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* [[Terrance Dicks]] has said he was displeased with [[Eric Saward]]'s changes to his original story. He especially felt the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], for whom Saward had a particular fondness, were overused in the finished story. He also said that he was happy to create the Raston Warrior Robots and have them destroy the Cybermen because he wasn't as fond of the Cybermen. On the Special Edition DVD, he says that he really had to fight for the inclusion of a Dalek in the special despite the fact they were so iconic in the series. | * [[Terrance Dicks]] has said he was displeased with [[Eric Saward]]'s changes to his original story. He especially felt the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], for whom Saward had a particular fondness, were overused in the finished story. He also said that he was happy to create the Raston Warrior Robots and have them destroy the Cybermen because he wasn't as fond of the Cybermen. On the Special Edition DVD, he says that he really had to fight for the inclusion of a Dalek in the special despite the fact they were so iconic in the series. | ||
* The story was repeated as a four-part overseas version from 14 August to 17 August 1984. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part one was accompanied by one of the publicity photos taken of the Doctors, in black and white (Peter Davison sitting astride K9 with his hat on its head, surrounded by the other actors and the waxwork figure of Tom Baker), with the accompanying caption "Five reincarnations of the inter-world commuter — [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Richard Hurndall]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Jon Pertwee]] — ''Doctor Who'': 6.15". | * The story was repeated as a four-part overseas version from 14 August to 17 August 1984. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part one was accompanied by one of the publicity photos taken of the Doctors, in black and white (Peter Davison sitting astride K9 with his hat on its head, surrounded by the other actors and the waxwork figure of Tom Baker), with the accompanying caption "Five reincarnations of the inter-world commuter — [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Richard Hurndall]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Jon Pertwee]] — ''Doctor Who'': 6.15". | ||
* A 102-minute Special Edition of the story was released on VHS in 1995 with extended scenes and dialogue added or deleted, and some of the [[visual effects]] and the voice of Rassilon redone | * A 102-minute Special Edition of the story was released on VHS in 1995 with extended scenes and dialogue added or deleted, and some of the [[visual effects]] and the voice of Rassilon redone. | ||
* This was only the second time in the series' history that there was a pre-credits sequence. ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' was the first such story. Subsequently, ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' also featured pre-credits teasers. This idea was re-used in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]. The pre-credits sequence became a regular occurrence starting with the 2005 series episode ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', and the animated reconstruction of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', a story preceding ''Castrovalva '' by more than 15 years, also featured one. | * This was only the second time in the series' history that there was a pre-credits sequence. ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' was the first such story. Subsequently, ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' also featured pre-credits teasers. This idea was re-used in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]. The pre-credits sequence became a regular occurrence starting with the 2005 series episode ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', and the animated reconstruction of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', a story preceding ''Castrovalva '' by more than 15 years, also featured one. | ||
* This serial explicitly indicated in dialogue that the Davison incarnation of the Doctor was in fact the ''[[Fifth Doctor|fifth]]'', apparently discounting fan speculation dating back to ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' that the First Doctor was not actually the first. [[Terrance Dicks]] wrote both stories although ''The Brain of Morbius'' was extensively rewritten by Robert Holmes to the point that Dicks wanted his name removed from the final story and it was credited to the pseudonym Robin Bland. However, 2020's ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' took the view that there were indeed many previous incarnations prior to the [[First Doctor|William Hartnell incarnation]] that the Doctor was unaware of. | * This serial explicitly indicated in dialogue that the Davison incarnation of the Doctor was in fact the ''[[Fifth Doctor|fifth]]'', apparently discounting fan speculation dating back to ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' that the First Doctor was not actually the first. [[Terrance Dicks]] wrote both stories although ''The Brain of Morbius'' was extensively rewritten by Robert Holmes to the point that Dicks wanted his name removed from the final story and it was credited to the pseudonym Robin Bland. However, 2020's ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' took the view that there were indeed many previous incarnations prior to the [[First Doctor|William Hartnell incarnation]] that the Doctor was unaware of. | ||
