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''[[Plagiarism of the SavageMen (short story)|Plagiarism of the SavageMen]]'' was created as a topical satire of a [https://old.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/f4g9qv/this_2016_concept_art_by_matthew_savage_looks/ then-ongoing controversy] in the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' surrounding the perceived resemblance between a piece of 2016 armchair concept art by artist Matthew Savage for a new design of [[w:c:tardis:Cyberman|Cybermen]], and the design used for the helmet of [[w:c:tardis:The Lone Cyberman|Ashad]] as seen in the 2019 trailer for Series 12 of the TV series, which did not credit Savage. The dispute would eventually be settled amicably between the artist and the BBC along terms not disclosed to the public.  

As such, despite obviously having a very different storyline and main characters, ''The Rainbow Adventures'' is presented as a sort of spoof of ''Doctor Who''. Case in point, ''The Walkies'' appears to be a counterpart to the original 1963 ''[[w:c:tardis:The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' serial, with “Little Billy” being named in reference to [[w:c:tardis:William Hartnell|William Hartnell]] who portraied [[the Doctor]]; the cliffhanger throwing a rising thermometre evoking the ''Who'' cliffhanger of a rising radiation counter on the control panel of the Doctor's ship at the end of the previous serial. Likewise, “[[Mr Raymond]]” was ostensibly named in reference to Dalek designer [[w:c:tardis:Raymond Cusick|Raymond Cusick]].