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* Of the three ''Doctor Who'' stories to extend beyond seven episodes (''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' is conventionally split up into four serials), this is the only one that was not directed by [[Douglas Camfield]]. Effectively, this is the only 10-part serial in the show's history, and is the only serial that exceeds seven parts during the black and white era to not contain missing episodes. | * Of the three ''Doctor Who'' stories to extend beyond seven episodes (''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' is conventionally split up into four serials), this is the only one that was not directed by [[Douglas Camfield]]. Effectively, this is the only 10-part serial in the show's history, and is the only serial that exceeds seven parts during the black and white era to not contain missing episodes. | ||
* One scene called for the regulars to hear an explosion and then dive down. [[Patrick Troughton]] wanted to know how big the explosion was and insisted on a demonstration — and a huge boulder landed right where they were to be standing. Troughton then said, "That's why I wanted to see what it was like." | * One scene called for the regulars to hear an explosion and then dive down. [[Patrick Troughton]] wanted to know how big the explosion was and insisted on a demonstration — and a huge boulder landed right where they were to be standing. Troughton then said, "That's why I wanted to see what it was like." | ||
* The First World War battleground was actually a rubbish dump in Brighton that had previously been used for <em>Oh! What a Lovely War | * The First World War battleground was actually a rubbish dump in Brighton that had previously been used for <em>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_What_a_Lovely_War! Oh, What a Lovely War!]</em> | ||
* The World War One set was overrun with rats. This upset [[Patrick Troughton]] so much that he threatened to quit on the spot if he saw one more. It was later revealed that it brought back unpleasant memories of his wartime experience where he had rat-shooting duties. | * The World War One set was overrun with rats. This upset [[Patrick Troughton]] so much that he threatened to quit on the spot if he saw one more. It was later revealed that it brought back unpleasant memories of his wartime experience where he had rat-shooting duties. | ||
* As scripted, the Doctor was to say that the Time Lords were the rulers of his people. Instead, he simply says that they are his people — giving rise to decades of arguments in fandom about whether all Gallifreyans are Time Lords, or only some. | * As scripted, the Doctor was to say that the Time Lords were the rulers of his people. Instead, he simply says that they are his people — giving rise to decades of arguments in fandom about whether all Gallifreyans are Time Lords, or only some. | ||
