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* This is one of the few Dalek stories to incorporate humour. Examples include a stammering Dalek who cannot do simple mental arithmetic (in "The Executioners" and "The Death of Time"); Daleks nodding their eyestalks to confirm a plan (in "The Death of Doctor Who"); and Daleks showing a trait for deviating from the subject at hand (during their deliberations in "The Executioners"). | * This is one of the few Dalek stories to incorporate humour. Examples include a stammering Dalek who cannot do simple mental arithmetic (in "The Executioners" and "The Death of Time"); Daleks nodding their eyestalks to confirm a plan (in "The Death of Doctor Who"); and Daleks showing a trait for deviating from the subject at hand (during their deliberations in "The Executioners"). | ||
* The story also features [[the Beatles]] in a film clip. Ironically, considering the number of lost ''Doctor Who'' episodes, the Beatles' performance from which this clip was taken now only survives in this story. In a double irony, the scene has once again been "lost" as licensing restrictions forced it to be edited out for all DVD releases outside of Regions 2 & 4 (UK & Australia).<ref name="NoBeatles">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2010/03/no-beatles-outside-europe.html|title=No Beatles outside Europe|author=Marcus|date of source=11 March, 2010|website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> | * The story also features [[the Beatles]] in a film clip. Ironically, considering the number of lost ''Doctor Who'' episodes, the Beatles' performance from which this clip was taken now only survives in this story. In a double irony, the scene has once again been "lost" as licensing restrictions forced it to be edited out for all DVD releases outside of Regions 2 & 4 (UK & Australia).<ref name="NoBeatles">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2010/03/no-beatles-outside-europe.html|title=No Beatles outside Europe|author=Marcus|date of source=11 March, 2010|website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> | ||
* [[The Beatles]] were originally planned to appear as old men performing at a fiftieth | * [[The Beatles]] were originally planned to appear as old men performing at a fiftieth anniversary concert in the 21st century. The band were interested in appearing, but this proposal was apparently vetoed by their manager {{w|Brian Epstein}}. They were also originally going to be playing "I Feel Fine" instead of "Ticket to Ride". | ||
* The Doctor's sadness in saying goodbye to Ian and Barbara was not entirely down to good acting. [[William Hartnell]] had become good friends with [[William Russell]] and [[Jacqueline Hill]] and was genuinely saddened to see them leave. | * The Doctor's sadness in saying goodbye to Ian and Barbara was not entirely down to good acting. [[William Hartnell]] had become good friends with [[William Russell]] and [[Jacqueline Hill]] and was genuinely saddened to see them leave. | ||
* This story includes the joke that, in the future, contemporary pop musicians such as the Beatles would be considered classical music. This joke was repeated in the series 40 years later in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''. While not contemporary at the time of airing, the Beatles are once again referred to as "classical" in the story ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', when their name is heard to be pronounced "bee-attles". | * This story includes the joke that, in the future, contemporary pop musicians such as the Beatles would be considered classical music. This joke was repeated in the series 40 years later in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''. While not contemporary at the time of airing, the Beatles are once again referred to as "classical" in the story ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', when their name is heard to be pronounced "bee-attles". | ||
