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{{Infobox Webcast|
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story name= Shada |
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image= [[Image:8th_Doctor_Shada_webcast.jpg|250px]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[Webcast]]|
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number= 3 |
|image           = Return to Shada - Eighth Doctor - animated webcast - 2003.jpg
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|series         = [[BBCi]] animations
companions= [[Romana II]], [[K-9]] |
|number         = 3  
enemy= [[Skagra]] |
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[Cambridge]], [[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]] <br> [[Shada (planet)|Shada]] |
|companions     = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
writer= [[Douglas Adams]] <br> [[Gary Russell]] (Prologue) |
|enemy           = [[Skagra]]
director= [[Nicholas Pegg]] |
|featuring      = Chronotis
producer= [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]|
|featuring2      = Chris Parsons
animator= [[Lee Sullivan]]|
|featuring3      = Clare Keightley
broadcast date= 2nd May [[2003]] - 6th June [[2003]] |
|setting        = {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[The Ship (Shada)|Skagra's carrier ship]]|''[[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]]''|[[Shada]]}}
format= 6 Episodes |
|contributors    = {{il|[[Douglas Adams]]|[[Gary Russell]] (prologue)}}
production code= BBCI-3 |
|writer          = Douglas Adams, Gary Russell
previous production= [[Real Time]]|
|director       = [[Nicholas Pegg]]  
next production= [[Scream of the Shalka]] }}
|producer       = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, ''Shada'' was a remounting of [[Shada|the television story of the same name]], which was originally planned to end [[Season 17]] in [[1980]], but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. The original version featured [[Tom Baker]]'s [[Fourth Doctor]], but was rewritten to feature [[Paul McGann]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] returning to voice [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]], respectively with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the [[Big Finish]] audio drama range and the [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] book line.
|animator       = [[Lee Sullivan]]
|music          = [[Russell Stone]]
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|broadcast date  = 2 May - 6 June 2003
|format         = 6 Episodes  
|production code = BBCI-3  
|prev            = Real Time (webcast)
|next           = Scream of the Shalka (webcast)
|adapted from = Shada (TV story)
|adapted into = Shada (audio story)
}}{{TV stub}}
{{dab page|Shada (disambiguation)}}
Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise, '''''Shada''''' was a remounting of [[Shada (TV story)|the television story of the same name]], which was originally planned to end [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 17]] in [[1980]], but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. When the original episode was completed in 2017 and released on Blu-Ray, the webcast, which was included in the boxset as a special feature, was re-titled '''''The Return to Shada''''' and referred to as a sequel.


==Synopsis==
While the original version featured [[Tom Baker]]'s [[Fourth Doctor]], the webcast was rewritten to feature [[Paul McGann]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] returning to voice [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]] respectively, with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama range.
Where the [[Fourth Doctor]] left off, the [[Eighth Doctor]] comes to finish the job.  With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra.


==Plot==
== Synopsis ==
Where the [[Fourth Doctor]] left off, the [[Eighth Doctor]] comes to finish the job. With [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] by his side, they have to stop the evil [[Skagra]].
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Cast & Characters==
== Cast ==
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor Who]] - [[Paul McGann]]
*[[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
* [[Romana II]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
*[[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
*[[Professor Chronotis]] - [[James Fox]]
* [[Professor Chronotis]] - [[James Fox]]
*[[Skagra]] - [[Andrew Sachs]]
* [[Skagra]] - [[Andrew Sachs]]
*[[Chris Parsons]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
* [[Chris Parsons]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
*[[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
*[[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
*The Ship - [[Hannah Gordon]]
* [[The Ship (Shada)|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]]
*[[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] / [[Krarg Commander]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
*Krarg Commander - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[Krarg]] / [[Police constable (Shada)|Police Constable]] / [[David Taylor (Shada)|Motorist]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
*[[Krarg]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
*Police Constable / Hapless Motorist - [[Stuart Crossman]]


==References==
== Crew ==
*K9 states that Skagra's home planet was [[Dronid]].
* [[Writer]] - [[Douglas Adams]], [[Gary Russell]] (prologue), [[Nicholas Pegg]] (additional)
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* [[Producer]]s - [[Gary Russell]], [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]], [[Kim Plowright]], [[Martin Trickey]]
* [[Animator]]s - [[Lee Sullivan]], [[James Goss]]
* [[Composer]] - [[Russell Stone]]
* [[Sound design|Sound Designer]] - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* [[Sound recordist|Recording]] - [[Alistair Lock]]
* [[Design consultant|Design Consultant]] - [[Lee Binding]]
* Photography of Cambridge - [[Jeff Carlson]]
* Dedicated to Douglas Adams and [[Polly James Rocket Adams]]


==Story Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
''To be added''
=== Books ===
* ''[[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]]'' is the key to [[Shada]].
* [[Salyavin]] removed the book from the [[Panopticon Archive]]s to prevent anyone from remembering him.


