One of the great casualties in the history of Doctor Who is the 'lost' story Shada. Meant to close out the 17th Season, the story about an alien hunting for an infamous Time Lord mind criminal was written by Douglas Adams. Production was halted due to industrial action at the time. In 1992, the story was finally released on VHS with a mix of recorded footage and linking narration by Tom Baker. In 2003, the story was re-imagined, this time starring Paul McGann.

Now an official novelization & audiobook will be published on by BBC Books on March 15. It is adapted by longtime Doctor Who author and scriptwriter Gareth Roberts (The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp, The Lodger, Closing Time). The book is already available to pre-order from Amazon in hardcover and Kindle formats. The audio version is read by Lalla Ward, who played Romana in the original story.