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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* [[Derek Martinus]] was the first choice to direct, but he was moved over to [[Galaxy 4 (TV story)| | * [[Derek Martinus]] was the first choice to direct, but he was moved over to ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' and ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''.<ref name=":0">http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/u.html</ref> | ||
* Within the context of the [[DWU]], the creation of [[Trojan Horse]] is an ontological [[Temporal paradox|paradox]]. The [[First Doctor|Doctor]], Vicki, and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] all know of the Horse; the Doctor specifically refers to Homer's account of the [[Trojan War]], crediting Homer with "inventing" it for the story. Yet it is the Doctor who gives the idea to the Greeks, whose victory is then recounted by Homer, the ultimate source for the time travellers' knowledge of the Horse. In this context, the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]]'s later claim in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' that he didn't come up with the idea is technically accurate. | * Within the context of the [[DWU]], the creation of [[Trojan Horse]] is an ontological [[Temporal paradox|paradox]]. The [[First Doctor|Doctor]], Vicki, and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] all know of the Horse; the Doctor specifically refers to Homer's account of the [[Trojan War]], crediting Homer with "inventing" it for the story. Yet it is the Doctor who gives the idea to the Greeks, whose victory is then recounted by Homer, the ultimate source for the time travellers' knowledge of the Horse. In this context, the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]]'s later claim in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' that he didn't come up with the idea is technically accurate. | ||
* The working titles for this story were ''The Trojans'', ''The Trojan Horse'', ''The Trojan War'' and ''The Mythmakers''. Working episode titles included "Zeus ex Machina" (episode 1) and "A Doctor in the Horse" or "Is There a Doctor in the Horse?" (episode 4), which [[Dennis Spooner]] liked because of them being puns. They were vetoed by the BBC, however, and only "Small Prophet, Quick Return" (episode 2) retained its humorous title thanks to Donald Tosh's insistence. "Death of a Spy" (episode 3) was always intended to have its more serious title, as if to imply Steven or Vicki would be killed as they were exposed for being spies in the previous episode. The title ultimately refers to [[Cyclops (The Myth Makers)|Cyclops]].{{Fact}} | * The working titles for this story were ''The Trojans'', ''The Trojan Horse'', ''The Trojan War'' and ''The Mythmakers''. Working episode titles included "Zeus ex Machina" (episode 1) and "A Doctor in the Horse" or "Is There a Doctor in the Horse?" (episode 4), which [[Dennis Spooner]] liked because of them being puns. They were vetoed by the BBC, however, and only "Small Prophet, Quick Return" (episode 2) retained its humorous title thanks to Donald Tosh's insistence. "Death of a Spy" (episode 3) was always intended to have its more serious title, as if to imply Steven or Vicki would be killed as they were exposed for being spies in the previous episode. The title ultimately refers to [[Cyclops (The Myth Makers)|Cyclops]].{{Fact}} | ||
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*[[Donald Cotton]] originally omitted Paris from his script. | *[[Donald Cotton]] originally omitted Paris from his script. | ||
*Originally, Steven and Vicki were freed by Priam after the horse was brought into Troy. They used Morse code to make contact with the Doctor. When the Greeks burst out of the horse, the Doctor and Steven reclaimed the TARDIS, but Vicki returned to the palace to recover a memento given to her by Helen. There she witnessed Priam nearly defeat Achilles in battle, only to be slain by Odysseus. | *Originally, Steven and Vicki were freed by Priam after the horse was brought into Troy. They used Morse code to make contact with the Doctor. When the Greeks burst out of the horse, the Doctor and Steven reclaimed the TARDIS, but Vicki returned to the palace to recover a memento given to her by Helen. There she witnessed Priam nearly defeat Achilles in battle, only to be slain by Odysseus. | ||
*The element of Steven being wounded was added at the request of [[Terry Nation]], who planned to make use of the development in the first episode of [[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)| | *The element of Steven being wounded was added at the request of [[Terry Nation]], who planned to make use of the development in the first episode of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. | ||
====Influences==== | ====Influences==== | ||
