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|series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish Audio Dramas]]  
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|doctor= Seventh Doctor
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|enemy= [[Henry (Spider's Shadow)|Henry]]
|enemy           = [[Henry (Spider's Shadow)|Henry]]
|setting= [[Keldafria]]
|setting         = [[Keldafria]]
|writer= [[Stewart Sheargold]]  
|writer         = Stewart Sheargold
|director= [[Ken Bentley]]  
|contributors    = [[Stewart Sheargold]] ([[Nicholas Briggs]])
|producer = [[David Richardson]]
|director       = [[Ken Bentley]]
|post production= [[David Darlington]]
|producer       = [[David Richardson]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions  
|music          = [[David Darlington]]
|release date= [[June (releases)|June]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|sound          = David Darlington
|format= 1 Episode on 1 CD  
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|production code= [[List_of_production_codes#Big_Finish_production_codes|7Z/C]]
|release date   = June 2008
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-318-7  
|format         = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 2 stories
|prev= The Death Collectors (audio story)  
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7Z/C]]
|next= The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-318-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-656-6 (digital)
|prev           = The Death Collectors (audio story)
|next           = The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)
|epcount = 1
|anthology = The Death Collectors (audio story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the following one-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Stewart Sheargold]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the following one-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] but credited to [[Stewart Sheargold]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]].


It is the only single part story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the main role. The last single part story in which [[Sylvester McCoy]] portrayed the Seventh Doctor was in the 1996 [[Doctor Who (TV story)|television movie]].
It is the only single part story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the main role. The last single part story in which [[Sylvester McCoy]] portrayed the Seventh Doctor was in [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV movie]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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* [[Guard (Spider's Shadow)|Guard]] - [[Alastair Cording]]
* [[Guard (Spider's Shadow)|Guard]] - [[Alastair Cording]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* In an episode of [[The Big Finish Podcast]], [[Nick Briggs]] claimed that he in fact wrote this story, but decided to let [[Stewart Sheargold]] take the credit, figuring it would get better reviews without his name on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---benji-clifford-august-0|title=The Big Finish Podcast - Benji Clifford (August #03)|accessdate=8 August 2016|date of source=8 August 2016|website name=Big Finish}}</ref>
* This story leads in directly from ''[[The Death Collectors (audio story)|The Death Collectors]]''.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[17 March (production)|17]]-[[18 March (production)|18 March]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref>'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-death-collectors-275 the official ''The Death Collectors'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref>
* [[REF]]: ''[[AHistory]]'' arbitrarily places this story in [[31st century|3087]], as it seems to be set on an Earth colony in the future.
* [[REF]]: ''[[AHistory]]'' arbitrarily places this story in [[31st century|3087]], as it seems to be set on an Earth colony in the future.
* In an episode of [[The Big Finish Podcast]], [[Nick Briggs]] claimed that he in fact wrote this story, but decided to let [[Stewart Sheargold]] take the credit, figuring it would get better reviews without his name on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/the-big-finish-podcast---benji-clifford-august-0|title=The Big Finish Podcast - Benji Clifford (August #03)|accessdate=8 August 2016|date of source=8 August 2016|website name=Big Finish}}</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor again mentions that he and [[Death (Timewyrm: Revelation)|Death]] are friends. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'', ''[[The Death Collectors (audio story)|The Death Collectors]]'')
* The Doctor again mentions that he and [[Death (mythology)|Death]] are friends, as he did in  [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Death Collectors (audio story)}}. The Doctor's relationship with Death was established in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Master (audio story)}}.
 
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
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Spider's Shadow was the following one-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Nicholas Briggs but credited to Stewart Sheargold and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.

It is the only single part story featuring the Seventh Doctor in the main role. The last single part story in which Sylvester McCoy portrayed the Seventh Doctor was in the 1996 TV movie.

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

It is the eve of battle and the Martial Princesses Louise and Alison are hosting a royal ball. But there are unwelcome visitors in the garden and a sequence of events spiralling out of control. And what's more, the Doctor doesn't even remember arriving.

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  • The Doctor again mentions that he and Death are friends, as he did in AUDIO: The Death Collectors [+]Loading...["The Death Collectors (audio story)"]. The Doctor's relationship with Death was established in AUDIO: Master [+]Loading...["Master (audio story)"].

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. The Big Finish Podcast - Benji Clifford (August #03). Big Finish (8 August 2016). Retrieved on 8 August 2016.
  2. 'Backstage' tab of the official The Death Collectors page at bigfinish.com.