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* When [[Terry Nation]] wrote the serial, he was under the impression that [[Vicki]] was still part of the main cast. If she were, she would have been killed off in "The Traitors" and not Katarina. | * When [[Terry Nation]] wrote the serial, he was under the impression that [[Vicki]] was still part of the main cast. If she were, she would have been killed off in "The Traitors" and not Katarina. | ||
* The idea of a planet with invisible monsters and a scene in Ancient Egypt were Terry Nation's leftover idea from ''[[The Chase]]''. | * The idea of a planet with invisible monsters and a scene in Ancient Egypt were Terry Nation's leftover idea from ''[[The Chase]]''. | ||
* As a special [[Christmas]]-themed episode, "The Feast of Steven" (episode seven) was considered to be of no sales value as its transmission would have to coincide with December 25; the story was instead offered for sale overseas as an eleven-parter. Because of this, videotape masters were wiped and no 16mm black & white film telerecording of "The Feast of Steven" was made for international distribution; it became the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be destroyed and irretrievably lost. "The Feast of Steven" was also the first episode to feature characters "breaking the fourth wall" with the Doctor addressing the camera: "Incidentally, a Happy Christmas to all of you at home." It is the only case in which the characters explicitly display knowledge of being on television (all other cases involve the characters seeming to talk to or perform for the camera, but nothing that cannot be explained by a character or mirror being in the position the camera is occupying). | * As a special [[Christmas]]-themed episode, "The Feast of Steven" (episode seven) was considered to be of no sales value as its transmission would have to coincide with December 25; the story was instead offered for sale overseas as an eleven-parter. Because of this, videotape masters were wiped and no 16mm black & white film telerecording of "The Feast of Steven" was made for international distribution; it became the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be destroyed and irretrievably lost. "The Feast of Steven" was also the first episode to feature characters "breaking the fourth wall" with the Doctor addressing the camera: "Incidentally, a Happy Christmas to all of you at home." It is the only case in which the characters explicitly display knowledge of being on television (all other cases involve the characters seeming to talk to or perform for the camera, but nothing that cannot be explained by a character or mirror being in the position the camera is occupying, or a character talking to themselves). | ||
* There were no plans to make Katarina a main companion, as it was felt that a character from the past who needed everything explained to her would be a burden. Ironically, the first scene that [[Adrienne Hill]] filmed for the series was her death scene. There were plans to make Sara a companion, but [[Jean Marsh]] (who was unaware of such plans) didn't want to commit to a series. | * There were no plans to make Katarina a main companion, as it was felt that a character from the past who needed everything explained to her would be a burden. Ironically, the first scene that [[Adrienne Hill]] filmed for the series was her death scene. There were plans to make Sara a companion, but [[Jean Marsh]] (who was unaware of such plans) didn't want to commit to a series. | ||
* The series' soon-to-be regular composer, [[Dudley Simpson]], did not work on this serial owing to a serious dispute with director [[Douglas Camfield]]. Sometime after the production of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'', the two had a small falling out. On the next serial that Camfield directed (''[[The Time Meddler]]''), Camfield elected to use percussion music, feeling that it lent to the story's atmosphere. However, Simpson interpreted this as a snub by Camfield, causing the dispute to escalate. By the time this serial had entered production, relations between the two had grown so bad that Camfield refused to even consider Simpson, instead hiring [[Tristram Cary]]. The dispute was still unresolved at the time of Camfield's death in 1984. | * The series' soon-to-be regular composer, [[Dudley Simpson]], did not work on this serial owing to a serious dispute with director [[Douglas Camfield]]. Sometime after the production of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'', the two had a small falling out. On the next serial that Camfield directed (''[[The Time Meddler]]''), Camfield elected to use percussion music, feeling that it lent to the story's atmosphere. However, Simpson interpreted this as a snub by Camfield, causing the dispute to escalate. By the time this serial had entered production, relations between the two had grown so bad that Camfield refused to even consider Simpson, instead hiring [[Tristram Cary]]. The dispute was still unresolved at the time of Camfield's death in 1984. | ||