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{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#Special Releases | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
|image             = Shada audio cover.jpg
number= 29|
|range            = Bonus Releases
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|number in range  = II
companions= [[Romana II]], [[K-9]]|  
|number           = II
enemy= Skagra |
|adapted from      = Shada (webcast)
writer= [[Douglas Adams]] <br> [[Gary Russell]] (Prologue and minor changes)|
|doctor           = Eighth Doctor
director= [[Nicholas Pegg]]|
|companions       = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
year=[[Earth]], [[England]], [[Cambridge]], [[1979]] <br> [[Skagra]]'s Carrier Ship <br> [[Shada]]|
|featuring        = Chronotis
producer= [[Gareth Jenkins]]|
|featuring2        = Chris Parsons
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|featuring3        = Clare Keightley
release date= [[December]] [[2003]]|
|enemy            = [[Skagra]]
format= 2 CDs|- 6 Episodes |
|setting          = {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[The Ship (Shada)|Skagra's carrier ship]]|''[[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank]]''|[[Shada]]}}
production code= BFPDWBBCiCD02|
|writer            = Douglas Adams, Gary Russell
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-039-8|
|director          = [[Nicholas Pegg]]
previous story=|
|producer          = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
next story=[[Real Time (audio release)|Real Time]]|
|sound            = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
}}
|music            = [[Russell Stone]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|cover            = [[Clayton Hickman]]
|release date      = 21 November 2003
|format           = 2 CDs
|production code   = BFPDWBBCiCD02
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-039-1
|series            = ''[[Bonus Releases]]''
|prev              = Real Time (audio story)
|next              = Her Final Flight (audio story)
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-shada-trailer
|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]].


==Publisher's Summary==
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.
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.
== Publisher's summary ==
[[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]].


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…
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.


''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!''
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...


==Cast & Characters==
''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!''
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
*[[Romana II]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
*[[K-9]] - [[John Leeson]]
*[[Professor Chronotis]] - [[James Fox]]
*[[Skagra]] - [[Andrew Sachs]]
*[[Chris Parsons]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
*[[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
*Wilkin - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
*The Ship - [[Hannah Gordon]]
*Caldera - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
*Constable - [[Stuart Crossman]]
*Think Tank Voice - [[Nicholas Pegg]]


==References==
== Plot ==
* [[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]] is the key to [[Shada]].
''to be added''
* Chronotis (aka [[Salyavin]]) removed the book from the [[Panopticon Archives]] to prevent anyone from remembering him.
*Quite a bit of [[tea]] (with and without milk and sugar) is consumed.
*Skagra's ship identifies [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] as ''"a [[Type 39]], possibly [[Type 40]]."''
*K9 states that Skagra's home planet was the planet [[Dronid]].


==Notes==
== Cast ==
*This is an extended release of Shada containing some lengthened scenes.
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
*Due to the change in format and style Gary Russell affected alterations to accommodate the new format, he wrote a prologue explaining (and making the footage seen in [[The Five Doctors]]) why it is the Eighth Doctor and Romana, he also change small scenes which would not work for audio (such as the punting scene).
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[Professor Chronotis]] - [[James Fox]]
* [[Skagra]] - [[Andrew Sachs]]
* [[Chris Parsons]] - [[Sean Biggerstaff]]
* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
* [[Skagra's ship|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]]
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Constable]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
* [[Think Tank (space station)|Think Tank Voice]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]


==Continuity==
== Crew ==
*There is a reference in the prologue explaining the footage seen in [[The Five Doctors]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] punting.
* Cover Art by - [[Clayton Hickman]]
*When Skagra scans the Doctor's mind audio clips are heard from: [[Phantasmagoria]], [[The Marian Conspiracy]] and [[The Fires of Vulcan]].
* 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 (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Douglas Adams]]


==Timeline==
== Story notes ==
* Shada occurs before: [[Storm Warning]]
* 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.


==See Also==
== Deviations from the webcast story ==
*[[Shada (webcast)]]
* [[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.
*[[Shada (TV story)]]
* 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.


==External Links==
== Continuity ==
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/drwho_special/whospecial_shada.shtml Big Finish '''Shada''' page]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/bbci_03.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Shada''']


[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio plays]]
* 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]]'')
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas]]
* 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]]'')
[[Category:2002 audio plays]]
 
== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150217043055/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main31.html Shada Transcript]
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 3 November 2024

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You may wish to consult 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]]

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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