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'''Scream of the Shalka''' was a flash-animated serial based on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was produced to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the series and was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13 November to 18 December, [[2003]] on BBCi's ''Doctor Who'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/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 its "[[Alternative Ninth Doctor|Ninth Doctor]]", to unofficial status. | |||
The serial was written by [[Paul Cornell]], with [[Richard E. Grant]] providing the voice for the Ninth Doctor and [[Derek Jacobi]] as the voice of an android made in the image of The Doctor's old enemy, [[the Master]]. The Doctor's companion for this adventure, [[Alison Cheney]], was voiced by [[Sophie Okonedo]]. | The serial was written by [[Paul Cornell]], with [[Richard E. Grant]] providing the voice for the Ninth Doctor and [[Derek Jacobi]] as the voice of an android made in the image of The Doctor's old enemy, [[the Master]]. The Doctor's companion for this adventure, [[Alison Cheney]], was voiced by [[Sophie Okonedo]]. | ||
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==Production background== | ==Production background== | ||
''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], and aside from charity specials, had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|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 | ''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], and aside from charity specials, had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|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. | ||
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 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. | ||
As a result, the "official" nature of the ''Shalka'' | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
