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* [[Robert Sloman]] was unimpressed with the realisation of Kronos. He envisaged it as a shimmer and a vibration, but it was realised by an actor flapping away on pulleys.
* [[Robert Sloman]] was unimpressed with the realisation of Kronos. He envisaged it as a shimmer and a vibration, but it was realised by an actor flapping away on pulleys.
* While filming the ending scene, [[John Levene]] was terrified that his nappy would fall off.
* While filming the ending scene, [[John Levene]] was terrified that his nappy would fall off.
* It was [[Paul Bernard]]'s idea to have Kronos' final form be that of a young woman.
* While filming at Stratfield Saye, stuntman [[Greg Powell]], playing the knight who attacked the convoy, was thrown from his horse when his mount did not follow the planned route and collided with one of the UNIT vehicles. Accounts vary as to the extent of the injuries to both Powell and the horse. [[Equity]] condemned the incident because budgetary limitations had prevented [[Paul Bernard]] from hiring more than a single stunt driver.
* While filming at Stratfield Saye, stuntman [[Greg Powell]], playing the knight who attacked the convoy, was thrown from his horse when his mount did not follow the planned route and collided with one of the UNIT vehicles. Accounts vary as to the extent of the injuries to both Powell and the horse. [[Equity]] condemned the incident because budgetary limitations had prevented [[Paul Bernard]] from hiring more than a single stunt driver.
* A scene dropped before the recording of Episode Five had the Doctor activating a device in the TARDIS which permitted Jo to speak the language of the ancient Atlantean.
* This story has the dubious distinction of being ranked as ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' readers' least favourite [[Third Doctor]] story in all four of their major polls, in [[1998]], [[2009]], [[2014]], and [[2023]]. ([[DWM 590]])


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