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|number = 4.9
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|doctor = Third Doctor
|main character        = [[Liz Shaw]]
|companions = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
|featuring              = Third Doctor
|enemy = The [[Mim]]
|featuring2            = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
|setting =  
|featuring3            = Mike Yates
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|featuring4            = John Benton
|writer = [[Simon Guerrier]]
|featuring5            = Adelphi
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|enemy                 = [[Mim]]
|music = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|setting               = [[Vault 75-73]], [[1970s]]
|sound = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|writer                = Simon Guerrier
|cover = [[Iain Robertson]]
|director              = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|release date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|producer              = [[David Richardson]]
|format = 1 disc
|music                 = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|production code = BFPDWCC29
|sound                 = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-465-8
|cover                 = [[Iain Robertson]]
|prev = The Emperor of Eternity (audio story)
|release date           = 30 April 2010
|next = The Time Vampire (audio story)
|format                 = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code       = BFPDWCC29
|isbn                   = ISBN 978-1-84435-465-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-814-0 (digital)
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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]] and featured [[Liz Shaw]].
'''''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 [[1970s|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 ===
During one of his experiments, the[[Third Doctor| Doctor]] was alerted to the presence of an alien spaceship falling to Earth, so he went up to meet it on its arrival in the north of England. At the landing site, he was eager to open up the capsule but was persuaded out of it and to do it under controlled conditions. Back at the lab, he opened the capsule and discovered the remains of its pilot, a [[Mim]]. When the Doctor touched the Mim, he writhed in pain and ran to the [[TARDIS]]. Liz later informed him that he was impersonated by one of them so the Mim could disable the Earth's defences and pave the way for their invasion. When Liz came into the TARDIS, she found him collapsed and informed him of what had happened whilst he wasn't there, and in turn told her why he went to the TARDIS. The Doctor asked for the Time Lords' help to deal with the Mim as the destruction of the humans would damage the Web of Time. The Time Lord messenger told him that they couldn't interfere with what was happening on the surface of the planet but informed him that they would deal with the Mim invasion flotilla. The Doctor used this to his advantage and managed to lure the Mim scout from their battle with UNIT back to his ship where he planned to detonate it and kill the Mim. Unfortunately, Sergeant [[Robin Marshall]] was caught in the explosion, which eventually led to the promotion of Corporal [[John Benton]] to Sergeant.
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=== Part Two ===
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Robin Marshall|Marshall]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* [[Robin Marshall|Marshall]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
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* 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]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* 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.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 August (production)|11 August]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* 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]]''.
* 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]], a few weeks earlier. ([[TV]]: ''[[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 [[TV]]: ''[[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]]'s immediate predecessor, thus setting this story before [[TV]]: ''[[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. ([[TV]]: ''[[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|Time Lord]] in a [[bowler hat]] appears in [[the TARDIS]]. He would later appear in [[TV]]: ''[[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]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that the Time Lords accepted that some evils had to be fought. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')


== External links ==
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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]]