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* [[Brady (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Brady]] notes about [[Mars]]-stories, but Dorothy debunks them as unbelievable stories from [[the Times]]. | * [[Brady (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Brady]] notes about [[Mars]]-stories, but Dorothy debunks them as unbelievable stories from [[the Times]]. | ||
* Mr Brady notes that he won't invest in [[fairy tale]]s. | * Mr Brady notes that he won't invest in [[fairy tale]]s. | ||
*The [[Foreman (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Foreman]] thinks Mr Brady was killed by [[electrical shock]]. | * The [[Foreman (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Foreman]] thinks Mr Brady was killed by [[electrical shock]]. | ||
* Graham calls the train they travel in the [[Orient Express]]. | * Graham calls the train they travel in the [[Orient Express]]. | ||
* Ryan hesitates to jump from one train department to another because of his [[dyspraxia]]. | * Ryan hesitates to jump from one train department to another because of his [[dyspraxia]]. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The official synopsis dates this story to [[1903]], however, this date is not given in the episode. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] describes [[Nikola Tesla]] as "an inventor from [[1900]]" when questioning why the [[Skithra]] sought him out. As, historically, the tower at Wardenclyffe was completed in 1902, the story is likely set in 1903 and the reference to 1900 was intended as an approximation. Indeed, a newspaper image is briefly seen in the episode that dates Tesla's discovery of the transmission from "Mars", some months earlier, to 1903. | * The official synopsis dates this story to [[1903]], however, this date is not given in the episode. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] describes [[Nikola Tesla]] as "an inventor from [[1900]]" when questioning why the [[Skithra]] sought him out. As, historically, the tower at Wardenclyffe was completed in 1902, the story is likely set in 1903 and the reference to 1900 was intended as an approximation. Indeed, a newspaper image is briefly seen in the episode that dates Tesla's discovery of the transmission from "Mars", some months earlier, to 1903. | ||
** The letter from J.P. Morgan refusing to fund Tesla was historically received on July 14, 1903. | ** The letter from J.P. Morgan refusing to fund Tesla was historically received on July 14, 1903. According to reports, that night Wardenclyffe tower "came alive shooting off bright flashes lighting up the night sky", which does seem to confirm the story as happening at that time. | ||
* [[Robert Glenister]], who plays [[Thomas Edison]], previously appeared as [[Salateen]] in the 1984 serial ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', making him one of the select few actors to have appeared in both incarnations of the programme. | * [[Robert Glenister]], who plays [[Thomas Edison]], previously appeared as [[Salateen]] in the 1984 serial ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', making him one of the select few actors to have appeared in both incarnations of the programme. | ||
* [[Anjli Mohindra]], who plays [[Skithra|Queen Skithra]], was a member of the main cast in the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. She played [[Rani Chandra]] from 2008 to 2011. This is Mohindra's first appearance in televised ''Doctor Who''. | * [[Anjli Mohindra]], who plays [[Skithra|Queen Skithra]], was a member of the main cast in the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. She played [[Rani Chandra]] from 2008 to 2011. This is Mohindra's first appearance in televised ''Doctor Who''. | ||
* [[Bradley Walsh]] and | * [[Bradley Walsh]] and Anjli Mohindra have worked together before on the ''Sarah Jane Adventures'' serial ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''. In that story, Walsh played the story's antagonist, [[Elijah Spellman]]. This story sees their roles reversed with Walsh now playing a companion and Mohindra playing the villain. Mohindra said that, even though she and Walsh had worked together before, he did not recognise her due to her excessive make-up. She initially believed he was merely joking with her but it was only when he asked to see a picture of her so he could say hello to her if he passed her in the street that she realised he was being serious.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-14/bradley-walsh-made-a-pretty-major-faux-pas-filming-doctor-who-episode/</ref> | ||
* Although newspapers in the real world ''did'' cast reports on both Tesla's and Edison's views, the newspaper used in the episode, ''[[New York Bugle]]'', was never a real-world paper, nor were the headlines "Tesla: I Heard Message From Mars" and "Edison: Shut Down Tesla". The closest possible real-world connections would be newspapers ''New York Herald'' and ''[[New York Times]]'', both active at the time. | * Although newspapers in the real world ''did'' cast reports on both Tesla's and Edison's views, the newspaper used in the episode, ''[[New York Bugle]]'', was never a real-world paper, nor were the headlines "Tesla: I Heard Message From Mars" and "Edison: Shut Down Tesla". The closest possible real-world connections would be newspapers ''New York Herald'' and ''[[New York Times]]'', both active at the time. | ||
* A sign in the story says ''Night of Tesla Terror'', a play on the title ''Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror''. | * A sign in the story says ''Night of Tesla Terror'', a play on the title ''Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror''. | ||
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