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* The [[First Doctor]] is stated to be nearing his first [[regeneration]], having come to the rose garden in semi-retirement to prepare himself for the process ahead. | * The [[First Doctor]] is stated to be nearing his first [[regeneration]], having come to the rose garden in semi-retirement to prepare himself for the process ahead. | ||
* Susan's line of "Grandfather" is returned to its script version, "Doctor". During shooting of the original episode, [[Carole Ann Ford]] had refused to say the line, as in her era she would never have called him "Doctor". An explanation is given that Susan was thinking of how others called him "Doctor" except for she. | * Susan's line of "Grandfather" is returned to its script version, "Doctor". During shooting of the original episode, [[Carole Ann Ford]] had refused to say the line, as in her era she would never have called him "Doctor". An explanation is given that Susan was thinking of how others called him "Doctor" except for she. | ||
* The [[Brigadier]]'s punch only stuns [[The Master]] who is poised to use his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on his assailant, whereas in the original special he | * The [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]]'s punch only stuns [[The Master]] who is poised to use his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on his assailant, whereas in the original special he is subdued with a single blow simultaneously as the [[Third Doctor]] kicks the weapon from his grasp. In this novelization the Doctor is still able to do so, and the Master is ultimately subdued when the Doctors pile atop him. | ||
* The Third Doctor's comeback to the Second Doctor's insult (where he calls him a "scarecrow") is removed. | * The Third Doctor's comeback to the Second Doctor's insult (where he calls him a "scarecrow") is removed. | ||
* Sarah Jane is upset over the Fourth Doctor's absence. | * Sarah Jane is upset over the Fourth Doctor's absence. | ||
