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* A [[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|prequel]] for this story was released online. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00gmybn</ref> | * A [[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|prequel]] for this story was released online. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00gmybn</ref> | ||
* Lily Cole is credited as 'The Siren' on-screen, and as 'Sea Siren' in ''Radio Times''. | * Lily Cole is credited as 'The Siren' on-screen, and as 'Sea Siren' in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* This episode is notable both in that none of the guest cast die and there is no villain of the piece. Excluding minisodes, Comic Relief specials, etc., | * This episode is notable both in that none of the guest cast die and there is no villain of the piece. Excluding minisodes, Comic Relief specials, etc., the only other episode of the revived series to have both these feats is [[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]. | ||
* As with this story, Earth-born diseases were the bane of the aliens in ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. | * As with this story, Earth-born diseases were the bane of the aliens in ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. | ||
* This story bears some resemblance to [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''. In both stories, an automated medical entity is initially perceived as a threat due to its lack of familiarity with human physiology. In addition, in both stories all the characters survive. | * This story bears some resemblance to [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''. In both stories, an automated medical entity is initially perceived as a threat due to its lack of familiarity with human physiology. In addition, in both stories all the characters survive. | ||
