10 Unnecessary Doctor Who Details You Need To Know

[@WhoCulture]

Did you spot the cameo from another WhoCulture presenter? 👀

[@frankharr9466]

No. Where? Who? How? Why? When?

[@sarahglover3286]

No I definitely didn't laugh when I saw that that half your footage of Sophie Aldred was Crispy's interview!

[@whovian_holmes]

I'd love to see the evidence of doctor who existing in itself

[@noaddedosteopero1742]

my fav one is the bbc announcer in remembrance of the daleks where they say next up: doctor who because it's set in 1963

[@timeywimeybrony]

Me yoo

[@rutepereira7628]

this video might actually change my life /lighthearted

[@LisaBeta-42]

In a DWM story Beep the Meep crashes his space-ship into the wall of the BBC-building in an alternative universe - The 8th Doctor is trying to stop him doing evil, but gets an energy-shot that freezes him. The companion rushes into the building and finds a studio with an Tardis-console where she also meets Tom Baker. She tells him there is a Doctor Who publicity event outside and he is needed there (to distract the Meep). The monster is shivering with fear, because the 4th Doctor had defeated it before - Izzy disables the Meep and her Doctor only wakes up after zoo-wardens have carried away that furry beast. And there was a 3-parter for the 50th anniversary, "The Girle who Loved Doctor Who" where the 11th Doctor landed on a parallel earth and meets Matt Smith on a convention. The fan-girl has most of his adventures on DVD and he states that everything happened to him exactly as is depicted there...

[@Ohila880]

In Magician's Apprentice The Doctor plays the theme tune with his guitar. That's Capaldi's version of it

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

6:20 Holy... BLUE SHIFT RED SHIFT, red for the future because you're hurtling *away* from the observer close to the speed of light, thus warping to the future. Blue shift for hurtling *towards* the observer close to the speed of light, even if that techs would not be related to going to the past, but either way a neat detail for relativistic.

[@Jay2480]

I thought that too!

[@paulbyrom3589]

Relating to the colour coded vortex, Special 2, wild blue yonder could take place in the past as we see the vortex in the background being blue

[@sarahglover3286]

​@@paulbyrom3589It is RTD who invented the system! I bet you're right!!

[@GoranNewsum]

I remember spotting the blue/red vortices and connecting it to the backwards/forwards of time travel. I also remember telling the other kids at school, but no one believed me!

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Doctor Who being a fictional tv program within the universe of Doctor Who makes plenty of sense. I mean in real life we have dramatized portrayals of real people, so since the Doctor IS a real person in his own universe, and plenty of people are aware of him, I could completely buy that some screenwriter pitched an idea of an alien who can travel through time and space and has adventures that are sometimes wacky and sometimes dramatic, based on either that screenwriter's own interactions with the Doctor or perhaps a bedtime story told to him as a kid based on adventures a relative had.

[@christinewhoyt]

even I heard in classic they keep having reference to people writing books about their adventures.

[@krisgonynor689]

Didn't Joan Redfern's daughter - New Who - Human Nature/Family of Blood - write a book about what her mother told her about her time with The Doctor in pre-world war one Britain? That shows right there that there is media about the Doctor in the Doctor Who Universe.

[@medafan53]

While not the show, the novelization of Day of the Doctor references something intended to be in the episode; that amoung the relics in the Black Archives are posters, and presumably copies, of the Peter Cushing Doctor Who movies, a loose adaptation of the first two Dalek stories.

[@christinewhoyt]

@@medafan53 They intended actually to have that and for copyright they were force to cut it out. :)

[@lordwaluigi8535]

I would love to see the doctor stumble upon an alien production of Doctor Who

[@henrikhanssen6321]

So, my fav TV Doctor Who reference in the Doctor Who Universe is from Remembrance of the Daleks which is set in 1963. In the boarding house, the continuity announcer on the telly starts to introduce a new series. “Doctor -“ and then he’s cut off. Henrik in Maidstone

[@johna5635]

Didn't "Blue as the past" and "Red as the future" dictate Matt Smith's Bow Tie colours as well?

