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[[File:Song_of_the_Mep_interior_CD_art.jpg|thumb|Interior CD art illustrating events in the story.]] | [[File:Song_of_the_Mep_interior_CD_art.jpg|thumb|Interior CD art illustrating events in the story.]] | ||
* This story was initially written for a [[Fourth Doctor]] story, then was reworked as a [[Fifth Doctor]] story, starring [[Tegan Jovanka]] and introducing [[Vislor Turlough]], written by [[Pat Mills]] and [[John Wagner]]. It was replaced with ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''. The introduction of Turlough was added at a late stage and he was to have been one of the travellers within the space whale.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6f.html A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Mawdryn Undead]</ref> The final version was written under the name of ''Song of the Space Whale'' for [[Season 22]]. | * This story was initially written for a [[Fourth Doctor]] story, then was reworked as a [[Fifth Doctor]] story, starring [[Tegan Jovanka]] and introducing [[Vislor Turlough]], written by [[Pat Mills]] and [[John Wagner]]. It was replaced with ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''. The introduction of Turlough was added at a late stage and he was to have been one of the travellers within the space whale.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6f.html A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Mawdryn Undead]</ref> The final version was written under the name of ''Song of the Space Whale'' for [[Season 22]]. | ||
* Much of the reprogrammed Ship's Computer language takes cues from leetspeak. A written dialect of English popularised in the computer gaming and hacking communities. The Computer's suggested strategy of a "zerg rush", adopted by Captain Greeg, originated in the real-time strategy video game, ''Starcraft''. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[23 September (production)|23]] and [[24 September (production)|24 September]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[23 September (production)|23]] and [[24 September (production)|24 September]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story is set between [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|''Revelation of the Daleks'']] and [[Season 23|''The Trial of a Time Lord'']]. | * This story is set between [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|''Revelation of the Daleks'']] and [[Season 23|''The Trial of a Time Lord'']]. | ||
