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* This was the first Fifth Doctor story to be filmed. Though [[Peter Davison]] has often said that his first stories were recorded out of sequence so that ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' might include a more confident performance on his part, ([[DCOM]]: ''Four to Doomsday'', ''Castrovalva'' and others) there was a more practical reason. A little over a month before it was due to go in front of the cameras, ''Project Zeta-Sigma'', which was to be the first story of the Davison era, was shelved by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. Since there wasn't time to get a whole new first story for Davison's Doctor, the production order had to be significantly revised. The out-of-order recording had nothing to do with any lack of confidence in Davison; ''Castrovalva'' simply wasn't written by the time the Fifth Doctor needed to make his debut in front of the cameras. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Fifth Doctor Handbook]]'') | * This was the first Fifth Doctor story to be filmed. Though [[Peter Davison]] has often said that his first stories were recorded out of sequence so that ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' might include a more confident performance on his part, ([[DCOM]]: ''Four to Doomsday'', ''Castrovalva'' and others) there was a more practical reason. A little over a month before it was due to go in front of the cameras, ''Project Zeta-Sigma'', which was to be the first story of the Davison era, was shelved by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. Since there wasn't time to get a whole new first story for Davison's Doctor, the production order had to be significantly revised. The out-of-order recording had nothing to do with any lack of confidence in Davison; ''Castrovalva'' simply wasn't written by the time the Fifth Doctor needed to make his debut in front of the cameras. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|The Fifth Doctor Handbook]]'') | ||
* Coincidentally, as well as being the first Fifth Doctor story filmed, this was also the last Fifth Doctor story released on VHS. | * Coincidentally, as well as being the first Fifth Doctor story filmed, this was also the last Fifth Doctor story released on VHS. | ||
* The working title for this story was ''Day of Wrath''. | * The working title for this story was ''Day of Wrath''. | ||
