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|name = Shadow of the Past
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|enemy = The [[Mim]]
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|featuring              = Third Doctor
|writer = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|featuring2            = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|featuring3            = Mike Yates
|producer = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|featuring4            = John Benton
|release date = [[30 April]] [[2010]]
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|format = 1 disc
|enemy                 = [[Mim]]
|production code = BFPDWCC29
|setting                = [[Vault 75-73]], [[1970s]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-465-8
|writer                 = Simon Guerrier
|prev = The Emperor of Eternity (audio story)
|director               = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|next = The Time Vampire (audio story)
|producer               = [[David Richardson]]
}}{{audio stub}}'''''Shadow of the Past''''' was the ninth [[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicle]] of the fourth series. It starred [[Caroline John]] as [[Liz Shaw]].
|music                  = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound                  = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|cover                  = [[Iain Robertson]]
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|next                   = The Time Vampire (audio story)
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'''''Shadow of the Past''''' was the ninth story of the [[Series 4 (CC)|fourth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]], narrated by [[Caroline John]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Liz Shaw]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]], [[John Benton|Corporal Benton]] and [[UNIT]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
There's a secret locked up in [[UNIT]]'s [[Vault 75-73|Vault 75-73/Whitehall]]. Dr [[Liz Shaw|Elizabeth Shaw]] is the only one left who knows what that secret is. Returning to [[UNIT]] for the first time in decades, she slowly unravels the past. The vault contains the remains of a [[spaceship]] that crashed in the [[Pennines]] in the [[1970s|seventies]]. For the young Liz Shaw, the priority is to ensure the thing's safe. However, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is more concerned about the alien pilot and the chance this ship offers for escape. Can he resist the temptation, or will the Third Doctor turn on his friends?


There's a secret locked up in [[UNIT]]'s Vault 75-73/Whitehall. Dr Elizabeth Shaw is the only one left who knows what that secret is. Returning to UNIT for the first time in decades, she slowly unravels the past. The vault contains the remains of a spaceship that crashed in the Pennines in the seventies. For the young Liz Shaw, the priority is to ensure the thing's safe. However, the Doctor is more concerned about the alien pilot and the chance this ship offers for escape. Can he resist the temptation, or will the [[Third Doctor]] turn on his friends?
== Plot ==


== Plot ==
=== Part One ===
''to be added''


=== Part Two ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Liz Shaw]] - [[Caroline John]]
* [[Liz Shaw]] - [[Caroline John]]
* [[Marshall (Shadow of the Past)|Marshall]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* [[Robin Marshall|Marshall]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Iain Robertson]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Simon Guerrier]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The older Liz telling the story is aware that there are "half a dozen" other incarnations of the Doctor which followed "hers".
* Liz comments wryly upon the oddly British practice employed by UNIT of "hot [[sweet tea]]" salving all wounds.
* Liz mentions [[Apollo 1]] and [[Mars Probe 7]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
 
* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 August (production)|11 August]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 August]] [[2009]].
* Liz refers to [[Mike Yates]] as "Captain Yates", which is at odds with his rank as given in the novel ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'', but is consistent with the audio story ''[[Vengeance of the Stones (audio story)|Vengeance of the Stones]]''.
* The Sergeant who dies in the story is stated to be [[Benton]]'s immediate predecessor, thus setting this story before [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]].''
* This story was told from Liz's perspective.
* This story was originally set on CD and download.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor and [[the Brigadier]] are still not back on good terms after the bombing of the [[Silurian]] base on Wenley Moor ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* Liz saw a plague unleashed a few weeks ago. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* Liz comments that her dissatisfaction with her role in UNIT arose because she felt all she had to do was tell the Doctor he was brilliant and pass him his test tubes. She later told the Brigadier this, because he used this to convince the Doctor to accept [[Jo Grant]] as his new assistant in ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''.
* The Doctor and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] are still not back on good terms after the bombing of the [[Silurian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* The Sergeant who dies in the story is stated to be [[Benton|Benton's]] immediate predecessor, thus setting this story before ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]''. Liz comments wryly upon the oddly British practice employed by UNIT of "hot sweet tea" salving all wounds.
* Liz comments that her dissatisfaction with her role in UNIT arose because she felt all she had to do was tell the Doctor he was brilliant and pass him his test tubes. She later told the Brigadier this face-to-face, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') which he later used to convince the Doctor to accept [[Jo Grant]] as his new assistant. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
* The Doctor is said to still be deeply offended at being imprisoned on Earth. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'')
* The Doctor is said to still be deeply offended at being imprisoned on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'')
* The [[Time Lord Messenger (Terror of the Autons)|Time Lord]] in a bowler hat appears in the [[TARDIS]]. He would later appear in [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' to warn the Doctor of [[The Master|the Master's]] arrival on Earth.
* Liz mentions her "[[Preternatural Research Bureau|preternatural research]]". ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'', etc.)
 
* The [[Adelphi|Time Lord]] in a [[bowler hat]] appears in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He would later appear to warn the Doctor of {{Delgado}}'s arrival on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
== Timeline ==
* The Doctor mentions that the Time Lords accepted that some evils had to be fought. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* ''Shadow of the Past'' occurs after [[CC]]: ''[[Old Soldiers (CC audio story)|Old Soldiers]]''
* ''Shadow of the Past'' occurs before [[TVC]]: ''[[The Metal Eaters (comic story)|The Metal Eaters]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|chronicles29.htm|Shadow of the Past}}
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* {{bigfinish|409-Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles-Shadow-of-the-Past|Shadow of the Past}}
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Shadow of the Past was the ninth story of the fourth series in The Companion Chronicles audio range. It was produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier, narrated by Caroline John and featured the Third Doctor, Liz Shaw, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Captain Yates, Corporal Benton and UNIT.

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

There's a secret locked up in UNIT's Vault 75-73/Whitehall. Dr Elizabeth Shaw is the only one left who knows what that secret is. Returning to UNIT for the first time in decades, she slowly unravels the past. The vault contains the remains of a spaceship that crashed in the Pennines in the seventies. For the young Liz Shaw, the priority is to ensure the thing's safe. However, the Doctor is more concerned about the alien pilot and the chance this ship offers for escape. Can he resist the temptation, or will the Third Doctor turn on his friends?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part One[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Liz comments wryly upon the oddly British practice employed by UNIT of "hot sweet tea" salving all wounds.
  • Liz mentions Apollo 1 and Mars Probe 7.

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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