I wonder how much of it is the Tardis and how much of it is the specific Doctor. Though I remember lots of errors in the 9th/10th era:
12 months instead of 12 hours
The Quiet Undead
Tooth and Claw (1879 instead of 1979)
Idiot Lantern (1953 London instead of NY)

Though there was way too much of a sense of "present" and going to and from the Companions home. It worked with Rose but by the time Donna came along it was old and stale (like Donna herself).


Bow ties are coool.