[@alibeknorbekov5963]

I thought about same thing But 11th doctor color tone of time is swapped Future - Blue Past - red If i am not misremembering

[@noahhensel9193]

​@@alibeknorbekov5963 I'm pretty sure it was the same, blue for past, red for future

[@alibeknorbekov5963]

@@noahhensel9193 i checked it again Yes its same I guess i am Having Mandela effect

[@Quirky_QF]

Every Doctor Who detail is a necessary detail.

[@chrisleneil]

@4:08 ‘super exciting prospect’ is one way to word it. Me sobbing hysterically throughout, is another. 7/Ace were pivotal in making me who I am. Thank you, to CC for bringing them back.

[@susantortorici3409]

Ellie, any time you feel the need or whim to talk about River Song, please do. I love her. Thank you, Sweetie.

[@SamButler22]

Only because you specifically pointed it out; it wasn't actually the Elizabeth Tower until the Jubilee in 2012, it was still just the Clock Tower in 2005 and 2006

[@ChrisMentzer]

Wow! What an awesome list. Thanks so much for sharing!! These are so cool!

[@LtexprsGaming]

Great, now im gonna have to rewatch the first 4 series to see for myself if the time vortex colors correspond going backwards or forwards in time.

[@WhoCulture]

You’re welcome!

[@Lachie-bk5pp]

The whole blue/red vortex thing in the opening title sequence (now that the blue for the past, red for the future thing has been explained (thanks whoculture!)) probably represents how the show was back from the childhood of many a whovian and was ready for a new audience in the 21st century. I’m not sure if someone else has mentioned this, but I love this detail

[@TDGalea]

I noticed the Atmos sticker only a few days ago. This is why I love RTD's era. So much planning, so much continuity. And all these Easter eggs that mean nothing when you watch it first, but then they stand out in rewatches. The biggest case of this in my opinion has to be Torchwood - I'm amazed you didn't mention this!

[@joshuagough3696]

The best example of Doctor Who existing in...Doctor Who is in remembrance of the Daleks! Well- possibly the first one at least. At one point Ace is leaving a livingroom and the camera zooms into a TV she put on, broadcasting BBC! The announce says something like "And now for the new scifi show- Docto-" and is cut off by the next scene 😊

[@thespikemonster3310]

5:56 Utopia’s title screen had a missed opportunity to make jack scream the doctor who theme song !!!!!!

[@mattheller5131]

Saying no to Bill Nighy is like saying no to Bill Nye, you just dont do it!

[@michaeltortorice9876]

First quibble (maybe last, as I'm typing as I watch - yes ,I paused; what are you, weird?), there's nothing unnecessary in the details of Doctor Who. Second is not a quibble, but rather a "yes" vote for clues list video idea. I'll think of ideas. How do you want them? Should I mail them, telegram, carve them into a rock face on the oldest planet in the Universe? Your choice. Correcting yourself about the Union Jack/Flag was a nice touch. Was that written or adlibbed? Or would that ruin the mystery? Forget I asked. I did not know about the color(colour)-coded vortex, but I did notice Pertwee's coat. See? Everything is important. I enjoyed this video a great deal. Thank you.

[@michaeltortorice9876]

Can't believe I missed the Abzorbaloff mention. Losing my touch.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

That's right... "Big Ben" is the name of the clock BELL, not the tower itself...

[@hollymatton474]

This is such a cool video, found this really interesting! Thanks Ellie and Who Culture! 😊😊

[@WhoCulture]

Thanks for the kind words Holly! 👏

[@hollymatton474]

@@WhoCulture You're very welcome! 😊

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

The doctor's scarf was knitted for him by Madame Nostradamus, mentioned by the Fourth doctor when it was slightly burned by the auto-defense electric ray in "Ark in Space": “Pity about the scarf. Madame Nostradamus made it for me. A witty little knitter… Never get another one like it.”

