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|story number= 95 | |story number= 95 | ||
|doctor= Fourth Doctor | |doctor= Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I | |companions= [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] | ||
|enemy= [[The Collector]], [[Hade]] | |enemy= [[The Collector]], [[Hade]] | ||
|setting= [[Megropolis One]], [[Pluto]], [[Far future]] | |setting= [[Megropolis One]], [[Pluto]], [[Far future]] | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
* The Doctor refers | * The Doctor refers to [[Galileo Galilei]] in passing, saying, "Galileo would have been impressed." | ||
* When one of the rebels rhetorically asks the Doctor, "What have we got to lose?" he replies, "Only your claims!" This is a playful paraphrase of | * When one of the rebels rhetorically asks the Doctor, "What have we got to lose?" he replies, "Only your claims!" This is a playful paraphrase of the famous slogan derived from the last lines of ''The Communist Manifesto''. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* The initialism PCM may be a play on ''Per Calendar Month'' ([[DWM 503]]) | * The initialism PCM may be a play on ''Per Calendar Month'' ([[DWM 503]]) | ||
* [[Douglas Adams]] suspected that [[Robert Holmes]] may have borrowed the idea for PCM from a script they were working on at the time, involving an aggression-reducing machine. | * [[Douglas Adams]] suspected that [[Robert Holmes]] may have borrowed the idea for PCM from a script they were working on at the time, involving an aggression-reducing machine. | ||
* The Collector was originally conceived as | * The Collector was originally conceived as a large, corpulent figure, which is why Hade calls him things like "Your Immensity". | ||
* [[Pennant Roberts]] had originally intended that the giant credit cards featured in the story should resemble Barclaycards. This was vetoed by [[Graham Williams]] who said that it would be free publicity for the bank. | * [[Pennant Roberts]] had originally intended that the giant credit cards featured in the story should resemble Barclaycards. This was vetoed by [[Graham Williams]] who said that it would be free publicity for the bank. | ||
* Marn was originally a man. | * Marn was originally a man. |