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'''Graeme Swann''' was a [[cricket]]er who, in an altered [[2008]], was, according to ''[[The Times]]'', "100 [[not out]]". The [[Fifth Doctor]] | '''Graeme Swann''' was a [[cricket]]er who, in an altered [[2008]], was, according to ''[[The Times]]'', "100 [[not out]]". The [[Fifth Doctor]] told [[Nyssa]] that this was evidence that the world had been changed — that it was a little bit better and more "perfect". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Perfect World (audio story)|A Perfect World]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The joke here was quite topical, and would have made sense | The joke here was quite topical, and would have made sense at the time of ''World''{{'}}s release in September 2008 — but not for much time thereafter. For several years before 2008, Swann had struggled in cricket, so the point of the joke is that a perpetually inconsistent cricketer finally found his form. In real life, however, Swann actually ''did'' find his form starting with a [[test match]] against [[India]] in December 2008, and went on to become one of [[England]]'s best international players in the early [[2010s]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:36, 15 August 2013
Graeme Swann was a cricketer who, in an altered 2008, was, according to The Times, "100 not out". The Fifth Doctor told Nyssa that this was evidence that the world had been changed — that it was a little bit better and more "perfect". (AUDIO: A Perfect World)
Behind the scenes
The joke here was quite topical, and would have made sense at the time of World's release in September 2008 — but not for much time thereafter. For several years before 2008, Swann had struggled in cricket, so the point of the joke is that a perpetually inconsistent cricketer finally found his form. In real life, however, Swann actually did find his form starting with a test match against India in December 2008, and went on to become one of England's best international players in the early 2010s.
