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|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]''; [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''
|actor      = Derek Pollitt
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'''Professor A. St. John D. Caldera''' was a [[neurologist]] whose [[mind]] was stolen by [[Skagra]] at the [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]] space station. He died in the destruction of the station.
'''Professor A. St. John D. Caldera''' was a [[neurologist]] whose [[mind]] was stolen by [[Skagra]] at the [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]] space station. He died in the destruction of the station, but not before cluing the Doctor in on Skagra's plans. ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'')
 
However, Caldera's mind lived on in the Sphere. After the Doctor defeated Skagra, he took the Sphere to [[Dronid]], where he had the minds of Caldera and the other victims of the Sphere transplanted into new bodies. ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:Caldera webcast.jpg|left|thumb|Caldera, as encountered by the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'')]]
* In the [[Shada (novelisation)|novelisation]], Caldera becomes a woman, [[Daphne Caldera]]. Her speciality is 6-dimensional wave equations, instead of neurology.
* In the [[Shada (novelisation)|novelisation]], Caldera becomes a woman, [[Daphne Caldera]]. Her speciality is 6-dimensional wave equations, instead of neurology.
* A {{w|caldera}} is a sunken area left behind by a volcanic eruption. The names of Caldera and the other Think Tank scientists are all derived from locations or geographical features associated with the volcanic Greek island [[Santorini]].
* A {{w|caldera}} is a sunken area left behind by a volcanic eruption. The names of Caldera and the other Think Tank scientists are all derived from locations or geographical features associated with the volcanic Greek island [[Santorini]].


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Latest revision as of 23:26, 8 October 2022

Professor A. St. John D. Caldera was a neurologist whose mind was stolen by Skagra at the Think Tank space station. He died in the destruction of the station, but not before cluing the Doctor in on Skagra's plans. (WC: Shada)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Caldera, as encountered by the Eighth Doctor. (WC: Shada)
  • In the novelisation, Caldera becomes a woman, Daphne Caldera. Her speciality is 6-dimensional wave equations, instead of neurology.
  • A caldera is a sunken area left behind by a volcanic eruption. The names of Caldera and the other Think Tank scientists are all derived from locations or geographical features associated with the volcanic Greek island Santorini.