[@ftumschk]

5:28 I wonder if the red/blue vortices should have been the other way round. Objects in the distant past would have a red tinge, as the wavelength of the light they emit would have been red-shifted as time elapsed and space expanded. However, travelling forwards in spacetime should give objects an increasingly blue tinge, as their light would be shifted towards the _blue_ end of the spectrum. ...as if it really matters, LOL :)

[@JoeSiegler]

0:33 - The best part about that double decker bus in Planet of the Dead is the bus number is 200 - as the story was the 200th overall going back to Unearthly Child in 1963. That count assumes you do not count Shada, though - cuz if you do, it's 201. Likewise Trial of a Time Lord as 1 (which it is officially).

[@JoeyK3]

Ace was too good, they gotta bring her back soon! #WithRespect

[@Gia_067]

I always love noticing the leaflet to the Van Gogh exhibit on Craig Owen's fridge which is ironic since he never liked to leave the house at that point

[@FraserGriffith-ph2hy]

I actually noticed the time vortex change and looked it up on line to see if I was correct. This is the first time it's been proven!

[@sionmcelveen1734]

Ellie, you're brilliant! (I was going to say Ace, but that would have got confusing.) I really do love your videos.

[@DavidNPS]

A very good list , I was fascinated by the minutia hidden in plain sight , in episodes I have seen nearly half dozen times each without noticing. Plus the sound of Ellie's voice is always great to hear . 🙂

[@jdottdeestv8149]

'Union Jack' hahahah love it.

[@stevenkarmazenuk2540]

YES! A list of in-universe Doctor Who references please!

[@Sigurd-r5]

As for the knitting maybe someone is a fan of Rock Hudson he was a big fan of knitting.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

There is also an omage the 4th doctor on one of the notes that says "there's no point being grown-up if you can't be a little childish sometimes

[@luisdpaula1]

I really liked this. Thanks!

[@mattisadork]

Are you guys ever gonna talk about the Doctor Who comics? There’s so much good stuff to be found there, especially in the Eleventh and Tenth Doctor series from Titan Comics, not to mention the excellent Prisoners of Time. And let’s not forget that the Fourteenth Doctor’s first full adventure, Liberation of the Daleks, is being published in comic form in Doctor Who magazine.

[@BellyTheGoob502]

1:30 YES

[@WhoCulture]

OK

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

5:21 I noticed this one!!! I remember thinking if there was a link between the time vortex colour and travelling through time and I was right :D

[@sothisishowusernameswork.2043]

For the knitting one, I theorize the doctor could've been making clothes for the doll, hence them being picked out the same time. No idea what the apple one is though.

[@Rpu4]

Big Ben. Big Ben is the bell inside The Elizabeth tower. I know it is unnecessary to write it but I just have to.

[@LisaBeta-42]

It was only named Elizabeth Tower AFTER the 2012 Olympics - so not in tenth tenure on contemporary earth

[@jdottdeestv8149]

@@LisaBeta-42 Fantastic!

[@Rpu4]

@@LisaBeta-42 Before 2012 it was called "Clock Tower".

[@AngelicusImmortus]

It wasn’t routine restoration on the Elizabeth tower. It was structural repair to stop the bell tower from collapsing. But then he says “no second chances” and goes on to give second chances all the time.

[@prizegotti]

Example's of Doctor Who existing in Doctor Who? The 10th and 11th Doctors being fans of the Peter Cushings Dr. Who movies, as quoted from the TARDIS wiki; "When in the Black Archive, Kate Stewart noted two VHS cassettes, one of them being Daleks: Invasion Earth. She noted that the Doctor and Peter Cushing had been friends and that the Doctor had loaned him a waistcoat "for the second one". The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors particularly loved the movies, joking around calling each other Dr. Who, and phoned Cushing to persuade him to make a third movie. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor)"

[@SamButler22]

Dunno, looks more like string than yarn

[@supermariovideogamer]

I mean if we’re talking about the whoniverse having it’s own Doctor Who show, it could explain series 6b, Brigadier looking older/younger chronologically(I know some episodes were shot years later but an in universe explanation), and could also explain the unit dating controversy

[@DrWhoFanJ]

“Series 6b”‽

[@christinewhoyt]

@@DrWhoFanJ the one that made the comment is talking about the classic not newho which gets confusing.

