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* Dojjen was an homage to Dogen, a Zen master who lived in thirteenth-century Japan. | * Dojjen was an homage to Dogen, a Zen master who lived in thirteenth-century Japan. | ||
* Dugdale had earlier been called Duchan (a platform used by Hebrew priests), while Chela was named for a Hindi word meaning “religious disciple”. | * Dugdale had earlier been called Duchan (a platform used by Hebrew priests), while Chela was named for a Hindi word meaning “religious disciple”. | ||
* Two weeks prior to the start of production, [[Peter Davison]] was asked to film what he believed to be a promotional trailer for Australian television. In fact, this was a ruse concocted by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. In reality, when Davison arrived on location, he was surprised to find [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] already there in full costume. Davison was even more surprised to discover that they were accompanied by [ | * Two weeks prior to the start of production, [[Peter Davison]] was asked to film what he believed to be a promotional trailer for Australian television. In fact, this was a ruse concocted by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. In reality, when Davison arrived on location, he was surprised to find [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] already there in full costume. Davison was even more surprised to discover that they were accompanied by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Andrews Eamonn Andrews], and that he was the subject of [[This Is Your Life|''This Is Your Life'']]. The occasion marked the second time that a ''Doctor Who'' star had been featured on the show, the other being [[Jon Pertwee]] in 1971. | ||
* Designer [[Jan Spoczynski]] had wanted to use an outside firm to build the sets, but permission was withheld until almost the very last minute. Consequently, the sets had to be constructed very quickly, and Spoczynski was disappointed with the results. | * Designer [[Jan Spoczynski]] had wanted to use an outside firm to build the sets, but permission was withheld until almost the very last minute. Consequently, the sets had to be constructed very quickly, and Spoczynski was disappointed with the results. | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Bennett_(British_actress) Jill Bennett], [[Eleanor Bron]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench Judi Dench], [[Elspet Gray]], [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Jean Marsh]], [[Anna Massey]], [[Kate O'Mara]], [[Barbara Shelley]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Elizabeth Spriggs]], [[Wanda Ventham]] and [[Fiona Walker]] were considered for Lady Tanha. | ||
* [[Peter Davison]] joked that he saw the story as a bit of rest, so that [[Janet Fielding]] could do her "heavy, evil" acting. | * [[Peter Davison]] joked that he saw the story as a bit of rest, so that [[Janet Fielding]] could do her "heavy, evil" acting. | ||
* [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] disliked their costumes, with Sutton going so far as to say it made her look fat. [[Peter Davison]] says on the DVD commentary that it looks worse than [[Colin Baker]]'s costume. | * [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] disliked their costumes, with Sutton going so far as to say it made her look fat. [[Peter Davison]] says on the DVD commentary that it looks worse than [[Colin Baker]]'s costume. | ||
