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* For the week of transmission of episode five, ''Doctor Who'' featured — in full colour for the first time — on the front cover of ''Radio Times'' (cover dated: 20-26 January 1968): a head-and-shoulders shot of Patrick Troughton as the Doctor examining a control panel, which was taken from the previous story, ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''. This was used to introduce a two-page colour behind-the-scenes article in the centre pages entitled ''The Monstrous World of Doctor Who'', written by Gay Search, which opened with the following introductory paragraph: "Daleks, Cybermen, Yetis, Ice Warriors — familiar monsters guaranteed to chill the blood of anyone over the age of ten. But where do they come from? Who dreams them up? How are they made? How do they work? We sent Gay Search to find out..." In addition to the origins of the aforementioned monsters, the article not only looked at the creation of the seaweed monster from the forthcoming story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' but also looked at the roles of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the BBC's Visual Effects Department in bringing the Doctor's enemies to life — as well as featuring a brief interview with the Head of the BBC's Visual Effects Department, Jack Kine. | * For the week of transmission of episode five, ''Doctor Who'' featured — in full colour for the first time — on the front cover of ''Radio Times'' (cover dated: 20-26 January 1968): a head-and-shoulders shot of Patrick Troughton as the Doctor examining a control panel, which was taken from the previous story, ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''. This was used to introduce a two-page colour behind-the-scenes article in the centre pages entitled ''The Monstrous World of Doctor Who'', written by Gay Search, which opened with the following introductory paragraph: "Daleks, Cybermen, Yetis, Ice Warriors — familiar monsters guaranteed to chill the blood of anyone over the age of ten. But where do they come from? Who dreams them up? How are they made? How do they work? We sent Gay Search to find out..." In addition to the origins of the aforementioned monsters, the article not only looked at the creation of the seaweed monster from the forthcoming story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' but also looked at the roles of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the BBC's Visual Effects Department in bringing the Doctor's enemies to life — as well as featuring a brief interview with the Head of the BBC's Visual Effects Department, Jack Kine. | ||
* On its original broadcast, episode six of ''The Enemy of the World'' ended with a trailer promoting the next story, ''[[The Web of Fear]]''. The trailer featured specially shot footage of the Doctor in the London Underground talking to the audience about the impending return of the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] in the next story, before fleeing at the sound of distant shooting. Although episode six has now been returned to the BBC Archives, this unique trailer remains lost; although it survives on audio, so the trailer is included on the [[BBC Audio]] release of the story. | * On its original broadcast, episode six of ''The Enemy of the World'' ended with a trailer promoting the next story, ''[[The Web of Fear]]''. The trailer featured specially shot footage of the Doctor in the London Underground talking to the audience about the impending return of the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] in the next story, before fleeing at the sound of distant shooting. Although episode six has now been returned to the BBC Archives, this unique trailer remains lost; although it survives on audio, so the trailer is included on the [[BBC Audio]] release of the story. | ||
* Images of Troughton as Salamander have often been used to illustrate the Second Doctor in books and magazines, even though technically the images are not actually of the Doctor (although the fact the Doctor impersonates Salamander complicates matters). | * Images of Troughton as Salamander have often been used to illustrate the Second Doctor in books and magazines, even though technically the images are not actually of the Doctor (although the fact the Doctor impersonates Salamander complicates matters). These images are easy to spot due to the fact Salamander (or Doctor-as-Salamander) wears his hair parted and has a ruddier complexion than the Doctor. | ||
* The [[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World|novelisation]] of this story, published in 1981, is set in 2030, not 2018. | * The [[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World|novelisation]] of this story, published in 1981, is set in 2030, not 2018. | ||
* Episodes one, two and four to six were revealed to have been returned to the BBC in October 2013.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-nine-lost-episodes-2358386</ref> | * Episodes one, two and four to six were revealed to have been returned to the BBC in October 2013.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-nine-lost-episodes-2358386</ref> | ||
