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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Silurian]]s. | * The Doctor mentions the [[Silurian]]s. | ||
* Though never explicitly stated, it is strongly implied that the Hush was a weapon built by the [[Time Lord]]s for use against the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Last Great Time War]]. | |||
=== Cultural References === | === Cultural References === | ||
* When Layla discovers the Doctor isn't human, the Doctor asks her if that doesn't surprise her. She replies "When you've met [[The Beatles]] nothing surprises you" | * When Layla discovers the Doctor isn't human, the Doctor asks her if that doesn't surprise her. She replies "When you've met [[The Beatles]] nothing surprises you," the band being an important part of 1960s culture. | ||
* The Doctor compares the destruction The Hush will leave behind to Pinky and Perky by saying "Seriously, if that thing gets transmitted, it will be worse than a Pinky and Perky B-Side". | * The Doctor compares the destruction The Hush will leave behind to Pinky and Perky by saying "Seriously, if that thing gets transmitted, it will be worse than a Pinky and Perky B-Side". | ||
* Tommo figures non-stop music played on their radio station will be a success, saying the catch phrase "Thunderbirds Are Go!". Thunderbirds was a popular puppet show in England in the 1960s. | * Tommo figures non-stop music played on their radio station will be a success, saying the catch phrase "Thunderbirds Are Go!". Thunderbirds was a popular puppet show in England in the 1960s. | ||
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* The announcement of this release in early 2010 appears to have taken some by surprise. [[BBC Audio]], as well as ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' promoted the preceding audio, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Voyage (audio story)|The Last Voyage]]'' as the final [[Tenth Doctor]] audio adventure. | * The announcement of this release in early 2010 appears to have taken some by surprise. [[BBC Audio]], as well as ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' promoted the preceding audio, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Voyage (audio story)|The Last Voyage]]'' as the final [[Tenth Doctor]] audio adventure. | ||
* This release is unusual for the new series audios in featuring the Doctor narrating the story in the first person. It also takes the form of a drama more than an audio book, similar to [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Companion Chronicles]] series. | * This release is unusual for the new series audios in featuring the Doctor narrating the story in the first person. It also takes the form of a drama more than an audio book, similar to [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Companion Chronicles]] series. | ||
* The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | * The story was also available as a download from the [[AudioGO]] website before the company went into administration. | ||
* This is the first original audio story to be narrated by the Doctor since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' in [[1976]]. | * This is the first original audio story to be narrated by the Doctor since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' in [[1976]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor mentions [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]) | ||
* The Doctor previously encountered a [[second voice|sound creature]] that could steal voices. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost in the Machine]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions the number of [[labyrinth]]s he's been chased through, but that he usually has a ball of wool. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Dwrefguide|deadair.htm|Dead Air}} | * {{Dwrefguide|deadair.htm|Dead Air}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1966]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1966]] | ||
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]] | [[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]] | ||
