Talk:Shada/plot

[ Skagra steals someone's mind - nb this is quite different in the two versions ]

Chris Parsons, a student at the University of Cambridge pays a visit on Professor Chronotis, looking for a book on carbon dating. Somewhat bemused at Chronotis's eccentric jokes, he takes the books and leaves, although remarks on the oddity of the police box in the corner of the room.

[ punting scene ]

The Doctor and Romana arrive at St Cedd's, having waited until Chronotis had returned, and visit him. The College porter, Wilkin, recognises the Doctor from visits in 1955, 1960 and 1964. Chronotis is a Time Lord, who has been living at St Cedd's for three hundred years, ever since he retired from Gallifrey. He had a sent a message to the Doctor that he had remembered he had taken an important and dangerous book, The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey into his retirement, and has decided it should be returned to Gallifrey by the Doctor for safekeeping. He cannot, however, find the book, and the Doctor and Romana search for it. [ voices babble ]

Meanwhile, Chris Parsons has accidentally taken this book as well as his carbon dating book. He phones Clare Keightley, asking her to come over to examine it, noting that it appears to be extraterrestial.

Skagra has attempted to gain entrance to visit the Professor but was denied by Wilkin, who told him that the Doctor was visiting. Returning to the ship, he researches the Doctor.