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|image = The Stones of Venice revised cover.jpg | |image = The Stones of Venice revised cover.jpg | ||
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|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Vincenzo]] | ||
|setting = [[Venice]], [[2294]] | |setting = [[Venice]], [[2294]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |producer = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover = [[Clayton Hickman]] | |cover = [[Clayton Hickman]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 19 March 2001 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|8D]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|8D]] | ||
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|made prev = Winter for the Adept (audio story) | |made prev = Winter for the Adept (audio story) | ||
|made next = Sword of Orion (audio story) | |made next = Sword of Orion (audio story) | ||
|epcount=4}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 4 | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighteenth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish's]] [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighteenth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish's]] [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | ||
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Charley goes with Pietro to another section in the gallery while the Doctor runs into Churchwell. Churchwell tells the Doctor that he is in the private part of the gallery while the Doctor recognises him as Francis Churchwell, who is saddened that all the art is going to rot in the sea soon. Churchwell then decides to give the Doctor a deluxe guided tour as he is amazed by his intellect. | Charley goes with Pietro to another section in the gallery while the Doctor runs into Churchwell. Churchwell tells the Doctor that he is in the private part of the gallery while the Doctor recognises him as Francis Churchwell, who is saddened that all the art is going to rot in the sea soon. Churchwell then decides to give the Doctor a deluxe guided tour as he is amazed by his intellect. | ||
Charley talks with Pietro and wants to know more. Pietro then takes Charley somewhere private. Suddenly, some people in black robes walk by and Pietro and Charley hide from them. Pietro informs her that they are the Cult of Estella, | Charley talks with Pietro and wants to know more. Pietro then takes Charley somewhere private. Suddenly, some people in black robes walk by and Pietro and Charley hide from them. Pietro informs her that they are the Cult of Estella, led by High Priest Vincenzo, who tells his men to search for something. As they head out, Pietro tells Charley that they have a hidden base somewhere. | ||
Meanwhile, the Doctor and Churchwell examine paintings that were part of the Duke's grandfather's collection. As the Doctor expresses sadness that the paintings will be lost, Churchwell says that he has lost all hope and will seal himself in the vault with the paintings when the city sinks. The Doctor asks why the Duke has lost interest, to which Churchwell answers that the Duke's beloved and last queen of Venice, Estella is longer here. There was no recorded painting of her because her beauty was ineffable. Churchwell then tells the Doctor that there is a Cult of Estella, which is convinced that the people hoard Estella's likeness somewhere here. Because they worship her in their infernal ceremonies, they believe they have a claim on such an object. The Doctor then realises that it's been a hundred years have passed and the Duke has been living this long and all are convinced that Estella is dead. Churchwell explains that it's part of the Duke's curse to live so long and regret his loss. The Doctor then notices a painting that depicts volcanoes and the foxes in overcoats and finds it familiar. The Doctor then tells Churchwell that there might be a way to get the paintings to safety-- the TARDIS. As the Doctor thinks of this, he sees that Charley is nowhere in sight and calls out to her. Churchwell proceeds to tell the Doctor that Estella was gambled away in a game of cards by the Duke. Some say Estella committed suicide thereafter by flinging herself into the Grand Canal in her wedding dress. Before dying, it is believed that she laid a curson on him. | Meanwhile, the Doctor and Churchwell examine paintings that were part of the Duke's grandfather's collection. As the Doctor expresses sadness that the paintings will be lost, Churchwell says that he has lost all hope and will seal himself in the vault with the paintings when the city sinks. The Doctor asks why the Duke has lost interest, to which Churchwell answers that the Duke's beloved and last queen of Venice, Estella is longer here. There was no recorded painting of her because her beauty was ineffable. Churchwell then tells the Doctor that there is a Cult of Estella, which is convinced that the people hoard Estella's likeness somewhere here. Because they worship her in their infernal ceremonies, they believe they have a claim on such an object. The Doctor then realises that it's been a hundred years have passed and the Duke has been living this long and all are convinced that Estella is dead. Churchwell explains that it's part of the Duke's curse to live so long and regret his loss. The Doctor then notices a painting that depicts volcanoes and the foxes in overcoats and finds it familiar. The Doctor then tells Churchwell that there might be a way to get the paintings to safety-- the TARDIS. As the Doctor thinks of this, he sees that Charley is nowhere in sight and calls out to her. Churchwell proceeds to tell the Doctor that Estella was gambled away in a game of cards by the Duke. Some say Estella committed suicide thereafter by flinging herself into the Grand Canal in her wedding dress. Before dying, it is believed that she laid a curson on him. | ||
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* [[Vincenzo]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | * [[Vincenzo]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Clayton Hickman]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Writer - [[Paul Magrs]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* The Doctor likens the cult | * The Doctor likens the cult worshipping Estella to [[Liza Minnelli]] being the daughter of [[Judy Garland]], in that the Duke's wife and Liza Minnelli's mother were both "taken away" and deified by the populace. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor says [[the TARDIS]] is his oldest friend in the world. | * The Doctor says [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is his oldest friend in the world. | ||
