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|image = The Oncoming Storm (audio story).jpg | |image = The Oncoming Storm (audio story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[ | |series = ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Churchill Years: Volume One | ||
|range = The Churchill Years | |range = The Churchill Years | ||
|series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume One | |series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume One | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | |main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Ninth Doctor | ||
|enemy = [[RATS]] | |featuring2 = Hetty Warner | ||
|enemy = [[RATS]] | |||
|setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[1939]] | |setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[1939]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Phil Mulryne | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 14 January 2016 | ||
|format = | |format =1 Episode on 1 CD (1st of 4 stories) | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPDWWINST01 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-944-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-944-5 | ||
|next = Hounded (audio story) | |next = Hounded (audio story) | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |producer = [[David Richardson]]}}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[The Churchill Years: Volume One|first volume]] of ''[[ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[The Churchill Years: Volume One|first volume]] of ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' audio series. It featured the [[Ninth Doctor]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Late [[1939]]. [[Britain]] faces the might of [[Germany]]. [[Winston Churchill]] serves as First Lord of the Admiralty. But Churchill soon finds himself facing a more immediate threat than the looming [[Nazi]] menace. A "[[Augur's Stone|Stone]]" with the most mysterious properties is discovered in the [[Thames]]' sands, and soon oddly spoken soldiers are creeping round [[London]] ruthlessly trying to acquire it. Who are they? Can Churchill and his new secretary [[Hetty Warner]] defeat them? And what about [[Ninth Doctor|the man]] in the battered leather jacket that Hetty meets? Churchill feels sure they can rely on the Doctor to help them! Except that this Doctor seems to want to stay hidden in the shadows... | Late [[1939]]. [[Britain]] faces the might of [[Germany]]. [[Winston Churchill]] serves as [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. But Churchill soon finds himself facing a more immediate threat than the looming [[Nazi]] menace. A "[[Augur's Stone|Stone]]" with the most mysterious properties is discovered in the [[Thames]]' sands, and soon oddly spoken soldiers are creeping round [[London]] ruthlessly trying to acquire it. Who are they? Can Churchill and his new [[secretary]] [[Hetty Warner]] defeat them? And what about [[Ninth Doctor|the man]] in the battered [[leather]] [[jacket]] that Hetty meets? Churchill feels sure they can rely on the Doctor to help them! Except that this Doctor seems to want to stay hidden in the shadows... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | The Doctor follows traces of a Gallifreyan stone to [[1939]] [[London]]. | ||
''to be expanded'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* Able Seaman [[Phillips (The Oncoming Storm)|Phillips]] - [[Phil Mulryne]] | * Able Seaman [[Phillips (The Oncoming Storm)|Phillips]] - [[Phil Mulryne]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | |||
* Hetty mentions [[Hetty Warner's gran|her gran]]. | |||
* Churchill mentions [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and his war effort. | |||
* Winston is [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. | |||
=== Dates === | |||
* [[22 November]] [[1939]] - A mine is dropped from the sky over the Thames Estuary. | |||
* [[23 November]] [[1939]] - The mine and Augur's Stone are recovered from the sands. | |||
* [[December]] [[1939]] - The [[blackout]] remains in effect after being introduced in [[September]] [[1939]]. | |||
=== Geography === | |||
* An object is dropped over the [[Thames Estuary]], where it became trapped on the sands around [[Shoeburyness]]. | |||
* Winston is working out of [[Admiralty House]]. | |||
* Frederick mentions [[America]]. | |||
* Hetty comes from [[Wakefield]]. | |||
* McNish has heard about "someone asking questions in [[Portsmouth]]". | |||
=== Technology === | |||
* A [[magnetic mine]] is salvaged from the Thames. | |||
* Phillips discovers the [[Augur's Stone]]. | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
* Churchill compares the Doctor to the [[Pied Piper|Pied Piper of Hamlin]]. | * Churchill compares the Doctor to the [[Pied Piper|Pied Piper of Hamlin]]. | ||
* The Doctor talks about "[[Last Great Time War|his war]]". | * The Doctor talks about "[[Last Great Time War|his war]]". | ||
* Churchill remembers serving in [[India]]. | * Churchill remembers serving in [[India]]. | ||
* The stone is from [[Gallifrey]], and was an attempt to preserve the planet. Hetty refers to it as an [[Augury|augur's]] stone | * The stone is from [[Gallifrey]], and was an attempt to preserve the planet. Hetty refers to it as an [[Augury|augur's]] stone. | ||
* McNish asks "[[The | * McNish asks "[[The Question|Doctor ''who?'']]". | ||
* Hetty notes that, even in day time, the Doctor does not wear a [[necktie]]. | * Hetty notes that, even in day time, the Doctor does not wear a [[necktie]]. | ||
* Churchill, McNish, and Lindemann secure the stone in the [[Admiralty House]] and drink "medicinal" [[brandy]]. | |||
* Churchill, McNish, and Lindemann drink "medicinal" [[brandy]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The Ninth Doctor would later visit [[London]] during [[the Blitz]] in [[1941]] with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | * The Ninth Doctor would later visit [[London]] during [[the Blitz]] in [[1941]] with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
* Churchill fears Hetty's mind will explode under the influence of the Gallifreyan stone, much like [[Donna Noble|Donna Noble's]] mind would with Time Lord knowledge. Here the Doctor is able to aid Hetty back to health psychically by placing his fingers on her temples; his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] will be forced to wipe Donna's mind using the same method. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | * Churchill fears Hetty's mind will explode under the influence of the Gallifreyan stone, much like [[Donna Noble|Donna Noble's]] mind would with Time Lord knowledge. Here the Doctor is able to aid Hetty back to health psychically by placing his fingers on her temples; his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] will be forced to wipe Donna's mind using the same method. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
