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** Alpha Centauri last appeared forty-three years previously in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''. To date, this marks the second longest interval between consecutive appearances by a character or alien race in the franchise's history; overtaken only by the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ** Alpha Centauri last appeared forty-three years previously in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''. To date, this marks the second longest interval between consecutive appearances by a character or alien race in the franchise's history; overtaken only by the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ||
** This record was later broken by [[William Russell]] reprising the role of [[Ian Chesterton]] in the 2022 episode [[TV]]:''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' at age 97. | ** This record was later broken by [[William Russell]] reprising the role of [[Ian Chesterton]] in the 2022 episode [[TV]]:''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' at age 97. | ||
* [[Mark Gatiss]] explained on ''[[The Fan Show: The Aftershow|The Aftershow]]'' that ''Empress of Mars'' began as a sequel to his 2015 ''[[series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]]'' episode ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'', but later turned into an [[Ice Warrior]] story, and with the inclusion of [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] was intended as a third ''Peladon''-story, until the story was fully formed. | * [[Mark Gatiss]] explained on ''[[The Fan Show: The Aftershow|The Aftershow]]'' that ''Empress of Mars'' began as a sequel to his 2015 ''[[series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]]'' episode ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'', but later turned into an [[Ice Warrior]] story, and with the inclusion of [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] was intended as a third ''Peladon''-story, until the story was fully formed. | ||
* Guest star [[Ferdinand Kingsley]] was currently co-starring with [[Jenna Coleman]] in the TV series ''Victoria''. The image of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] used for this episode, however, is a portrait of [[Pauline Collins]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | * Guest star [[Ferdinand Kingsley]] was currently co-starring with [[Jenna Coleman]] in the TV series ''Victoria''. The image of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] used for this episode, however, is a portrait of [[Pauline Collins]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | ||
* At one point Iraxxa tells her soldiers to "sleep no more!" This is a reference to Gatiss' previous episode for the programme, [[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | * At one point Iraxxa tells her soldiers to "sleep no more!" This is a reference to Gatiss' previous episode for the programme, [[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | ||
