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* This story was initially envisaged as a Christmas special. Several festive references remain, such as the crew on Mars preparing for Christmas dinner, and the snowing when the Doctor arrives back on Earth as he exclaims how he likes snow. | * This story was initially envisaged as a Christmas special. Several festive references remain, such as the crew on Mars preparing for Christmas dinner, and the snowing when the Doctor arrives back on Earth as he exclaims how he likes snow. | ||
* This story was originally entitled ''Red Christmas''. | * This story was originally entitled ''Red Christmas''. | ||
* [[Lindsay Duncan]] became the oldest actress, and briefly the oldest individual, to be cast in the companion role (although like several before her, her official status as a companion will remain debatable). As [[Bernard Cribbins]] took on the companion role in [[ | * [[Lindsay Duncan]] became the oldest actress, and briefly the oldest individual, to be cast in the companion role (although like several before her, her official status as a companion will remain debatable). As [[Bernard Cribbins]] took on the companion role in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', he became the oldest male actor and oldest individual in this role. | ||
* The episode ends with a dedication to [[Barry Letts]]. The former ''Doctor Who'' producer and writer had died several weeks before the broadcast. | * The episode ends with a dedication to [[Barry Letts]]. The former ''Doctor Who'' producer and writer had died several weeks before the broadcast. | ||
* Phil Ford's original draft was called ''A Midwinter's Tale'', and was a sword and sorcery tale about an alien princess coming to Earth to be married. It ended with a long chase sequence in secret tunnels beneath [[Buckingham Palace]]. [http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=20_things_we_learnt_from] | * Phil Ford's original draft was called ''A Midwinter's Tale'', and was a sword and sorcery tale about an alien princess coming to Earth to be married. It ended with a long chase sequence in secret tunnels beneath [[Buckingham Palace]]. [http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=20_things_we_learnt_from] | ||
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* This story won the 2010 Hugo Award in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. [http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/] | * This story won the 2010 Hugo Award in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. [http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/] | ||
* On November 21, 2009 (only six days after the initial broadcast, and exactly 50 years before the date the episode takes place in), [[David Tennant]] surpassed [[Jon Pertwee]] as the actor with the second-longest ''tenure'' as the Doctor. Jon Pertwee was the Doctor for 1,617 days, and following ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' David Tennant was the Doctor a total of 1,658 days. | * On November 21, 2009 (only six days after the initial broadcast, and exactly 50 years before the date the episode takes place in), [[David Tennant]] surpassed [[Jon Pertwee]] as the actor with the second-longest ''tenure'' as the Doctor. Jon Pertwee was the Doctor for 1,617 days, and following ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' David Tennant was the Doctor a total of 1,658 days. | ||
* ''The Waters of Mars'' is the last ''Doctor Who'' story released on DVD to include a "Next Time..." trail for a following episode, and one of only two Bluray releases, along with [[ | * ''The Waters of Mars'' is the last ''Doctor Who'' story released on DVD to include a "Next Time..." trail for a following episode, and one of only two Bluray releases, along with [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', to include a "Next Time..." trail. ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' did not include such trailers even at broadcast, and while most episodes from [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] were broadcast with a "Next Time..." trail, they were excised from the DVD and Bluray release. | ||
* "Bowie Base One" has a layout similar to the Moonbase from Gerry Anderson's TV series "UFO". | * "Bowie Base One" has a layout similar to the Moonbase from Gerry Anderson's TV series "UFO". | ||
* "What the hell is that noise?" The sound is a proximity alarm, used in the movie ''2001, a Space Odyssey''. | * "What the hell is that noise?" The sound is a proximity alarm, used in the movie ''2001, a Space Odyssey''. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor speaks partially of events in [[Pompeii]]. ([[ | * The Doctor speaks partially of events in [[Pompeii]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
* There is a flashback to an event that occurred during the timeframe of [[ | * There is a flashback to an event that occurred during the timeframe of [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End]]'', which includes a cameo appearance by a [[Dalek]]. | ||
* The spacesuit the Doctor wears is the same suit from [[ | * The spacesuit the Doctor wears is the same suit from [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit]]'' and similar to the one he wore in ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''. | ||
* Carmen's prophecy, "He will knock four times", is mentioned from [[ | * Carmen's prophecy, "He will knock four times", is mentioned from [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''. | ||
* Sound clips of the Doctor talking about the Time Lords and the Time War are used from [[ | * Sound clips of the Doctor talking about the Time Lords and the Time War are used from [[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Doomsday]],'' ''[[Gridlock]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' / ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'' / ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. | ||
* The Doctor references a race known as the [[Ice Warrior]]s that had lived on Mars. ([[ | * The Doctor references a race known as the [[Ice Warrior]]s that had lived on Mars. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says that heat worked against the Ice Warriors. ([[ | * The Doctor says that heat worked against the Ice Warriors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' , ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') | ||
* The Doctor previously used the tactic of electrifying bulkhead doors. ([[ | * The Doctor previously used the tactic of electrifying bulkhead doors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'') | ||
== International broadcasts == | == International broadcasts == | ||
