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Although Cushing had portrayed [[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Dr. Who]] in the [[Dalek movies]], there is no existing information to support the notion that he was playing the same character in this series. No evidence of any contact between the producers of the Dalek movies and [[Stanmark Productions|Stanmark]] & [[Warermill Productions]], the makers of the radio series, exists. Rather, the project failed when [[Journey into Time (audio story)|the series pilot]] was rejected by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/01/dwn150112121012-missing-radio-script.html |title=Missing Radio Script Discovered |author=Chuck Foster |date of source=Sunday, 15 January, 2012 |website name=Doctor Who News |accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref> Additionally, it's noteworthy that the existing print advertisements never mention the two recent movies, and instead heavily stress the television show — even bothering to mention the foreign markets in which the television show was available. | Although Cushing had portrayed [[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Dr. Who]] in the [[Dalek movies]], there is no existing information to support the notion that he was playing the same character in this series. No evidence of any contact between the producers of the Dalek movies and [[Stanmark Productions|Stanmark]] & [[Warermill Productions]], the makers of the radio series, exists. Rather, the project failed when [[Journey into Time (audio story)|the series pilot]] was rejected by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/01/dwn150112121012-missing-radio-script.html |title=Missing Radio Script Discovered |author=Chuck Foster |date of source=Sunday, 15 January, 2012 |website name=Doctor Who News |accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref> Additionally, it's noteworthy that the existing print advertisements never mention the two recent movies, and instead heavily stress the television show — even bothering to mention the foreign markets in which the television show was available. | ||
Had the pilot succeeded, the first series would have consisted of 52 25-minute episodes. In those episodes, listeners would have heard, according to an extant print advert: | Had the pilot succeeded, the first series would have consisted of 52 25-minute episodes. In those episodes, listeners would have heard, according to an extant print advert: | ||
:… invincible robots, giant insects and invisible robots … Marco Polo, the American Revolution, Julius Caesar, the Neanderthal Man, the sailing of ''The Mayflower'' to the "New World" …<ref>Contemporary adverts republished in ''[[The Frame]]'' #10</ref> | :… invincible robots, giant insects and invisible robots … Marco Polo, the American Revolution, Julius Caesar, the Neanderthal Man, the sailing of ''The Mayflower'' to the "New World" …<ref>Contemporary adverts republished in ''[[The Frame]]'' #10</ref> | ||