Svengali

Doctor Svengali was known as the Master of Mesmerism, Prestidigitation, Chicanery and Sleight-of-hand. Simpkins mistook the Fourth Doctor for Svengali. (PROSE: Ghost Ship ^[+]Loading...["Ghost Ship (novel)"])

Ian Chesterton compared the Master to Svengali. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy ^[+]Loading...["The Face of the Enemy (novel)"]) The Master knew about Svengali. (PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes ^[+]Loading...["The Duke of Dominoes (short story)"])

Naomi Cross called the Eleven "Svengali". (PROSE: Axos Unleashed ^[+]Loading...["Axos Unleashed (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

Arnold Korns is described as a "starmaking Svengali" in the synopsis for Horror of Glam Rock (audio story).