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===[[:Category:Cultural References|Cultural References]]=== | ===[[:Category:Cultural References|Cultural References]]=== | ||
*Susan refers to [[ | *Susan refers to [[decimalisation]]. In 1963, England was working to a system of 240 pence to a pound. Decimalization actually took place on [[15th February]] [[1971]] and it was just a guess by the production team that decimalization would take place at some time. | ||
* Reference is made to the Doctor and Susan having visited [[The French Revolution]] (1789 - 1799). It is also suggested that they have visited England after 1971 as Susan is aware of the introduction of the decimal system. | * Reference is made to the Doctor and Susan having visited [[The French Revolution]] (1789 - 1799). It is also suggested that they have visited England after 1971 as Susan is aware of the introduction of the decimal system. | ||
*[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] is listening to [[John Smith and the Common Men]] when Ian and Barbara walk in, [[John Smith]] being the stage name of 'the honourable [[Aubrey Waites]], also known as [[Chris Waites]] according to [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]. | *[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] is listening to [[John Smith and the Common Men]] when Ian and Barbara walk in, [[John Smith]] being the stage name of 'the honourable [[Aubrey Waites]], also known as [[Chris Waites]] according to [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]. | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* The Doctor returned to [[Totter's Yard]] in [[1963]] in [[Remembrance of the Daleks]], [[1985]] in [[Attack of the Cybermen]], in 1997 in | * The Doctor returned to [[Totter's Yard]] in [[1963]] in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', [[1985]] in ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'', in 1997 in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' and also in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Harvest]]''. | ||
:* In Remembrance of the Daleks it appears to have been just weeks or even the day after the conclusion of episode 1 of "An Unearthly Child". | :* In Remembrance of the Daleks it appears to have been just weeks or even the day after the conclusion of episode 1 of "An Unearthly Child". | ||
:* It is revealed in ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' that the Doctor was hiding the [[Hand of Omega]] in [[London]] when the teachers discovered his presence. | :* It is revealed in ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' that the Doctor was hiding the [[Hand of Omega]] in [[London]] when the teachers discovered his presence. | ||
* | * [[EDA]]'s ''[[Interference: Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference: Book Two]]'' explain the importance of Foreman's Yard to the Doctor's timeline and introduces the character of [[I.M. Foreman]]. | ||
* During this adventure the Doctor encounters his Eighth Incarnation who has travelled back along his own timeline ( | * During this adventure the Doctor encounters his Eighth Incarnation who has travelled back along his own timeline ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''). | ||
* The events of this story can be seen to follow on from those in | * The events of this story can be seen to follow on from those in [[TN]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]''. | ||
* Susan claims that she made up the term [[TARDIS]] from the initials of Time and Relative Dimension in Space. But it is later revealed that [[Gallifrey]]an society is several million years old. An explanation for this apparent inconsistency is proposed in | * Susan claims that she made up the term [[TARDIS]] from the initials of Time and Relative Dimension in Space. But it is later revealed that [[Gallifrey]]an society is several million years old. An explanation for this apparent inconsistency is proposed in [[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. | ||
==DVD, Video and Other Releases== | ==DVD, Video and Other Releases== | ||
