mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə mˈuːvi wʌz mˈeɪd, bˌʌt pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv ðɪs nˈɑːvəl, ɪts stˈɑːɹz pˈɔːl mə ɡˈæn ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd ˈiː. ɡɹˈænt wʊd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌʌm ðɪ ˈeɪtθ dˈɑːktɚ ænd ðə vˈɔɪs ʌvðə ʃˈælkə dˈɑːktɚ, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
Many years after the movie was made, but prior to the release of this novel, its stars Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant would eventually become the Eighth Doctor and the voice of the Shalka Doctor, respectively.