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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This episode was dedicated to the memory of [[Bernard Cribbins]], who passed away over a year before transmission. | * This episode was dedicated to the memory of [[Bernard Cribbins]], who passed away over a year before transmission. | ||
* Unlike the other two [[2023 specials]], {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, the marketing of ''Wild Blue Yonder'' was kept incredibly vague and | * Unlike the other two [[2023 specials]], {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, the marketing of ''Wild Blue Yonder'' was kept incredibly vague and revealed very little about the plot. The [[BBC]] wished to maintain the surprises of the story and [[Russell T Davies]] wanted one of the specials to be a complete mystery.<ref name="DWM 597 WBY preview"/> According to director [[Tom Kingsley]], the secrecy had naught to do with "any surprise returning actors or villains", but because "we thought you might find it fun to watch it without knowing what's going to happen next".<ref>[https://twitter.com/kingsley_tom/status/1729767825617633732?s=20 @kingsley_tom on twitter.com]</ref> | ||
* This story's debut was mentioned alongside the other 2023 specials in the non-fiction feature ''[[Back in Business (feature)|Back in Business]]'' published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023. | * This story's debut was mentioned alongside the other 2023 specials in the non-fiction feature ''[[Back in Business (feature)|Back in Business]]'' published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023. | ||
* The preview of this episode released in [[DWM 597]] revealed a teaser of the plot and a snippet of dialogue between the Doctor and Donna.<ref name="DWM 597 WBY preview"/> | * The preview of this episode released in [[DWM 597]] revealed a teaser of the plot and a snippet of dialogue between the Doctor and Donna.<ref name="DWM 597 WBY preview"/> |