===Original Website Release/Broadcast===
=== Foods and beverages ===
*Episode 1 - 2nd May, 2003
* Various characters drink [[tea]], with or without [[milk]] and [[sugar]].
*Episode 2 - 9th May, 2003
*Episode 3 - 16th May, 2003
*Episode 4 - 23rd May, 2003
*Episode 5 - 30th May, 2003
*Episode 6 - 6th June, 2003


===Myths===
=== Planets ===
''to be added''
* K9 states that Skagra's home planet was the planet [[Dronid]].
 
=== Time Lords ===
* Retired Time Lords are not allowed to have access to TARDISes.
* Skagra's ship identifies [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] as "a [[Type 39]], possibly [[Type 40]]", with Chronotis claiming that Type 40s had been built when he was a youth.
* Romana refers to the [[Time Lord Academy]] as just the "Time Academy".
* Chronotis is able to beat out a message with his [[heart]]s in [[Gallifreyan Morse code]].
* The [[College of Cardinals]] is an institution made up of Time Lords.
 
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor received an honorary degree from [[St Cedd's College]] in [[1960]]. He also visited St Cedd's to see Chronotis in [[1955]], [[1958]], [[1960]] and [[1964]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor mentions [[Owen Chadwick]].
* [[Arthur Dent]] and [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]] are imprisoned in Shada, as are several [[Ice Warrior]]s.
 
=== Others ===
* The Doctor goes [[vortex walking]] between Chronotis' TARDIS and his own.
 
== Story notes ==
* [[Gary Russell]] effected alterations to accommodate the new format and style. He wrote a prologue incorporating the footage seen in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', which explained that the Doctor and Romana being taken into the [[time eddy]] caused them forget why they visited Cambridge and leave for [[Brighton]].
* This webcast attempts to fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial ''Shada''. The Eighth Doctor recalls only the early events of the story. This would suggest that due to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', the Fourth Doctor and Romana were left with partial amnesia and the adventure was prevented from concluding the first time around. Romana says she remembers being in stasis for a time, while K9 states that the Doctor and Romana had left him alone for approximately two hours before returning and abruptly changing destination to [[Brighton]], suggesting that [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' takes place immediately after the aborted events of the original ''Shada'' and the Doctor and Romana's abduction in ''The Five Doctors''.
* As an "extra feature" to the webcast, the website created an animated video of [[Kylie Minogue]]'s song "{{w|Can't Get You Out of My Head}}", with Romana, the Eighth Doctor, Skagra and Krargs dancing to the tune.
* Romana is Lord President of [[Gallifrey]]. This is in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios. This adventure happens after her years of imprisonment by the [[Dalek]]s in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'', thought she is illustrated in ''Shada'' looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of ''The Apocalypse Element.'' She has never met the Eighth Doctor before, as she remarks on his new body.
* The Doctor mentions that he and Chronotis spent a weekend with Mary Shelley and Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Since Chronotis is not present with the Doctor and Mary in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'', one must presume that the Doctor and Mary met Chronotis near Lake Geneva in another visit.
* Among the cast and crew interviews in the special features area of the story's page on the BBC website, [[K9 (short story)|a short interview of K9 was included]].
 
=== Original website release/broadcast ===
* Episode 1 - [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
* Episode 2 - [[9 May (releases)|9 May]] 2003
* Episode 3 - [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 2003
* Episode 4 - [[23 May (releases)|23 May]] 2003
* Episode 5 - [[30 May (releases)|30 May]] 2003
* Episode 6 - [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] 2003
 
=== Production errors ===
* Due to the limited animation in the webcast, the character images are frequently mirrored, reversing details such as clothing and hairstyles, to make it look like they are facing different directions.
* Chronotis' smiling mouth frequently extends beyond the boundaries of his face.
* At exactly 9:48 into Episode 3, a random blue dot appears in the centre of the screen, and quickly disappears.
* ''[[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]]'' is described in dialogue as a "red book," but the webcast illustrations show book is brown in colour.


