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* A transparent Dalek (frequently known as a [[Glass Dalek]]) appears for the first time — an idea devised by the series' original story editor, David Whitaker, for his [[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|1964 novelisation of the creatures' debut story]]. | * A transparent Dalek (frequently known as a [[Glass Dalek]]) appears for the first time — an idea devised by the series' original story editor, David Whitaker, for his [[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|1964 novelisation of the creatures' debut story]]. | ||
* This is the first time Davros and his Daleks are seen on screen to hover above the ground. However, ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' would be the first to show a Dalek hovering up stairs. | * This is the first time Davros and his Daleks are seen on screen to hover above the ground. However, ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' would be the first to show a Dalek hovering up stairs. | ||
* In Part Two, the DJ wears a pinstripe suit very similar to the one worn by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. | |||
* The story was supposed to end with the Doctor saying "Blackpool" to Peri, however this was cut prior to transmission (as a result it ends with the Doctor saying the letter 'B'. This was to have lead into the story ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'', production of which was cancelled due to the hiatus, though it was later adapted as [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|a novel]] by [[Target Books]] and [[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|a Big Finish Productions audio story]]; the adventure would have featured the return of [[the Celestial Toymaker]], last seen in 1966. | * The story was supposed to end with the Doctor saying "Blackpool" to Peri, however this was cut prior to transmission (as a result it ends with the Doctor saying the letter 'B'. This was to have lead into the story ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'', production of which was cancelled due to the hiatus, though it was later adapted as [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|a novel]] by [[Target Books]] and [[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|a Big Finish Productions audio story]]; the adventure would have featured the return of [[the Celestial Toymaker]], last seen in 1966. | ||
* This was the last ''Doctor Who'' story to alternate between video and film, with film being used for exterior locations, a practice that had been in place since ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' in 1964 and in many other British television productions, although it had been falling out of favour since the start of the 1980s. Discounting the 1996 telefilm, it wasn't until ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' in 2005 that a film-like look was once again applied to ''Doctor Who'', although in fact the series is recorded on standard-definition video and then "filmized". Therefore ''Revelation of the Daleks'' remains the last standard television story to use true film. | * This was the last ''Doctor Who'' story to alternate between video and film, with film being used for exterior locations, a practice that had been in place since ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' in 1964 and in many other British television productions, although it had been falling out of favour since the start of the 1980s. Discounting the 1996 telefilm, it wasn't until ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' in 2005 that a film-like look was once again applied to ''Doctor Who'', although in fact the series is recorded on standard-definition video and then "filmized". Therefore ''Revelation of the Daleks'' remains the last standard television story to use true film. | ||