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=== Cultural references from real world ===
=== Cultural references from real world ===
* The Doctor quotes verses from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Julius Caesar]]''. He calls him "the Bard" and intends to meet him again. (cfr. [[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'')
* The Rani's TARDIS is covered with a work by [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]].
* The Rani's TARDIS is covered with a work by [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]].
* The Doctor quotes the poem ''<nowiki>The Spider and the Fly</nowiki>'' by Mary Howitt.
* The Doctor calls a [[dog]] "Fido".
* The Doctor calls a [[dog]] "Fido".
* The Doctor and Peri were originally headed to the [[Kew Gardens]].
* The Doctor and Peri were originally headed to the [[Kew Gardens]].
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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story had working titles of ''Too Clever by Far'' and ''Enter the Rani''.
* This story had working titles of ''Too Clever by Far'' and ''Enter the Rani''.
* This was the debut performance for [[Kate O'Mara]] as [[the Rani]]. Her first line in the role, said while disguised, was: ''"There's wise ones. First here, the water's hot and clean."''
* The music score for this story was provided by composer [[Jonathan Gibbs]]. [[John Lewis]] was originally hired to compose the score, but a sudden illness — which ultimately resulted in his death — prevented him from finishing the work and forced the production team to give the assignment to Gibbs just after Lewis had scored the first episode. Lewis' score for the first episode was included on the DVD release.
* The music score for this story was provided by composer [[Jonathan Gibbs]]. [[John Lewis]] was originally hired to compose the score, but a sudden illness — which ultimately resulted in his death — prevented him from finishing the work and forced the production team to give the assignment to Gibbs just after Lewis had scored the first episode. Lewis' score for the first episode was included on the DVD release.
* The following credit appeared in both episodes: "The [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] wish to acknowledge the cooperation of the [[Ironbridge Gorge Museum]]."
* The following credit appeared in both episodes: "The [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] wish to acknowledge the cooperation of the [[Ironbridge Gorge Museum]]."
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