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'''Hornets' Nest''' is the overall title of a five-story audio drama arc which was released on the closing months of 2009 in both CD and digital download formats by [[BBC Audio]].
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{{Infobox Audio Series
|release count  = 5
|story count    =
|release year    = 2009
|first story    = The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)
|image          = Hornets' Nest.jpg
|doctor          = Fourth Doctor
|companion      = Mike Yates
|companion2      = Wibbsey
|first release  = [[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|end release    = [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|script ed      = Michael Stevens
|exec prod      = Michael Stevens
|cover          = [[Ben Willsher]] and [[Anthony Dry]]
|publisher      = [[AudioGO]]
|next            = Demon Quest
}}
'''''Hornets' Nest''''' is the [[umbrella title]] of a five-story audio drama arc released in the closing months of 2009 in CD and digital download formats by [[BBC Audio]].


The arc marks the return of [[Tom Baker]] to the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]] for the first time since ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' in 1993 and his first serious reprisal of the role since ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' in 1981. Baker is the only surviving classic series Doctor actor who had not previously participated in reprising the character for either BBC Audio or [[Big Finish Productions]]. This also marks Baker's first performance in an original audio drama as the Doctor (discounting an educational radio appearance) since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' in 1976.
The arc marked the return of [[Tom Baker]] to the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]] for the first time since ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]'' in 1997. Baker was the only surviving classic series Doctor actor who had not previously participated in reprising the character for BBC Audio or [[Big Finish Productions]]. This also marked Baker's first performance in an original audio drama as the Doctor since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' (on LP) and ''[[Exploration Earth (audio story)|Exploration Earth]]'' (on radio), both in 1976.


Also appearing is [[Richard Franklin]], reprising the role of [[Mike Yates]], which he had originated during the [[Third Doctor]] era. In fact, this arc will mark the first time the character of Yates has featured with the Fourth Doctor.
[[Richard Franklin]] also appears, reprising the role of [[Mike Yates]], which he played during the [[Third Doctor]] era. This was his first opportunity to play opposite the Fourth Doctor.


The CDs were released once a month from September until December 2009.
The series was collected into a five-disc box set, released [[9 February (releases)|9 February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. Overall sales of the series were high enough that AudioGo has continued with similar five-episode series in subsequent years. (''[[Demon Quest]], [[Serpent Crest]]'')


==Stories==
Between [[21 February (releases)|21]]-[[25 February (releases)|25 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper gave away free downloads of all five ''Hornets' Nest'' stories.
===[[The Stuff of Nightmares]]===
''‘Wanted: retired army Captain for light household duties and fireside companionship. Must tolerate mild eccentricity and strong scientific advice. Knowledge of Giant Maggots, Super Intelligent Spiders and Prehistoric Monsters a positive boon.’''


Responding to an advert apparently worded for him alone, Captain Mike Yates (retired) is reunited with a ghost from the past. But why has the Doctor, that mysterious traveller in Time and Space, sent for his former UNIT acquaintance? Trapped by a horde of vicious creatures in an apparently innocuous English country cottage, the two old friends are on the brink of an enormous adventure. As the Doctor relates his recent escapades, it becomes clear to Mike that they – and the Earth at large – are facing an enemy of unimaginable power and horrific intent.
Additionally, the series has been broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] numerous times, beginning in December 2011. In 2015, it was re-released in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]'' box set.
===[[The Dead Shoes]]===
 
Visiting the English seaside town of Cromer in the summer of 1932, the Doctor happens upon the strange world of the Cromer Palace of Curios. The young Ernestina Scott is unusually beguiled by one of the museum's exhibits, and when the Doctor befriends her, they unwittingly embark upon a terrifying escapade. Chased by animated dolls through a nightmarish model house, the Doctor realises he is being hunted by a familiar enemy. The unmistakable sound of hornets is in the air, and they are keen to speak to him. Overseeing this game of cat and mouse is the Palace of Curios' curator - a certain Mrs Wibbsey...
A vinyl version of the series was released by [[Demon Records]] on [[6 May (releases)|6 May]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]].
===[[The Circus of Doom]]===
 
