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* [[John Dorney]]'s initial thoughts for the story were for it to be a celebrity historical in the style of the [[Russell T Davies|RTD-era]]. He knew very little about ''Metropolis'' or Fritz Lang upon being asked to submit some story ideas, although he had seen {{wi|M (1931 film)|M}}. He later watched ''Metropolis'' with friends for a podcast and formed further ideas around the film, leading him to conduct his own research into its director and production. Much of these details made it into the script. ([[VOR 152]]) | * [[John Dorney]]'s initial thoughts for the story were for it to be a celebrity historical in the style of the [[Russell T Davies|RTD-era]]. He knew very little about ''Metropolis'' or Fritz Lang upon being asked to submit some story ideas, although he had seen {{wi|M (1931 film)|M}}. He later watched ''Metropolis'' with friends for a podcast and formed further ideas around the film, leading him to conduct his own research into its director and production. Much of these details made it into the script. ([[VOR 152]]) | ||
* The Cybermen were not originally planned to have appeared in the ''[[Lost Warriors (audio anthology)|Lost Warriors]]'' box set. Their inclusion in this story came about at Dorney's suggestion as he continued to develop ideas about his ''Metropolis'' storyline. ([[VOR 152]]) | * The Cybermen were not originally planned to have appeared in the ''[[Lost Warriors (audio anthology)|Lost Warriors]]'' box set. Their inclusion in this story came about at Dorney's suggestion as he continued to develop ideas about his ''Metropolis'' storyline. ([[VOR 152]]) | ||
* Jovanovic refers to the Machine Man as having a "glitch," although the term would not come into use until the | * Jovanovic refers to the Machine Man as having a "glitch," although the term would not come into use until the 1940s or '50s in the real world. However, the word was derived from German, and its use in this story may be a gloss.<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=glitch</ref> | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
