Doctor Who

The Daleks - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: There are numerous scenes where the background Daleks are blown-up photographs. The most obvious is in episode five when The Daleks are discussing the radiation drugs.

The Daleks - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: The Dalek the crew ambush in episode three has a magnetic block in its sucker and, after the attack, a mud-covered eyestalk. At the beginning of episode four, the eye-stalk is visibly clear of mud, yet is later seen plastered with mud once more.

The Keys of Marinus - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: In episode one, Barbara activates her travel dial only seconds before the others. But in episode two, she's been at Morphoton for quite some time - long enough to change clothes, pick fabrics and get food.

The Daleks - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: When the Thals are using sunlight to blind the Dalek cameras in Episode Six, wide shots of the Dalek city show it moving back and forth from bad matte combination.

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The Sensorites - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: Part 4, A Race Against Death: The Doctor chides the First Elder about Ian's illness and says, "I must have chemicals and equipment; his death will be your fault and yours alone." Then, just as the Second Elder appears and says, "Sir," the boom mic (with white end) swings up between the two Sensorites, and we also see the diagonal boom pole moving at the left side of the screen.

Super Grover

The Daleks - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: The Dalek that Ian hides from in Episode Seven has a bad castor. The flopping of one of its wheels is audible. (00:08:20)

The Sensorites - S1-E7

Other mistake: In episode one, when the crew wonders what The Sensorites will do to them, the camera zooms in on the Doctor as he says, "or kill us?" It then jerks with an audible click as though hitting something.

The Aztecs - S1-E6

Revealing mistake: In the final fight, Ixta sends Ian staggering into the altar, which slides out of position across the floor. Also, at one point the edge of the raised set they're fighting on is visible briefly.

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The Sensorites - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Part 6, A Desperate Venture: The new Second Elder threatens Carol and has her write a note to John. When Carol hands the finished note to the new Second Elder, this close-up dissolves into another close-up of the note being held by Barbara. Carol's note is quite different in both of these close-ups.

Super Grover

The Sensorites - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: Part 5, Kidnap: In the Sensorite lab, the Scientist shows the Doctor and Ian a collection of things left behind by the humans, who were killed in the spaceship explosion. When Ian flips through the family snapshots, the shadow of the boom mic passes over Ian's forehead. It happens again just as Susan blurts, "The City Administrator, of course!"

Super Grover

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The Sensorites - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: Part 4, A Race Against Death: While Susan is with Ian and the First Elder, Ian tells her, "The Doctor must have run into a snag..." When Susan replies that she's going to find out why, just as she stands up a boom mic becomes visible at the top right side of the screen, and it's pulled up out of view. Then, as the First Elder says, "I will have you conducted to the laboratory," the shadow of the boom mic is on his head.

Super Grover

The Doctor: This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both.

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The Chase - S2-E8

Trivia: Such was the popularity of Doctor Who in Britain in the mid-1960s that even the Beatles wanted to make an appearance in the show. So a scene was written into "The Chase" to allow them to appear. The idea had been devised of including a scene on the Time and Space Visualiser depicting a Beatles fiftieth-anniversary concert in 2015, with the Fab Four dressed up as old men. John, Paul, George, and Ringo themselves were interested in the proposition, but it was vetoed by their manager, Brian Epstein. It was then thought that an appearance by the Beatles on Top of the Pops might be used instead, but no such footage was available. Fortunately, the Beatles were scheduled to perform "Ticket to Ride" at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on April 10th, 1965, and that footage was used instead.

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Answer: TARDISes are generally available for properly authorised use on Gallifrey; they're not usually assigned to a particular Timelord on a long-term basis. The Doctor stole his when he left his homeworld.

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