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* This story introduces a new typeface for the credits and episode titles, replacing the one used for the past three seasons, outside of the special title cards used in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' and ''The Tenth Planet''. The new one would remain in use for the entirety of Patrick Troughton's tenure. | * This story introduces a new typeface for the credits and episode titles, replacing the one used for the past three seasons, outside of the special title cards used in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' and ''The Tenth Planet''. The new one would remain in use for the entirety of Patrick Troughton's tenure. | ||
* This story was later released as part of ''[[The Animation Collection]]''. | * This story was later released as part of ''[[The Animation Collection]]''. | ||
* The only known set of copies of ''Power'' to not be | * The only known set of copies of ''Power'' to not be documented as returned or junked were sent to RTS in Singapore from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1972. RTS' successor Mediacorp claim to not possess any copies. Furthermore, Philip Morris claims that Singapore was searched at some point, but the country contained no older British programmes. Their ultimate fate, as well as many other stories', remains unknown. Given the country's climate and film storage issues at the time, the reels were most likely destroyed. | ||
**According to a user on missingepisodes.com, a reviewer on Amazon claimed to have seen Episode 1 of this story at a high school in Singapore six years after the story was originally broadcast in 1972. This means RTS retained the copy of at least that episode as late as 1978 (the same year the junking policy ended) and loaned the | **According to a user on missingepisodes.com, a reviewer on Amazon claimed to have seen Episode 1 of this story at a high school in Singapore six years after the story was originally broadcast in 1972. This means RTS retained the copy of at least that episode as late as 1978 (the same year the junking policy ended) and loaned the print to the school, although its fate afterwards has yet to be said. It was either returned and destroyed, stolen, given away, or junked by the school themselves. If the episode is recovered, it would more than likely be the reel from Singapore. | ||
* In early 2020, a user on Twitter known as James Johnson uploaded pictures of several film snippets sent to him from a private collection, showing never before seen frames of the original production focusing on Lesterson discovering what lies in the Dalek capsule. This included previously unknown angles, lighting and parts of the set left out from existing tele-snaps. Another user, Aaron J. Climas, put some of the frames together, successfully recreating very brief shots from episodes 4 and 5 in a GIF format. However, it has been hinted that some of the trims are simply unused shots. | * In early 2020, a user on Twitter known as James Johnson uploaded pictures of several film snippets sent to him from a private collection, showing never before seen frames of the original production focusing on Lesterson discovering what lies in the Dalek capsule. This included previously unknown angles, lighting and parts of the set left out from existing tele-snaps. Another user, Aaron J. Climas, put some of the frames together, successfully recreating very brief shots from episodes 4 and 5 in a GIF format. However, it has been hinted that some of the trims are simply unused shots. | ||
* At the start of rehearsals, [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]] decided to prank [[Patrick Troughton]] by dressing in t-shirts which proclaimed “Come back Bill Hartnell -- all is forgiven”. Troughton, insecure about taking over, initially reacted badly to the joke, but the three actors soon overcame this misstep to forge a close camaraderie. | * At the start of rehearsals, [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]] decided to prank [[Patrick Troughton]] by dressing in t-shirts which proclaimed “Come back Bill Hartnell -- all is forgiven”. Troughton, insecure about taking over, initially reacted badly to the joke, but the three actors soon overcame this misstep to forge a close camaraderie. | ||
