| 109 – Shada | |
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| Doctor Who serial | |
 Shada, the prison planetoid of the Time Lords |
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| Cast | |
| Doctor | Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) |
| Companions | David Brierley (K-9 Mk. II) |
| Lalla Ward (Romana II) | |
| Production | |
| Writer | Douglas Adams |
| Director | Pennant Roberts (original) |
| Script editor | Douglas Adams |
| Producer | Graham Williams (original) John Nathan-Turner (video) |
| Executive producer(s) | none |
| Production code | 5M |
| Series | Season 17 |
| Length | Never completed (original) 6 episodes, 25 mins each (intended) |
| Originally broadcast | Untelevised (original) |
| Chronology | |
| ← Preceded by | Followed by → |
| The Horns of Nimon | The Leisure Hive |
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Shada is also the title of the remake, an audio play produced by Big Finish Productions and webcast 2 May - 6 June 2003 on BBCi. Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The audio play was also broadcast on digital radio station BBC 7, on 10 December 2005 (as a 2½-hour omnibus), and was repeated in six parts as the opening story to the Eighth Doctor's summer season which began on 16 July 2006. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Synopsis
The story revolves around the lost planet Shada, on which the Time Lords built a prison for defeated would-be conquerors of the universe. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' Skagra, an up-and-coming would-be conqueror of the universe, needs the assistance of one of the prison's inmates, but finds that nobody knows where Shada is anymore except one aged Time Lord who has retired to Earth, where he is masquerading as a professor at St. Cedd's College, Cambridge (the story features some on-location filming in Cambridge, all of which was completed before the strike). EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 St Cedd's College is a fictional college, created by Douglas Adams, of Cambridge University. Luckily for the fate of the universe, Skagra's attempt to force the information out of Professor Chronotis coincides with a visit by the professor's old friend the Doctor (and this is where the story really begins). Professor Urban Chronotis is a fictional character created by Douglas Adams.
Cast
| Big Finish Productions audio play | |
|---|---|
| Shada | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | II |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Romana K-9 |
| Writer | Douglas Adams |
| Director | Nicholas Pegg |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Martin Trickey |
| Production code | BBCi02 |
| Set between | Doctor Who and Storm Warning |
| Release date | May 2003 |
Television version
- The Doctor — Tom Baker
- Romana — Lalla Ward
- Voice of K-9 — David Brierley
- Skagra — Christopher Neame
- Professor Chronotis — Denis Carey
- Chris Parsons — Daniel Hill
- Clare Keightley — Victoria Burgoyne
- Wilkin the Porter — Gerald Campion
- Dr Caldera — Derek Pollitt
- Police Constable — John Hallet
- Passenger — David Strong
- Voice of the Ship — Shirley Dixon
- Voice of the Krargs — James Coombes
- Krargs — James Muir, Lionel Sansby, Derek Suthern, Reg Woods
Big Finish version
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Romana — Lalla Ward
- Voice of K-9 — John Leeson
- Skagra — Andrew Sachs
- Chris Parsons — Sean Biggerstaff
- Clare Keightley — Susannah Harker
- Wilkin — Melvyn Hayes
- Professor Caldera — Barnaby Edwards
- Motorist/Constable — Stuart Crossman
- Professor Chronotis — James Fox
- The Ship — Hannah Gordon
- Think Tank Voice — Nicholas Pegg
Continuity
- In an unfilmed scene in Episode Five, a listing of prisoners kept on Shada was to have included a Dalek, a Cyberman and a Zygon. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a freelance Writer and former Child actor. Jason Haigh-Ellery is a director of a number of successful companies including a publishing firm an internet company and a direct mail company This article outlines the Fictional timeline of the stories from the entire Doctor Who saga listed in chronological order from the perspective of the Doctor, the Storm Warning is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward 28 June 1951) also known as The Honourable Sarah Ward, is an English actress author and illustrator K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor David Brierly (1935 – 10 June 2008) also known as David Brierley, was an English actor Christopher Neame (born September 12, 1947) is a London -born actor best known to Television viewers for his roles in two 1970s BBC Professor Urban Chronotis is a fictional character created by Douglas Adams. Denis Carey ( 3 August 1909 – 28 September 1986) was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles Daniel Hill is a British actor known primarily for his television work Victoria Burgoyne (born 1956 in London, England, United Kingdom) is an English actress Gerald Theron Campion ( 23 April 1921, Bloomsbury, London, England &ndash 9 July 2002, Agen, John Hallet is a British actor probably best known for his role as Barney in the 1970s Television drama Survivors. James Coombes is a British actor with a number of Television credits to his name The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Paul McGann (born 14 November 1959 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward 28 June 1951) also known as The Honourable Sarah Ward, is an English actress author and illustrator John Leeson (born March 1943 in Leicester, England) is a British Actor who although having had a varied stage and television career spanning Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930 is a German - British actor. Sean Biggerstaff (born 15 March 1983) is an award-winning Scottish actor best known for playing Oliver Wood, the Gryffindor Susannah Harker (born on 26 April 1965 in London, England) is an English Film, Television, and Theatre Melvyn Hayes is an English actor born 11 January, 1935. He is probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier Barnaby Edwards is a British actor writer director and artist James Fox, (born 19 May 1939) is an English Actor. Biography Early life James Fox was born in London to Hannah Cambell Grant Gordon (born 9 April 1941) is a Scottish actress who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television The Cybermen are a Fictional race of Cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British Science fiction television The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Instead of these, aliens bearing resemblance to Ice Warriors were seen. The Ice Warriors is the name given to a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Reptile -like beings in the long-running British science fiction
- In 1983, clips from Shada were used in The Five Doctors, the 20th anniversary special. The Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced Tom Baker, the fourth actor to play the Doctor, had declined to appear in the special, and the plot was reworked to explain the events in the clips. Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor.
