Changes: The Catalyst (audio story)

The Catalyst was the fourth and final story of the second series in The Companion Chronicles audio range. It was produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nigel Fairs and featured Leela.

Publisher's summary

The pride of the Z'nai matches that of Leela of the Sevateem. Why would the Doctor imprison one in such an unlikely place, and what terrors will be brought about by letting it loose?

Plot

to be added

Cast

Leela - Louise Jameson
H'mbrackle / The Z'nai - Timothy Watson

References

The Tro'faroom, which was built by the ancient founders of the Sevateem on their planet, is a corruption of "Trophy Room."
Lord Douglas has encouraged his daughter Jessica to read the works of Thomas Hardy. However, she prefers that of Rudyard Kipling.
Lady Douglas considers the suffragettes to be "an abomination of nature."
H'mbrackle claims that he and the Doctor shared dinner in the Royal Place of Kremnon shortly before the destruction of the Z'nai civilisation.
Leela was named after the Sevateem's first and greatest warrior.

Notes

This story strongly implies that Leela survived the Last Great Time War.
Chronologically, this is the earliest Big Finish audio drama to feature the Fourth Doctor.
This audio drama was recorded on 3 June 2007.
This story is set between The Talons of Weng-Chiang and Horror of Fang Rock.
This story was originally released on CD and download.

Continuity

Leela refers to the destruction of Gallifrey in the Last Great Time War. (TV: The End of the World) As such, it is one of the first Big Finish audio dramas to make direct reference to an event in the revival TV series.
Leela mentions being cast out from the Sevateem for blaspheming against Xoanon. (TV: The Face of Evil)
Leela recalls growing up with Tomas and Jabel and arguing numerous times with her father Sole during her childhood. (TV: The Face of Evil)
The Doctor once again observes, "Where there's life, there's hope." (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
Leela claims that she was named after the greatest warrior in Sevateem history. However, she previously told Boudica that her name had no meaning. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)
The Doctor mentions he once saw a whole world burning. (AUDIO: The Time Vampire)
Leela would love to have stabbed Lady Douglas with a Janis thorn if not for the Doctor's forbidden of her doing so. (TV: The Face of Evil, The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

External links

Official The Catalyst page at bigfinish.com
The Catalyst at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

