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* [[Martin Clunes]] is rather embarrassed about his role in this serial, mostly because chat shows have kept bring clips out from it showing him in the silly costumes. | * [[Martin Clunes]] is rather embarrassed about his role in this serial, mostly because chat shows have kept bring clips out from it showing him in the silly costumes. | ||
* Once again, [[Christopher Bailey]] used Buddhist terms - Manussa (“the human realm”), Tanha (“craving”) and Dugdale (from duggati, “unhappy existence”). | * Once again, [[Christopher Bailey]] used Buddhist terms - Manussa (“the human realm”), Tanha (“craving”) and Dugdale (from duggati, “unhappy existence”). | ||
* Dojjen was an homage to | * Dojjen was an homage to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dgen Dōgen], a Zen master who lived in [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] [[Japan]]. | ||
* Dugdale had earlier been called Duchan (a platform used by Hebrew priests), while Chela was named for a Hindi word meaning “religious disciple”. | * Dugdale had earlier been called Duchan (a platform used by Hebrew priests), while Chela was named for a Hindi word meaning “religious disciple”. | ||
* Two weeks prior to the start of production, [[Peter Davison]] was asked to film what he believed to be a promotional trailer for Australian television. In fact, this was a ruse concocted by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. In reality, when Davison arrived on location, he was surprised to find [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] already there in full costume. Davison was even more surprised to discover that they were accompanied by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Andrews Eamonn Andrews], and that he was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life]]''. The occasion marked the second time that a ''Doctor Who'' star had been featured on the show, the other being [[Jon Pertwee]] in 1971. | * Two weeks prior to the start of production, [[Peter Davison]] was asked to film what he believed to be a promotional trailer for Australian television. In fact, this was a ruse concocted by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. In reality, when Davison arrived on location, he was surprised to find [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Sarah Sutton]] and [[Janet Fielding]] already there in full costume. Davison was even more surprised to discover that they were accompanied by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Andrews Eamonn Andrews], and that he was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life]]''. The occasion marked the second time that a ''Doctor Who'' star had been featured on the show, the other being [[Jon Pertwee]] in 1971. | ||
