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{{Infobox CD|
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cd name= Faith Stealer |
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image=[[Image:Faith_Stealer_cover.jpg|250px]] Cover Art - [[Steve Johnson]] |
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas]] |
|image          = Faith Stealer cover.jpg
number= 61 |
|range          = Main Range
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 61
companions= [[Charley Pollard]]<br>[[C'rizz]] |
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
enemy= Miraculite |
|number         = 61
year= The [[Divergent Universe]], The Multihaven|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
writer= [[Graham Duff]] |
|companions     = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]]
director= [[Gary Russell]] |
|featuring      = [[Kro'ka]]
producer= [[Gareth Jenkins]]|
|enemy           = [[Miraculite]], [[Laan Carder]]
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|setting        = [[Multihaven]], [[Divergent Universe]]
release date= [[September]] [[2004]] |
|writer         = Graham Duff
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|director       = [[Gary Russell]]
production code= [[List of production codes|8S]] |
|producer       = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-103-3 |
|music          = [[Russell Stone]]
previous story= [[Medicinal Purposes]] |
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
next story= [[The Last]]}}
|cover          = [[Steve Johnson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = September 2004
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|8S]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-103-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-760-1 (digital)
|prev            = Medicinal Purposes (audio story)
|next            = The Last (audio story)
|made prev      = The Last (audio story)
|made next       = The Next Life (audio story)
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s monthly range. It was written by [[Graham Duff]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]], [[Conrad Westmaas]] as [[C'rizz]] and [[Stephen Perring]] as The [[Kro'ka]].


==Publisher's summary==
It was the first story of the second tetralogy of [[Eighth Doctor]] stories set in the [[Divergent Universe]]. This story is Duff's only contribution to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction as a writer.
When the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz find their journey through the Interzone interrupted by a nightmarish vision, they are surprised to find the Kro'ka offering the perfect solution...


The Multihaven -- a vast array of [[religion]]s and faiths housed in one harmonious community -- appears to offer the perfect sanctuary in which to convalesce. But under the guidance of the charismatic Laan Carder, one religion seems to be gathering disciples at an alarming rate...
== Publisher's summary ==
When the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]] find their journey through the [[Interzone]] interrupted by a nightmarish vision, they are surprised to find the [[Kro'ka]] offering the perfect solution...
 
The [[Multihaven]] — a vast array of [[religion]]s and faiths housed in one harmonious community — appears to offer the perfect sanctuary in which to convalesce. But under the guidance of the charismatic [[Laan Carder]], one religion seems to be gathering disciples at an alarming rate...


With the Doctor and Charley catching glimpses of an old friend and C'rizz on the receiving end of some unorthodox religious practices, their belief, hope and faith are about to be tested to the limit.
With the Doctor and Charley catching glimpses of an old friend and C'rizz on the receiving end of some unorthodox religious practices, their belief, hope and faith are about to be tested to the limit.
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It's time to see the light.
It's time to see the light.


==Cast ==
== Plot ==
*[[Eighth Doctor | The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
''to be added''
*[[Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
 
*[[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
== Cast ==
*[[The Kro'Ka]] - [[Stephen Perring]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
*[[Laan Carder]] - [[Christian Rodska]]
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
*The Bordinan - [[Tessa Shaw]]
* [[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]]
*[[Miraculite]] - [[Jenny Coverack]]
* The [[Kro'ka]] - [[Stephen Perring]]
*Bishop [[Parrash]] - [[Ifan Huw Dafydd]]
* [[Laan Carder]] - [[Christian Rodska]]
*[[Jebdal]] - [[Helen Kirkpatrick]]
* The [[Bordinan]] - [[Tessa Shaw]]
*Director [[Garfolt]] - [[Neil Bett]]
* The [[Miraculite]] - [[Jenny Coverack]]
*The Bordinan's Assistant - [[Chris Walter-Evans]]
* Bishop [[Parrash]] - [[Ifan Huw Dafydd]]
*[[Bakoan]] - [[John Dorney]]
* [[Jebdal]] - [[Helen Kirkpatrick]]
*[[L'Da]] - [[Jane Hills]]
* Director [[Garfolt]] - [[Neil Bett]]
* The [[Bordinan's Assistant]] - [[Chris Walter-Evans]]
* [[Bakoan]] / [[Shrine of Serendipity|Serendipitist]] - [[John Dorney]]
* [[L'da]] - [[Jane Hills]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Steve Johnson]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music - [[Russell Stone]]
* Producer - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Graham Duff]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor's worst nightmare is [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] being shattered into a million shards.
 
