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:::::: Agreed. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | :::::: Agreed. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
From Wikipedia: "original production documents state the name of the serial as "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve", although this is an anachronism, as the actual massacre took place on St Bartholomew's Day | From Wikipedia: "original production documents state the name of the serial as "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve", although this is an anachronism, as the actual massacre took place on St Bartholomew's Day" ... That being said, here are some of my thoughts on the matter: | ||
DWM's way of titling is pure hard cope, and stubbornness on their part. They also started being awkward about series numbering a while back (anyone remember when a front cover said "Series 2 with Matt and Karen") and now tend to say awkward things like "the 1986 series" on occasion. They feel like an outlier. I'd say most people know these stories as "An Unearthly Child", "The Daleks", "The Edge of Destruction" and "The Massacre". | DWM's way of titling is pure hard cope, and stubbornness on their part. They also started being awkward about series numbering a while back (anyone remember when a front cover said "Series 2 with Matt and Karen") and now tend to say awkward things like "the 1986 series" on occasion. They feel like an outlier. I'd say most people know these stories as "An Unearthly Child", "The Daleks", "The Edge of Destruction" and "The Massacre". | ||
