In "Human Nature," when John Smith (The Doctor's human identity) is talking about his parents, he says their names are Sydney and Verity. Sydney Newman was the creator of Doctor Who and Verity Lambert was the first producer.
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Doctor: These human beings. Consider their potential. From the day they arrive on the planet and blinking step into the sun. There is more to see than can ever be seen. More to do than - no, hold on...Sorry, that's 'The Lion King'. But the point still stands. Leave them alone!
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When the Doctor and Rose are talking in the bay, the Doctor's hair is blowing in the wind, but it's not when he is in the T.A.R.D.I.S., even though it's a realtime conversation, meaning the actor was obviously on the beach recording his lines with Rose and back on a set doing the inside scenes. See more...
Doctor Who (2005) - 17 trivia entries
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In "Human Nature," when John Smith (The Doctor's human identity) is talking about his parents, he says their names are Sydney and Verity. Sydney Newman was the creator of Doctor Who and Verity Lambert was the first producer.
Possible Spoiler: At the time of this writing, it is generally believed that the "Mister Saxon" referred to throughout Season 3 will turn out to be The Master. One piece of evidence backing this theory is The Master's penchant for anagrammatic aliases: Mister Saxon is an anagram of "Master No Six," and if it's true, John Simm would be the 6th actor to play The Master.
At the end of the episode "Voyage of the Damned", Astrid is set loose to travel through space and time. Astrid is an anagram of TARDIS, which does the same thing.
2007 Christmas Special - Voyage Of The Damned: Max Capricorn's logo shows the Titanic flying from a cresent moon. But look at it another way and it looks like a sinking ship.
The Empty Child (1) (series 1)
The 'Tula' stems from an Indian restaurant where the writer ate.
Jack causes the Clock Tower to light up. At the end, the writer wanted someone to say 'Jack, did you remember to turn off Big Ben?' then have a bomb land on the Houses of Parliament and the Clock Tower. (The Houses of Parliament did get bombed. The joke was to make it all Jack's fault).
Rose (series 1)
The "I can feel the earth spinning" scene was filmed outside the changing rooms of a local football (soccer) team called the Gabalfa Draconians. The Draconians were an alien race in the 1970s story "Frontier in Space."
The Satan Pit (2) (series 2)
The ood were originally going to be another species from the planet Raxacoricofallapotorius, home of the Slitheen.
The Idiot's Lantern (series 2)
The wallpapers on the walls were real 1950s design. Some of them cost 100£ a roll.
The Age of Steel (2) (series 2)
Originally, Mrs Moore was to die earlier, but her life was extended with every draft.
Rise of the Cybermen (1) (series 2)
Only eleven cybermen costumes were built but careful filming makes it look as if there are more.
The Girl in the Fireplace (series 2)
The spaceship was designed in the shape of a key.
New Earth (series 2)
It was so hot inside the Duke of Manhattan's costume that his fat suit had its own cooling system.
The scene on the ladder had to be shot carefully, as it was only big enough for three people.
All of series 2 (series 2)
'Torchwood' is an anagram for 'Doctor Who'.
Voyage of the Damned (series 3)
Bernard Cribbins, who plays Wilfred Mott in this series has appeared in a much earlier Dr. Who story - he played Tom Campbell in the feature film Dalek Invasion Earth 2050 AD with Peter Cushing as the Doctor.
The Sound of Drums (2) (series 3)
During the episode, the Master is watching the Telly Tubbies on his laptop - this is very similar to an episode during the John Pertwee era, when the Master, played Roger Delgado is seen watching an episode of the Clangers whilst in prison.
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