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|image=Shada audio cover.jpg  
|image             = Shada audio cover.jpg
|series= ''[[Doctor Who]]'' -<br /> [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Special Releases|Big Finish Audio Dramas]]
|range            = Bonus Releases
|number= II
|number in range  = II
|adapted from=Shada (webcast)
|number           = II
|doctor= Eighth Doctor
|adapted from     = Shada (webcast)
|companions= [[Romana II|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II]]  
|doctor           = Eighth Doctor
|featuring = Chronotis
|companions       = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|featuring2 = Chris Parsons|Chris
|featuring         = Chronotis
|featuring3 = Clare Keightley
|featuring2       = Chris Parsons
|enemy= [[Skagra]], the [[Krarg]]s
|featuring3       = Clare Keightley
|setting={{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[Cambridge]], [[1979]]|[[Skagra]]'s Carrier Ship |[[Shada (prison)|Shada]]}}
|enemy             = [[Skagra]]
|writer= [[Douglas Adams]] (Story) <br /> [[Gary Russell]] (Prologue and minor changes)
|setting           = {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[The Ship (Shada)|Skagra's carrier ship]]|''[[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]]''|[[Shada]]}}
|director= [[Nicholas Pegg]]
|writer           = Douglas Adams, Gary Russell
|sound= [[Gareth Jenkins]]
|director          = [[Nicholas Pegg]]
|music=[[Russell Stone]]
|producer          = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
|sound             = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|cover=[[Clayton Hickman]]
|music             = [[Russell Stone]]
|release date= [[December (releases)|December]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|publisher         = Big Finish Productions
|format= 2 CDs - 6 Episodes
|cover             = [[Clayton Hickman]]
|production code= BFPDWBBCiCD02
|release date     = 21 November 2003
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-039-8
|format           = 2 CDs
|prev=Real Time (audio story)
|production code   = BFPDWBBCiCD02
|next=Her Final Flight (audio story)
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-039-1
}}{{dab page|Shada}}
|series            = ''[[Bonus Releases]]''
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an audio release of an audio/webcast adaption of the unaired ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story of [[Shada (TV story)|the same name]]. This story, like the previous story (''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''), was co-produced with [[BBCi]], and like ''Real Time'' it included extra scenes that did not feature in [[Shada (webcast)|the webcast version]].
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|next             = Her Final Flight (audio story)
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|epcount = 6
|series2 = Classic Series - Special Releases
|prev2 = Excelis Decays (audio story)
|next2 = The Veiled Leopard (audio story)
}}{{dab page|Shada (disambiguation)}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an audio exclusive of [[Shada (webcast)|the webcast adaptation]] of the unaired [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story of [[Shada (TV story)|the same name]]. It featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]].


For the adaption of this story additional scenes were written by [[Gary Russell]] that were necessary to adapt the story for audio. This included changing the Doctor of this story from the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] to the [[Eighth Doctor]]. The added prologue partially explains the footage seen in [[1983]] television special ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' where the Fourth Doctor and [[Romana II]] are seen punting.
This story, like the previous story ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'', was co-produced with [[BBCi]], and, also like ''Real Time'', it included extra scenes that did not feature in the webcast version.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The Doctor has a spot of unfinished business. Reunited with his old friends [[Romana II|Romana]] and K9, he answers a summons from Professor [[Chronotis]], a [[retire]]d Time Lord now living the academic life in a Cambridge college.
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] has a spot of unfinished business. Reunited with his old friends [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]], he answers a summons from Professor [[Chronotis]], a [[retire]]d [[Time Lord]] now living the academic life in a [[St. Cedd's College|Cambridge college]].


But the Doctor isn't the only visitor to [[Cambridge]]. Somewhere in the city is the sinister alien [[Skagra]], who is intent on stealing an ancient and mysterious book brought to Earth by the Professor many years before.
But the Doctor isn't the only visitor to [[Cambridge]]. Somewhere in the city is the sinister alien [[Skagra]], who is intent on stealing an ancient and mysterious book brought to Earth by the Professor many years before.


What is Skagra's diabolical masterplan? And who or what is the mysterious Shada? To discover the truth, the Doctor and his friends must embark on a perilous journey that will take them from the cloisters of Cambridge to the farthest reaches of deep space, risking deadly encounters with a sentient spaceship, the monstrous [[Krarg]]s, and an ancient [[Time Lord]] criminal called [[Salyavin]]. As the Doctor soon discovers, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance...
What is Skagra's diabolical masterplan? And who or what is the mysterious [[Shada]]? To discover the truth, the Doctor and his friends must embark on a perilous journey that will take them from the cloisters of Cambridge to the farthest reaches of deep space, risking deadly encounters with a sentient spaceship, the monstrous [[Krarg]]s, and an ancient Time Lord criminal called [[Salyavin]]. As the Doctor soon discovers, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance...


