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My point is that yes, while that may be the authorial intent and is rather obvious, it is still speculation to assume that they are "known for making audio dramas related to Doctor Who (N-space)", and that should go in the Behind the scenes section.
This whole thing about how we handle references is actually an issue I've pondered before though, and it seems it's not exactly consistent. I wrote a lengthy paragraph on this, but I've condensed it instead:
I guess we need to establish rules for the following, or a rule that says we do so on a case by case basis. Here's how I see the answer to the question "can we say something definitely is what it references?"
- References to the real world based on inferences from the real world.
- No, we go by in-universe info only. Example: Big Finish (The Zygon Isolation) should say only what we know from observations, and the inferences as to what it is in the BTS section. Look at the notice on any "from the real world" category.
- References to the real world based on other in-universe info.
- Yes, we go by in-universe info. Example: The Prime Minister in Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen is implied to be Margaret Thatcher, and it fits with other stories' descriptions of her, so there's no need for Prime Minister (Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen). (I've also mentioned this at Thread: 141930, and I suppose I've answered my own question, unless someone disagrees.)
- References to in-universe topics not explicit due to licencing:
- This one is inconsistent. Examples: The "northern bloke with big ears" in The Kingmaker links to the obvious Ninth Doctor, but The Mistress (The Choice) has her own page despite fitting Romana II's description and being played by Lalla Ward. So we should decide on things like that.
- References to in-universe topics not explicit due not to licencing, but to stylistic choices:
- Depends on what we're given, but generally yes. Example: The Juror's Story features many incarnations of the Doctor all under pseudonyms, but it's clear who is whom.
