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* Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor. Given the acknowledged non-canon nature of this skit, ''Mission to the Unknown'' remains as the only [[DW]] story to not feature the Doctor (when viewed as a stand-alone story independent of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.) | * Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor. Given the acknowledged non-canon nature of this skit, ''Mission to the Unknown'' remains as the only [[DW]] story to not feature the Doctor (when viewed as a stand-alone story independent of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.) | ||
* There was no ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' for The Episode but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on Tonight's The Night). | * There was no ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' for The Episode but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on Tonight's The Night). | ||
* Although it was broadcast after ''[[Planet of the Dead]]'' (the first High Definition ''Doctor Who ''episode), the skit was the first time that the[[ TARDIS]] interior was shown in High Definition | * Although it was broadcast after ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' (the first High Definition ''Doctor Who ''episode), the skit was the first time that the [[TARDIS]] interior was shown in High Definition. The [[TARDIS]] interior didn't feature in ''Planet of the Dead''. | ||
*At the time this was written, Davies believed it would be the final ''Doctor Who'' story he would ever write (as he relates in [[DWM Issue 410]] and ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]] - The Final Chapter''); ultimately, this ended up not being the case as it was announced in April 2010 that he would be writing an episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' featuring an appearance by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as played by [[Matt Smith]]. | *At the time this was written, Davies believed it would be the final ''Doctor Who'' story he would ever write (as he relates in [[DWM Issue 410]] and ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]] - The Final Chapter''); ultimately, this ended up not being the case as it was announced in April 2010 that he would be writing an episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' featuring an appearance by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as played by [[Matt Smith]]. | ||
*Davies also said in DWM that he was originally going to have this story as "canon" with the Doctor in it - but changed his mind. | *Davies also said in DWM that he was originally going to have this story as "canon" with the Doctor in it - but changed his mind. |