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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
According to an official response to a survey about ''Doctor Who'' that the BBC released in [[2005 (production)|2005]], the "23 6 801" number sequence seen on the [[Psalm]] board in ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'' was a mistake, and became a bit of "misleading fun".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720004433/https://bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/07/06/20444.shtml ''Website survey results'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> However, further clarification about the sequence wasn't given, such as ''how'' it was a mistake, and was present in television episodes filmed prior to ''Father's Day'', thus casting potential doubt on this explanation. | According to an official response to a survey about ''Doctor Who'' that the BBC released in [[2005 (production)|2005]], the "23 6 801" number sequence seen on the [[Psalm]] board in ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'' was a mistake, and became a bit of "misleading fun".<ref name="survey">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720004433/https://bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/07/06/20444.shtml ''Website survey results'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> However, further clarification about the sequence wasn't given, such as ''how'' it was a mistake, and was present in television episodes filmed prior to ''Father's Day'', thus casting potential doubt on this explanation. Adding to the confusion, when the ''WhoSpy'' production photographs were added to the gallery for ''Father's Day'' on the BBC's website, the caption suggested looking up Psalm 801,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01wk066/p01wjzfx ''Father's Day: Behind the Scenes'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> which no real world Psalm seems to correspond to. | ||
As acknowledged by the survey response, there were many theories about "23 6 801":<ref name="survey"/> that the numbers corresponded to the 801st second of serial six (''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' part two) of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord (TV story)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' ([[season 23]]), where Peri objected to the screams of animals;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230123132036/https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/227295/doctor-who-4th-of-june/p30 ''Doctor Who 4th of June'' on Digital Spy Forums via the Wayback Machine]</ref> that it spelled [[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]] in latin;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230123133200/https://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=7141.1920#1943 ''New Doctor Who'' on Cook'd and Bomb'd via the Wayback Machine]</ref> that it tied into the Bad Wolf [[story arc]];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230123133638/https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/rsztl/23_6_801/ ''23 6 801'' on r/doctorwho via the Wayback machine]</ref> and that it had something to do with the [[Dalek]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220707155234/http://plasticbag.org/archives/2005/05/more_thoughts_on_doctor_who_and_bad_wolf/ ''More thoughts on Doctor Who and Bad Wolf…'' on platicbag.org via the Wayback machine]</ref> | |||
The sequence was seen in the following sources, both in- and out-of-universe: | The sequence was seen in the following sources, both in- and out-of-universe: | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Numbers]] | [[Category:Numbers]] | ||
[[Category:Production information]] | [[Category:Production information]] | ||