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
== Deviations from the television story ==
* Wouldn't Claire's going back and accidently saving Chronotis create a huge paradox?
* Due to the webcast being presented as the Eighth Doctor revisiting an adventure his fourth incarnation left unfinished, certain changes were made to the story to reflect this; Romana is depicted as her more mature Presidential self from the [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, the opening scene of [[punt]]ing on the cam is omitted and replaced by the Doctor recruiting Romana and K9 from [[Gallifrey]], and Romana is able to give Chronotis a presidential pardon for his crimes at the end.
* Due to his lines being rerecorded for the webcast, K9 is voiced by his regular actor [[John Leeson]], instead of his voice actor at the time of the original's recording, [[David Brierley]].
* Due to the limited animation, the Sphere's pursuit of the Doctor on his bike is omitted. The Doctor and Skagra also have their first meeting on the main road instead of on a bridge, and the Sphere attacks the Doctor there and then.
* While all the guest characters are given redesigns, Professor Caldera is made to look more alien as opposed to a human; he has purple skin and two antennas on his head.
* As opposed to already having him hooked up the Sphere, the first scene shows Caldera being forcibly linked to the Sphere.
* Due to the punting being removed from the narrative, the Doctor and Romana instead hear the Sphere from afar when they enter [[St Cedd's College]].
* [[Skagra]]'s meeting with [[David Taylor (Shada)|the motorist]] is extended, with the motorist almost running down Skagra in the road, instead of Skagra approaching him from the street.
* Chris's birth year is changed to [[1957]].
* Skagra has additional scenes with his Ship and Romana, and mentions he required his second outfit from the motorist he killed.
* Other omitted scenes include the death of the fishing man and the Doctor giving Romana a medal.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* This webcast attempts fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial 'Shada'. The Eighth Doctor recalls the events of the story presumably to the point where the filming was first disrupted. It would suggest that due to the events of [[DW]]:''[[The Five Doctors]]'', the fourth Doctor and Romana were left with amnesia, with no recollection of how things turned out. How the Eighth Doctor and Romana therefore avoid running into their earlier selves is left unclear (suggesting this may occur in a different timeline).
* When the Doctor mentions events from when he and Romana previously travelled together, he recalls collecting the [[Key to Time]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') and defacing [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s artwork. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
* Romana is Lord President of [[Gallifrey]], in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios and [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels in which she had appeared in recent years. She is still in her second incarnation, therefore placing her involvement prior to her [[Romana III|second regeneration]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]''). It's unclear whether this occurs before or after her years of imprisonment by the [[Dalek]]s ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''), although she is illustrated in ''Shada'' looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of ''The Apocalypse Element''.
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and Romana were captured by {{Latham}} while [[punt]]ing on the Cam, and were returned after being trapped in a [[time eddy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') Upon returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor decided to visit [[Brighton]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'')
* The Doctor recalls meeting [[Mary Shelley]] near [[Lake Geneva]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'')


==DVD, Video, CD and Other Releases==
== CD and other releases ==
*Big Finish released an extended release on CD, see [[Shada (audio release)|Shada]] (audio release) for more information. The webcast itself has let to be issued on DVD.
* Big Finish released an [[Shada (audio story)|extended release]] on CD, which, due to copyright laws, could not be released as a download.
* The webcast was included on the 2013 DVD release of the reconstructed TV version of ''Shada''. However, due to resolution limitations, rather than being included as a TV-playable feature, the webcast is accessible in a folder on the disc's file system, with a browser-based Flash viewer supplied for both Mac and PC.
* The webcast was included as a TV-playable feature on the bonus disc of the Limited Edition Blu-Ray steelbook for the animated 2017 version of Shada and in the 3-disc Australian release.


==See also==
== External links ==
*[[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shada/ BBC Official Website - Shada Webcast]
*[[BFA]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]''
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==External Links==
[[Category:Stories set in 1979]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shada/ BBC Official Website - Shada Webcast]
[[Category:2003 webcasts]]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/bbci_03.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - '''Shada Webcast''']
[[Category:Dalek webcasts]]
[[Category:Webcasts]]
[[Category:Ice Warrior webcasts]]
[[Category:Stories with unique variations of the Doctor Who opening titles]]
[[Category:BBCi]]
[[Category:K9 webcasts]]
[[Category:Romana II stories]]
[[Category:Stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]]
[[Category:Cyberman webcasts]]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor webcasts]]
[[Category:Stories set in Cambridge]]
[[Category:Adaptations of television stories]]
[[Category:Time Lord stories]]
[[Category:2D animated productions]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 22 April 2024

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Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the Doctor Who franchise, Shada was a remounting of the television story of the same name, which was originally planned to end Season 17 in 1980, but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. When the original episode was completed in 2017 and released on Blu-Ray, the webcast, which was included in the boxset as a special feature, was re-titled The Return to Shada and referred to as a sequel.

