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* Another of the unnamed scientists is played by [[Victor Pemberton]], who went on to write the television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''. | * Another of the unnamed scientists is played by [[Victor Pemberton]], who went on to write the television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''. | ||
* Episode three features a rare sequence in which the viewers actually hear the Doctor's thoughts. Even more unusual — the Doctor actually replies to his internal monologue. | * Episode three features a rare sequence in which the viewers actually hear the Doctor's thoughts. Even more unusual — the Doctor actually replies to his internal monologue. | ||
* Lidster was a founder of the Royal Microscopical Society, of which Pedler was Honorary Secretary. | * Lidster was a founder of the Royal Microscopical Society, of which Pedler was Honorary Secretary. | ||
* The scene in which the Doctor asks Polly to make coffee is often cited as an example of sexism in ''Doctor Who''. In her comments on the 2014 DVD release, Anneke Wills disputes this, pointing out that Polly is responsible for devising the method used to destroy the Cybermen inside the base. Ironically, while the coffee scene is frequently replayed, another scene in which Ben outright tells Polly that going after the Cybermen "is man's work" is forgotten. | * The scene in which the Doctor asks Polly to make coffee is often cited as an example of sexism in ''Doctor Who''. In her comments on the 2014 DVD release, Anneke Wills disputes this, pointing out that Polly is responsible for devising the method used to destroy the Cybermen inside the base. Ironically, while the coffee scene is frequently replayed, another scene in which Ben outright tells Polly that going after the Cybermen "is man's work" is forgotten. | ||
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* When Evans sneaks into the Gravitron control room, he puts the cloth helmet on back to front (in the next scene it's the right way round). | * When Evans sneaks into the Gravitron control room, he puts the cloth helmet on back to front (in the next scene it's the right way round). | ||
* When the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]'s spaceships land, the wires holding them are clearly visible. | * When the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]'s spaceships land, the wires holding them are clearly visible. | ||
* Due to a technical problem during recording of episode four (described in "Story Notes, | * Due to a technical problem during recording of episode four (described in "Story Notes", above), the voice of director Morris Barry can be heard at least once. | ||
* The Moonbase control room set is noticeably smaller, among other differences, in episode four compared to the other episodes. This is due to the aforementioned need to relocate production of the final episode to another studio. Although the set was rebuilt as close as possible to how it looked in the previous three episodes, there was no escaping the fact the new studio was physically smaller. | * The Moonbase control room set is noticeably smaller, among other differences, in episode four compared to the other episodes. This is due to the aforementioned need to relocate production of the final episode to another studio. Although the set was rebuilt as close as possible to how it looked in the previous three episodes, there was no escaping the fact the new studio was physically smaller. | ||
