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* The planet [[Kemble]], which appeared in [[Terry Nation]] and [[Dennis Spooner]]'s [[1965 (releases)|1965]] serial ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and its lead-in ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', previously debuted in Spooner's [[1963 (releases)|1963]] ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' episode ''[[w:c:gerryanderson:Space Vacation|Space Vacation]]''.

* In the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] episode "[[The Feast of Steven]]", the ''Doctor Who'' production team planned to use the main cast and setting of ''[[Z-Cars]]'' for some scenes set in a police station. However, ''Z-Cars'' producer {{w|David Rose (producer)|David Rose}} rejected the idea. The plan was referenced in [[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|the 1989 novelisation]], which named the policemen after the ''Z-Cars'' cast.

* Another early, albeit minor, televised crossover between the DWU and another fictional property occurred in [[1966 (releases)|1966]] in ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'', on [[ITV]] rather than the [[BBC]], as a tie-in with the magazine ''[[TV Century 21]]'', which published [[The Daleks (series)|the ''Daleks'' comic serials]] under the guise of being in-universe reports produced in the [[2060s]] within the shared universe of [[Gerry Anderson]]'s science fiction TV series. One of these reports was clearly seen, although briefly, on-screen in a close-up in the ''Thunderbirds'' episode ''[[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|The Man from MI.5]]'', with the word "DALEK", the image of a [[Dalek War Machine|War Machine Dalek]] and that of the [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]] all visible.

* The final episode of Season 3 of ''[[Out of the Unknown (TV series)|Out of the Unknown]]'', entitled ''[[Get Off My Cloud (TV story)|Get Off My Cloud]]'', was an official crossover with ''Doctor Who'' through a metafictional device: the main character became trapped in a dream world where he was menaced by [[Dalek]]s drawn from his nightmares, nightmares developed from watching ''Doctor Who'' itself. He eventually summoned [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] ("played" by the actual TV prop used at the time in [[Patrick Troughton]]'s TV stories) inside the dream realm as part of his efforts to defend himself.

* In both [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' and ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', both written by [[Douglas Adams]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] mentions several elements from Adams' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.

* [[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' featured the character [[Richard Mace]], who had previously appeared in three BBC Radio Drama plays by [[Eric Saward]] from [[1974 (releases)|1974]] to [[1976 (releases)|1976]].

* In a [[1986 (releases)|1986]] [[Untitled (1986 TV story)|''Roland Rat'' television story]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] appeared and expressed his distaste for the series.

* In the [[1993 (releases)|1993]] [[Children in Need]] special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'', [[the Doctor]] and some of his companions met the cast of ''[[EastEnders]]'' as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations.

* [[Sandra Mitchell]] from [[Russell T Davies]]' show {{wi|Children's Ward}} briefly appeared in ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]''.

* Although not a crossover with another ''fictional'' property, ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' functioned as a legal crossover between ''Doctor Who'' and the reality TV shows and game shows ''Big Brother'' and ''The Weakest Link'', with the music, logos and (in some cases) performers of these shows being lawfully hired to portray the futuristic versions of themselves produced on the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]].

* [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]'s character in ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'', [[Ianto Jones]], originally appeared as a teenager in Russell T Davies' show {{wi|Mine All Mine}} – albeit with his name misspelled in the credits as "Yanto Jones". ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'', an episode of ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'', also referenced ''Mine All Mine'' through a mention of the [[Vivaldi inheritance]].

* ''[[One Born Every Minute (TV story)|One Born Every Minute]]'', broadcast as part of the the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] [[Comic Relief]] telethon, saw the [[Eleventh Doctor]] transporting the cast of the BBC Drama ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' through time.

* ''[[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|Dermot and the Doctor]]'', broadcast as part of the National Television Awards, featured not only another crossover with ''EastEnders'' (with another appearance of [[Dot Cotton]]) but also a crossover with ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in the character of [[Becky McDonald]].

* BBC [[Christmas]] indents featuring the Doctor have sometimes featured joking crossovers with other BBC shows on several occasions: the ''[[2010 BBC Christmas ident]]'' was a crossover with ''Come Fly with Me''; and the 2012 [[BBC]] Christmas ident ''[[It's Showtime (2012 BBC Christmas ident)|It's Showtime]]'' featured another crossover with ''Call the Midwife'' and [[Agnes Brown]] from the [[BBC]] sitcom ''Mrs Brown's Boys''.

* ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]'' crossed over with many BBC characters such as [[John Luther]] from ''Luther'', [[Sherlock Holmes]] with [[John Watson]] from BBC's ''Sherlock'', and [[Dot Cotton]] from ''[[EastEnders]]'' for the third time.

* ''[[Mind My Minions (webcast)|Mind My Minions]]'' was also a crossover, this time with ''Despicable Me'' spin off ''Minions'' and for the second time ''[[Coronation Street]]''.

* ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]'' crossed-over many reality shows, including ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' and ''The Great British Bake Off'', and one scripted show: ''[[Call the Midwife]]'', with [[Jenny Agutter]] reprising her character.