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|companions        = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
|companions        = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
|enemy            = [[Unity Corporation]]
|enemy            = [[Unity Corporation]]
|setting          = [[Umbra (planet)|Umbra]]
|setting          = [[Umbra (planet)|Umbra]]
|writer            = [[AK Benedict]]
|writer            = AK Benedict
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|music            = [[Steve Foxon]]
|music            = [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound            = Steve Foxon
|sound            = Steve Foxon
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
|epcount          = 2
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date      = [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|release date      = 13 June 2017
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|isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78178-801-1
|isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78178-801-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-802-8 (digital)
|series            = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|production code  = BFPDWCD226
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a full cast audio story released on [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] by [[Big Finish Productions]]. Shorter than the vast majority of stories in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' monthly range]], it appeared alongside ''[[World Apart (audio story)|World Apart]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first of two stories comprising the two hundred and twenty-sixth release of [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[AK Benedict]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]].


Like ''[[Alien Heart (audio story)|Alien Heart]]'', ''Shadow Planet'' ended in a cliffhanger leading directly into ''[[World Apart (audio story)|World Apart]]''.
Like ''[[Alien Heart (audio story)|Alien Heart]]'', ''Shadow Planet'' ended in a cliffhanger leading directly into ''[[World Apart (audio story)|World Apart]]''.
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* [[Loglan]] / [[Shadow Loglan]] - [[Ben Mansfield]]
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== References ==
== Crew ==
* Ace speculates that the planet [[Hair (planet)|Hair]] is composed entirely of [[hair]]. Hex does not find this prospect very appealing, claiming that Hair sounded as if it resembled a coughed up hairball.
 
* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]]
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[AK Benedict]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ace speculates that the planet [[Hair (planet)|Hair]] is composed entirely of [[hair]].
* The [[sand]] on [[Unity (planet)|Unity]] is blue.
* The [[sand]] on [[Unity (planet)|Unity]] is blue.
* According to her [[Shadow (Shadow Planet)|shadow]] self, Ace is afraid of [[dentist]]s.
* According to her [[Shadow (Shadow Planet)|shadow]] self, Ace is afraid of [[dentist]]s.
* Unity was formerly called Umbra. Its native people were called the [[Umbran]]s, who were enticed to leave the planet and take up residence on one of the moon colonies. The Doctor visited Umbra during one of his first six incarnations.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
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Shadow Planet was the first of two stories comprising the two hundred and twenty-sixth release of Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by AK Benedict and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

Like Alien Heart, Shadow Planet ended in a cliffhanger leading directly into World Apart.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Troubled? Anxious? Tormented by self-doubt? Come to Unity, the psychic planet! From our therapy centre beside Unity's idyllic shores, the Unity Corporation can help you overcome all your problems. How? By using a patented combination of technology and Jungian psychology, we can bring you face to face with your shadow self. The hidden you. The dark you. The you that no-one knows...

Rest assured: the process is perfectly safe. Nothing can possibly go wrong. And that's guaranteed!

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