Bilbo Baggins’ Entrance Door
Along with the Star Trek point out in collection 14’s “The Satan’s Chord”, right here’s extra proof that the Whoniverse has thrown open its arms to fantasy crossovers is the looks of a spherical door within the Time Lodge (at 31:50 within the episode) that, in line with Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, ought to lead on to Hobbiton within the Shire on Center Earth. Peter Jackson is a Who fan and rumours that he may guest-direct an episode swirled in seasons previous.
The Time Traveler’s Restaurant
Discover the title of (presumably) the Time Lodge’s restaurant? “DeTambles” may have a well-known ring to followers of Steven Moffat’s US TV adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s celebrated novel The Time Traveler’s Spouse. DeTamble is the surname of that novel’s titular character, Henry DeTamble, as performed by Theo James in Moffat’s HBO model, and by Eric Bana within the much less good 2009 movie adaptation.
The Eleventh Hour Headlines
The newspaper tucked beneath the Physician’s arm when he’s stealing milk from the Time Lodge’s snack bar has a few attention-grabbing tales regarding Steven Moffat’s first episode as Physician Who showrunner – “The Eleventh Hour”. The headlines “Prisoner Zero Discovered Harmless” and (partially seen) “Duck Pond Thriller…” are impressed by the villainous alien of that episode who’d escaped jail by one of many time cracks brought on by the explosion of the TARDIS and hidden out within the residence of younger Amelia Pond. The duck pond reference can also be to that episode, when the Physician realises one thing is improper in Amy Pond’s residence village due to the shortage of geese on the native pond.
The Lady within the Fire within the Press
The newspaper the Physician is studying whereas he’s mopping the steps on the Sandringham Lodge with a mop straight out of Disney’s Fantasia has headlines containing the phrase “Versailles” and a picture of what may be a Clockwork Droid (it’s onerous to make out) in reference to Steven Moffat-written collection two episode “The Lady within the Fire”, itself impressed by Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Spouse (see DeTambles, above).
The Blue Diamond
When the Physician orders his disguise ham and cheese toastie and pumpkin latte from reception, he’s informed “You simply pay on the blue diamond”. The blue diamond is after all, the traditional and now new-again form of the Physician Who emblem.
Mr Benn’s Any Period Garments Boutique
The place does a lodge visitor purchase era-appropriate garb to put on whereas on a Time Lodge minibreak? From Mr Benn’s Any Period Garments, after all, the store within the lodge foyer that appears to be named in honour of Seventies cartoon character Mr Benn, a bowler-hatted gents who, each episode, went to a magical costume store that transported him into the world of no matter he dressed up as. Notice the costumes on show within the store window – a swimsuit of armour, a spacesuit, and many others. All the identical ones as featured within the Mr Benn opening credit.