- For the Big Finish version, Tom Baker was originally approached to reprise the role of the Doctor, but declined. The Eighth Doctor was then substituted and the story reworked accordingly.
- Although working from the original Adams script, portions of the Big Finish version were reworked by Gary Russell to make the story fit into Doctor Who continuity. Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a freelance Writer and former Child actor. This included a new introduction, and a new explanation for the Fourth Doctor and Romana being "taken out of time" during the events of The Five Doctors. In addition to this, Romana is referred to as Madam President by Skagra in Episode Five, in Episode Six it is Romana using her Presidential powers who decides that Chronotis should be allowed to return to Cambridge, and when the policeman enters Chronotis' room, the Doctor can be heard talking about a "terrible way to see in the New Year" in a possible reference to his first adventure.
- When the character of Skagra is investigating the Doctor, clips from three other Big Finish productions can be heard, exclusively on the CD version: The Fires of Vulcan, The Marian Conspiracy and Phantasmagoria. The Fires of Vulcan is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series The Marian Conspiracy is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Phantasmagoria is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series The original television version would have featured clips from The Pirate Planet, The Power of Kroll, Creature from the Pit, The Androids of Tara, Destiny of the Daleks and City of Death. The Pirate Planet is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in The Power of Kroll is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in The Creature from the Pit is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The Androids of Tara is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Destiny of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast City of Death is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The webcast features outlines of the first eight Doctors' faces.
Production
Television version
- Location filming in Cambridge and the first of three studio sessions at BBC Television Centre were recorded as scheduled. The second studio block was affected by a long-running technician's dispute. The strike was over by the time rehearsals began for the third recording session, but this was lost to higher priority Christmas programming.
- Attempts were made by new producer John Nathan-Turner to remount the story, but for various reasons it never happened and the production was formally dropped in June 1980. Nathan-Turner was eventually able to complete the story (so far as was possible) by commissioning new effects shots and a score and having Tom Baker record linking material to cover the missing scenes. The result was released on video in 1992, but has never been aired on television making Shada the only Doctor Who story never to be broadcast. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) So far there is no word from the BBC on a DVD release of the story.
Big Finish version
- In 2003, the BBC commissioned Big Finish Productions to remake Shada as an audio play which was then webcast in six episodic segments, accompanied by limited Flash animation, on the BBC website using illustrations provided by comic strip artist Lee Sullivan. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently
- Lalla Ward (Romana) is the only actor to appear in both the original television version and the subsequent Big Finish remake.
Outside references
In Episode Two of the webcast version, when Chris is in his lab showing Clare the book, a vending machine-like object in the background is labelled "Nutrimat", a reference to a similar device in Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series Two other references are a sequence where Skagra steals a Ford Prefect and when images of Hitchhiker's Guide characters appear as inmates on Shada itself. The Ford Prefect was a line of British cars produced by the UK section of the Ford Motor Company, and a more upmarket version of its direct siblings the
The battered space helmet which the Doctor adapts in Episode Six of the webcast bears the serial number NCC-1701D - the registration ident of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Enterprise or USS Enterprise (often referred to as the " Starship Enterprise " are the names of several fictional Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry
In print
Elements of the story were reused by Adams for his novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, in particular the character of Professor Chronotis who possesses a time machine. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a novel by Douglas Adams. Adams did not allow Shada, or any of his other Doctor Who stories, to be novelised by Target Books. Target Books was a British Publishing Imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company It is, therefore, one of only five serials from the 1963-89 series not to be novelised (along with Adams' other stories The Pirate Planet and City Of Death and the two Eric Saward-scripted Dalek stories, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation Of The Daleks). The Pirate Planet is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in City of Death is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Eric Saward (pronounced SAY-ward was born in December 1944 and became a script writer and Script editor for the BBC resigning from the latter post on the TV programme A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television Resurrection of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast A fan group in New Zealand, however, did publish an unofficial adaptation in 1989, later republishing it as an online eBook titled Doctor Who and Shada.
Broadcast and VHS release
- Shada's video release featured linking narration by Tom Baker and was accompanied by a facsimile of a version of Douglas Adams's script (except in North America). Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist The release was discontinued in the UK in 1996, although it remained in print in the United States until 2004. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- The webcast version remains available from the BBC Doctor Who "classic series" website, and an expanded audio-only version is available for purchase on CD from Big Finish. This expanded version was the one broadcast on BBC7.
References
- Howe, Stammer, Walker (1994). Doctor Who: The Seventies. Virgin Books.
External links
- Shada at bbc.co.uk
- Shada at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
- Shada at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
Reviews
- Shada reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Shada reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
Fan novelisation
- Doctor Who and Shada ebook
- Shada reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
Webcast
- Shada at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Shada webcast on the BBC website
- Big Finish Productions - Shada
- Shada reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Shada reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
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