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image= [[Image:TheCannibalists.jpg|250px]] Cover artist - [[Simon Holub]]|
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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#The_New_Eighth_Doctor_Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
|image           = TheCannibalists.jpg  
number= 3.6|
|range          = Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|series in range = Series 3 (8DA)
companions= [[Lucie Miller]] |  
|series number in range = 3
enemy= |
|number in series = 6
writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]|
|series         = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] |
|number         = 3.6
year= -|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]]|
|companions     = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|enemy           = [[Cannibalist]]s
release date= [[31st August]] [[2009]]|
|setting        = [[Haven Station One]]
format= 1 CD |
|writer          = Jonathan Morris
production code=BFPDWCDMG022 |
|director       = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]  
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-398-9 |
|producer        = [[David Richardson]], [[Barnaby Edwards]]
previous story=[[The Scapegoat]]|
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
next story= [[The Eight Truths]]|
|sound          = Andy Hardwick
}}
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|epcount        = 2
|cover          = [[Simon Holub]]
|release date    = 16-23 May 2009
|format         = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCDMG022  
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-398-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-756-4 (digital)
|prev            = The Scapegoat (audio story)
|next           = The Eight Truths (audio story)
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth story in the [[Series 3 (8DA)|third series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.'''
''The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.''


From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting…
From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting...


When the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers’ long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers' long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!


Except – they’re headed for the lower levels. They don’t want to do that. That’s where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them well, they won’t be living beings much longer…
Except — they're headed for the lower levels. They don't want to do that. That's where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them well, they won't be living beings much longer...


==Cast==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* Titus - [[Phil Davies]]
* [[Titus (The Cannibalists)|Titus]] - [[Phil Davis]]
* Servo - [[Phill Jupitus]]
* [[Servo]] - [[Phill Jupitus]]
* Domitian/Diode - [[Nigel Lambert]]
* [[Domitian]] / [[Diode]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]
* Macrinus/Crusher - [[Teddy Kempner]]
* [[Macrinus]] / [[Crusher]] - [[Teddy Kempner]]
* Probus/Ripper - [[Oliver Senton]]
* [[Probus]] / [[Ripper]] - [[Oliver Senton]]
* Minerva - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* [[Minerva (The Cannibalists)|Minerva]] - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]


==References==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - [[Barnaby Edwards]] and [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lucie has watched a lot of ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* Titus quotes [[Neil Young]] by saying, "It's better to burn out than to fade away".
* The Assemblers cannot distinguish between [[Man|men]] and [[Woman|women]]. As a result of this, they struggle to confirm that Lucie is [[human]] and repeatedly refer to her [[breast]]s as "unorthodox protrusions".
 
== Notes ==
[[File:The Cannibalists.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 October (production)|22 October]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on [[16 May (releases)|16]] and [[23 May (releases)|23 May]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]], and was later broadcast on [[BBC Radio 7]] from [[27 June (releases)|27 June]] to [[4 July (releases)|4 July]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].
* This story was originally released on CD and download.
 
== Continuity ==
* In [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] also arrive in a place populated only by robots waiting for the humans to arrive.
* Lucie mentions meeting [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Auton]]s, as she previously did in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'', ''[[Brave New Town (audio story)|Brave New Town]]'')
* Minerva recognises the Doctor as an "organic approximating human form", and detects that he contains "human genetic content", an allusion to the "half-human" like in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')


==Notes==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-cannibalists-536|The Cannibalists}}
{{dwrefguide|bbc7_19.htm|The Cannibalists}}
{{tetrap|8/cannibalists.html|The Cannibalists}}


==Continuity==
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==Timeline==
[[Category:Series 3 (8DA) audio stories]]
* The Cannibalists occurs after:  
[[Category:2009 audio stories]]
* The Cannibalists occurs before:  
[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio stories]]


==External Links==
[[fr:The Cannibalists]]
*[http://www.bigfinish.com/36-Doctor-Who-The-Cannibalists- '''The Cannibalists''']
[[Category:Eighth Doctor audio plays|Cannibalists]]
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Cannibalists]]
[[Category:2009 audio plays|Cannibalists]]

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The Cannibalists was the sixth story in the third series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.

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

The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.

From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting...

When the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers' long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!

Except — they're headed for the lower levels. They don't want to do that. That's where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them — well, they won't be living beings much longer...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucie has watched a lot of Star Trek.
  • Titus quotes Neil Young by saying, "It's better to burn out than to fade away".
  • The Assemblers cannot distinguish between men and women. As a result of this, they struggle to confirm that Lucie is human and repeatedly refer to her breasts as "unorthodox protrusions".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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