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* Although K9 has no dialogue in this story due to suffering from laryngitis, he is heard to croak at the start of episode one. The croak was provided by [[Roy Skelton]]. | * Although K9 has no dialogue in this story due to suffering from laryngitis, he is heard to croak at the start of episode one. The croak was provided by [[Roy Skelton]]. | ||
* This story has (arguably) a Dalek joke, one of the few attempts in the series to add an element of humour to the Daleks. The Doctor climbs up a shaft, and from the top, taunts a pursuing Dalek, "If you're supposed to be the superior race of the universe, why don't you try climbing after us?" The Dalek fires at the Doctor in frustration. Other attempts at humour occur in [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''. Incidentally, it is later established on screen in [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' that Daleks can in fact elevate to surmount obstacles of height (a fact initially revealed in the original ''Daleks'' comic strip of the 1960s). In the Ninth Doctor episode [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' the (in)ability to navigate stairs is again made into a joke and shown to be false, they ''can'' hover up stairs. | * This story has (arguably) a Dalek joke, one of the few attempts in the series to add an element of humour to the Daleks. The Doctor climbs up a shaft, and from the top, taunts a pursuing Dalek, "If you're supposed to be the superior race of the universe, why don't you try climbing after us?" The Dalek fires at the Doctor in frustration. Other attempts at humour occur in [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''. Incidentally, it is later established on screen in [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' that Daleks can in fact elevate to surmount obstacles of height (a fact initially revealed in the original ''Daleks'' comic strip of the 1960s). In the Ninth Doctor episode [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' the (in)ability to navigate stairs is again made into a joke and shown to be false, they ''can'' hover up stairs. | ||
* The pink costume worn by Romana was worn again by Lalla Ward in the infamous "Dr. Who Meets His Match" TV commercials for Prime Computers of Australia, which ended with the Doctor proposing marriage to her. | * The pink costume worn by Romana was worn again by Lalla Ward in the infamous "[[Prime Computer advertisement|Dr. Who Meets His Match]]" TV commercials for Prime Computers of Australia, which ended with the Doctor proposing marriage to her. | ||
* This is currently the only story since 1973's ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' where each individual segment is labelled as an "Episode" rather than a "Part", the latter having been utilised since ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. | * This is currently the only story since 1973's ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' where each individual segment is labelled as an "Episode" rather than a "Part", the latter having been utilised since ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. | ||
* Cassandra (Movellan Guard) is credited for episode four, but actually appears in episode three. | * Cassandra (Movellan Guard) is credited for episode four, but actually appears in episode three. | ||
