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Equally notable was the surprise appearance of [[American]] celebrity [[Meredith Vieira]] as herself in an announcement for ''The Today Show''. | Equally notable was the surprise appearance of [[American]] celebrity [[Meredith Vieira]] as herself in an announcement for ''The Today Show''. | ||
Finally, this story notably retired a close ally of the Doctor who had made numerous appearances in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s original 1963-1989 run: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. His actor, [[Nicholas Courtney]], had died of cancer the February of the same year, and his character was written out to pay respect to his passing. The character had made numerous recurring appearances from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' in 1968 to ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in 1989, and regularly starred in the series from 1970's ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' to 1974's ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]],'' even making a guest appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'', which is also his last appearance on TV. | Finally, this story notably retired a close ally of the Doctor who had made numerous appearances in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s original 1963-1989 run: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. His actor, [[Nicholas Courtney]], had died of cancer the February of the same year, and his character was written out to pay respect to his passing. The character had made numerous recurring appearances from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' in 1968 to ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in 1989, and regularly starred in the series from 1970's ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' to 1974's ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]],'' even making a guest appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'' in 2008 (three years before he passed away), which is also his last appearance on TV. | ||
The death of Lethbridge-Stewart would be commonly referenced in future [[UNIT]] stories (which often included his daughter [[Kate Stewart|Kate]]) until ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', when he returned as a benevolent [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cyberman]] in a scene paying tribute to the late Courtney. | The death of Lethbridge-Stewart would be commonly referenced in future [[UNIT]] stories (which often included his daughter [[Kate Stewart|Kate]]) until ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', when he returned as a benevolent [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cyberman]] in a scene paying tribute to the late Courtney. | ||