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''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] to [[18 December (releases)|18 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 [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] to [[18 December (releases)|18 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 {{w|limited animation}} which was little more than a series of still illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed fully 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 ( | Previous ''Doctor Who'' [[webcast]]s were produced with {{w|limited animation}} which was little more than a series of still illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed fully 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 (TV story)|television movie]] in 1996 which didn't 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 as 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 persuaded BBC Worldwide that as their plans for a ''Doctor Who'' film were nowhere near fruition and that 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. | 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 and that 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. | ||
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[[Paul Cornell]] wrote a novelisation of ''Scream of the Shalka'', which was published by [[BBC Books]]. This marked the first publication of a novelisation under the BBC Books paperback line since ''[[Doctor Who ( | [[Paul Cornell]] wrote a novelisation of ''Scream of the Shalka'', which was published by [[BBC Books]]. This marked the first publication of a novelisation under the BBC Books paperback line since ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' was so adapted in [[1996]], and the first novelisation of a non-televised ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' in [[1995]]; it is also the only webcast to be so adapted. The book was augmented with a section chronicling the making of the webcast. | ||
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