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|doctor= Eighth Doctor
 
|doctor= Eighth Doctor
 
|companions= [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
 
|companions= [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|enemy= [[Krargs]], [[Skagra]]
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|enemy= [[Krarg]]s, [[Skagra]]
|featuring = [[Salyavin|Chronotis]], [[Clare Keightley|Claire]], [[Chris Parsons|Chris]]
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|setting= {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[Shada (prison)|Shada]]}}
 
|setting= {{il|[[St. Cedd's College]], [[1979]]|[[Shada (prison)|Shada]]}}
 
|writer= {{il|[[Douglas Adams]]|[[Gary Russell]] (prologue)}}
 
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Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise, '''''Shada''''' was a remounting of [[Shada (TV story)|the television story of the same name]], which was originally planned to end [[Season 17]] in [[1980]], but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. The original version featured [[Tom Baker]]'s [[Fourth Doctor]], but was rewritten to feature [[Paul McGann]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] returning to voice [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]] respectively with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama range.
 
Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise, '''''Shada''''' was a remounting of [[Shada (TV story)|the television story of the same name]], which was originally planned to end [[Season 17]] in [[1980]], but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. The original version featured [[Tom Baker]]'s [[Fourth Doctor]], but was rewritten to feature [[Paul McGann]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] returning to voice [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]] respectively with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama range.
   
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* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
 
* [[Clare Keightley]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
 
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
 
* [[Wilkin]] - [[Melvyn Hayes]]
* [[Think Tank (space station)|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]]
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* [[The Ship (Shada)|The Ship]] - [[Hannah Gordon]]
 
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
 
* [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Professor Caldera]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
* Krarg Commander - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
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* [[Krarg Commander]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
 
* [[Krarg]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
 
* [[Krarg]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
 
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Police Constable]] / [[David Taylor (Shada)|Motorist]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
 
* [[Police constable (Shada)|Police Constable]] / [[David Taylor (Shada)|Motorist]] - [[Stuart Crossman]]
   
 
== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Douglas Adams]], [[Gary Russell]] (prologue), [[Nicholas Pegg]] (additional)
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* [[Writer]] - [[Douglas Adams]], [[Gary Russell]] (prologue), [[Nicholas Pegg]] (additional)
 
* [[Director]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
 
* [[Director]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* [[Producer]]s - [[Gary Russell]], [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]], [[Kim Plowright]], [[Martin Trickey]]
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* [[Producer]]s - [[Gary Russell]], [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]], [[Kim Plowright]], [[Martin Trickey]]
 
* [[Animator]]s - [[Lee Sullivan]], [[James Goss]]
 
* [[Animator]]s - [[Lee Sullivan]], [[James Goss]]
* [[Composer]] - [[Russell Stone]]
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* [[Composer]] - [[Russell Stone]]
* [[Sound design|Sound Designer]] - [[Gareth Jenkins]]
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* [[Sound design|Sound Designer]] - [[Gareth Jenkins]]
* [[Sound recordist|Recording]] - [[Alistair Lock]]
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* [[Sound recordist|Recording]] - [[Alistair Lock]]
* Design Consultant - [[Lee Binding]]
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* [[Design consultant|Design Consultant]] - [[Lee Binding]]
* Photography of Cambridge - [[Jeff Carlson]]
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* Photography of Cambridge - [[Jeff Carlson]]
 
* Dedicated to Douglas Adams and [[Polly James Rocket Adams]]
 
* Dedicated to Douglas Adams and [[Polly James Rocket Adams]]
   
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* Due to the limited animation in the webcast the character images are frequently mirrored, reversing details such as clothing and hairstyles.
 
* Due to the limited animation in the webcast the character images are frequently mirrored, reversing details such as clothing and hairstyles.
 
* Chronotis' smiling mouth frequently extends beyond the boundaries of his face.
 
* Chronotis' smiling mouth frequently extends beyond the boundaries of his face.
* At exactly 9:48 into Episode 3, a random blue dot appears in the centre of the screen. It quickly disapears.
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* At exactly 9:48 into Episode 3, a random blue dot appears in the centre of the screen. It quickly disappears.
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* ''[[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]]'' is described in dialogue as a "red book," but in the webcast illustrations the book is brown in colour.
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
* This webcast attempts to fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial 'Shada'. The Eighth Doctor recalls only the early events of the story. This would suggest that due to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', the fourth Doctor and Romana were left with partial amnesia and the adventure was prevented from concluding the first time around. Romana says she remembers being in stasis for a time, while K-9 states that the Doctor and Romana had left him alone for approximately two hours before returning and abruptly changing destination to [[Brighton]], suggesting that [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' takes place immediately after the aborted events of the original ''Shada'' and the Doctor and Romana's abduction in ''The Five Doctors''.
 
