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* Bessie (on-screen numberplate ''WHO 1'') is seen for the first time. Its real life numberplate was ''MTR 5'', as ''WHO 1'' was not available — having already been registered elsewhere. Special ''WHO 1'' numberplates were made and used on the car when filming on private ground or on the public highway with permission from the police. | * Bessie (on-screen numberplate ''WHO 1'') is seen for the first time. Its real life numberplate was ''MTR 5'', as ''WHO 1'' was not available — having already been registered elsewhere. Special ''WHO 1'' numberplates were made and used on the car when filming on private ground or on the public highway with permission from the police. | ||
* This is the first use of [[CSO]] (Colour Separation Overlay) in ''Doctor Who''. | * This is the first use of [[CSO]] (Colour Separation Overlay) in ''Doctor Who''. | ||
* The unusual music in this story was conducted by [[Carey Blyton]] and featured clarinets, recorders, cellos and horns. | * The unusual music in this story was conducted by [[Carey Blyton]] and featured clarinets, recorders, cellos and horns. | ||
* This is the only serial title to break the "Doctor Who" naming taboo (i.e. directly identifying the character by the incorrect name "Doctor Who"). Previously, an episode of the serial ''[[The Chase]]'' also broke the taboo by being titled "The Death of Doctor Who". | * This is the only serial title to break the "Doctor Who" naming taboo (i.e. directly identifying the character by the incorrect name "Doctor Who"). Previously, an episode of the serial ''[[The Chase]]'' also broke the taboo by being titled "The Death of Doctor Who". | ||
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* When the Silurians return to hibernation at the end of the episode, they say they will be revived in fifty years. While the year of this episode is not given, it was broadcast in 1970. Fifty years later would be 2020, which coincides with the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''. | * When the Silurians return to hibernation at the end of the episode, they say they will be revived in fifty years. While the year of this episode is not given, it was broadcast in 1970. Fifty years later would be 2020, which coincides with the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''. | ||
* With ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', this is one of only six televised stories in the history of ''Doctor Who'' not to feature the TARDIS. | * With ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', this is one of only six televised stories in the history of ''Doctor Who'' not to feature the TARDIS. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||