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'''''Prelude Nightshade''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'' by [[Mark Gatiss]]. It was a short scene which featured [[Edmund Trevithick]] and did not appear in the published novel. It was the first prelude of a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
'''''Prelude Nightshade''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'' by [[Mark Gatiss]]. It was a short scene which featured [[Edmund Trevithick]] and did not appear in the published novel. It was the first prelude of a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Edmund Trevithick]] gives a performance as Professor Nightshade, in which the character is worried about his missing rocket crew. Afterwards, a fellow actor and he leave for a pint. He wonders how long his fame will last.
[[Edmund Trevithick]] gives a performance as Professor Nightshade, in which the character is worried about his missing rocket crew. Afterwards, he and a fellow actor leave for a pint. He wonders how long his fame will last.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Edmund Trevithick]]
* [[Edmund Trevithick]]
* [[Reg (Prelude Nightshade)|Reg]]
* [[Man (Prelude Nightshade)|Man]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Edmund and Reg drink [[Guinness]] at [[The Green Man]].
* Nightshade wears a paisley [[bow tie]].
* Nightshade mentions [[Nazi]]s, ''[[Tarzan]]'' and the planet [[Venus]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' ran from [[1953]] to [[1958]], placing this story in that window of time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== External link ==
== Illustrations ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona08p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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== External links ==
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona08p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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Prelude Nightshade was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Nightshade by Mark Gatiss. It was a short scene which featured Edmund Trevithick and did not appear in the published novel. It was the first prelude of a Virgin New Adventures novel published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Edmund Trevithick gives a performance as Professor Nightshade, in which the character is worried about his missing rocket crew. Afterwards, he and a fellow actor leave for a pint. He wonders how long his fame will last.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]