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|featuring3 = Clare Keightley | |featuring3 = Clare Keightley | ||
|enemy = [[Skagra]] | |enemy = [[Skagra]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[Skagra]]' | |setting = {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[The Ship (Shada)|Skagra's carrier ship]]|''[[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]]''|[[Shada]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Douglas Adams, Gary Russell | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Pegg]] | |director = [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
|producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|sound = [[Gareth Jenkins]] | |sound = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | ||
|music = [[Russell Stone]] | |music = [[Russell Stone]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Clayton Hickman]] | |cover = [[Clayton Hickman]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 November 2003 | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |format = 2 CDs | ||
|production code = BFPDWBBCiCD02 | |production code = BFPDWBBCiCD02 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84435-039- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-039-1 | ||
|series = ''[[Bonus Releases]]'' | |series = ''[[Bonus Releases]]'' | ||
|prev = Real Time (audio story) | |prev = Real Time (audio story) | ||
|next = Her Final Flight (audio story) | |next = Her Final Flight (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-shada-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-shada-trailer | ||
|epcount = 6}}{{dab page|Shada}} | |epcount = 6 | ||
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'''''{{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]]. | |||
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 | 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 == | ||
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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 [[ | 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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* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]] | * [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]] | ||
* [[Skagra's ship|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]] | * [[Skagra's ship|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]] | ||
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[ | * [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Constable]] - [[Stuart Crossman]] | * [[Police constable (Shada)|Constable]] - [[Stuart Crossman]] | ||
* [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank Voice]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | * [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank Voice]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art by - [[Clayton Hickman]] | * Cover Art by - [[Clayton Hickman]] | ||
* Director - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | * Director - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
* Executive Producer - [[Martin Trickey]], [[James Goss]] | * Executive Producer - [[Martin Trickey]], [[James Goss]] and [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
* Music - [[Russell Stone]] | * Music - [[Russell Stone]] | ||
* Producer - [[Gary Russell]] | * Producer - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins]] | * Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | ||
* | * Writer - [[Douglas Adams]] | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[12 November (production)|12]]-[[14 November (production)|14 November]] [[2002 (production)|2002]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[12 November (production)|12 | |||
* This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]]. | * 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-''Warrior's | * [[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. | ||
* When Skagra scans the Doctor's mind, audio clips | |||
== Deviations from the webcast story == | |||
* [[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. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | |||
* 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]]'') | |||
* 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]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-shada-451}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-shada-451}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150217043055/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main31.html Shada Transcript] | |||
{{dwrefguide|bbci_03.htm|Shada}} | {{dwrefguide|bbci_03.htm|Shada}} | ||
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[[Category:Romana II audio stories]] | [[Category:Romana II audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the David Arnold theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the David Arnold theme]] | ||
[[Category:Adaptations of webcasts]] | [[Category:Adaptations of webcasts]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Cambridge]] | |||
[[Category:Six part audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 3 November 2024
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Shada (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
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]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Romana - Lalla Ward
- K9 - John Leeson
- Professor Chronotis - James Fox
- Skagra - Andrew Sachs
- Chris Parsons - Sean Biggerstaff
- Clare Keightley - Susannah Harker
- Wilkin - Melvyn Hayes
- The Ship - Hannah Gordon
- Professor Caldera - Barnaby Edwards
- Constable - Stuart Crossman
- Think Tank Voice - Nicholas Pegg
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art by - Clayton Hickman
- Director - Nicholas Pegg
- Executive Producer - Martin Trickey, James Goss and Jacqueline Rayner
- Music - Russell Stone
- Producer - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Sound Design - Gareth Jenkins
- Writer - Douglas Adams
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This audio drama was recorded on 12-14 November 2002 at the Moat Studios.
- This is the first Eighth Doctor audio drama not to feature 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-Warrior's Gate appearances of Romana II on reference photos from Ward's original 1979-1981 tenure on the programme.
Deviations from the webcast story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gary Russell changed small scenes which would not work for audio, such as the scene of Skagra stealing the motorist's mind.
- When Skagra scans the Doctor's mind, audio clips from AUDIO: Phantasmagoria, AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy and AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan are added.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- On recruiting Romana and K9 to recommence their original summons to Chronotis (TV: Shada), the Doctor and Romana refers to being taken out of time by Borusa. (TV: The Five Doctors)
- The Doctor recalls Romana assisting him with the Key to Time. (TV: The Ribos Operation to The Armageddon Factor)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Shada page at bigfinish.com
