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From the unique mind of Douglas Adams, the legendary 'lost' Doctor Who story completed at last!
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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On 4 CD's. An unabridged reading of this brand new BBC Books novelisation of Douglas Adams's never-transmitted 1979 TV adventure, which starred Tom Baker as the Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana. Having been cancelled during production due to a BBC strike, Shada was never shown on television and has never been novelised until now. It is therefore well and truly a 'lost' Doctor Who story - now found!
--This text refers to an alternate
Audio CD
edition.
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4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good remix of a 'lost' story,
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This review is from: Shada (Doctor Who) (Audio CD)
If you're a fan then you know this was a cancelled show originally for Tom Baker which was 'lost' due to a strike. Remade with Paul McGann this is a decent story about a Cambridge don, mystery books and Shada itself.
If you've read Dirk Gently then a lot of the material is very familiar but there is more to it, along with some decent twists (no spolers here). On the downside Romana has little to do until the end, K9 is very marginal, and the plot adds too many minor characters (Cambridge students / researchers) to keep tight. It is though a triumph of audio and I am sure that had the story been made at the time budgets may well have lessened the impact. The pictures are better on the radio so to speak
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shada regained,
By Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth (Sheffield, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shada (Doctor Who) (Audio CD)
This audio adaptation of Douglas Adams' notoriously truncated 1979 Doctor Who serial is excellent and well worth the thirty year wait! The original was released on VHS some years back with linking narration from its lead - Tom Baker - however this version employs Eighth Doctor Paul McGann (a very different animal from Baker) as the nomadic Time Lord, alongside original companion Romana (the second one, played in icy fashion by Lalla Ward).
The basic story is the same, and the script retains many of Adams' nuances and hallmarks, however this feels very akin to the majority of recent McGann Big Finish stories, and should therefore please fans both old and new.
9 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really Entertaining,
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This review is from: Shada (Doctor Who) (Audio CD)
I loved this story when it was the BBC webcast and I think there is a good chance that I will buy it. The voices are really very good and I enjoyed the story a lot.This audiobook stars many good voices including Sean Biggerstaff of Harry Potter fame as Chris. I really recommend this story to any Whovian.
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