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[[Martha Jones]]'s employment by [[UNIT]] was first mentioned in the ''Torchwood'' episode ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'', in which she appeared, and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' had a semi-sequel in the form of the ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' story ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''. ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' brought together cast members of three series. A number of more casual mentions have also taken place, such as Sarah Jane suggesting "[[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]" and "[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair]]" as possible names for [[Luke Smith|Luke]] in ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]''. Likewise, Sarah's description of the origins of her [[coulrophobia]] in ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'' returns the viewer to the setting of ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''. | [[Martha Jones]]'s employment by [[UNIT]] was first mentioned in the ''Torchwood'' episode ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'', in which she appeared, and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' had a semi-sequel in the form of the ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' story ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''. ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' brought together cast members of three series. A number of more casual mentions have also taken place, such as Sarah Jane suggesting "[[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]" and "[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair]]" as possible names for [[Luke Smith|Luke]] in ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]''. Likewise, Sarah's description of the origins of her [[coulrophobia]] in ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'' returns the viewer to the setting of ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''. | ||
In ''[[Liberty Hall (home video)|Liberty Hall]]'', a short | In ''[[Liberty Hall (home video)|Liberty Hall]]'', a short minisode released with the DVD of ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] mentions being with [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] in [[Malebolgia]] in [[2003]] (which is a reference to ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]''). He also mentions [[Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Gordon]] and [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] (who are characters from ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]''). | ||
In ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', the [[Eighth Doctor]] name checks four of his [[companion]]s from [[Big Finish Productions]]' audio dramas. | In ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', the [[Eighth Doctor]] name checks four of his [[companion]]s from [[Big Finish Productions]]' audio dramas. | ||
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These other fictional universes ''are not'' [[alternate timeline]]s or [[parallel universe]]s. These two concepts exist within the ''Doctor Who'' universe as defined and contained concepts within the scope of that fictional universe, whilst these other fictional universes are separate, merely using familiar concepts and entities as the ''Doctor Who'' universe. For example, both ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' and ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'' were retroactively declared by their creators (and in the case of ''Shalka'', by the BBC) as ''not'' being part of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | These other fictional universes ''are not'' [[alternate timeline]]s or [[parallel universe]]s. These two concepts exist within the ''Doctor Who'' universe as defined and contained concepts within the scope of that fictional universe, whilst these other fictional universes are separate, merely using familiar concepts and entities as the ''Doctor Who'' universe. For example, both ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' and ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'' were retroactively declared by their creators (and in the case of ''Shalka'', by the BBC) as ''not'' being part of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | ||
A similar status is often ascribed to the two [[Peter Cushing]] films of the 1960s, ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', which borrow plots, characters and iconography from the TV stories ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but | A similar status is often ascribed to the two [[Peter Cushing]] films of the 1960s, ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', which borrow plots, characters and iconography from the TV stories ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but alter various details to the extent that they seem irreconcilable with the televised version of events, and, indeed, most other stories involving a version of [[the Doctor]] — although notably, ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]'' are just as much a prequel to these films as to the TV versions. As time went, the "Cushing Doctor" was considered more and more of an oddity, with writers and characters alike coming to denounce him as "not counting". The publication of ''[[Daleks Versus the Martians (comic story)|Daleks Versus the Martians]]'', as well as that of a series of unlicensed [[charity publication]]s featuring [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] by [[Obverse Books]], saw established ''Doctor Who'' writers trying to write in "the universe of the Cushing films", positing a world where the "canon" consisted of the two Cushing films and nothing else. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == |