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. Submitted by Captain Defenestrator
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. Submitted by Captain Defenestrator
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. Submitted by OneHappyHusky
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 '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).
The ood were originally going to be another species from the planet Raxacoricofallapotorius, home of the Slitheen.
The wallpapers on the walls were real 1950s design. Some of them cost 100£ a roll.
Originally, Mrs Moore was to die earlier, but her life was extended with every draft.
Only eleven cybermen costumes were built but careful filming makes it look as if there are more.
The spaceship was designed in the shape of a key.
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.
'Torchwood' is an anagram for 'Doctor Who'.
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. Submitted by Jeff Walker
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. Submitted by Jeff WalkerYou may also like: Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Iron Man | Cloverfield | I Am Legend | Doctor Who (1963)