While the original version featured Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor, the webcast was rewritten to feature Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor, with Lalla Ward and John Leeson returning to voice Romana II and K9 Mark II respectively, with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the Big Finish Productions audio drama range.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Various characters drink tea, with or without milk and sugar.

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • K9 states that Skagra's home planet was the planet Dronid.

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Gary Russell effected alterations to accommodate the new format and style. He wrote a prologue incorporating the footage seen in the television story The Five Doctors, which explained that the Doctor and Romana being taken into the time eddy caused them forget why they visited Cambridge and leave for Brighton.
  • This webcast attempts to fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial Shada. The Eighth Doctor recalls only the early events of the story. This would suggest that due to the events of TV: The Five Doctors, the Fourth Doctor and Romana were left with partial amnesia and the adventure was prevented from concluding the first time around. Romana says she remembers being in stasis for a time, while K9 states that the Doctor and Romana had left him alone for approximately two hours before returning and abruptly changing destination to Brighton, suggesting that TV: The Leisure Hive takes place immediately after the aborted events of the original Shada and the Doctor and Romana's abduction in The Five Doctors.
  • As an "extra feature" to the webcast, the website created an animated video of Kylie Minogue's song "Can't Get You Out of My Head", with Romana, the Eighth Doctor, Skagra and Krargs dancing to the tune.
  • Romana is Lord President of Gallifrey. This is in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios. This adventure happens after her years of imprisonment by the Daleks in AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element, thought she is illustrated in Shada looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of The Apocalypse Element. She has never met the Eighth Doctor before, as she remarks on his new body.
  • The Doctor mentions that he and Chronotis spent a weekend with Mary Shelley and Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Since Chronotis is not present with the Doctor and Mary in AUDIO: Mary's Story, one must presume that the Doctor and Mary met Chronotis near Lake Geneva in another visit.
  • Among the cast and crew interviews in the special features area of the story's page on the BBC website, a short interview of K9 was included.

Original website release/broadcast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Due to the limited animation in the webcast, the character images are frequently mirrored, reversing details such as clothing and hairstyles, to make it look like they are facing different directions.
  • Chronotis' smiling mouth frequently extends beyond the boundaries of his face.
  • At exactly 9:48 into Episode 3, a random blue dot appears in the centre of the screen, and quickly disappears.
  • The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey is described in dialogue as a "red book," but the webcast illustrations show book is brown in colour.

Deviations from the television story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Due to the webcast being presented as the Eighth Doctor revisiting an adventure his fourth incarnation left unfinished, certain changes were made to the story to reflect this; Romana is depicted as her more mature Presidential self from the Big Finish Productions audios, the opening scene of punting on the cam is omitted and replaced by the Doctor recruiting Romana and K9 from Gallifrey, and Romana is able to give Chronotis a presidential pardon for his crimes at the end.
  • Due to his lines being rerecorded for the webcast, K9 is voiced by his regular actor John Leeson, instead of his voice actor at the time of the original's recording, David Brierley.
  • Due to the limited animation, the Sphere's pursuit of the Doctor on his bike is omitted. The Doctor and Skagra also have their first meeting on the main road instead of on a bridge, and the Sphere attacks the Doctor there and then.
  • While all the guest characters are given redesigns, Professor Caldera is made to look more alien as opposed to a human; he has purple skin and two antennas on his head.
  • As opposed to already having him hooked up the Sphere, the first scene shows Caldera being forcibly linked to the Sphere.
  • Due to the punting being removed from the narrative, the Doctor and Romana instead hear the Sphere from afar when they enter St Cedd's College.
  • Skagra's meeting with the motorist is extended, with the motorist almost running down Skagra in the road, instead of Skagra approaching him from the street.
  • Chris's birth year is changed to 1957.
  • Skagra has additional scenes with his Ship and Romana, and mentions he required his second outfit from the motorist he killed.
  • Other omitted scenes include the death of the fishing man and the Doctor giving Romana a medal.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

CD and other releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Big Finish released an extended release on CD, which, due to copyright laws, could not be released as a download.
  • The webcast was included on the 2013 DVD release of the reconstructed TV version of Shada. However, due to resolution limitations, rather than being included as a TV-playable feature, the webcast is accessible in a folder on the disc's file system, with a browser-based Flash viewer supplied for both Mac and PC.
  • The webcast was included as a TV-playable feature on the bonus disc of the Limited Edition Blu-Ray steelbook for the animated 2017 version of Shada and in the 3-disc Australian release.

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