Wednesdays For Beginners (audio story)

Jackie knocks on her neighbours' doors, including Rosita, Yasmin, and Trisha Delaney.
Later, Jackie sees Jolene, from number 32, and Mrs Boufakis, as "ghosts".
The old man at number 13 "does his business" in the hanging baskets.
Jack uses his vortex manipulator as a power source.
Jackie laughs at the alien race being called Harvesters, referencing the restaurant chain.
The Powell Estate once held a street party for the Queen's jubilee, with flags, bunting, orange squash, cheesy pineapple, Bakewells and sausage rolls. They played music from a CD player. Jackie caught Alfie Squires looking at cocktail sausages. Jackie recreates this night.
As she begins to imagine people coming back at the party, Jackie addresses Frank, Doris, Bill, Maxine and Arianna. As they briefly begin to solidify, she addresses Henry, as well.
Jackie puts four sugars in Jack's tea.
When they truly return to N-Space, "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" plays on the panpipes at the party.
Jack once worked on Ritz World Alpha.

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Wednesdays for Beginners was recorded on 19 May 2016.^[1] Along with the rest of the anthology, it was recorded so early — over a year prior to release — as John Barrowman was already in Cardiff for Torchwood: Outbreak.
Captain Jack sings a rendition of "Knees Up, Mother Brown". In reality, John Barrowman is an accomplished stage musical actor.
Jack tells Jackie that "[he] likes standing on roofs", a tongue-in-cheek reference to Torchwood, in which most episodes have scenes showing him looking over Cardiff from a rooftop.

In Rose's absence, Jackie considers getting a "little dog". (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)
Mickey has yet to leave home. (TV: School Reunion, Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel)
Jack tells Jackie that he travelled with the Doctor "a long time ago." (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances et al.)
Jackie notes the string of alien invasions which started with the Ninth Doctor's arrival. (TV: Rose, Aliens of London / World War Three, The Christmas Invasion)
As far as Jack knows, Rose believes he is dead. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
Keeping an eye on the Powell Estate, Jack has been waiting for the Doctor for nearly 170 years. (TV: Utopia)
Jackie questions if the Doctor wants to see Jack again. (TV: Utopia)
Jack calls the real world N-Space. (TV: State of Decay)
Jack will meet Jackie again when they separately join the Children of Time during the 21st century Dalek invasion. (TV: Journey's End)