10 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching Doctor Who

10. RTD's Signature Shot

Think back to the beginning of the episode that started this mad journey we've been on for the last 18 years – Series 1's Rose.

We start in space, focused on the Moon, before the camera slowly pans to the left to reveal the Earth. We then zoom down onto the planet below, straight into Rose Tyler's bedroom.

Now, recall the opening of The Christmas Invasion. This is another episode that begins with a shot of the Moon, before the camera slowly pans to the left to reveal the Earth, and we zoom down onto the planet below.

Army of Ghosts and The Runaway Bride also begin with a shot of the Moon, before the camera slowly pans to the le- okay, you get the idea.

It's not just that these shots look the same, they are the same. All four of these episodes start with identical sequences, but since they were all broadcast months apart from each other originally, it's not so easy to notice the first time around.

The End of Time Part One begins with a similar transition of Moon-into-Earth, as does Matt Smith's debut episode, The Eleventh Hour – which was potentially new showrunner Steven Moffat's way of paying tribute to his predecessor.