Yeah, it's sort of a "best of" of the past four seasons, and even longer in the case of Sarah Jane and Davros, so it might be confusing.
Sarah Jane Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jane_Smith) was a companion of the Fourth Doctor (who was the goggly-eyes-and-scarf one you saw in Image of the Fendahl) back in the 70s, and early in season 2 of the new series she met up with the Doctor again, and has since gotten her own spinoff, the Sarah Jane Adventures. (You can see young Sarah Jane in my LJ icon with the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan.)
Stephen Hawking Dalek guy is Davros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davros), who first appeared in 1975's Genesis of the Daleks (also coincidentally a Four, Harry and Sarah Jane story, which is why she knew him). He's basically Dalek Hitler - he's the megalomaniacal creator of the Daleks, and you might want to watch Genesis just to see how that all starts (it's also one of the best stories of Old Who PERIOD, so again, worth a watch).
The Shadow Proclamation has pretty much just been mentioned a lot in New Who, but mostly this season...it's something that usually gets referenced when the Doctor is facing an alien baddie and tries to go the diplomatic route first.
Harriet Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Jones) first appeared in S1 of the new series, as an MP of a tiny constituency who ends up helping the Doctor and Rose fight off a plan by the Slitheen to destroy Earth (and blew up 10 Downing Street in the process). She reappeared again immediately after the Doctor regenerated into Ten, and was sneakily deposed by the Doctor for blowing up an alien ship in a way that he didn't agree with. She has the idiosyncracy of always introducing herself; it started when she was just the MP for Flydale North, a tiny little place, but she's continued it even once she's Prime Minister and former PM, and the inevitable response is "yes, we know who you are." XD
Also, "Fear Her" is a S2 ep that is just god-awful...the guest cast displays horrific acting skills (especially the kid actor who plays a large part), the plot makes no sense, etc. It's the only ep of New Who (really, of Who period so far) that I've actively disliked.
Also, re: SJS and Donna, of course the answer is Y. XD
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Sarah Jane Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jane_Smith) was a companion of the Fourth Doctor (who was the goggly-eyes-and-scarf one you saw in Image of the Fendahl) back in the 70s, and early in season 2 of the new series she met up with the Doctor again, and has since gotten her own spinoff, the Sarah Jane Adventures. (You can see young Sarah Jane in my LJ icon with the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan.)
Stephen Hawking Dalek guy is Davros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davros), who first appeared in 1975's Genesis of the Daleks (also coincidentally a Four, Harry and Sarah Jane story, which is why she knew him). He's basically Dalek Hitler - he's the megalomaniacal creator of the Daleks, and you might want to watch Genesis just to see how that all starts (it's also one of the best stories of Old Who PERIOD, so again, worth a watch).
The Shadow Proclamation has pretty much just been mentioned a lot in New Who, but mostly this season...it's something that usually gets referenced when the Doctor is facing an alien baddie and tries to go the diplomatic route first.
Harriet Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Jones) first appeared in S1 of the new series, as an MP of a tiny constituency who ends up helping the Doctor and Rose fight off a plan by the Slitheen to destroy Earth (and blew up 10 Downing Street in the process). She reappeared again immediately after the Doctor regenerated into Ten, and was sneakily deposed by the Doctor for blowing up an alien ship in a way that he didn't agree with. She has the idiosyncracy of always introducing herself; it started when she was just the MP for Flydale North, a tiny little place, but she's continued it even once she's Prime Minister and former PM, and the inevitable response is "yes, we know who you are." XD
Also, "Fear Her" is a S2 ep that is just god-awful...the guest cast displays horrific acting skills (especially the kid actor who plays a large part), the plot makes no sense, etc. It's the only ep of New Who (really, of Who period so far) that I've actively disliked.
Also, re: SJS and Donna, of course the answer is Y. XD