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* In the TARDIS' wardrobe, various articles of clothing are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') the [[Second Doctor|Second Doctor's]] trousers, the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s panama hat, and a [[Fourth Doctor]]-like outfit that.
* In the TARDIS' wardrobe, various articles of clothing are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') the [[Second Doctor|Second Doctor's]] trousers, the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s panama hat, and a [[Fourth Doctor]]-like outfit that.
* The ramifications of the destruction of the Sycorax vessel, including the impact on a group of female (and presumably related) Sycorax, is explored in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]''.
* The ramifications of the destruction of the Sycorax vessel, including the impact on a group of female (and presumably related) Sycorax, is explored in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]''.
* This is one of the few instances in which the TARDIS isn't stationary as it materialises, due to the Doctor speeding it up to breakneck speeds in the time vortex; ([[TV]]: ''[[Children in Need Special]]'') in most other episodes, the TARDIS stays in one spot as it de- and rematerialises. A similar "materialisation in motion" occurs on two occasions during the next Christmas special, [[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.
* The TARDIS is in motion as it materialises, due to the Doctor speeding it up to breakneck speeds in the time vortex. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children in Need Special]]'') It has materialised and dematerialised in motion before ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury From the Deep]]'', ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''), and would do so again next Christmas. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')
* Jones' statement regarding the Doctor not always being available to help the planet touches on a theme that is revisited in [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]''.
* Jones' statement regarding the Doctor not always being available to help the planet is later echoed and discussed by [[Gwen Cooper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'')
* When the Doctor collapses the first time and Mickey questions who he is, the Doctor's position mirrors the position of the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]''.
* The [[Third Doctor]] was revived from a trance by [[coffee]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
* The [[Third Doctor]] was revived from a trance by [[coffee]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''.
*The Doctor identifies the blood type through taste. [[Romana II|Romana]] demonstrated a similar sensory precision in identifying a [[mineral]]'s composition through taste. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
*The Doctor is able to identify blood type through taste. In [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', [[Romana II|Romana]] demonstrated a similar sensory precision in identifying a [[mineral]]'s composition through taste.
* When the Doctor regenerates into the [[Eleventh Doctor]], he complains again when he notices that he's "still not [[Ginger (trait)|ginger]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* When the Doctor regenerates into the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', he complains again when he notices that he's "still not [[Ginger (trait)|ginger]]", as he does in this story.
* Construction girders around the Clock Tower of [[Big Ben]] indicate that repair work is still being done following its recent collision with a spaceship. ( [[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
* A panoramic shot of [[London]] reveals construction girders around the Clock Tower of [[Big Ben]], indicating that repair work is still being done following its collision with a spaceship in [[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''.
* The Sycorax would later appear be part of [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')
* The Sycorax would later appear in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' as part of [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]].
* Harriet Jones introduces herself regularly as "Harriet Jones, Prime Minister" to which the common reply is, "Yes, I know who you are"; she did the same before becoming Prime Minister, introducing herself to everyone as "Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North". ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]''
* Harriet Jones introduces herself to everyone as "Harriet Jones, Prime Minister" to which whomever she is talking to replies, "Yes, I know who you are", a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'' and ''[[World War Three]]'' in which she introduces herself to everyone as "Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North". A similar line would also be used in [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''.
** She would later continue this as former Prime Minister, with a similar response. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')
* The Doctor has previously engaged in sword fights. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor has previously engaged in sword fights. ([[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]]'')
* By seeding the downfall of Harriet Jones as Prime Minister, the Tenth Doctor unwittingly triggered a cascade of events that end with his demise:
* By seeding the downfall of Harriet Jones as Prime Minister, the Tenth Doctor unwittingly triggered a cascade of events that would end with his demise:
** The Doctor and future companion [[Martha Jones]] arrived at [[Malcassairo]] in the year [[100,000,000,000,000]] by accident. They also found that [[Jack Harkness]] hitched onto the TARDIS exterior and was dragged through the [[Time Vortex]], trying to reunite with the Doctor after being left behind at the [[Game Station]] when he was made [[immortal]] by the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
** The Doctor and future companion [[Martha Jones]] arrived at [[Malcassairo]] in the year [[100,000,000,000,000]] by accident. They also found that [[Jack Harkness]] hitched onto the TARDIS exterior and was dragged through the [[Time Vortex]], trying to reunite with the Doctor after being left behind at the [[Game Station]] when he was made [[immortal]] by the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
** The group met Professor Yana, who Martha noticed had a [[fob watch]]. After her experience with the [[chameleon arch]], she thought Yana was a benevolent [[Time Lord]] that became human, but Yana's true identity belonged to [[the Master]], who had fled the [[Time War]]. After regenerating, he stole the Doctor's TARDIS and fled the planet, but the Doctor tampered with his TARDIS to trap him on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
** The group met Professor Yana, who Martha noticed had a [[fob watch]]. After her experience with the [[chameleon arch]], she thought Yana was a benevolent [[Time Lord]] that became human, but Yana's true identity belonged to [[the Master]], who had fled the [[Time War]]. After regenerating, he stole the Doctor's TARDIS and fled the planet, but the Doctor tampered with his TARDIS to trap him on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
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