''Written in 1979, the original production of Shada was halted by industrial action, and for many years the story remained unmade – until now. Featuring an all-star cast headed by Paul McGann, and boasting an unforgettable script by the great Douglas Adams, this legendary Doctor Who adventure is lost no more!''
''Written in 1979, the original production of [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]] was halted by industrial action, and for many years the story remained unmade – until now. Featuring an all-star cast headed by [[Paul McGann]], and boasting an unforgettable script by the great [[Douglas Adams]], this legendary [[Doctor Who]] adventure is lost no more!''


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
* The Ship - [[Hannah Gordon]]
* [[Skagra's ship|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]]
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Constable]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Constable]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
* Think Tank Voice - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank Voice]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
=== Books ===
* Cover Art by - [[Clayton Hickman]]
* ''[[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]]'' is the key to [[Shada (prison)|Shada]].
* Director - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* [[Salyavin|Professor Chronotis]] removed the book from the [[Panopticon Archive]]s to prevent anyone from remembering him.
* Executive Producer - [[Martin Trickey]], [[James Goss]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music - [[Russell Stone]]
* Producer - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Douglas Adams]]


=== Foods and beverages ===
== Story notes ==
* Various characters drink [[tea]], with or without [[milk]] and [[sugar]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[12 November (production)|12]]-[[14 November (production)|14 November]] [[2002 (production)|2002]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]].
* [[Clayton Hickman]]'s cover art for this release models [[Romana II]]'s appearance on a contemporary 2003 photo of [[Lalla Ward]], the only departure to date from Big Finish's standard practice of modelling post-''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warrior's Gate]]'' appearances of Romana II on reference photos from Ward's original 1979-1981 tenure on the programme.


=== Planets ===
== Deviations from the webcast story ==
* K9 states that Skagra's home planet was the planet [[Dronid]].
* [[Gary Russell]] changed small scenes which would not work for audio, such as the scene of Skagra stealing [[David Taylor (Shada)|the motorist's]] mind.
 
* When Skagra scans the Doctor's mind, audio clips from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'' are added.
=== Spacecraft ===
* Skagra's ship identifies [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] as "a [[Type 39]], possibly [[Type 40]]."
 
=== Time Lords ===
* The [[College of Cardinals]] is an institution made up of Time Lords.
 
== Notes ==
* This is an extended release of Shada containing some lengthened scenes.
* Gary Russell effected alterations to accommodate the new format and style. He wrote a prologue explaining why it is the Eighth Doctor instead of the Fourth and Romana in this story (and making sense of the footage seen in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''). He also changed small scenes which would not work for audio (such as the punting scene and the scene of Skagra stealing the [[David Taylor|motorist's]] mind).
* This audio drama was recorded on [[12 November (production)|12 November]], [[13 November (production)|13 November]] and [[14 November (production)|14 November]] 2002 at [[The Moat Studios]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* There is a reference in the prologue explaining the footage seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] punting.
* When Skagra scans the Doctor's mind, audio clips are heard from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan]]'', which feature the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]s respectively.
* The Doctor recalls meeting [[Mary Shelley]] near [[Lake Geneva]] in [[Switzerland]] in [[June]] [[1816]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story]]'') In fact, he says that "Chronotis and I" spent a weekend with Mary Shelley and Lord Byron there; since Chronotis is not present in ''Mary's Story'' one must presume that the Doctor and Mary met Chronotis near Lake Geneva in another visit (perhaps when the Doctor returned her to her normal timeline).


== See also ==
* On recruiting Romana and K9 to recommence their original summons to Chronotis ([[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''), the Doctor and Romana refers to being taken out of time by [[Borusa (The Five Doctors)|Borusa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* [[Shada (webcast)]]
* The Doctor recalls Romana assisting him with the Key to Time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' to ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* [[Shada (TV story)]]
* [[Shada (novelisation)]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-shada-451|Shada}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150217043055/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main31.html Shada Transcript]
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* Transcript of [http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/bonus2.html Shada] at [http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcripts Site]
 
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Shada was an audio exclusive of the webcast adaptation of the unaired Douglas Adams' Doctor Who story of the same name. It featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana II and John Leeson as K9 Mark II.

This story, like the previous story Real Time, was co-produced with BBCi, and, also like Real Time, it included extra scenes that did not feature in the webcast version.

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

The Doctor has a spot of unfinished business. Reunited with his old friends Romana and K9, he answers a summons from Professor Chronotis, a retired Time Lord now living the academic life in a Cambridge college.

But the Doctor isn't the only visitor to Cambridge. Somewhere in the city is the sinister alien Skagra, who is intent on stealing an ancient and mysterious book brought to Earth by the Professor many years before.

What is Skagra's diabolical masterplan? And who or what is the mysterious Shada? To discover the truth, the Doctor and his friends must embark on a perilous journey that will take them from the cloisters of Cambridge to the farthest reaches of deep space, risking deadly encounters with a sentient spaceship, the monstrous Krargs, and an ancient Time Lord criminal called Salyavin. As the Doctor soon discovers, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance...

Written in 1979, the original production of Shada was halted by industrial action, and for many years the story remained unmade – until now. Featuring an all-star cast headed by Paul McGann, and boasting an unforgettable script by the great Douglas Adams, this legendary Doctor Who adventure is lost no more!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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