* This webcast attempts to fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial 'Shada'. The Eighth Doctor recalls only the early events of the story. This would suggest that due to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', the fourth Doctor and Romana were left with partial amnesia and the adventure was prevented from concluding the first time around. Romana says she remembers being in stasis for a time, while K-9 states that the Doctor and Romana had left him alone for approximately two hours before returning and abruptly changing destination to [[Brighton]], suggesting that [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' takes place immediately after the aborted events of the original ''Shada'' and the Doctor and Romana's abduction in ''The Five Doctors''.
* Romana is Lord President of [[Gallifrey]]. This is in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios. This adventure happens after her years of imprisonment by the [[Dalek]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''). She is illustrated in ''Shada'' looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of ''The Apocalypse Element.'' She has never met the Eighth Doctor before, as she remarks on his new body.
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* Romana is Lord President of [[Gallifrey]]. This is in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios. This adventure happens after her years of imprisonment by the [[Dalek]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''). She is illustrated in ''Shada'' looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of ''The Apocalypse Element.'' She has never met the Eighth Doctor before, as she remarks on his new body.
 
* The Doctor mentions events from when he and Romana previously travelled together, including collecting the [[Key to Time]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''-''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') and defacing [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci's]] artwork. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
 
* The Doctor mentions events from when he and Romana previously travelled together, including collecting the [[Key to Time]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''-''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') and defacing [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci's]] artwork. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
   
 
== CD and other releases ==
 
== CD and other releases ==
* Big Finish released an extended release on CD; see [[Shada (audio story)]] for more information.
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* Big Finish released an [[Shada (audio story)|extended release]] on CD.
 
* The webcast was included on the 2013 DVD release of the reconstructed TV version of ''Shada''. However, due to resolution limitations, rather than being included as a TV-playable feature, the webcast is accessible via the disc's DVD-R function, with a browser-based viewer supplied for both Mac and PC.
 
* The webcast was included on the 2013 DVD release of the reconstructed TV version of ''Shada''. However, due to resolution limitations, rather than being included as a TV-playable feature, the webcast is accessible via the disc's DVD-R function, with a browser-based viewer supplied for both Mac and PC.
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* The webcast was included as a TV-playable feature on the bonus disc of the Limited Edition Blu-Ray steelbook for the animated 2017 version of Shada.
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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Revision as of 23:35, 3 October 2019

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Produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the Doctor Who franchise, Shada was a remounting of the television story of the same name, which was originally planned to end Season 17 in 1980, but abandoned before completion due to industrial action at the BBC. The original version featured Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor, but was rewritten to feature Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor, with Lalla Ward and John Leeson returning to voice Romana II and K9 Mark II respectively with their own characters modified to coincide with the continuity established in the Big Finish Productions audio drama range.

Synopsis

Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Crew

References

Story notes

  • As an "extra feature" to the webcast, the website created an animated video of Kylie Minogue's song "Can't Get You Out of My Head", with Romana, the Eighth Doctor, Skagra and Krargs dancing to the tune.
  • The Doctor mentions that "Chronotis and I" spent a weekend with Mary Shelley and Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Since Chronotis is not present with the Doctor and Mary in AUDIO: Mary's Story one must presume that the Doctor and Mary met Chronotis near Lake Geneva in another visit (perhaps when the Doctor returned her to her normal timeline).

Original website release/broadcast

Myths

to be added

Production errors

  • Due to the limited animation in the webcast the character images are frequently mirrored, reversing details such as clothing and hairstyles.
  • Chronotis' smiling mouth frequently extends beyond the boundaries of his face.
  • At exactly 9:48 into Episode 3, a random blue dot appears in the centre of the screen. It quickly disappears.
  • The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey is described in dialogue as a "red book," but in the webcast illustrations the book is brown in colour.

Continuity

  • This webcast attempts to fill in the holes left by the unfinished serial 'Shada'. The Eighth Doctor recalls only the early events of the story. This would suggest that due to the events of TV: The Five Doctors, the fourth Doctor and Romana were left with partial amnesia and the adventure was prevented from concluding the first time around. Romana says she remembers being in stasis for a time, while K-9 states that the Doctor and Romana had left him alone for approximately two hours before returning and abruptly changing destination to Brighton, suggesting that TV: The Leisure Hive takes place immediately after the aborted events of the original Shada and the Doctor and Romana's abduction in The Five Doctors.
  • Romana is Lord President of Gallifrey. This is in keeping with her character's continuity as featured at the time in the various Big Finish audios. This adventure happens after her years of imprisonment by the Daleks (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element). She is illustrated in Shada looking somewhat more mature than the image used to represent her on the cover of The Apocalypse Element. She has never met the Eighth Doctor before, as she remarks on his new body.
  • The Doctor mentions events from when he and Romana previously travelled together, including collecting the Key to Time (TV: The Ribos Operation-The Armageddon Factor) and defacing da Vinci's artwork. (TV: City of Death)

CD and other releases

  • Big Finish released an extended release on CD.
  • The webcast was included on the 2013 DVD release of the reconstructed TV version of Shada. However, due to resolution limitations, rather than being included as a TV-playable feature, the webcast is accessible via the disc's DVD-R function, with a browser-based viewer supplied for both Mac and PC.
  • The webcast was included as a TV-playable feature on the bonus disc of the Limited Edition Blu-Ray steelbook for the animated 2017 version of Shada.

External links