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'''''Back to the Future''''' was a popular [[1980s]] [[film]] trilogy about [[time travel]]. A [[novelisation]] was made from the first film.
'''''Back to the Future''''' was a popular [[1980s]] [[film]] trilogy about [[time travel]]. A [[novelisation]] was made from the first film.


== References ==
== References ==
After being sent back to the [[1st century]] [[BC]], [[Ibrahim Hadmani]] said that the only things that he knew about time travel, he learned from ''Back to the Future'' and ''[[The Terminator]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Pharaoh (novel)|The Last Pharaoh]]'')
After being sent back to the [[1st century]] [[BC]], [[Ibrahim Hadmani]] said that the only things that he knew about time travel, he learned from ''Back to the Future'' and ''[[The Terminator]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Pharaoh (novel)}})


In [[1599]], the first ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]'' film was mentioned by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to help explain the mechanics of time travel to [[companion]] [[Martha Jones]]. Martha didn't see any threat from the [[Carrionite]]s because she knew that the world didn't end in [[1599]]. However, the [[Tenth Doctor]] referenced this movie when he told her about how [[Marty McFly]], after he travelled back in time, did something that almost erased him from existence in the present. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
In [[1599]], the first ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]'' film was mentioned by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to help explain the mechanics of time travel to [[companion]] [[Martha Jones]]. Martha didn't see any threat from the [[Carrionite]]s because she knew that the world didn't end in [[1599]]. However, the [[Tenth Doctor]] referenced this movie when he told her about how [[Marty McFly]], after he travelled back in time, did something that almost erased him from existence in the present. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}})


When [[Cristián Alvarez]] contacted the [[Seventh Doctor]] by leaving a letter with [[UNIT]] to be passed on to him, [[Bernice Summerfield]] noted that it was just like in ''Back to the Future''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
When [[Cristián Alvarez]] contacted the [[Seventh Doctor]] by leaving a letter with [[UNIT]] to be passed on to him, [[Bernice Summerfield]] noted that it was just like in ''Back to the Future''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})


In [[1983]], [[Joel Mintz]] (who was from the year [[1993]]) compared himself to Marty McFly in that all new TV shows were reruns to him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
In [[1983]], [[Joel Mintz]] (who was from the year [[1993]]) compared himself to Marty McFly in that all new TV shows were reruns to him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})
[[File:Selfie Delorean Back to the Future.jpg|left|thumb|The [[DeLorean]] from the films on-display at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Selfie (comic story)|Selfie]]'')]]
[[File:Selfie Delorean Back to the Future.jpg|left|thumb|The [[DeLorean]] from the films on-display at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Selfie (comic story)}})]]


[[Patricia Menzies|D.I. Patricia Menzies]] had seen the film prior to [[2008]], which allowed her to grasp the fundamentals of time travel. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Raincloud Man (audio story)|The Raincloud Man]]'')
On the website [[www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]], a user, going by the name [[Marty McFly]], claimed to have seen [[the Doctor]], saying "I know that man, he stole my [[DeLorean]]!!!". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


While the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was explaining his plan to return [[Mark Whitaker]] to [[2011]], he told Mark that he was here "to take you back... to the future!" He then added that he had "always wanted to say that." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]'')
[[Patricia Menzies|D.I. Patricia Menzies]] had seen the film prior to [[2008]], which allowed her to grasp the fundamentals of time travel. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Raincloud Man (audio story)}})


[[Paul (The Sooner the Better)|Paul]] was a fan of the film. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sooner the Better (short story)|The Sooner the Better]]'')
While the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was explaining his plan to return [[Mark Whitaker]] to [[2011]], he told Mark that he was here "to take you back... to the future!" He then added that he had "always wanted to say that." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Touched by an Angel (novel)}})


During her time with the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Bill Potts]] showed him the films, reasoning that he would like based on their usage of time travel, only for the Doctor to criticize their inaccurate depiction of time travel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Great Shopping Bill (comic story)|The Great Shopping Bill]]'')
[[Paul (The Sooner the Better)|Paul]] was a fan of the film. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sooner the Better (short story)}})


In the [[25th century]], [[Stewart Ransom]] became a fan of Western films, particularly ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'', which influenced his decision to establish the technological limits of the [[Independent Earth Colony]] on [[Axista Four]] to the Western period as part of his dedication to the "[[Back to Basics]]" program. The [[Second Doctor]] claimed that the second film in the trilogy, ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'', was better. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'')
During her time with the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Bill Potts]] showed him the films, reasoning that he would like based on their usage of time travel, only for the Doctor to criticise their inaccurate depiction of time travel. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Great Shopping Bill (comic story)}})
 