* The Doctor suspects that there is alien life form in Venice because of a painting with volcano and foxes which doesn't belong to Earth. | * The Doctor suspects that there is alien life form in Venice because of a painting with volcano and foxes which doesn't belong to Earth. | ||
[[ | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
The Stones of Venice cover.jpg|Original cover with the copper logo | |||
The Stones of Venice revised cover.jpg|Revised cover with the blue logo mentions [[India Fisher]] | |||
Thestonesofvenice.jpg|Illustration preview by [[Lee Sullivan]] from DWM 302 | |||
The Stones of Venice DWM preview clean.jpg|Textless version of the DWM preview art | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[15 May (production)|15]] and [[16 May (production)|16 May]] [[2000 (production)|2000]] at studios in [[Bristol]]. It was the first that [[Paul McGann]] recorded for Big Finish Productions, though was the third to be released. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[15 May (production)|15]] and [[16 May (production)|16 May]] [[2000 (production)|2000]] at studios in [[Bristol]]. It was the first that [[Paul McGann]] recorded for Big Finish Productions, though was the third to be released. | ||
* This is [[Michael Sheard]]'s last contribution to Doctor Who before his death in [[2005 (people)|2005]]. | * This is [[Michael Sheard]]'s last contribution to Doctor Who before his death in [[2005 (people)|2005]]. | ||
*[[Russell Stone]]'s score to this story was released on the CD ''[[Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures (soundtrack)|Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures]]'', alongside the other three initial Eighth Doctor audios. | * [[Russell Stone]]'s score to this story was released on the CD ''[[Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures (soundtrack)|Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures]]'', alongside the other three initial Eighth Doctor audios. | ||
* The story formed part of an Eighth Doctor series on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC Radio 7]] in 2005, alongside the stories ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'', ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'' and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', and has been repeated on multiple occasions since. This led to the commissioning of the original series ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures, ''debuting on the digital station in December 2006. Due to a limited timeslot, scenes were edited out of these versions; excluding ''Shada ''and ''The Chimes of Midnight, ''these were collated into ''[[The Eighth Doctor Collection]] ''in 2008 with an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary and booklet. ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]] ''was excluded from broadcast due to its adult themes. | * The story formed part of an Eighth Doctor series on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC Radio 7]] in 2005, alongside the stories ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'', ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'' and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', and has been repeated on multiple occasions since. This led to the commissioning of the original series ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures, ''debuting on the digital station in December 2006. Due to a limited timeslot, scenes were edited out of these versions; excluding ''Shada ''and ''The Chimes of Midnight, ''these were collated into ''[[The Eighth Doctor Collection]] ''in 2008 with an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary and booklet. ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]] ''was excluded from broadcast due to its adult themes, which were too plot important to be simply cut. | ||
* This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only. | * This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] is still living in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] is still living in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning}}) | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] previously visited Venice in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] in [[1609]] ([[PROSE]]: | * The [[First Doctor]] previously visited Venice in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] in [[1609]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass}}) whereas the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] would later do so in [[1580]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice}}) [[Iris Wildthyme]] recalled she and the Doctor meeting "awful fish people in Venice". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress}}) | ||
* The artwork in [[Churchwell]]'s collection of the woman in the jar is most likely a reference to the [[Scarlet Empress|Empress]]' predecessors in [[Paul Magrs]]' [[PROSE]]: | * The artwork in [[Churchwell]]'s collection of the woman in the jar is most likely a reference to the [[Scarlet Empress|Empress]]' predecessors in [[Paul Magrs]]' [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress}}. | ||
* The Doctor mentions waiting 100 years is not that long. ([[PROSE]]: | * Ramsay is "looking a lot better", following his bout of sickness ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion}}) | ||
* The Doctor says his belief that good will always prevail was his inciting reason to leave [[Gallifrey|home]]. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor says of Estella "She must have been, what do you call it? Very beautiful.". His [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] made a similar comment, telling [[Heidi Scarlioni]] "you're a beautiful woman, probably". ([[TV]]: {{cs|City of Death (TV story)|City of Death}}) | ||
* The Eighth Doctor again displays the ability to psychically "read" people's histories. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who}}) | |||
* The Doctor previously encountered [[Fish person|a different race]] of humanoid-piscine people. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace}}) | |||
* The Doctor mentions waiting 100 years is not that long. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Burning (novel)|The Burning}} to {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity}}) | |||
* The Doctor says his belief that good will always prevail was his inciting reason to leave [[Gallifrey|home]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time}}) | |||
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