Template:Did you know nominations/The Daleks' Master Plan

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 18:46, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

• ... that Doctor Who's first Christmas episode aired in 1965?

• ALT1: ... that the Doctor wishes "a happy Christmas to all of you at home"? Source: Wright 2017, p. 133
• ALT2: ... that one Doctor Who serial was so long it led the director, producer, script editor, and production designer to step away from the series? Source: Wright 2017, p. 138; Howe, Walker & Stammers 1994, p. 216; Bentham 1986, p. 148
• ALT3: ... that one Doctor Who serial was so long that the show's new producer threatened to resign? Source: Wright 2017, p. 110
• ALT4: ... that Adrienne Hill's first work on Doctor Who was recording her death scene? Source: Wright 2017, p. 124; Keen 2010, p. 106
• ALT5: ... that Doctor Who's first two companion deaths occurred in the same story? Source: Muir 1999, p. 119
• ALT6: ... that Jean Marsh was temporarily banished from the Doctor Who studio for laughing too much during rehearsals of The Daleks' Master Plan? Source: Wright 2017, pp. 129–130
• ALT7: ... that three-quarters of Doctor Who's longest story are missing? Source: Wright 2017, pp. 146–147
• Reviewed: Empire of Death (Doctor Who episode)
• Comment: ALT0 or ALT1 would have been great to hold for December 25 if it was six weeks away instead of six months.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:52, 4 July 2024 (UTC).

• I will review this hopefully soon - please ping me if I forget and have not finished by end of month Chidgk1 (talk) 13:41, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
• @Rhain: I just read through and, as expected, you and the GA reviewer have done a great job so I only tagged a couple of very minor things. Re the hook what do you think about holding the original hook until Xmas? If not I also like ALT7 but could we modify it to mention that the missing episodes may still exist? That way perhaps more chance that a reader would look in their attic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chidgk1 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

@Chidgk1: Thanks for your comments. I love the idea of holding until Christmas, but WP:SOHA states that hooks are typically not held for more than six weeks (besides April Fools') so unfortunately that seems unlikely. Sadly, I heavily doubt anybody still possesses the missing episodes in their attic, but would be willing to alter the hook if you think it would improve it. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 12:10, 24 July 2024 (UTC)