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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an audio anthology box set featuring [[Winston Churchill]] as played by [[Ian McNeice]] in the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the first [[Big Finish]] release to feature the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s, although the roles were not performed by their original actors, the roles were instead filled by McNeice as his Churchill character served as narrator for the stories.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
1. ''[[The Oncoming Storm (audio story)|The Oncoming Storm]]'' by [[Phil Mulryne]]
1. ''[[The Oncoming Storm (audio story)|The Oncoming Storm]]'' by [[Phil Mulryne]]


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 [[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 '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...


2. ''[[Hounded (audio story)|Hounded]]'' by [[Alan Barnes]]
2. ''[[Hounded (audio story)|Hounded]]'' by [[Alan Barnes]]
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Until he is captured by the invading [[Roman]]s.
Until he is captured by the invading [[Roman]]s.


Still, at least that means Churchill will meet Julius Caesar after all. But then Churchill learns of the [[Bronze God]], feared and worshipped by the Ancient Britons. A god that he recognises as anything but divine when he meets it.
Still, at least that means Churchill will meet Julius Caesar after all. But then Churchill learns of the [[Dalek (Living History)|Bronze God]], feared and worshipped by the Ancient Britons. A god that he recognises as anything but divine when he meets it.


4. ''[[The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story)|The Chartwell Metamorphosis]]'' by [[Ken Bentley]]
4. ''[[The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story)|The Chartwell Metamorphosis]]'' by [[Ken Bentley]]
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== Stories ==
== Stories ==
* ''[[The Oncoming Storm (audio story)|The Oncoming Storm]]''
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* ''[[Hounded (audio story)|Hounded]]''
! # || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released || Pr. code
* ''[[Living History (audio story)|Living History]]''
|-
* ''[[The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story)|The Chartwell Metamorphosis]]''
|1.1
|''[[The Oncoming Storm (audio story)|The Oncoming Storm]]''
|[[Phil Mulryne]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ken Bentley]]
|[[Ninth Doctor]]
|rowspan=4|[[14 January (releases)|14 January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|rowspan=4|BFPDWWINST01
|-
|1.2
|''[[Hounded (audio story)|Hounded]]''
|[[Alan Barnes]]
|[[Tenth Doctor]]
|-
|1.3
|''[[Living History (audio story)|Living History]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Kazran Sardick]], [[Dalek]]s
|-
|1.4
|''[[The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story)|The Chartwell Metamorphosis]]''
|[[Ken Bentley]]
|Eleventh Doctor, [[Lily Arwell]]
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This anthology was recorded on [[27 July (production)|27]]-[[28 July (production)|28 July]] & [[30 July (production)|30 July]]-[[31 July (production)|31 July]] [[2015 (production)|2015]].
* This anthology was recorded on [[27 July (production)|27]]-[[28 July (production)|28 July]] & [[30 July (production)|30 July]]-[[31 July (production)|31 July]] [[2015 (production)|2015]].


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The Churchill Years: Volume One was an audio anthology box set featuring Winston Churchill as played by Ian McNeice in the new series of Doctor Who. It was the first Big Finish release to feature the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Doctors, although the roles were not performed by their original actors, the roles were instead filled by McNeice as his Churchill character served as narrator for the stories.

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

1. The Oncoming Storm by Phil Mulryne

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...

2. Hounded by Alan Barnes

In the dark days of 1941, Britain is in the midst of war. Churchill must stand strong against the might of the enemy – but he is plagued by a darkness in his own psyche. Something he calls 'the Black Dog'.

Can a visiting Swami hold the answer to his troubles? And can Hetty Warner prevent the Prime Minister's adversaries from taking advantage of the situation?

Across London, the Tenth Doctor's arrival may be the nation's only hope – but the Time Lord's plan to help his friend is endangered when he finds himself declared a traitor by the agents of the country he has come to protect...

3. Living History by Justin Richards

Finally given the chance to travel in the TARDIS, Winston Churchill cannot resist the opportunity of meeting Julius Caesar. But the trip does not go quite as planned. With the TARDIS gone, and Churchill stranded in ancient Britain with a young man he barely knows and who comes from the future, it seems things can hardly get any worse.

Until he is captured by the invading Romans.

Still, at least that means Churchill will meet Julius Caesar after all. But then Churchill learns of the Bronze God, feared and worshipped by the Ancient Britons. A god that he recognises as anything but divine when he meets it.

4. The Chartwell Metamorphosis by Ken Bentley

Comfortably retired to his home at Chartwell, Churchill plans to live out his days in peace, in the company of his butterflies – if his attendants would just leave him alone.

But it isn't simply Lepidoptera breeding in the gardens, as a far more sinister species is about to emerge from its cocoon – and is ready to feast on something more than just the shrubberies.

Surrounded on all sides, the former Prime Minister must put a life's worth of experience into action in order to win the day. Can his new nurse Lily Arwell offer her assistance?

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Director Featuring Released Pr. code
1.1 The Oncoming Storm Phil Mulryne Ken Bentley Ninth Doctor 14 January 2016 BFPDWWINST01
1.2 Hounded Alan Barnes Tenth Doctor
1.3 Living History Justin Richards Eleventh Doctor, Kazran Sardick, Daleks
1.4 The Chartwell Metamorphosis Ken Bentley Eleventh Doctor, Lily Arwell

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Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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