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There were numerous references to C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," namely: (a) the three-part name itself ("The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe"), (b) the family (children) going to a large mansion in the country to escape the bombing in London, (c) "Digby" sounds a lot like "Digory," Professor Kirk's first name, (d) the Doctor refers to the TARDIS as his "wardrobe," (e) there is a snow-covered woods on the other side of the box, (f) time moves differently on the other side of the box, (g) the line "What do they teach these children...?", (h) the door knocker on the tree house resembled a lion, and (i) the spirits of the trees were sentient in Narnia as well.
This was the last regular episode (as opposed to minisode or online prequel) to use the fifth/sixth-season opening credits sequence.
Alexander Armstrong (Reg Arwell) voiced Mister Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).
The story partly takes place on Androzani Major. The Fifth Doctor's final story Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani: Part Four (1984) took place on Androzani Minor.
This episode takes place on December 24, 1938, on December 24, 1941, in 5345, on December 20, 1941 and on December 25, 2013.
"The Doctor: A fairy land? Oh, grow up. A fairy land looks completely different."
"Madge Arwell: Lily and Cyril's father-my husband-is dead and they don't know yet because if I tell them now then Christmas will always be what took their father away from them, and no one should have to live like that. Of course when the Christmas period is over I shall... I don't know why I keep shouting at them. The Doctor: Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later? The answer is, of course, because they are going to be sad later."
