Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/The Abominable Snowmen

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• The TARDIS landing sound is slower than usual.

The TARDIS is a bit faulty, it had trouble materialising. The materialisation sound varies from time to time, as would be expected from such an old vehicle.

• Sapan, one of the monks, sounds Welsh.

The TARDIS translation circuit tends to produce accents which the listeners will interpret as something familiar to them.

• In Episode One, snow is seen on the TARDIS scanner; however, when the travelers emerge not a flake is visible [See Full Circle.]

The TARDIS scanner was likely showing a patch of the landscape relatively nearby which did have snow.

• Thonmi on one occasion says that the holy Ghanta has been missing for about 200 years when the figure should be about 300.

The term "about" is used to indicate an approximation. People often approximate when talking about something that happened many years ago.