Although Methos is referred to as Dr. Adams in the scenes with Lord Byron, Shelly and Keats, it is an obvious reference to Dr. John Polidori who entered into Lord Byron's service as his personal physician in 1816 and attended him on a trip throughout Europe. Polidori is best remember for authoring the novella "The Vampyre", published in 1819. Polidori keep a diary of his travels with Byron during this period. He also published a long Bryon influence poem, "The Fall of the Angels" in 1821. His sister Frances Polidori, married exiled Italian scholar Gabriele Rossetti. Polodori died on 24 August 1821.
The music in this episode performed by Byron's band is actually performed by M.E.L.T. the band that Marcus Testory, who had played Caspian in the Four Horsemen episodes, belongs to.
Mary Shelly's novel "Frankenstein" was first published in 1818. Charles Robert Darwin was born 12 February 1809 and died on 19 April 1882. His famous study of evolution was published in 1859 and by 1870's, the scientific community and a majority of the educated public had accepted his theory of evolution as fact. Darwin's father was named Robert Waring Darwin (30 May 1766 - 13 November 1848), and was a prominent medical doctor.
The "Fantasmagoriana" was first published in 1812 and was read by Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John William Polidori and Claire Clairmont at the Villa Diodati in Cologny, Switzerland during 1816 and is believed to have inspired much of the gothic literary works that came out of that meeting.
The "Fantasmagoriana" was first published in 1812 and was read by Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John William Polidori and Claire Clairmont at the Villa Diodati in Cologny, Switzerland during 1816 and is believed to have inspired much of the gothic literary works that came out of that meeting.