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== References == | == References == | ||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* The Doctor visited the [[Library of St John the Beheaded|Library of St. John the Beheaded]] 500 years ago. | |||
* The Doctor is lodging in [[Hampstead]] with Professor [[George Litefoot]]. Watson is familiar with him as an eminent [[Pathology|pathologist]]. | |||
* The Doctor compares the spontaneous combustion to ''[[Bleak House]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], where Krook is found burnt to death in his room. He cites supposed real-world examples including [[Grace Pett]] in [[1744]] and [[James Hamilton]] in [[1835]], but says they are unsolved mysteries rather than proving spontaneous combustion. | |||
* The Doctor remembers meeting [[Sigur Holmes]] whilst touring [[India]] with his [[Susan Foreman|granddaughter]] 45 years ago. | |||
* Bernice recalls the Doctor once bought her and Ace a round of drinks on [[Briff]]. | |||
* The Doctor invites Holmes to travel with him. | |||
=== Bernice Summerfield === | |||
* Bernice disguises herself in a male form under the name of "Bernard Summerfield" in order to appear inconspicuous in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[India]]. | |||
* Bernice is attracted to Watson and goes on a date with him. | |||
=== Ace === | |||
* Watson is taken aback by Ace's rubber jumpsuit. | |||
* Ace quotes "top of the world, ma" from [[James Cagney|Jimmy Cagney]]. Watson does not understand the reference. | |||
=== Holmes and Watson === | === Holmes and Watson === | ||
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* Watson has worked with Holmes for several years. He wonders if he has spent too much time with him. | * Watson has worked with Holmes for several years. He wonders if he has spent too much time with him. | ||
* Holmes mentions his brother [[Mycroft Holmes|Mycroft]] and the [[Diogenes Club]]. | * Holmes mentions his brother [[Mycroft Holmes|Mycroft]] and the [[Diogenes Club]]. | ||
* Watson says that Holmes throws things when he is grumpy. | |||
=== | === Literature === | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor refers to ''[[A Tale of the Ragged Mountains]] ''by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]. | |||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The Doctor has mud on his trouser cuffs from [[Menaxus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Theatre of War (audio story)|Theatre of War]]'') | * The Doctor has mud on his trouser cuffs from [[Menaxus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Theatre of War (audio story)|Theatre of War]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says he likes [[cat]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Human Nature (short story)|Prelude Human Nature]] ''et al., [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | * The Doctor says he likes [[cat]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Human Nature (short story)|Prelude Human Nature]] ''et al., [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says Susan could talk him round, almost always. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
* The Doctor says the [[Krakatoa]] eruption is not somewhere they could escape from. However, he did so in his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | |||
== Deviations from the original novel == | == Deviations from the original novel == | ||
* The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel, however sections of the story are narrated as a first-person monologue from Watson's perspective. This narrative device was used in both the original novel and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s original ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' stories. Other sections of the story are narrated by Holmes (part two) and Bernice (part three). Generally, Big Finish only usually use this device in their ''[[Companion Chronicles]] ''series. | * The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel, however sections of the story are narrated as a first-person monologue from Watson's perspective. This narrative device was used in both the original novel and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s original ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' stories. Other sections of the story are narrated by Holmes (part two) and Bernice (part three). Generally, Big Finish only usually use this device in their ''[[Companion Chronicles]] ''series. | ||
* The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | * The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | ||
* Whilst the First Doctor and Susan do not appear in this adaptation of the story, they are referred to. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
