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The '''Great Catastrophe''' was an event that occurred prior to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s visit to the [[Le Verrier]] station of the [[38th century]]. It caused a tectonic realignment which resulted in [[India]] and [[Japan]] becoming merged and a new Indo-Japanese culture. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More]]'') | The '''Great Catastrophe''' was an event that occurred prior to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s visit to the ''[[Le Verrier]]'' station of the [[38th century]]. It caused a [[tectonic realignment]] which resulted in [[India]] and [[Japan]] becoming merged into [[Indo-Japan]], and a new Indo-Japanese culture. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
After the airing of ''[[Sleep No More]]'', writer [[Mark Gatiss]] confirmed that "The Great Catastrophe" was a reference to ''[[Frontios]] ''where the Earth had collided with the Sun.<ref>[http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/11/doctor-who-13-things-you-may-not-know-about-sleep-no-more-by-mark-gatiss/ McAlpine, Fraser. "'Doctor Who': Mark Gatiss's 13 Things You May Not Know About 'Sleep No More'". 15 November 2015. bbcamerica.com]</ref> | After the airing of ''[[Sleep No More]]'', writer [[Mark Gatiss]] confirmed that "The Great Catastrophe" was a reference to ''[[Frontios]] ''where the Earth had collided with the Sun.<ref>[http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/11/doctor-who-13-things-you-may-not-know-about-sleep-no-more-by-mark-gatiss/ McAlpine, Fraser. "'Doctor Who': Mark Gatiss's 13 Things You May Not Know About 'Sleep No More'". 15 November 2015. bbcamerica.com]</ref> | ||
However, this assertion is somewhat difficult to prove, using the actual script of ''Frontios'' itself. | However, this assertion is somewhat difficult to prove, using the actual script of ''Frontios'' itself. In trying to explain where the Frontios colony of humans came from, the [[Fifth Doctor]] stops himself at the word "great", in an apparent attempt to spare [[Tegan]]'s feelings. But she is insistent: | ||
:'''Tegan''': In the great what, Doctor? | :'''Tegan''': In the great what, Doctor? | ||
:'''Doctor''' All civilisations have their ups and downs. | :'''Doctor''' All civilisations have their ups and downs. | ||
:'''[[Turlough]]''': (reading from TARDIS computer) Fleeing from the imminence of a catastrophic collision with the sun, a group of refugees from the doomed planet Earth ... | :'''[[Turlough]]''': (reading from TARDIS computer) Fleeing from the imminence of a catastrophic collision with the sun, a group of refugees from the doomed planet Earth ... | ||
So, while, the Fifth Doctor comes ''awfully'' close to saying the words "Great Catastrophe" in ''Frontios'', he doesn't quite make it. | So, while, the Fifth Doctor comes ''awfully'' close to saying the words "Great Catastrophe" in ''Frontios'', he doesn't quite make it. Gatiss is therefore connecting some dots that the script doesn't. | ||
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