I had forgotten the Dr Who reference, though I only dip into Dr Who now and again. I had always assumed that the title of the film 'The Matrix' was in homage to

I had forgotten the Dr Who reference, though I only dip into Dr Who now and again. I had always assumed that the title of the film 'The Matrix' was in homage to Neuromancer. I had never considered that Gibson might be doing a homage to Dr Who.