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* The first episode aired on BBC 1 only. Episode 2 was broadcast afterwards on the CBBC channel, and was shown on BBC 1 a week later. | * The first episode aired on BBC 1 only. Episode 2 was broadcast afterwards on the CBBC channel, and was shown on BBC 1 a week later. | ||
* Beginning with episode 1, ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' adopts a format of 25-minute episodes (following its 50-minute pilot episode). This marks the first time a ''Doctor Who'' franchise series has used the 25-minute episode format since episode 3 of ''[[Survival]]'' concluded the original series in 1989. | * Beginning with episode 1, ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' adopts a format of 25-minute episodes (following its 50-minute pilot episode). This marks the first time a ''Doctor Who'' franchise series has used the 25-minute episode format since episode 3 of ''[[Survival]]'' concluded the original series in 1989. | ||
* This episode marks a grim first in the history of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise; after re-establishing the fact that the Slitheen take over human bodies by first killing the occupant, we see a young boy who is revealed to be a child Slitheen. This marks the first time in the history of the (televised) franchise that the death of a child has been directly indicated in connection to an adventure (discounting episodes that feature known historical events, such as the [[The Romans|burning of Rome]] or [[The Fires of Pompeii|the eruption of Vesuvius]] or World Wars). | * This episode marks a grim first in the history of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise; after re-establishing the fact that the Slitheen take over human bodies by first killing the occupant, we see a young boy who is revealed to be a child Slitheen. This marks the first time in the history of the (televised) franchise that the death of a child has been directly indicated in connection to an adventure (discounting episodes that feature known historical events, such as the [[The Romans|burning of Rome]] or [[The Fires of Pompeii|the eruption of Vesuvius]] or World Wars).''(Is this true? Surely [[DW]]:[[School Reunion]] begins with the murder of a schoolchild.'') | ||
* Part 1 includes flashback footage from ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]''. | * Part 1 includes flashback footage from ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]''. | ||