[@robalexander8065]

He is being pedantic. He knows full well what they mean but unless a poster uses the correct terminology he gets upset.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@robalexander8065 I’m not being pedantic at all. I didn’t know what they meant, and I am never upset.

[@Kjalendren]

I remember watching the Christmas invasion and thinking hey, there's scaffolding, such a cool detail. and then when I watched partners in crime for like, the fourth time I noticed the Atmos sticker. but everything else was unknown to me, and I loved hearing about the awesome details! Also, I'd love a video of all the times Doctor Who was in the Whoniverse! wait, it is called that right? The Whoniverse?

[@melisastone231]

I have a navy polka dot bow tie! Its my favorite to wear when I dress up as 11

[@TimothyFeather]

GREAT video !

[@Nigel-xp4rf]

Odd when you mentioned The Doc's pockets, it didn't show that in Talons, the fourth Doc was carrying a toy model of the '66 Batmobile from Bat-Man and speaking of Batty, who's idea was it that The Third Doc referenced Batman in Inferno? If the Caped Crusader can be in the Whoniverse, then why can't the Doc? He/she was almost turned into fiction in The Mind Robber, what if she/he has been all the time?

[@tewedros]

5:07 I didn't think anybody else noticed 😂

[@jamesrands]

In Remembrance of the Daleks the Dr and Ace head back to 1963. There's a scene where a TV is playing the BBC and the continuity announcer says that up next is the new science fiction series, but I think someone turns it off just before he says Doctor Who

[@Snary82]

I know you were joking about getting a taxi with a Doctor bank note, however many years ago, on a night out, I somehow got a red balloon, cant remember how but I did. Got in a taxi to get my gf at the time and myself home, I jokingly offered him the balloon as payment... Turned out it was his daughters 4th birthday that day and she loved balloons and red, so he accepted! Gave him the balloon and a £10 tip (Cost of the taxi)

[@haj2132]

1:32 A) I would love to see that video and B) if Doctor Who exists within Doctor Who would that theoretically also include shows like the Thick of It and other shows that reference Doctor Who with Doctor Who actors in?

[@andrewmurray1550]

Who existing it its own universe....could be as subtle as the advert on the bus, or a copy of "Who Magazine" (or Doctor Who Annual) on Rose's mum's coffee table. Or Matt Smith reading "Doctor Who Annual" featuring Tom Baker on the cover... (ha ha).

[@shenandoahbell455]

Best evidence that Doctor Who exists in itself is that the Curator appears to do the linking scenes from the VHS Shada and appears at the end of the Bluray version. My theory is that the Curator is aware of an Earth where his adventures are recorded as fiction and likes to pop in. Fortunatly, our Earth doesn't feature many alien invasions but he did once help a young Dougie Adams with an alien invasion ov Cambridge. Being besties with Douglas means that he is happy to pop in and help out with the odd cameo. And as someone who loves children, the Curator also recorded links for Dimensions in Time. Tom Baker finds that he sometimes wakes up in a cupboard. But he's not too concerned as he also gets cheques from the BBC from work he's not actually done.

[@kelvington4182]

I thought the Time Tunnel Colour was discussed in Doctor Who Confidential episodes called "TARDIS Tales". I can't wait to see the updated Doctor Who Confidential, no one seems to be mentioning that they are bringing Confidential back as well.

[@Ludi_Chris]

I know in the 7th doctor arc with the two dalek factions, a tv says up next the big bbc tv show and doctor who starts.

