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* All episodes exist as [[Telerecording|16mm telerecordings]] and are held in the [[BBC Film and Videotape Library|BBC's Film and Videotape Library]]. | * All episodes exist as [[Telerecording|16mm telerecordings]] and are held in the [[BBC Film and Videotape Library|BBC's Film and Videotape Library]]. | ||
* A [[Untitled (1963 trailer)|trailer]] was filmed for this story. | * A [[Untitled (1963 trailer)|trailer]] was filmed for this story. | ||
* Originally, the premiere storyline was to have been a serial by [[C. E. Webber]] that carried the working titles ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' and ''[[The Giants (unproduced TV story)|The Giants]]'', with ''An Unearthly Child'' initially scheduled to be the ''second'' serial of the first series; when Webber's storyline was rejected, Coburn's script was promoted to premiere and retooled accordingly. A short story titled ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' written by [[Daniel O'Mahony]] can be found in ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It suggests the entire first season of the show may just be a psychotic fantasy in the mind of Barbara Wright. ''The Giants'', meanwhile, was partially reworked for [[Season 2]] as ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. | * Originally, the premiere storyline was to have been a serial by [[C. E. Webber]] that carried the working titles ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' and ''[[The Giants (unproduced TV story)|The Giants]]'', with ''An Unearthly Child'' initially scheduled to be the ''second'' serial of the first series; when Webber's storyline was rejected, Coburn's script was promoted to premiere and retooled accordingly. A short story titled ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' written by [[Daniel O'Mahony]] can be found in ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It suggests the entire first season of the show may just be a psychotic fantasy in the mind of Barbara Wright. ''The Giants'', meanwhile, was partially reworked for [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]] as ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. | ||
* The names for the Doctor's companions were originally to be Bridget ("Biddy") instead of Susan, Lola McGovern instead of Barbara Wright, and Cliff instead of Ian. | * The names for the Doctor's companions were originally to be Bridget ("Biddy") instead of Susan, Lola McGovern instead of Barbara Wright, and Cliff instead of Ian. | ||
* The makers of the show originally considered the idea of having a functioning [[chameleon circuit]] but ruled it out on cost grounds, feeling it would have been too expensive to build a new, disguised spaceship for every story. At one point, they also considered making the TARDIS invisible. This episode establishes that the TARDIS had only recently taken on the police box appearance. Except for brief moments in [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' and a few other stories, the ship will only ever be shown as a police box. | * The makers of the show originally considered the idea of having a functioning [[chameleon circuit]] but ruled it out on cost grounds, feeling it would have been too expensive to build a new, disguised spaceship for every story. At one point, they also considered making the TARDIS invisible. This episode establishes that the TARDIS had only recently taken on the police box appearance. Except for brief moments in [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' and a few other stories, the ship will only ever be shown as a police box. | ||