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* The story was repeated on [[BBC Two]] on consecutive evenings from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 November 1981 as part of the repeat season ''[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]''. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for the repeat transmission of "An Unearthly Child" was accompanied by a black-and-white head-and-shoulders publicity shot of the Doctor, with the accompanying caption "The Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into a strange land and the unknown dangers it holds... ''The Five Faces of Doctor Who'': 5.40". ''(original published text)'' | * The story was repeated on [[BBC Two]] on consecutive evenings from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 November 1981 as part of the repeat season ''[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]''. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for the repeat transmission of "An Unearthly Child" was accompanied by a black-and-white head-and-shoulders publicity shot of the Doctor, with the accompanying caption "The Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into a strange land and the unknown dangers it holds... ''The Five Faces of Doctor Who'': 5.40". ''(original published text)'' | ||
* For the remounted "An Unearthly Child" transmission, the TARDIS prop had a wash of matte blue paint applied as well as a covering of matt black to dirty it down. This was supplemented by heavy distressing to the overall paintwork to give it a more weathered feel, as the original paintwork made the prop look too pristine as seen in the pilot episode. However, the original Ealing Studio filmed inserts made before the studio recordings both for the Pilot and transmitted episode resulted in a continuity error surrounding the look of the TARDIS prop. In the establishing filmed shot of it standing on the barren landscape at the end of "An Unearthly Child" and the beginning of "The Cave of Skulls", as well as its dematerialisation shot in "The Firemaker", it reverts to its pristine condition; gloss blue paint and door handles on both the "Pull to Open" panel and the main entrance doors. The door handles were removed after the prop was refurbished for the studio recordings. | * For the remounted "An Unearthly Child" transmission, the TARDIS prop had a wash of matte blue paint applied as well as a covering of matt black to dirty it down. This was supplemented by heavy distressing to the overall paintwork to give it a more weathered feel, as the original paintwork made the prop look too pristine as seen in the pilot episode. However, the original Ealing Studio filmed inserts made before the studio recordings both for the Pilot and transmitted episode resulted in a continuity error surrounding the look of the TARDIS prop. In the establishing filmed shot of it standing on the barren landscape at the end of "An Unearthly Child" and the beginning of "The Cave of Skulls", as well as its dematerialisation shot in "The Firemaker", it reverts to its pristine condition; gloss blue paint and door handles on both the "Pull to Open" panel and the main entrance doors. The door handles were removed after the prop was refurbished for the studio recordings. | ||
* [[TCH 1]], and the production notes within it, establish all four episodes as a single serial. So too do the audience poll results seen in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' issues [[DWM 474|474]] and [[DWM 589|589]], and the official ''Doctor Who'' website.<ref>[https://www.doctorwho.tv/stories/an-unearthly-child]</ref> | |||
* Certain reference books and episode guides; including ''[[The Discontinuity Guide]]'', ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]'', ''[[Adventures with the Wife in Space]]'', the Eyespider timeline, and a number of others, treat the first episode of this story as a separate story to the following three. | * Certain reference books and episode guides; including ''[[The Discontinuity Guide]]'', ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]'', ''[[Adventures with the Wife in Space]]'', the Eyespider timeline, and a number of others, treat the first episode of this story as a separate story to the following three. | ||
* [[Leslie Bates]] has the distinction of playing the first villain to ever be seen in the series. Although [[Jeremy Young]] played Kal in most of the serial, it is Bates's shadow that is seen at the cliffhanger conclusion of "An Unearthly Child". | * [[Leslie Bates]] has the distinction of playing the first villain to ever be seen in the series. Although [[Jeremy Young]] played Kal in most of the serial, it is Bates's shadow that is seen at the cliffhanger conclusion of "An Unearthly Child". | ||