The circus has come to town - and so has the Doctor! Watching the parade pass by in 1832, he finds the people of Blandford strangely drawn towards the garish big top, and knows that something is terribly wrong. The only thing to do is pay a visit. Meanwhile Adam Farrow finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster. What is behind Antonio's almost hypnotic power, and how is it connected with an event in the Doctor's future? Seized by clowns and forced into the centre of the ring, the Doctor encounters the fiercest of all circus acts. Yet something much more terrifying lurks in the wings - and the sound it makes is horribly familiar. Lives will be lost before the circus moves on - and the Doctor will face his own doom on the high wire.
== Description ==
===[[A Sting in the Tale]]===
Mike Yates is called to [[Nest Cottage]] in [[Sussex]], where he finds the [[Fourth Doctor]] holding vigil in a house infested with [[Hornet]]s. With the help of Mike (and the Doctor's irascible housekeeper [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs. Wibbsey]]), the Doctor goes in search of the Hornets' origins.
The Doctor arrives in a bleak English midwinter of long ago. Plunging into the snowy landscape of the Dark Ages, he learns that wild dogs besiege the local Tilling Abbey every night. When he is given shelter by the sisters of the abbey, the Doctor begs an audience with the Mother Superior they fiercely protect. Something unearthly has already happened here - and if the Doctor is right, it's connected to his recent encounters with an ancient enemy. As night falls again, the dogs can be held off no longer - and the sisters' secret is about to be revealed. Forced to draw his enemy off into the depths of the TARDIS, the Doctor finds himself in a nightmarish chase through his own ship - but is he the pursuer, or the pursued? As they fight him on his own ground, the hornets are determined to possess his mind...
 
===[[Hive of Horror]]===
== Cast ==
As a new day breaks over Nest Cottage, the Doctor and Mike know they have to face their enemy for a final confrontation. Reduced to miniature size, and with Mrs Wibbsey along as an unwilling adventurer, they venture inside the hornets' nest itself. The Queen lies in wait for the enemy which she and her brood have faced so many times over the millennia. If she is to guarantee the survival of her alien hornet race for another thousand years, this is a battle she must win! The loyalty of the Doctor's friends will be tested to the limit. And perhaps, at last, they will all understand why Mike Yates is so important...
* [[Tom Baker]]
==Continuity==
* [[Richard Franklin]]
*The Doctor tells Yates about his "recent escapades", including "giant rats", "killer robots" and "skulls from the dawn of time". As these adventures take place with Leela and because he is now alone, this story presumably takes place just after she left him at the end of ''The Invasion of Time ''and before ''The Ribos Operation''.
* [[Susan Jameson]]
*K9 (presumably K9 Mark II) is mentioned to be traveling with the Doctor, but is not heard. It is unclear if the Doctor has started or finished constructing him.
 
*Yates' breakdown, dark times and search for redemption were chronicled in his last few television stories, ''The Green Death'', ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' and ''Planet of the Spiders''.
=== Featuring ===
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* [[Daniel Hill]]
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* [[Clare Corbett]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor audio plays]]
* [[Christian Rodska]]
* [[Susie Riddell]]
* [[Michael Maloney]]
* [[Jilly Bond]]
* [[Stephen Thorne]]
* [[Rula Lenska]]
 
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Writer || Director || Featuring || Released
|-
|1
|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
|rowspan=5|[[Paul Magrs]]
|rowspan=5|[[Kate Thomas]]
|rowspan=5|[[Mike Yates]], [[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]], [[Hornet]]s
|[[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|-
|2
|''[[The Dead Shoes (audio story)|The Dead Shoes]]''
|[[8 October (releases)|8 October]] 2009
|-
|3
|''[[The Circus of Doom (audio story)|The Circus of Doom]]''
|[[5 November (releases)|5 November]] 2009
|-
|4
|''[[A Sting in the Tale (audio story)|A Sting in the Tale]]''
|rowspan=2|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 2009
|-
|5
|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]''
|}
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption=>
Hornets nest stuff of nightmares.jpg|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
Hornets nest dead shoes.jpg|''[[The Dead Shoes (audio story)|The Dead Shoes]]''
Hornetsnest3.jpg|''[[The Circus of Doom (audio story)|The Circus of Doom]]''
Hornetsnest4.jpg|''[[A Sting in the Tale (audio story)|A Sting in the Tale]]''
Hornetsnest5.jpg|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]''
Hornets' nest vinyl edition.jpg|''Hornets' Nest'' vinyl edition
Hornets' Nest vinyl back cover.jpg|Vinyl back cover
Hornets' Nest vinyl The Doctor's Journal.jpg|The Doctor's Journal
The Stuff of Nightmares vinyl edition.jpg|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]'' vinyl edition
The Dead Shoes vinyl edition.jpg|''[[The Dead Shoes (audio story)|The Dead Shoes]]'' vinyl edition
The Circus of Doom vinyl edition.jpg|''[[The Circus of Doom (audio story)|The Circus of Doom]]'' vinyl edition
A Sting in the Tale vinyl edition.jpg|''[[A Sting in the Tale (audio story)|A Sting in the Tale]]'' vinyl edition
Hive of Horror vinyl edition.jpg|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]'' vinyl edition
</gallery>
 
==Vinyl release==
Released by [[Demon Records]] this was a [[vinyl release]] of the audio series, it was released on the [[6 May (releases)|6 May]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] with the production code: DEMWHOBOX009.
 
