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The R2 and R4 cover art of this story and ''Time-Flight'' shows the "Peter Davison Years" as 1981-1984. All other Davison-era releases have claimed the years as 1982-1984 in deference to the January 1982 broadcast of ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''. However, there is justification for calling the era 1981-1984, as that's the period of time Davison actually worked on the programme. Like [[Jon Pertwee]], Davison fell victim to the [[BBC]]'s decision to push back the premiere of his first series to the start of the new calendar year. Neither actor is generally credited for their first year on the job, making their eras appear a little shorter than they actually were. While Pertwee only filmed about half of [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]] in [[1969 (production)|1969]], almost everything of [[Season 19]] was filmed in [[1981 (production)|1981]]. Indeed, Davison's first work on the series — his [[regeneration]] scene — had been filmed on [[9 January (production)|9 January]] 1981, almost a full year prior to the release of ''Castrovalva''. Ironically, the only part of Davison's initial year ''not'' filmed in 1981 was ''Time-Flight'', the only other DVD release to bear the claim of an era lasting from 1981-1984. All told, Davison's time in front of the cameras as the Doctor lasted from 9 January 1981 to [[12 January (production)|12 January]] [[1984 (production)|1984]] — almost precisely the three-year tenure he had been advised by [[Patrick Troughton]] to undertake.