of [[Patrick Troughton]], the actor who portrayed the [[Second Doctor]], and also the first actor who played Robin Hood on television.
 * Actors [[David Benson]] and [[Ian Hallard]] also appeared together in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'', which was also written by [[Mark Gatiss]]. Benson later appeared in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large]]'', a story which also featured Robin Hood.
-* This is the first episode since [[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'' to not have any scenes set on present-day Earth (the TARDIS's location when the Doctor asks Clara where she wants to go next is unspecified).
+* This is the first episode since [[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'' to not have any scenes set on present-day Earth (the TARDIS' location when the Doctor asks Clara where she wants to go next is unspecified).
 * The archery tournament and the Golden Arrow is a staple of the Robin Hood legend, including the ballads ''A Gest of Robyn Hode'' and [http://www.boldoutlaw.com/rhbal/bal152.html ''Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow''].
 * The episode title references the ITV series ''{{iw|robinofsherwood|Robin of Sherwood}}'', which competed against ''Doctor Who''<nowiki/><nowiki>'s </nowiki>[[season 22|twenty-second season]] on [[Saturday]] nights during its second series in [[1985]].
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 ::*He also hypothesises that they may be in a futuristic recreation or fun house. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
 * This is not the first time that the Doctor has encountered a [[spaceship]] disguised as a [[castle]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'')
-* The spaceship was headed for the destination of "[[Heaven (afterlife)|the Promised Land]]." The [[Half-Face Man]] also claimed that he was waiting to reach the Promised Land. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
+* The spaceship was headed for the destination of "[[Heaven (afterlife)|the Promised Land]]." The [[Half-Face Man]] also claimed that he was trying to reach the Promised Land. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
 * The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] to disarm [[Robin Hood]], complete with "Hai!", as his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] commonly did. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' et al.)
 * The Doctor is still a superb swordsman, having notably demonstrated the skill in his [[Third Doctor|third]], [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]], [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]], and [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]], [[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]], [[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]], [[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]], [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et. al.)
 * The Doctor uses technology to win the archery contest and later claims not to be able to use the bow and arrow. Seemingly he has forgotten as he used one once and even claimed during his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] to have been taught by "Crazy Horse himself". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moonflesh (audio story)|Moonflesh]]'')
-* The Doctor previously encountered a ship that needed [[gold]] to repair the engines; in his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] the [[Djinni]] used the gold the [[Black Guardian]] horded from the Caliph and compressed it to make a warp manifold, the fifth segment to the [[Key to Time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)|The Destroyer of Delights]]'')
+* The Doctor previously encountered a ship that needed [[gold]] to repair the engines; in his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] the [[Djinni]] used the gold the [[Black Guardian]] hoarded from the Caliph and compressed it to make a warp manifold, the fifth segment to the [[Key to Time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)|The Destroyer of Delights]]'')
 * Once again the Doctor likens a foolish person's thought processes to [[pudding]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath]]'')
 * [[King]] [[Richard the Lionheart]] and his brother [[Prince]] [[John of England]] are mentioned. Meanwhile in 1190, King Richard is fighting the [[Crusades]], where he met the [[First Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] would meet the [[android]] [[Kamelion]] masquerading as the then King John in [[1215]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'')