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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Writer [[Nick Briggs]] includes a passage where Rose notices that the Doctor's tongue is slightly stuck to the ice, prompting the Doctor to say, "I'm a bit out of practice with Sky Rays." This is a sly reference to the [[Dr Who's Space Adventure Book|Sky Ray promotion]] of the late 1960s involving the [[Second Doctor]]. As promoted by the advertisement, the price of a Sky Ray was [[sixpence]].
Writer [[Nick Briggs]] includes a passage where Rose notices that the Doctor's tongue is slightly stuck to the ice, prompting the Doctor to say, "I'm a bit out of practice with Sky Rays." This is a sly reference to the [[Dr Who's Space Adventure Book|Sky Ray promotion]] of the late 1960s involving the [[Second Doctor]]. As promoted by the advertisement, the price of a Sky Ray was [[sixpence]]. This promotion also featured a [[Walls' Sky Ray lollies advertisement|small scene]] featuring [[Gerry Grant]] as the Second Doctor opposite the Daleks. This scene was both in black/white and in colour.


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Sky Ray
The Doctor offers a Sky Ray to Rose (PROSE: No One Died)

A Sky Ray was a type of frozen lolly. The Tenth Doctor once bought Rose Tyler a Sky Ray. She found it disgusting but tried unconvincingly to eat it happily, for his sake. He, meanwhile, enjoyed his, staining his tongue orange. (PROSE: No One Died)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Writer Nick Briggs includes a passage where Rose notices that the Doctor's tongue is slightly stuck to the ice, prompting the Doctor to say, "I'm a bit out of practice with Sky Rays." This is a sly reference to the Sky Ray promotion of the late 1960s involving the Second Doctor. As promoted by the advertisement, the price of a Sky Ray was sixpence. This promotion also featured a small scene featuring Gerry Grant as the Second Doctor opposite the Daleks. This scene was both in black/white and in colour.