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* The Doctor's first line in the ''BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures'' series is; "Dear old H.G., such an optimist. Such an enthusiast... especially for the ladies." | * The Doctor's first line in the ''BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures'' series is; "Dear old H.G., such an optimist. Such an enthusiast... especially for the ladies." | ||
* Flavia is president. However, Dick's earlier novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' established that [[Romana II|Romana]] was President. This discrepancy was addressed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'', where Rassilon's "improvements to the pattern of history" were explained as an attempt to undo the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''. | * Flavia is president. However, Dick's earlier novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' established that [[Romana II|Romana]] was President. This discrepancy was addressed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'', where Rassilon's "improvements to the pattern of history" were explained as an attempt to undo the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''. | ||
* By the end of the novel the first eight Doctors have appeared, three versions of [[the Master]] | * By the end of the novel the first eight Doctors have appeared, three versions of [[the Master]] — the {{Delgado|n=Delgado}}, the {{Ainley|n=Ainley}}, and an unknown incarnation — have appeared, we meet two versions of the [[Sixth Doctor]], and [[Borusa]] is temporarily released from the [[Dark Tower]], but may have returned to [[Rassilon]] as he still feels as though he should be punished. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Master retrieves his TARDIS from where he hid it in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''. | * The Master retrieves his TARDIS from where he hid it in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''. | ||
* While pondering the Doctor's interaction with his other selves, Flavia mentions the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' as other events where multiple incarnations were present. | * While pondering the Doctor's interaction with his other selves, Flavia mentions the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' as other events where multiple incarnations were present. | ||
* While this story states that the Eighth Doctor persuaded the [[First Doctor]] not to kill a caveman during his adventure in the year 100,000 BC, ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') another source given by the First Doctor himself stated that it was Ian who dissuaded him instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'') | * While this story states that the Eighth Doctor persuaded the [[First Doctor]] not to kill a caveman during his adventure in the year 100,000 BC, ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') another source given by the First Doctor himself stated that it was Ian who dissuaded him instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'') | ||
* The Eighth Doctor would later meet the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors again in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors]]'', has a brief meeting with the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'', and talks with all seven of his predecessors in ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''. | * The Eighth Doctor would later meet the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors again in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Four Doctors]]'', has a brief meeting with the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'', and talks with all seven of his predecessors in ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''. | ||
* The Master's last referenced encounter with the Doctor was on the [[Cheetah World]], and he still has the [[Cheetah virus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | * The Master's last referenced encounter with the Doctor was on the [[Cheetah World]], and he still has the [[Cheetah virus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
