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* It is strongly suggested that the events of this story take place on or about 23 November, 1963, to coincide with the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who'' in real life, yet no reference occurs to the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]] the day prior, or the subsequent death of Lee Harvey Oswald, both of which would have been dominant topics of conversation even in London. ''Although strongly suggested, it's not definitively stated that this takes place in November 1963; all is known is it takes place soon after the events of ''An Unearthly Child'' which could have taken place at an earlier or later date. The killing of Oswald didn't occur until the 24th, in any event.'' | * It is strongly suggested that the events of this story take place on or about 23 November, 1963, to coincide with the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who'' in real life, yet no reference occurs to the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]] the day prior, or the subsequent death of Lee Harvey Oswald, both of which would have been dominant topics of conversation even in London. ''Although strongly suggested, it's not definitively stated that this takes place in November 1963; all is known is it takes place soon after the events of ''An Unearthly Child'' which could have taken place at an earlier or later date. The killing of Oswald didn't occur until the 24th, in any event.'' | ||
* Also left unmentioned is the absence of teachers [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] and student [[Susan Foreman]]; if this story takes place within a few days of the events of ''An Unearthly Child'' (as suggested by the presence of the "French Revolution" book), their absence should be noted by the police and the school undertaking investigations and news reports of a missing teenager and her teachers. ''This could all still be occurring "off screen".'' | * Also left unmentioned is the absence of teachers [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] and student [[Susan Foreman]]; if this story takes place within a few days of the events of ''An Unearthly Child'' (as suggested by the presence of the "French Revolution" book), their absence should be noted by the police and the school undertaking investigations and news reports of a missing teenager and her teachers. ''This could all still be occurring "off screen".'' | ||
* The doctor tells ace that he took the hand of omega to 1963 to hide it from the daleks, but during the events of ''the daleks'', the first doctor seemed unfamiliar with them. ''(It is possible this event didn't take place during the doctors first incarnation and could actually have occured for the doctor in another incarnation).'' | |||
* The Doctor proclaiming himself as "President Elect of the High Council" contradicts ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' in which he was named full president and ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' in which it was stated that he was deposed. ''(He might have been bluffing. He is giving himself grand sounding titles, essentially to seem more impressive to the Daleks.''' '''It is also possible that by this he actually meant former president.)'' | * The Doctor proclaiming himself as "President Elect of the High Council" contradicts ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' in which he was named full president and ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' in which it was stated that he was deposed. ''(He might have been bluffing. He is giving himself grand sounding titles, essentially to seem more impressive to the Daleks.''' '''It is also possible that by this he actually meant former president.)'' | ||
* Rachel Jensen uses the name Dalek without having heard it. - ''The Doctor shouts at the Dalek in the junkyard yelling among other things "Oi Dalek..." it is possible Jensen heard him along with the other characters.'' | * Rachel Jensen uses the name Dalek without having heard it. - ''The Doctor shouts at the Dalek in the junkyard yelling among other things "Oi Dalek..." it is possible Jensen heard him along with the other characters.'' | ||