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Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - Shada | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Douglas Adams | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 3388A | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1980 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0102060644-A911 13 IFPI L556 Sony DADC A0102060726-A911 12 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1619 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3358, rank in dvds is 220. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Amazon online shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.34 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 17.56 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 17.29 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 17.43 | |||||||||
| A5 | Part 5 | 14.11 | |||||||||
| A6 | Part 6 | 17.43 | |||||||||
| A7 | Shada - BBCi / Big Finish version | ||||||||||
| A8 | Coming soon - The reign of terror | 1.00 | |||||||||
| B1 | Taken out of time - The making of Shada | ||||||||||
| B2 | Now and then - Cambridge | ||||||||||
| B3 | Strike! Strike! Strike! - Effects of strikes on Doctor Who | ||||||||||
| B4 | Being a girl - An examination of the representation of women in Doctor Who | ||||||||||
| B5 | Photo gallery | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 1:50:36. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringTom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Lalla Ward (Romana) David Brierley (Voice of K9 Mk. II) Christopher Neame - Skagra Denis Carey - Professor Chronotis Daniel Hill - Chris Parsons Victoria Burgoyne - Clare Keightley Gerald Campion - Wilkin Derek Pollitt - Dr Caldera John Hallet - Police Constable David Strong - Passenger Shirley Dixon - Voice of the Ship James Coombes - Voice of the Krargs James Muir, Lionel Sansby, Derek Suthern, Reg Woods - Krargs Written byDouglas Adams Produced byGraham Williams Directed byPennant Roberts SynopsisThe doctor, Romana and K9 receive a message from an old friend - a retired Time Lord living as a college Professor in Cambridge. He's misplaced an ancient Gallifreyan artefact that could unlock the dark secrets of Shada - the lost prison planet of the Time Lords - and unless they find it before the crazed scientist Skagra, every sentient being in the universe is doomed ... This special DVD release features the legendary unfinished Fourth Doctor story, newly restored from original film negatives and studio recordings, with 1992 linking material from Tom Baker. BackgroundCambridge, 1979. An invisible spaceship. A mind-eating sphere. A crazed scientist. A retired Time Lord. A lost Gallifreyan artefact. An ancient prison planet. A race across the universe ... With the possible exception of Terrance Dicks, that list would give any writer a nervous breakdown. But so worked the mind of Douglas Adams, Doctor Who script editor, best-selling author and all-round genius. His barmy, no-holds-barred six-parter would have brought the seventeenth season of Doctor Who to a mad, epic conclusion. But it was not to be. Strike action halted production of Shada and it was abandoned after the completion of location filing and one studio session. Fortunately, however, all the raw material was retained - meaning that, over thirty years later, we can enjoy a tantalising glimpse at what could have been. There are many highlights in the existing footage; Tom Baker and Lalla Ward at the height of their Doctor/companion relationship, gorgeous location filming (beautifully restored for this DVD), a star turn from Denis Carey as loveable Professor Chronotis, terrific supporting duo Danial Hill and Victoria Burgoyne as Chris and Claire, and a delicious villain in Christopher Neame's Skagra - all revelling in Douglas Adams wonderfully energetic and witty script. In 1980, incoming producer John Nathan-Turner considered the possibility of shooting additional material and screening a truncated Shada as Doctor Who's first Christmas Special. It would have been perfect. | ||
Other versions | ||
| I have the title track on these releases: | ||
| [dvds] | BBCDVD 3388 | Doctor Who - The legacy collection |
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