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* For the Fourth Doctor and Romana's release from the time vortex, an extract from ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' part one, in which the pair approached the gates of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], had initially been selected. However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] was keen to depict all of the Doctors departing in the TARDIS, and so a clip from part three was used instead. Unfortunately, it did not match up as well with the abduction sequence, which was also taken from the opening instalment and saw the two Time Lords punting on the [[River Cam]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catweazle] | * For the Fourth Doctor and Romana's release from the time vortex, an extract from ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' part one, in which the pair approached the gates of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], had initially been selected. However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] was keen to depict all of the Doctors departing in the TARDIS, and so a clip from part three was used instead. Unfortunately, it did not match up as well with the abduction sequence, which was also taken from the opening instalment and saw the two Time Lords punting on the [[River Cam]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catweazle] | ||
* ''The Five Doctors'' marks the end of what is, as of 2023, the longest consecutive run of classic ''Doctor Who'' serials on Blu-ray. The run comprises all of [[Season 17]], [[Season 18|18]], [[Season 19|19]] and [[Season 20|20]], ending with this story. | * ''The Five Doctors'' marks the end of what is, as of 2023, the longest consecutive run of classic ''Doctor Who'' serials on Blu-ray. The run comprises all of [[Season 17]], [[Season 18|18]], [[Season 19|19]] and [[Season 20|20]], ending with this story. | ||
* During overseas broadcasts (and in occasional UK re-airings), this story was split up into four twenty-five-minute episodes. The cliffhangers consisted of Sarah Jane falling down the embankment, Turlough and Susan discovering the Cybermen outside the TARDIS, and the Master following the First Doctor and Tegan into the main floor of the Dark Tower. | |||
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