=== Individuals ===
* C'rizz still does not understand the concept of [[time]].
 
=== Religion ===
* C'rizz identifies himself as a member of the [[Church of the Foundation]].
* The Doctor claims that that he and Charley belong to the [[Tourist]] Faith, that they worship C'rizz and begin each day with a ritual cup of [[tea]].
* The 47 religions in the Multihaven also include the [[23rd Church of Lucidity]], the [[Church of Kabari]], the [[Bakoan]]s, the [[Microbaptist]]s, the [[Divine Gas]], the [[Temple of the Ever Open Door]], and the [[Shrine of Serendipity]].
* There used to be a religion that worshipped a [[spoon]].
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
Faith Stealer cover.jpg|Original CD cover art
Faithstealerpreview.jpg|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 348]]
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* This is the first story of the second season of the Divergent Universe arc.
* This story is unusual in that it does not feature the TARDIS. However, it does feature an illusory version of the TARDIS created by the Miraculite.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[11 June (production)|11]] and [[12 June (production)|12 June]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 348]] illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]].
* This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only.


==References==
== Continuity ==
*The Doctor and Charley claim they are 'tourists' with regards to their [[religion]] and that they worshipped C'rizz.
* The memory of killing [[L'da]] returns to haunt C'rizz. He killed her in the [[Kromon (species)|Kromon]] biosphere as she had been converted into a Kromon queen. The Doctor has come to believe that C'rizz did the right thing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
*C'rizz identifies himself as a member of the [[Church of the Foundation]].
* The Doctor tells the Bordinan that he has met many beings who claimed to be or were worshipped as [[god]]s, giving him a tendency to be a "shade blasé" about supposed deities. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'', ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
* The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] on C'rizz and admits that he is out of practice as he injures his hand in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') He first learned it on a trip to [[Venus]] during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] in the company of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'')
* Charley mentions that this is the second time in as many weeks that C'rizz has tried to strangle her. He previously did so while under the influence of the [[Cave creature]] on [[Setarus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Twilight Kingdom (audio story)|The Twilight Kingdom]]'')
* The phantom TARDIS assumes the form of a [[sedan chair]] ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') and a [[Organ (music)|pipe organ]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
* C'rizz once again shows unfamilarity with the concept of [[time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'')
* The Doctor sees the phantom TARDIS "shatter into a million shards", a fate which would later befall the real TARDIS when it was seemingly destroyed by the [[Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') only to be reassembled as a result of the [[Hostile Action Displacement System]] utilised by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'')


==Notes==
== External links ==
* This is the first story of the second season of the 'Divergent Universe Arc'.
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==Continuity==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095454/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main61.html Faith Stealer Transcript]
* L'Da comes back to 'haunt' C'rizz, she was killed by him in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon]]''.
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==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
{{BFA monthly}}
*Faith Stealer occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Twilight Kingdom]]''
{{TitleSort}}
*Faith Stealer occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Last]]''


==External links==
[[Category:Stories set in the Divergent Universe]]
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[[Category:Audio stories that use the David Arnold theme]]
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[[Category:Charlotte Pollard audio stories]]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio plays]]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas]]
[[Category:2004 Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:2004 audio plays]]

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Faith Stealer was the sixty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Graham Duff and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard, Conrad Westmaas as C'rizz and Stephen Perring as The Kro'ka.

It was the first story of the second tetralogy of Eighth Doctor stories set in the Divergent Universe. This story is Duff's only contribution to Doctor Who fiction as a writer.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz find their journey through the Interzone interrupted by a nightmarish vision, they are surprised to find the Kro'ka offering the perfect solution...

The Multihaven — a vast array of religions and faiths housed in one harmonious community — appears to offer the perfect sanctuary in which to convalesce. But under the guidance of the charismatic Laan Carder, one religion seems to be gathering disciples at an alarming rate...

With the Doctor and Charley catching glimpses of an old friend and C'rizz on the receiving end of some unorthodox religious practices, their belief, hope and faith are about to be tested to the limit.

It's time to see the light.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor's worst nightmare is the TARDIS being shattered into a million shards.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • C'rizz still does not understand the concept of time.

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first story of the second season of the Divergent Universe arc.
  • This story is unusual in that it does not feature the TARDIS. However, it does feature an illusory version of the TARDIS created by the Miraculite.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 11 and 12 June 2004 at the Moat Studios.
  • An illustrated preview for this story appeared in DWM 348 illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
  • This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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