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* The sacrificial stone is referred to as the "Stone of Blood". An earlier story in this season was called ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''. | * The sacrificial stone is referred to as the "Stone of Blood". An earlier story in this season was called ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''. | ||
* The Doctor, talking to himself before his final encounter with Kroll, says he is seven hundred and sixty years old. This suggests he is either rounding up (as his age was given as seven hundred and fifty-nine in ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') or he's had a birthday since beginning the Key to Time mission. A birthday scene was originally planned for ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' but dropped by Graham Williams, who considered it "too self-indulgent", as was noted in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | * The Doctor, talking to himself before his final encounter with Kroll, says he is seven hundred and sixty years old. This suggests he is either rounding up (as his age was given as seven hundred and fifty-nine in ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') or he's had a birthday since beginning the Key to Time mission. A birthday scene was originally planned for ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' but dropped by Graham Williams, who considered it "too self-indulgent", as was noted in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
* Romana is the only female character in this story. The previous occasion in which a situation like this occurred was in the [[First Doctor]] serial ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' in which [[Polly Wright|Polly]] was the only female character and would next occur in the [[Eleventh Doctor]] story ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'' in which [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] is the sole female. | |||
* The green make-up for the Swampies was specially ordered from Germany. Unfortunately for the actors, the special solvent needed to remove the make-up wasn't ordered at the same time, and so they either had to undergo chemical showers at RAF Bentwaters or have their skin scoured in the hotel. Many had a green tinge to their skin for weeks. | * The green make-up for the Swampies was specially ordered from Germany. Unfortunately for the actors, the special solvent needed to remove the make-up wasn't ordered at the same time, and so they either had to undergo chemical showers at RAF Bentwaters or have their skin scoured in the hotel. Many had a green tinge to their skin for weeks. | ||
* According to the liner notes on the DVD, elements of this story were later reused in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. Both stories were written by [[Robert Holmes]]. | * According to the liner notes on the DVD, elements of this story were later reused in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. Both stories were written by [[Robert Holmes]]. | ||