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audiobook name= The Catalyst|
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image=[[Image:Dw204_catalyst_-_web_-_big.jpg|250px]] Cover artist - [[Simon Holub]] |
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[The Companion Chronicles|Big Finish - The Companion Chronicles]] |
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number= 2.4|
|range            = The Companion Chronicles
doctor= [[Fourth Doctor]]|
|series in range  = Series 2 (CC)
companions= [[Leela]]|
|series number in range = 2
enemy= [[Z'nai]]|
|number in series = 4
setting= |
|series           = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
writer= [[Nigel Fairs]] |
|number           = 2.4
read by= [[Louise Jameson]], [[Timothy Watson]]|
|main character  = [[Leela]]
music= [[Nigel Fairs]] |
|featuring        = [[Fourth Doctor]]
sound= [[Nigel Fairs]]|
|enemy           = [[H'mbrackle]], [[Z'nai]]
director= [[Nigel Fairs]]|
|setting          = [[England]], the [[1900s]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]] |
|writer          = Nigel Fairs
release date= [[January]] [[2008]] |
|director        = Nigel Fairs
format= 1 CD |
|producer        = [[Sharon Gosling]]
production code= BFPDWCC08|
|music            = Nigel Fairs
isbn= 978-1-84435-293-7 |
|sound           = Nigel Fairs
previous story= [[Old Soldiers]]|
|cover            = [[Simon Holub]]
next story= [[Here There Be Monsters]] }}
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|release date     = January 2008
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCC08
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-293-7
|prev            = Old Soldiers (CC audio story)
|next             = Here There Be Monsters (audio story)
|epcount = 2
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'''''The Catalyst''''' was the fourth and final story of the [[Series 2 (CC)|second series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nigel Fairs]], narrated by [[Louise Jameson]] and featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]].


==Publisher's summary==
== 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?
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?


==Cast==
== Plot ==
*[[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]]
''to be added''
*Additional voices - [[Timothy Watson]]


==References==
== Cast ==
''to be added''
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]]
* [[H'mbrackle]] / The [[Z'nai]] - [[Timothy Watson]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Writer, Director, Music and Sound Designer - [[Nigel Fairs]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Producer - [[Sharon Gosling]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* 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."
* [[Joshua Douglas|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]].
* [[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]].


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*[[Jessica Douglas]], a character in the main flashback adventure, had a father, Lord [[Joshua Douglas]], who is implied to have traveled with the [[First Doctor]] or the [[Third Doctor]] for what may have been as long as a decade.
* This story strongly implies that Leela survived the [[Last Great Time War]].
*The Leela of the flashback sequences 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'd long lived on Gallifrey, it's possible that she is de-emphasizing the surprise she actually experienced at the time.  
* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 June (production)|3 June]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
*This story strongly implies that Leela survived the [[Last Great Time War]].
* This audio drama was told from Leela's perspective.
*Leela was named after the [[Sevateem]]'s greatest female warrior, who was the most revered figure in Sevateem history.
* 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 (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]]'')


==Timeline==
== External links ==
This story features a "present-day" Leela recalling an event from her days of traveling with the Doctor.  The "present" of this story is well after the events of ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', and, logically, after her appearances in the ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio series. In fact, it seems to be set during the [[BBC Wales]] era of ''Doctor Who'', as Leela mentions that [[Gallifrey]] and the [[Time Lord]]s no longer exist.  The Leela who narrates the story is in her old age, having outlived her natural lifespan due to the unspecified "influence" of living on [[Gallifrey]].  She has become physically old precisely because the Time Lords are not around to sustain her youth.  The bulk of the story is told in flashback which occurs sometime between ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' and ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]''.
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==External links==
[[Category:Series 2 (CC) audio stories]]
*[http://www.bigfinish.com/24-Doctor-Who-The-Catalyst Big Finish '''The Catalyst''' page]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/chronicles08.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide's detailed synopsis of '''The Catalyst''']
[[Category:2008 audio stories]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor audio plays|Catalyst]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:The Companion Chronicles|Catalyst]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 1900s]]
[[Category:2008 audio plays|Catalyst]]

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The Catalyst was the fourth and final story of the second series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nigel Fairs, narrated by Louise Jameson and featured the Fourth Doctor and Leela.

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

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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