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* Though set at [[Christmas]], this story was filmed in late July, with an average temperature of thirty degrees centigrade. [[David Tennant]] was quoted as saying he was "blinking boiling" during filming.{{fact}} | * Though set at [[Christmas]], this story was filmed in late July, with an average temperature of thirty degrees centigrade. [[David Tennant]] was quoted as saying he was "blinking boiling" during filming.{{fact}} | ||
* As part of the 2006 ''[[Children in Need]]'' concert, a four-minute clip from this episode was shown. It features Donna riding in a taxi, unaware that it is being driven by a Robot Santa. The Doctor gives chase in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] down a motorway and tries to persuade Donna to jump between the two vehicles. The unveiling of Christmas-special preview footage for Children in Need became an irregular tradition afterwards, with the 2008 campaign featuring a preview of ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' and the 2009 edition a preview of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time, Part One]]''.{{fact}} | * As part of the 2006 ''[[Children in Need]]'' concert, a four-minute clip from this episode was shown. It features Donna riding in a taxi, unaware that it is being driven by a Robot Santa. The Doctor gives chase in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] down a motorway and tries to persuade Donna to jump between the two vehicles. The unveiling of Christmas-special preview footage for Children in Need became an irregular tradition afterwards, with the 2008 campaign featuring a preview of ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' and the 2009 edition a preview of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time, Part One]]''.{{fact}} | ||
* This is the first appearance of companion Donna Noble. She also receives a lead credit at the start which, normally, only the Doctor and his companion(s) receive. She returned in ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' and left in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', both in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]]. She reappears in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' but only as a guest star. | * This is the first appearance of companion Donna Noble. She also receives a lead credit at the start which, normally, only the Doctor and his companion(s) receive. She returned in ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' and left in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', both in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]]. She reappears in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' but only as a guest star. She eventually returned in the [[2023 specials]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]]'s main companion. | ||
* [[Catherine Tate]] was unable to attend the traditional first cast read-through of the episode. [[David Tennant]]'s then-girlfriend and former guest star [[Sophia Myles]] (''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') read the part of Donna Noble on this occasion.{{fact}} | * [[Catherine Tate]] was unable to attend the traditional first cast read-through of the episode. [[David Tennant]]'s then-girlfriend and former guest star [[Sophia Myles]] (''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') read the part of Donna Noble on this occasion.{{fact}} | ||
* The reprise of the cliffhanger scene from ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' had to be refilmed for ''The Runaway Bride'' as the change of [[cinematographer]]s resulted in a discontinuity in terms of lighting between the earlier footage and that shot for the special.<ref>[[DCOM]]: ''The Runaway Bride''</ref> | * The reprise of the cliffhanger scene from ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' had to be refilmed for ''The Runaway Bride'' as the change of [[cinematographer]]s resulted in a discontinuity in terms of lighting between the earlier footage and that shot for the special.<ref>[[DCOM]]: ''The Runaway Bride''</ref> | ||