* The augur's stone was designed to allow its user to achieve a heightened intelligence and perceive the outcomes of any situation. [[Rassilon]] was able to achieve a superior form of this by turning [[Borusa]] into a [[possibility engine]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') | |||
* Hetty accesses the stone's powers and is able to see "everything", and is compared to a demigod; she wonders how the Doctor can bear to stand the stone's powers and not go mad. The [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf entity]] has a remarkably similar reaction to her own powers after [[Rose Tyler]] absorbs the energy of the [[time vortex]], with the Doctor commenting that he sees everything the same way, and that it's maddening. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | * Hetty accesses the stone's powers and is able to see "everything", and is compared to a demigod; she wonders how the Doctor can bear to stand the stone's powers and not go mad. The [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf entity]] has a remarkably similar reaction to her own powers after [[Rose Tyler]] absorbs the energy of the [[time vortex]], with the Doctor commenting that he sees everything the same way, and that it's maddening. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* Hetty, under the influence of the stone, understands that the Doctor was trying to keep the RATS away from the stone for their own safety and protection. The [[Family of Blood]] would learn that the Tenth Doctor fled from them to keep them safe as well, from his own wrath. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'') | |||
== External | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 9 February 2024
The Oncoming Storm was the first story in the first volume of The Churchill Years audio series. It featured the Ninth Doctor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Late 1939. Britain faces the might of Germany. Winston Churchill serves as First Lord of the Admiralty. But Churchill soon finds himself facing a more immediate threat than the looming Nazi menace. A "Stone" with the most mysterious properties is discovered in the Thames' sands, and soon oddly spoken soldiers are creeping round London ruthlessly trying to acquire it. Who are they? Can Churchill and his new secretary Hetty Warner defeat them? And what about the man in the battered leather jacket that Hetty meets? Churchill feels sure they can rely on the Doctor to help them! Except that this Doctor seems to want to stay hidden in the shadows...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor follows traces of a Gallifreyan stone to 1939 London. to be expanded
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
- Hetty Warner - Emily Atack
- Frederick Lindemann - Michael Gould
- Lt-Commander Sandy McNish - Derek Riddell
- Able Seaman Phillips - Phil Mulryne
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hetty mentions her gran.
- Churchill mentions Hitler and his war effort.
- Winston is First Lord of the Admiralty.
Dates[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 22 November 1939 - A mine is dropped from the sky over the Thames Estuary.
- 23 November 1939 - The mine and Augur's Stone are recovered from the sands.
- December 1939 - The blackout remains in effect after being introduced in September 1939.
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
- An object is dropped over the Thames Estuary, where it became trapped on the sands around Shoeburyness.
- Winston is working out of Admiralty House.
- Frederick mentions America.
- Hetty comes from Wakefield.
- McNish has heard about "someone asking questions in Portsmouth".
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A magnetic mine is salvaged from the Thames.
- Phillips discovers the Augur's Stone.
Miscellaneous[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Churchill compares the Doctor to the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
- The Doctor talks about "his war".
- Churchill remembers serving in India.
- The stone is from Gallifrey, and was an attempt to preserve the planet. Hetty refers to it as an augur's stone.
- McNish asks "Doctor who?".
- Hetty notes that, even in day time, the Doctor does not wear a necktie.
- Churchill, McNish, and Lindemann secure the stone in the Admiralty House and drink "medicinal" brandy.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 27-28 July & 30 July-31 July 2015.
- This is the first audio story featuring the Ninth Doctor to be wholly produced by Big Finish; Night of the Whisper was a co-production with AudioGo.
- The title refers to the nickname the Doctor was given by the Daleks.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Inspired by RATS, Churchill believes a mechanical soldier could be instrumental to the war effort. Churchill would go on to implement a similar program through the development of the Ironsides. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)
- The Doctor grabs Hetty's hand and shouts, "Run!" (TV: Rose)
- Churchill keeps butterflies in Chartwell Manor. (AUDIO: The Chartwell Metamorphosis)
- Churchill says he has met the Doctor on a number of occasions beforehand. (PROSE: Players, COMIC: The Eagle of the Reich) He will meet this incarnation again on a number of occasions. (AUDIO: Human Conflict, I Was Churchill's Double, PROSE: The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill)
- The Ninth Doctor would later visit London during the Blitz in 1941 with Rose Tyler. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
- Churchill fears Hetty's mind will explode under the influence of the Gallifreyan stone, much like Donna Noble's mind would with Time Lord knowledge. Here the Doctor is able to aid Hetty back to health psychically by placing his fingers on her temples; his tenth incarnation will be forced to wipe Donna's mind using the same method. (TV: Journey's End)
- The augur's stone was designed to allow its user to achieve a heightened intelligence and perceive the outcomes of any situation. Rassilon was able to achieve a superior form of this by turning Borusa into a possibility engine. (PROSE: Engines of War)
- Hetty accesses the stone's powers and is able to see "everything", and is compared to a demigod; she wonders how the Doctor can bear to stand the stone's powers and not go mad. The Bad Wolf entity has a remarkably similar reaction to her own powers after Rose Tyler absorbs the energy of the time vortex, with the Doctor commenting that he sees everything the same way, and that it's maddening. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
- Hetty, under the influence of the stone, understands that the Doctor was trying to keep the RATS away from the stone for their own safety and protection. The Family of Blood would learn that the Tenth Doctor fled from them to keep them safe as well, from his own wrath. (TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Oncoming Storm page at bigfinish.com
- Official The Churchill Years page at bigfinish.com
