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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* The use of the "n-word" in the King of Hearts' recitation of the rhyme in "[[The Hall of Dolls]]" was still considered more or less acceptable in Britain at the time of the original [[1966 (releases)|1966]] broadcast of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''.{{Note|On the other hand, in America the word had been widely acknowledged as a slur by this point, but it is impossible to know whether the authors were aware of this.}} Although the rhyme is still present on [[AudioGO|BBC Audio]]'s 2001 CD soundtrack release of the story, this section has been obscured by [[Peter Purves]]'s narration to correspond to modern views on the use of the "n-word".
* The use of the "n-word" in the King of Hearts' recitation of the rhyme in "[[The Hall of Dolls]]" was still considered more or less acceptable in Britain at the time of the original [[1966 (releases)|1966]] broadcast of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''.{{Note|On the other hand, in America the "n-word" had been widely acknowledged as a racial slur by this point, but it is impossible to know whether the authors were aware of this.}} Although the rhyme is still present on [[AudioGO|BBC Audio]]'s 2001 CD soundtrack release of the story, this section has been obscured by [[Peter Purves]]'s narration to correspond to modern views on the use of the "n-word".
* In [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Alison Bingeman]]'s 1986 novelisation of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'', the King of Hearts recites only the opening line "Eeny, meeny, miney, mo".
* In [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Alison Bingeman]]'s 1986 novelisation of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'', the King of Hearts recites only the opening line "Eeny, meeny, miney, mo".


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