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* The roles of Ian and Barbara as, respectively, [[science]] and [[history]] [[teacher]]s were part of the series' original plan to alternate between science-fiction and historical stories. Originally, the character was named "Cliff". ([[DWMSE 7]]) | * The roles of Ian and Barbara as, respectively, [[science]] and [[history]] [[teacher]]s were part of the series' original plan to alternate between science-fiction and historical stories. Originally, the character was named "Cliff". ([[DWMSE 7]]) | ||
*He was originally supposed to return in ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]],'' but William Russell was unavailable, so his role was re-written for [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. | *He was originally supposed to return in ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]],'' but William Russell was unavailable, so his role was re-written for [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. | ||
*He was supposed to make a cameo in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', but William Russell declined. | *He was supposed to make a cameo in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', but [[William Russell]] declined. | ||
*In the late 1990s, William Russell reprised the role of an aged Ian for a series of links in BBC Video's restoration of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. | *In the late 1990s, [[William Russell]] reprised the role of an aged Ian for a series of links in BBC Video's restoration of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. | ||
* Ian and Barbara are the only regular companions from the "black and white era" to meet a "new series" Doctor, having had an adventure with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the comic story ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]''. | * Ian and Barbara are the only regular companions from the "black and white era" to meet a "new series" Doctor, having had an adventure with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the comic story ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]''. | ||
* He was named after theologian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton G.K. Chesterton]. | |||
* At one stage, he was named C.E.E Chesterton and was a headmaster. | |||
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