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* When the [[Court (The War Games)|Court]] brings up the Doctor's interest in [[Earth]], a [[hologram]] of the [[planet]] appears much like that which was used by [[Rassilon (The End of Time)|Rassilon]] in {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}.
* When the [[Court (The War Games)|Court]] brings up the Doctor's interest in [[Earth]], a [[hologram]] of the [[planet]] appears much like that which was used by [[Rassilon (The End of Time)|Rassilon]] in {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}.
* During [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|the Doctor's trial]], the sketches of potential new appearances which the Court offers to the Doctor are replaced with the images of future [[incarnation]]s of the Doctor, namely the [[Twelfth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too old", the [[Tenth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too thin", the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too young", and the [[Eleventh Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "[will not] do at all". The Doctor's reference to a potential face being "too fat" is omitted.
* During [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|the Doctor's trial]], the sketches of potential new appearances which the Court offers to the Doctor are replaced with the images of future [[incarnation]]s of the Doctor, namely the [[Twelfth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too old", the [[Tenth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too thin", the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "too young", and the [[Eleventh Doctor]], who the Doctor deems "[will not] do at all". The Doctor's reference to a potential face being "too fat" is omitted.
* Perhaps the most notable deviation, one which was teased in promotional material prior to broadcast, was the complete [[Second Doctor's regeneration]] into the [[Third Doctor]], accomplished with archive footage of [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]]. The [[The Disciplinary|original sequence]] in which the Second Doctor appears to spin and fade away is seemingly [[retcon]]ned as merely the process of transporting him from the [[Courtroom (The War Games)|courtroom]] to the [[TARDIS control room (An Unearthly Child)|TARDIS control room]] where he is seated. [[Flashback (narrative)|Flashback]]s going back to {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}} appear as the Doctor reflects on his life before completing his [[The Explosion|fiery regeneration]]. The Third Doctor quickly finds that the TARDIS is on course to [[Oxley Woods]] on [[Earth]] in [[UNIT dating controversy|either 1970 or 1980]]. Finally, archive footage from {{cs|Spearhead from Space}} sees the Doctor stumble out of the TARDIS before passing out, leading directly into that serial.
* Perhaps the most notable deviation, one which was teased in promotional material prior to broadcast, was the complete [[Second Doctor's regeneration]] into the [[Third Doctor]], accomplished with archive footage of [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]]. The [[The Disciplinary|original sequence]] in which the Second Doctor appears to spin and fade away is seemingly [[retcon]]ned as merely the process of transporting him from the [[Courtroom (The War Games)|courtroom]] to the [[TARDIS control room (An Unearthly Child)|TARDIS control room]] where he is seated. [[Flashback (narrative)|Flashback]]s going back to {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}} appear as the Doctor reflects on his life before completing his [[The Explosion|fiery regeneration]]. The Third Doctor quickly finds that the TARDIS is on course to [[Oxley Woods]] on [[Earth]] in [[UNIT dating controversy|either 1970 or 1980]]. Finally, archive footage from {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}} sees the Doctor stumble out of the TARDIS before passing out, leading directly into that serial. Whilst numerous stories had taken advantage of Pertwee's absence from ''The War Games'' to establish a [[season 6B|timeframe]] in which the regeneration was delayed for some considerable time, the indication here is that the regeneration follows the trial with no interruption.
* The [[plastic]] [[Meteorite|meteors]] used by the [[Nestene Consciousness]] in {{cs|Spearhead from Space}} are seen landing on [[Earth]].
* The [[plastic]] [[Meteorite|meteors]] used by the [[Nestene Consciousness]] in {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}} are seen landing on [[Earth]].


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Revision as of 00:22, 24 December 2024

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The War Games in Colour was a colourised 90-minute re-cut and updated edition of The War Games, the seventh serial of season 6 of Doctor Who.

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If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Following its television premiere, The War Games in Colour was added to BBC iPlayer's Whoniverse catalog of Doctor Who content.

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