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*When Ida mentions "there's no turning back", The Doctor says it is almost as bad as saying "this is going to be the best Christmas Walford has ever seen", a reference to EastEnders due to their rather miserable Christmases. | *When Ida mentions "there's no turning back", The Doctor says it is almost as bad as saying "this is going to be the best Christmas Walford has ever seen", a reference to EastEnders due to their rather miserable Christmases. | ||
*[[John Jefferson|Jefferson]] quotes Thomas Babington Macaulay's poem ''[[wikipedia:Lays of Ancient Rome|Horatius]]''; "And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?" | *[[John Jefferson|Jefferson]] quotes Thomas Babington Macaulay's poem ''[[wikipedia:Lays of Ancient Rome|Horatius]]''; "And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?" | ||
*During the night shift the base plays [[wikipedia:Maurice Ravel|Maurice Ravel's]] ''[[wikipedia:Bolero|Bolero]]''. | *During the night shift, the base plays [[wikipedia:Maurice Ravel|Maurice Ravel's]] ''[[wikipedia:Bolero|Bolero]]''. | ||
*The episode references the number 42 twice; it is set in the 42nd century, and the hallway containing Door 14 is numbered 42. In [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]], another episode set in the 42nd century would be broadcast, which was called ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''. | *The episode references the number 42 twice; it is set in the 42nd century, and the hallway containing Door 14 is numbered 42. In [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]], another episode set in the 42nd century would be broadcast, which was called ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''. | ||
==Story notes== | ==Story notes== |
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