In the [[25th century]], [[Stewart Ransom]] became a fan of Western films, particularly ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'', which influenced his decision to establish the technological limits of the [[Independent Earth Colony]] on [[Axista Four]] to the Western period as part of his dedication to the "[[Back to Basics]]" program. The [[Second Doctor]] claimed that the second film in the trilogy, ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'', was better. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Colony of Lies (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
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* [[Adric|The Scorpion King]] mentions that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] has a [[flux capacitor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'')
* [[Adric|The Scorpion King]] mentions that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] has a [[flux capacitor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'')
* In ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', there is a poster on a wall in the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]] which displays something closely resembling a flux capacitor. There is writing next to it in [[Aurebesh]], the alphabet prominently used in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise, which spells out "[[Delorean]]" - the model of car central to the plot of ''Back to the Future''.
* In ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', there is a poster on a wall in the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]] which displays something closely resembling a flux capacitor. There is writing next to it in [[Aurebesh]], the alphabet prominently used in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise, which spells out "[[Delorean]]" - the model of car central to the plot of ''Back to the Future''.
* In ''[[Back to the Future Part III|Back to the Future: Part III]]'', Doc Brown breaks his own rules of interfering with [[fixed points in time]], to save the life of the woman who would become his best friend and love, the schoolteacher Clara Clayton. This storyline is in many respects similar to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s rescue of [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
* In ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'', Doc Brown breaks his own rules of interfering with [[fixed points in time]], to save the life of the woman who would become his wife, the schoolteacher Clara Clayton. This storyline is in many respects similar to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s rescue of [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')


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The website [[whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]] had a list of sightings of [[the Doctor]] which people had ostensibly been submitting to [[Clive Finch]], a conspiracy theorist character from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. In actuality, the submissions were from visitors to the website; one such submission, credited to "[[Marty McFly]]", simply reads: "I know that man, he stole my [[DeLorean]]!!!" <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/whoisdoctorwho/sightings.shtml |title=Contact Us |date of source= |website name=[[whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]] |accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Doc and the Doctor promotional image.jpeg|thumb|Doc Brown and the Doctor finally meet -- a promotional image published for ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|Lego Dimensions]]''.]]
[[File:Doc and the Doctor promotional image.jpeg|thumb|Doc Brown and the Doctor finally meet -- a promotional image published for ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|Lego Dimensions]]''.]]
The 2015 cross over game ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|Lego Dimensions]]'' included [[Doc Brown]] and [[Marty McFly]] as playable characters in a ''Back to the Future'' Lego world. In advertisements for the game, shots of ''Doctor Who'' and ''Back to the Future'' elements intertwined were highly emphasised.
The 2015 cross over game ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|Lego Dimensions]]'' included [[Doc Brown]] and [[Marty McFly]] as playable characters in a ''Back to the Future'' Lego world. In advertisements for the game, shots of ''Doctor Who'' and ''Back to the Future'' elements intertwined were highly emphasised.
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Back to the Future
You may wish to consult Back to the Future (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Back to the Future was a popular 1980s film trilogy about time travel. A novelisation was made from the first film.

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

After being sent back to the 1st century BC, Ibrahim Hadmani said that the only things that he knew about time travel, he learned from Back to the Future and The Terminator. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])

In 1599, the first Back to the Future film was mentioned by the Tenth Doctor to help explain the mechanics of time travel to companion Martha Jones. Martha didn't see any threat from the Carrionites because she knew that the world didn't end in 1599. However, the Tenth Doctor referenced this movie when he told her about how Marty McFly, after he travelled back in time, did something that almost erased him from existence in the present. (TV: The Shakespeare Code [+]Loading...["The Shakespeare Code (TV story)"])

When Cristián Alvarez contacted the Seventh Doctor by leaving a letter with UNIT to be passed on to him, Bernice Summerfield noted that it was just like in Back to the Future. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

In 1983, Joel Mintz (who was from the year 1993) compared himself to Marty McFly in that all new TV shows were reruns to him. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

The DeLorean from the films on-display at the San Diego Comic-Con. (COMIC: Selfie [+]Loading...["Selfie (comic story)"])

On the website whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, a user, going by the name Marty McFly, claimed to have seen the Doctor, saying "I know that man, he stole my DeLorean!!!". (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

D.I. Patricia Menzies had seen the film prior to 2008, which allowed her to grasp the fundamentals of time travel. (AUDIO: The Raincloud Man [+]Loading...["The Raincloud Man (audio story)"])

While the Eleventh Doctor was explaining his plan to return Mark Whitaker to 2011, he told Mark that he was here "to take you back... to the future!" He then added that he had "always wanted to say that." (PROSE: Touched by an Angel [+]Loading...["Touched by an Angel (novel)"])

Paul was a fan of the film. (PROSE: The Sooner the Better [+]Loading...["The Sooner the Better (short story)"])

During her time with the Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts showed him the films, reasoning that he would like based on their usage of time travel, only for the Doctor to criticise their inaccurate depiction of time travel. (COMIC: The Great Shopping Bill [+]Loading...["The Great Shopping Bill (comic story)"])

In the 25th century, Stewart Ransom became a fan of Western films, particularly Back to the Future Part III, which influenced his decision to establish the technological limits of the Independent Earth Colony on Axista Four to the Western period as part of his dedication to the "Back to Basics" program. The Second Doctor claimed that the second film in the trilogy, Back to the Future Part II, was better. (PROSE: The Colony of Lies [+]Loading...["The Colony of Lies (novel)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Possible allusions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doc Brown and the Doctor finally meet -- a promotional image published for Lego Dimensions.

The 2015 cross over game Lego Dimensions included Doc Brown and Marty McFly as playable characters in a Back to the Future Lego world. In advertisements for the game, shots of Doctor Who and Back to the Future elements intertwined were highly emphasised.

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. KarenGillan2. Twitter (22 April 2012). Retrieved on 9 August 2013. “Back to the future 2 is on telly! My mother and I are excited and a hover board would make the happiest girl in the world.”