ˌɛsˌɛfˈɛks mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɹˈaɪɾɚ dˈeɪvɪd lˈæŋfɚd hæd sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi ʌv pˈɔːl sˈeɪnt təbi ðæt ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹən dˈɑːktɚ hˌuː ˈɔːθɚɹ ænd fˈɛloʊ ˌɛsˌɛfˈɛks ɹˈaɪɾɚ pˈɔːl kɔːɹnˈɛl, bˌʌt ðɪs wʌz dᵻnˈaɪd baɪ kɔːɹnˈɛl hɪmsˈɛlf.
SFX Magazine writer David Langford had suggested the identity of Paul Saint to be that of veteran Doctor Who author and fellow SFX writer Paul Cornell, but this was denied by Cornell himself.