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 ==Story notes==
-*When first broadcast this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'.
+*When first broadcast, this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'.
-*Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio, and when he discovered what was being recorded next door managed to convince the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series.
+*Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio. When he discovered what was being recorded next door, he convinced the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series.
 *If the viewer right clicks and selects play after the end of episode 3, an alternate version of the closing credits plays (followed by the final part of the episode).
 ===Production background===
-''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13th November]] to [[18th December]] [[2003]] on BBCi's ''Doctor Who'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ website]. Although it was intended to be an "official" continuation of the television series that had ended in [[1989]], the revival of the programme in [[2005]] relegated it, and the Richard E. Grant's Ninth Doctor, to non-[[canon]]ical status.
+''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the fortieth Anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13th November]] to [[18th December]] [[2003]] on BBCi's ''Doctor Who'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ website]. Although it was intended to be an "official" continuation of the television series that had ended in [[1989]], the revival of the programme in [[2005]] relegated it and the Richard E. Grant's Ninth Doctor, to non-[[canon]]ical status.
-Previous ''Doctor Who'' [[webcast]]s were produced with [[wikipedia:limited animation|limited animation]] which was little more than a series of illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed animated ''Doctor Who'' story. ''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], and aside from charity specials, had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who (1996)|television movie]] in [[1996]], which did not garner enough ratings to go to a regular series. When ''Shalka'' was announced in July, [[2003]] for planned broadcast in November, the possibility of ''Doctor Who'' returning to television screens still seemed remote and BBC Worldwide were continuing to shop around for another possible movie deal. As a result, BBCi announced, with BBC approval, that the Doctor appearing in ''Shalka'' would be the "official" Ninth Doctor. However, events rapidly overtook this.
+Previous ''Doctor Who'' [[webcast]]s were produced with [[wikipedia:limited animation|limited animation]] which was little more than a series of illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed animated ''Doctor Who'' story. ''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], Aside from charity specials, it had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who (1996)|television movie]] in [[1996]] which did not garner enough ratings to go to a regular series. When ''Shalka'' was announced in July, [[2003]] for broadcast in November, the possibility of ''Doctor Who'' returning to television screens still seemed remote and BBC Worldwide were shopping around for another possible movie deal. As a result, BBCi announced, with BBC approval, that the Doctor appearing in ''Shalka'' would be the "official" Ninth Doctor. However, events rapidly overtook this.
-In September, [[Lorraine Heggessey]], the Controller of BBC One managed to persuade BBC Worldwide that as their plans for a ''Doctor Who'' film were nowhere near fruition, BBC television should be allowed to make a new series. A deal with [[Russell T Davies]] to produce the new series was quickly struck, and on September 26, the BBC announced that ''Doctor Who'' would be returning to BBC One in [[2005]], produced by BBC Wales.
+In September, [[Lorraine Heggessey]], the Controller of BBC One persuaded BBC Worldwide that as their plans for a ''Doctor Who'' film were nowhere near fruition, BBC television should be allowed to make a new series. A deal with [[Russell T Davies]] to produce the new series was quickly struck, and on September 26, the BBC announced that ''Doctor Who'' would return to BBC One in [[2005]], produced by BBC Wales.
-As a result, the "official" nature of the ''Shalka'' web cast was in doubt from even before it was web cast. After the web cast, in February [[2004]], plans for sequels were indefinitely shelved. For a period, it was unclear if the new television Doctor would be the Ninth or Tenth Doctor, but this was ultimately settled in April [[2004]] when in an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Davies announced that the new television Doctor (played by [[Christopher Eccleston]]), would be '''the''' [[Ninth Doctor]], relegating the Richard E. Grant Doctor to unofficial status.
+As a result, the "official" nature of the ''Shalka'' webcast was in doubt from even before it was released After the web cast, in February [[2004]], plans for sequels were indefinitely shelved. For a period, it was unclear if the new television Doctor would be the Ninth or Tenth Doctor, but this was settled in April [[2004]] when in an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Davies announced that the new television Doctor (played by [[Christopher Eccleston]]), would be '''the''' [[Ninth Doctor]], relegating the Richard E. Grant Doctor to unofficial status.
 Grant's incarnation of the [[Time Lord]] (often referred to as the "REG Doctor" or the "Shalka Doctor" by fans) has since appeared in an online short story, ''[[The Feast of the Stone]]'' by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]], although no further stories seem planned.