[@andrewcollin1978]

I am the proud owner of one of those 10th Doctor bank notes.

[@brendangatenby8066]

I have an example of dr who being refrence inside the show In 7th dr episode "remebrance of the daleks" when ace exits the house ,the tv in the front room metions a show about a traveler in time and space before being cut off

[@cyberman05]

Well actually in Remembrance of the Daleks (Which is set on the same day as the pilot episode and incidently when Doctor Who first aired) you can hear a television talk about an exciting new series airing on the BBC called Doctor Who

[@JustinW2980]

When the opening credits are running I am listening to the ironic tune and not looking at the screen all that much.

[@joelbrown2782]

So, I am going to say this because you highlighted it. That Taxi shouldn't have had the ATMOS sticker on it. Because Ross said in part 2 of the Sontaran Story that Taxi's were exempt from ATMOS

[@conlon4332]

10:05 Huh, I kinda assumed they used real money. I mean, I thought they had a good enough budget, and it's not like they couldn't still use it, so it's not like it would be using up the budget - just borrowing from it.

[@christinewhoyt]

logically, I think it's also because of law and that money could be stolen too that's why. So, it's better for it to be fake money. So, it has no actual value.

[@andiem8575]

11 was knitting an outfit for the Barbie, and the apple was a snack because knitting takes a while! Perfectly sensible :-P

[@NORFIE123456]

Hopefully Bill Nighy was allowed to keep his bespoke neck piece!!

[@dirtiesttiger]

The swastika antenna was so odd i immediately noticed it 😂

[@alibeknorbekov5963]

You forgot to mention Doctor who series 5-6 11th doctor He changes his Bow tie and Shirt color between Red bowtie and pinkish shirt and Blue bowtie and Bluish shirt If i remember correctly When he travels into the future he wears Blue tone When he travels into past red tone Btw its for some reason opposite of 9/10th doctor sing of where they're traveling It got swapped 🧐

[@christopherwilson3754]

The Doctor's scarf, in universe, was made by Madame Nostradamus. "A witty little knitter". 4thDoctor 1974 The Ark in Space. I'm old.

[@jdottdeestv8149]

Nah, you're EXPERINCED* :)

[@DrWhoFanJ]

1975, not 1974.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@jdottdeestv8149EXPERIENCED**

[@christopherwilson3754]

@@DrWhoFanJ told ya I was old.

[@EwanHoyleNZ]

Doctor Who advertisement appeared in a torch would episode. Also in remembrance of the Daleks there was a scene with it being advertised on tv. Yes you should do a video about it - even though I personally don’t think it does exist inside it’s self.

[@UncleJackOnline]

Queen Elizabeth descended to the throne....er....wut?

[@Other3.5]

Absolutely yes! Re putting together a list.

[@Lj_Redd]

doctor who is a show in universe and he gets the image of the dr in his head when he sees them on TVs through time and when he regens that's who he saw

[@thebubblybubblybub]

5:31, and i think that Jack maybe kiiiiiiiind of knows of that?

[@Sunprism]

There’s an Ace moment where she’s watching the network teaser for the first episode of Doctor Who

[@matriculus2]

This one all depends on whether you class Dimensions in Time as canon. This was a crossover with Eastenders, which, in army of ghosts is shown to be a soap opera. So what does that mean for the existence of Doctor Who on TV

[@private1177]

never heard of something called "Unnecessary Details" when it comes to DW. that dosnt exists. everything there is to know, has to be known.

[@JamesTaylorJrMusic]

THEORY. The Doctor learned how to knit SOMEHOW... SOME TIME... knit the scarf... and that's the one that ends up on the fourth Doctor. Wibbly wobbly timey wimey.

[@marilynm8346]

hi yes please I want to see a video about Doctor Who existing in Whoniverse!

