by Mandrake » Aug 16th, '12, 22:42
Random thoughts...
Most of the Who stories have been way back in history, or way ahead in the future, or somewhere else in the universe so the story, actions and reactions etc can't be cross checked or disputed. One exception to this observation seems to be 'Fear Her' where Tennant's Who and Rose arrived in London to see the 2012 Olympic games. The episode was first broadcast in 2006, two years before the Beijing Games and six years before London but now that point in actual history has arrived and passed on. We now know for sure that the good Doctor didn't pick up the torch and light the stadium flame, the torch was a completely different design, as was the flame cauldron and, although tiny aspects such as the 'A' frame lights, were right, the Olympic Stadium looked rather different - it was actually filmed in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium so had some sort of connection with reality. The other bit they got right was that Huw Edwards would be commentating on the opening ceremony - and he did!