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* [[Seventh Doctor]] (dream sequence) | * [[Seventh Doctor]] (dream sequence) | ||
* [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | * [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] | ||
* [[Richard Dawkins ( | * [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|Richard Dawkins]] | ||
* [[Lalla Ward ( | * [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]] (unnamed) | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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* After ''The Dying Days'', [[Virgin Books]] continued to release ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novels centered around [[Bernice Summerfield]]. ''The Dying Days'' ends with Bernice going to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | * After ''The Dying Days'', [[Virgin Books]] continued to release ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novels centered around [[Bernice Summerfield]]. ''The Dying Days'' ends with Bernice going to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | ||
* This novel was re-released by BBCi on the official Doctor Who website in ebook form, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations by artist [[Allan Bednar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041023031505/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/ Dying Days on BBCi, archived with The Internet Archive]</ref> | * This novel was re-released by BBCi on the official Doctor Who website in ebook form, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations by artist [[Allan Bednar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041023031505/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/ Dying Days on BBCi, archived with The Internet Archive]</ref> | ||
* At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Richard Dawkins ( | * At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|Richard Dawkins]], [[Chris Evans]], [[Gillian Anderson]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Alan Yentob]], [[Emma Knight]], and [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]]. The real-world figures abruptly disappear when the invasion occurs, both to avoid calling anyone real a collaborator and because "there would have been something irredeemably camp about having [[Gazza]] or {{w|Mel B|Scary Spice}} joining the fight".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041027204810/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml Chapter 7 author's notes (archived)]</ref> | ||
* Benny's knowledge specialty of the [[20th century]] ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]], a reference to the period of the TV series' original run. | * Benny's knowledge specialty of the [[20th century]] ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]], a reference to the period of the TV series' original run. | ||
* Benny is unaware who the Prime Minister or President are. In his notes for BBCi, Parkin states this is to get around the fact there would be elections in both countries between him writing the book and Virgin publishing it. | * Benny is unaware who the Prime Minister or President are. In his notes for BBCi, Parkin states this is to get around the fact there would be elections in both countries between him writing the book and Virgin publishing it. | ||
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** The third, shorter draft,<ref name="Eulogy" /> ''Basically Eulogy of the Daleks'', was similar to ''Eulogy of the Daleks'', but with an old, unmarried [[Eighth Doctor]] rather than the 42nd Doctor.<ref name="Valeyard" /> | ** The third, shorter draft,<ref name="Eulogy" /> ''Basically Eulogy of the Daleks'', was similar to ''Eulogy of the Daleks'', but with an old, unmarried [[Eighth Doctor]] rather than the 42nd Doctor.<ref name="Valeyard" /> | ||
** The fourth, shorter draft, ''Timewyrm: Apocripha'', was very different from the other three. It would have featured [[Chris Cwej]], the [[Timewyrm]], and [[Iranda]],<ref name="Valeyard" /> rather than the Daleks. Both the third and fourth drafts were sub-par, so Parkin cut the scene entirely.<ref name="Eulogy" /> | ** The fourth, shorter draft, ''Timewyrm: Apocripha'', was very different from the other three. It would have featured [[Chris Cwej]], the [[Timewyrm]], and [[Iranda]],<ref name="Valeyard" /> rather than the Daleks. Both the third and fourth drafts were sub-par, so Parkin cut the scene entirely.<ref name="Eulogy" /> | ||
* A cameo appearance by [[Tom Baker ( | * A cameo appearance by [[Tom Baker (in-universe)|Tom Baker]] was also cut.<ref name="Eulogy"/> In the final draft, [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]] appeared at the Mars landing party. | ||
=== E-Book illustrations === | === E-Book illustrations === | ||
