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It was one of the first ''Doctor Who'' serials to make extensive use of [[matte painting]]s. With the new [[Quantel Paintbox]] — whose use in ''Doctor Who'' had only hesitantly begun in [[season 18]] — [[designer]] [[Malcolm Thornton]] replaced several model shots and [[glass shot]]s with matte paintings via Paintbox. This became especially important, given the less-than-optimal weather in windy Wales. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|The Fifth Doctor Handbook]]'')
It was one of the first ''Doctor Who'' serials to make extensive use of [[matte painting]]s. With the new [[Quantel Paintbox]] — whose use in ''Doctor Who'' had only hesitantly begun in [[season 18]] — [[designer]] [[Malcolm Thornton]] replaced several model shots and [[glass shot]]s with matte paintings via Paintbox. This became especially important, given the less-than-optimal weather in windy Wales. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|The Fifth Doctor Handbook]]'')


This story premiered the new [[Mike Kelt]]-designed [[TARDIS console]], which would be used through the rest of the 1980s. It further introduced a re-design of the entire [[TARDIS console room|console ''room'']], which would become the final control room design to be used during the run of the classic series. Thornton argued that, since a new console had been ordered by JNT, the entire set should be regularised. He made each facet of the console correspond to a particular wall of the set and each TARDIS wall more angular. This made the set assemble in only one way, reducing assembly time.
This story premiered the new [[Mike Kelt]]-designed [[TARDIS console]], which would be used through the rest of the 1980s. It further introduced a re-design of the entire [[TARDIS console room|console ''room'']], which would become the final control room design to be used during the run of the classic series. Thornton argued that, since a new console had been ordered by JN-T, the entire set should be regularised. He made each facet of the console correspond to a particular wall of the set and each TARDIS wall more angular. This made the set assemble in only one way, reducing assembly time.


Finally, this story was the last televised ''Doctor Who'' story to be written by [[Terrance Dicks]]
Finally, this story was the last televised ''Doctor Who'' story to be written by [[Terrance Dicks]]
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