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Snakedance - S20-E2

Trivia: Brian Miller, who stars as Dugdale in this story, was the husband of Elisabeth Sladen, the actress who portrayed the Doctor's companion Sarah Jane Smith in the show from 1973 to 1976.

Enlightenment - S20-E5

Trivia: The Doctor replaces the sprig of celery in his lapel with one conjured by the Eternals in this episode. The previous piece had been one he'd picked up in "Castrovalva", which was a Block Transfer construct created by Adric. This means that both pieces of celery were unreal constructs from artificial realities.

Arc of Infinity - S20-E1

Trivia: Commander Maxil is portrayed by Colin Baker, who would later succeed Peter Davison in the role of the Doctor.

Planet of the Spiders - S11-E5

Plot hole: At the climax of episode 2, the Doctor is about to catch Lupton when the latter simply teleports to safety. So why didn't he do that in the first place, before engaging in a 15-minute chase?

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Question: In which season and episode is Gallifrey destroyed, or is it just a shocking new plot development for the new series?

Answer: It was never destroyed on-screen; it was intact at the end of the TV movie, and destroyed by the start of the 2005 series. It was destroyed in the novel "The Ancestor Cell," but in a completely different manner to what happened in the series.

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