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 |number= 2.4
 |doctor= Fourth Doctor
 |companions= [[Leela]]
-|enemy= [[H'mbrackle]]<br />The [[Z'nai]]
+|enemy= [[H'mbrackle]], [[Z'nai]]
 |setting= [[England]], the [[1900s]]
 |writer= [[Nigel Fairs]]
-|read by= [[Louise Jameson]]<br />[[Timothy Watson]]
+|read by= [[Louise Jameson]], [[Timothy Watson]]
 |music= [[Nigel Fairs]]
 |sound= [[Nigel Fairs]]
 |director= [[Nigel Fairs]]
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-|publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]
+|publisher= Big Finish Productions
-|release date= [[January]] [[2008]]
+|release date= [[January (releases)|January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
 |format= 1 CD
 |production code= BFPDWCC08
 |isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-293-7
 |prev= Old Soldiers (CC audio story)
-|next= Here There Be Monsters (audio story) }}
+|next= Here There Be Monsters (audio story)
+|producer = [[Sharon Gosling]]}}{{audio stub}}
-'''''The Catalyst''''' was the eighth release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the fourth story of season 2. It was written by [[Nigel Fairs]] and featured [[Leela]].
+{{spotify|album=29cnnD55JnvsJuIFGuge61|height=350}}
+'''''The Catalyst''''' was the fourth and final story of the [[Series 2 (CC)|second series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nigel Fairs]] and featured [[Leela]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
 The pride of the [[Z'nai]] matches that of [[Leela]] of the [[Sevateem]]. Why would the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] imprison one in such an unlikely place, and what terrors will be brought about by letting it loose?
+== Plot ==
+''to be added''
 == Cast ==
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 == References ==
-* The Tro'faroom, which was built by the ancient founders of the [[Sevateem]] on [[Unnamed planet (The Face of Evil)|their planet]], is a corruption of "Trophy Room."
+* The [[Tro'faroom]], which was built by the ancient founders of the [[Sevateem]] on [[Planet (The Face of Evil)|their planet]], is a corruption of "Trophy Room."
+* [[Lord Douglas]] has encouraged his daughter [[Jessica Douglas|Jessica]] to read the works of [[Thomas Hardy (author)|Thomas Hardy]]. However, she prefers that of [[Rudyard Kipling]].
-* Leela believes that the Doctor may have viewed her as a kindred spirit given that he rejected the customs of the [[Time Lord]]s in the same manner as Leela rejected the customs of the Sevateem.
+* [[Lady Douglas]] considers the [[suffragette]]s to be "an abomination of nature."
-* Lord [[Joshua Douglas]] is implied to have travelled with the [[Third Doctor]] for what may have been as long as a decade. Although he is described as being physically older than the Fourth Doctor and as having long white hair, it cannot have been during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] as the Doctor later told Leela that he was sent to the Z'nai homeworld by the [[Time Lord]]s.
-* Lord Douglas has encouraged his daughter [[Jessica Douglas|Jessica]] to reads the works of [[Thomas Hardy (author)|Thomas Hardy]]. However, she prefers that of [[Rudyard Kipling]].
-* Lady Douglas considers the [[suffragette]]s to be "an abomination of nature."
 * [[H'mbrackle]] claims that he and the Doctor shared dinner in the [[Royal Place of Kremnon]] shortly before the destruction of the [[Z'nai]] civilisation.
+* Leela was named after the [[Leela (The Catalyst)|Sevateem's first and greatest warrior]].
-* In the flashback sequences, Leela is portrayed as being unsurprised that the Doctor would have another face. This is a little discontinuous in that the Leela of the time in which that part of the story is set was not yet familiar with the concept of [[regeneration]]. However, as the story is narrated by a Leela who had long lived on [[Gallifrey]], it is possible that she is downplaying the surprise that she actually experienced at the time.
-* Leela was named after the Sevateem's first and greatest warrior, who was the most revered figure in Sevateem history. She sacrificed her life to save her tribe.
 == Notes ==
 * This story strongly implies that Leela survived the [[Last Great Time War]].
 * Chronologically, this is the earliest Big Finish audio drama to feature the Fourth Doctor.
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 June (production)|3 June]] [[2007]].
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 June (production)|3 June]] 2007.
+* This story is set between [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'']] and [[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|''Horror of Fang Rock'']].
+* This story was originally released on CD and download.
+[[File:The Catalyst clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
 == Continuity ==
 * Leela refers to the destruction of [[Gallifrey]] in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') As such, it is one of the first Big Finish audio dramas to make direct reference to an event in the revival TV series.
 * Leela mentions being cast out from the Sevateem for blaspheming against [[Xoanon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
-* Leela recalls growing up with [[Tomas]] and [[Jabal]] and arguing numerous times with her father [[Sole]] during her childhood. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
+* Leela recalls growing up with [[Tomas (The Face of Evil)|Tomas]] and [[Jabel]] and arguing numerous times with her father [[Sole (The Face of Evil)|Sole]] during her childhood. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
 * The Doctor once again observes, "Where there's life, there's hope." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
+* Leela claims that she was named after the greatest warrior in Sevateem history. However, she previously told [[Boudica]] that her name had no meaning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
+* The Doctor mentions he once saw a whole world burning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time Vampire (audio story)|The Time Vampire]]'')
+* Leela would love to have stabbed [[Lady Douglas]] with a [[Janis thorn]] if not for the Doctor's forbidden of her doing so. ([[TV]]: [[The Face of Evil (TV story)|''The Face of Evil'']], [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'']])
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-catalyst-464|The Catalyst}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-catalyst-464|The Catalyst}}
-* {{dwrefguide|chronicles08.htm|The Catalyst}}
+{{dwrefguide|chronicles08.htm|The Catalyst}}
 {{CC}}
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+[[Category:Series 2 (CC) audio stories]]
 [[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]]
-[[Category:Companion Chronicles]]
 [[Category:2008 audio stories]]
 [[Category:Stories set in England]]

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