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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* [[Andrew Marr]] appears playing himself as a television news reporter. | * [[Andrew Marr]] appears playing himself as a television news reporter. | ||
* According to Russell T Davies (among others), this episode was called ''Aliens of London Part Two'' until the last minute, when the name was changed to ''World War 3'', soon amended to ''World War Three''. | * According to [[Russell T Davies]] (among others), this episode was called ''Aliens of London Part Two'' until the last minute, when the name was changed to ''World War 3'', soon amended to ''World War Three''. At one stage, it was called ''10 Downing Street.'' | ||
* Elements of the story parody the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the actions of the Prime Minister, [[Tony Blair]]. This includes a pre-emptive strike based on incorrect information, namely the presence of "massive weapons of destruction" which could be deployed in forty-five seconds, as opposed to Blair's "weapons of mass destruction" that could be deployed in "forty-five minutes". | * Elements of the story parody the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the actions of the Prime Minister, [[Tony Blair]]. This includes a pre-emptive strike based on incorrect information, namely the presence of "massive weapons of destruction" which could be deployed in forty-five seconds, as opposed to Blair's "weapons of mass destruction" that could be deployed in "forty-five minutes". | ||
* When a Slitheen disguised as a policeman appears outside Mickey's flat, the word "Salford" appears as graffiti on the wall near the elevator. This would appear to be an in-joke, as [[Salford]] is Christopher Eccleston's hometown. | * When a Slitheen disguised as a policeman appears outside Mickey's flat, the word "Salford" appears as graffiti on the wall near the elevator. This would appear to be an in-joke, as [[Salford]] is [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s hometown. | ||
* Unusually, the repetition of the last episode's cliffhanger before the credit/sequence contains the cliffhanger's resolution: the Doctor removes the ID badge from his clothing and applies it to a Slitheen. | * Unusually, the repetition of the last episode's cliffhanger before the credit/sequence contains the cliffhanger's resolution: the Doctor removes the ID badge from his clothing and applies it to a Slitheen. | ||
* Curiously, whenever the TARDIS' interior is seen from the outside, a normal police box interior, rather than the TARDIS', is shown. While this was normal pre-2005, the TARDIS' interior is nearly always seen in the revived series. | * Curiously, whenever the TARDIS' interior is seen from the outside, a normal police box interior, rather than the TARDIS', is shown. While this was normal pre-2005, the TARDIS' interior is nearly always seen in the revived series. | ||
