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* According to the novelisation, the Dalek time craft (or [[DARDIS]] according to the scripts) was powered by an ultra-rare [[taranium]] core (a reference made in the sequel story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''). | * According to the novelisation, the Dalek time craft (or [[DARDIS]] according to the scripts) was powered by an ultra-rare [[taranium]] core (a reference made in the sequel story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''). | ||
* In the novelisation, [[Morton Dill]] is nicknamed Dill-the-Pill (“being hard to take”) and later becomes a permenant resident of the "Newman Rehabilitation Clinic" (presumably named after Doctor Who creator [[Sydney Newman]]). | * In the novelisation, [[Morton Dill]] is nicknamed Dill-the-Pill (“being hard to take”) and later becomes a permenant resident of the "Newman Rehabilitation Clinic" (presumably named after Doctor Who creator [[Sydney Newman]]). | ||
* [[Richardson]] in the novelisation unlashes the lifeboat, but it rolls over and sinks. | * [[Albert C. Richardson]] in the novelisation unlashes the lifeboat, but it rolls over and sinks. | ||
* In the novelisation, [[Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Dracula]] and the [[Grey Lady]] are all clearly identified as robots (unlike in the television story). | * In the novelisation, [[Frankenstein's Monster]], [[Dracula]] and the [[Grey Lady]] are all clearly identified as robots (unlike in the television story). | ||
* [[John Peel]]'s author’s note at the beginning of this book states that it is “not strictly speaking an adaptation of the televised version of The Chase.” Instead the author choose to base the story on Terry Nation's original script (unearthed by Terry’s wife Kate) and included some of the rewritten material (presumably by then-story editor Dennis Spooner) used in the televised version. The ''Mary Celeste'' sequence was also changed using known facts about the incidents as sourced from ''Mystery Ship'' by George S. Bryan, and published by Lippincott in 1942. | * [[John Peel]]'s author’s note at the beginning of this book states that it is “not strictly speaking an adaptation of the televised version of The Chase.” Instead the author choose to base the story on Terry Nation's original script (unearthed by Terry’s wife Kate) and included some of the rewritten material (presumably by then-story editor Dennis Spooner) used in the televised version. The ''Mary Celeste'' sequence was also changed using known facts about the incidents as sourced from ''Mystery Ship'' by George S. Bryan, and published by Lippincott in 1942. | ||