[@TiYourdy]

01:30 yes

[@leviathon74]

Correction. Tom Baker's DR's scarf origin was referenced in ARK IN SPACE. After the auto-guard is activated, the DR narrowly avoids being zapped with 500,000 volts but not before the auto-guard chars the end of his scarf. To which the DR says: "pity about the scarf. Madam Nostradamus made it for me. Witty little knitter. "

[@nicolepowell5470]

Wow i would never had noticed the doctor who poster on the double decker thank you

[@_Pickle_Cat_]

Ace was about to watch the first episode of doctor who, but then she went off.

[@Ecci2]

interesting…

[@zaarthwren]

No you can’t say no to bill nighy or else he might just release the kraken on you

[@starwarsnerd95]

I actually believe that the peter cushing dr who films are actually movie adaptations of real world events in the dr who timeline made later on in the earth empire

[@GabePuratekuta]

That makes perfect sense.

[@Timmysepicchaepic]

I have 2 of those note the £10 and the £20

[@bronwynbarnes4235]

I'd love to see the evidence of Doctor Who existing in itself, especially if they were done in order from the first doctor and continued with the future Doctors.

[@ugursuz83]

I love your voice

[@kingwolf3044]

I want to know about doctor who in doctor who.

[@cillianennis9921]

I think one piece of evidence is that call the midwife is proven to be a show in doctor who during the events of the dalek civil war revelations or was it resurrection of the daleks I always mix them up anyway since call the midwife also has a scene where doctor who is a show within it it means that in both universes they could exist as a show as well as being the reality. Edit: its remembrance of the daleks glad you mentioned it. All the r names for dalek episodes get a bit confusing.

[@steve-0493]

Actually like the fan art,on the bus of mean ole' eyebrows lol..ties into the awesome art we saw for 11th and the 1st few with Amy..✌️🍻

[@charlestownsend9280]

Another instance of dpctor who the show existing in the show is in remembrance of the daleks. Also there's the theory that the two 60s films are films within the doctor who universe.

[@richardbaines5740]

Next video you should do top ten best kid actors

[@wisppandemonium8106]

Makes sense that the president of the earth would be on currency

[@SuperMase9X]

Ace's jacket in Power of the Doctor still has the earring from Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[@cubedcuber7661]

yes please absolutely you should make a video of evidence that doctor who exists within doctor who

[@markcuthbert5881]

Yes we definitely want to see all the clues that Doctor who exists in the Doctor who I'm thinking remembrance of the daleks and the TV

[@sarahglover3286]

Technically the Donna not having money because shes in a wedding dress wouldn’t work now! She'd have had her phone (with Apple or Google Pay) down her bra!

[@christinewhoyt]

actually, wedding dress don't have pockets. At least the majority of them don't.

[@christinewhoyt]

also, remember when it was filmed in 2010. Apple and Google play wasn't really there yet. I guess you're 15 or something.

[@sarahglover3286]

@@christinewhoyt I said it wouldn't work now, if they did that episode now the whole thing wouldn't work. No I remember 2010 perfectly that's why I was comparing it. If any woman is wearing clothes without pockets the phone goes down the bra!

[@christinewhoyt]

@sarahglover3286 Ah, sorry, English is my 2nd language, so I misunderstood your comment.

[@KilamajaroKen]

In Big Finish, there's an old 60's show called Professor X. Which is just Doctor Who in-universe.

[@Plyspomitox]

Wow, I never looked at the title sequence that systematically, I guess I just misremembered that Eccleston and Tennant had different Colors, but past/future never occured to me as a pattern

[@NineWorldsFromDrew]

If I may just say - It was fun to see Rose using that line about the Union Flag 🇬🇧 as an excuse to be passive-aggressive to Eddie Connolly. BUT, today at the very least, Union Jack and Union Flag are considered synonymous, and there is no strict rules around the use of either term, even if there used to be. I know a lot of people assume that there is, however even if you check the official website of the Royal Family, even THEY say that you can call the flag by either name, no matter where you are.

[@michellegiacalone1079]

I wonder if Tennant stole one of those Ten tenners. He probably has it framed on the wall. XD