The Ties that Bind Us (documentary)

The Ties that Bind Us was a documentary that examined the continuity links to both the past and present that were either mentioned in the DW: The Five Doctors. It was narrated by Paul McGann. The documentary was included on the DVD release of DW: The Five Doctors 25th Anniversary Edition

The links
Below is a list of the continuity references, that were made in DW: The Five Doctors and the stories that related to the references.


 * The speech by William Hartnell at the end of DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
 * Both anniversary stories DW: The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors, introduced a new TARDIS console room.
 * The reference as the TARDIS being more than a machine;
 * DW: Planet of the Spiders
 * DW: The Invasion of Time
 * DW: The Ribos Operation
 * Hitting the console, to get it to work;
 * DW: The Hand of Fear
 * DW: Image of the Fendahl
 * DW: The Visitation
 * DW: Doctor Who (1996)
 * The Eye of Orion has been mentioned in;
 * DW: The King's Demons
 * DW: Timelash
 * The return of actor David Savile, who first appeared with Patrick Troughton in DW: The War Games, they both shared a scene in DW: The Five Doctors.
 * The Brigadier's line of "Wonderful chap. All of them" a reference to the fact that the Brigadier has met the first five incarnations of the Doctor.
 * The Terrible Zodin was mentioned first in DW: The Five Doctors and later in DW: Attack of the Cybermen. It was also mentioned in SJA: The Mad Old Woman In The Attic.
 * Patrick Troughton's coat is identical to the one he wore in DW: The Abominable Snowmen. The Yeti from that same story also appeared.
 * Patrick Troughton's line of "You've had this place redecorated haven't you?. I dont like it" was a reference to DW: The Three Doctors.
 * Jon Pertwee driving Bessie, the car first appeared in DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians and was used throughout his tenure as the Doctor and in Tom Baker's first story.
 * Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, although having not met in the stories but were featured in a spin off story K-9 and Company.
 * Paul Jerricho returns as the Castellan and the line in "...its a lie. The Doctor wants revenge" is a reference to DW: Arc of Infinity.
 * The appearance of Borusa, he has been seen before;
 * DW: The Deadly Assassin
 * DW: The Invasion of Time
 * DW: Arc of Infinity
 * The Master is offered a new life cycle, it was established in DW: The Deadly Assassin, he was in his final incarnation.
 * The Recall signal, it was first mentioned/seen in DW: The Hand of Fear and DW: Arc of Infinity.
 * Rassilon and his items have been mentioned before in DW: The Deadly Assassin and DW: The Invasion of Time. The Seal of Rassilon was also seen again, it seen in the mentioned stories and in DW: Revenge of the Cybermen.
 * Gallifrey was the setting for the story, it has been mentioned before in past stories.
 * The return of Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter and companion Susan Foreman, she last appeared in DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
 * Former companions Liz Shaw, Mike Yates, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Herriot make an appearance.
 * The mention of the Doctor's academic years, they have been mentioned before;
 * DW: The Time Monster
 * DW: The Ribos Operation
 * Jon Pertwee's line of "I've reversed the polarity of the neutron flow" has been heard in;
 * DW: The Dæmons
 * DW: The Sea Devils
 * DW: City of Death
 * DW: Castrovalva
 * DW: Mawdryn Undead
 * The Fifth Doctor passed the office of President to Flavia, and mentioned to his companions "...thats how it all started".

The documentary ended with a montage of clips from the past 20 years, which included, companions, the TARDIS, enemies, alien worlds, regeneration and tea.