=== Vinyl record publisher's summary ===
“Wanted: retired Army Captain!”
 
On limited edition vinyl for the very first time, [[Demon Records]] presents the unique audio adventure that first instigated [[Tom Baker]]'s remarkable return to the role of [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]].
 
When Captain [[Mike Yates]] is reunited with his old friend the Doctor, he finds him besieged by a powerful race of insects intent on global domination. As the Time Lord recounts his recent adventures across the centuries, it becomes clear that the fate of mankind is in the hands of the Doctor, Mike and the peculiar Mrs [[Wibbsey]]…
 
An exclusive, frameable portrait of the Fourth Doctor – every copy of which has been individually signed by Tom Baker himself – is just one of the treats inside this stunningly designed package. An impressive, die-cut removable outer sleeve houses a hornet-adorned lidded box, inside which are 10 individual, exquisitely illustrated LP sleeves featuring full cast and credits for each story. Also included is The Doctor's Journal, a large 16-page full colour booklet detailing the Time Lord's notes and illustrations from his battles against the hornets.
 
Presented across 10 x 140g alternating Yellow and Black vinyl discs, this full-cast audio adventure by Paul Magrs stars Tom Baker as the Doctor, with Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey. The supporting cast includes Daniel Hill, Christian Rodska, Michael Maloney, Stephen Thorne and Rula Lenska, and sound design is by Simon Power, alongside the familiar Doctor Who theme from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
 
== External links ==
* [http://io9.com/5316402/tom-baker-dons-his-endless-scarf-once-again io9 - Tom Baker Dons His Endless Scarf Once Again]
* [http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2009/07/hornets-news-bbc-press-release.html Release news at The Doctor Who News Page]
* [http://archive.is/20121129232953/nebula-one.blogspot.com/2011/08/past-times-special-hornets-nest.html Past Times Special: Hornets' Nest restrospective (no spoilers) at Nebula One (News)]
* [https://lifeonmagrs.blogspot.com/2019/04/ten-years-of-nest-cottage.html Ten Years of Nest Cottage]
{{demonmusic|catalogue/releases/doctor-who-hornets-nest-tom-baker-signed-edition-140g-black-and-yellow-vinyl/|Hornets' Nest}}
 
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Hornets' Nest is the umbrella title of a five-story audio drama arc released in the closing months of 2009 in CD and digital download formats by BBC Audio.

The arc marked the return of Tom Baker to the role of the Fourth Doctor for the first time since Destiny of the Doctors in 1997. Baker was the only surviving classic series Doctor actor who had not previously participated in reprising the character for BBC Audio or Big Finish Productions. This also marked Baker's first performance in an original audio drama as the Doctor since Doctor Who and the Pescatons (on LP) and Exploration Earth (on radio), both in 1976.

Richard Franklin also appears, reprising the role of Mike Yates, which he played during the Third Doctor era. This was his first opportunity to play opposite the Fourth Doctor.

The series was collected into a five-disc box set, released 9 February 2010. Overall sales of the series were high enough that AudioGo has continued with similar five-episode series in subsequent years. (Demon Quest, Serpent Crest)

Between 21-25 February 2011 The Guardian newspaper gave away free downloads of all five Hornets' Nest stories.

Additionally, the series has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra numerous times, beginning in December 2011. In 2015, it was re-released in The Nest Cottage Chronicles box set.

A vinyl version of the series was released by Demon Records on 6 May 2022.

Description[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mike Yates is called to Nest Cottage in Sussex, where he finds the Fourth Doctor holding vigil in a house infested with Hornets. With the help of Mike (and the Doctor's irascible housekeeper Mrs. Wibbsey), the Doctor goes in search of the Hornets' origins.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Director Featuring Released
1 The Stuff of Nightmares Paul Magrs Kate Thomas Mike Yates, Mrs Wibbsey, Hornets 3 September 2009
2 The Dead Shoes 8 October 2009
3 The Circus of Doom 5 November 2009
4 A Sting in the Tale 3 December 2009
5 Hive of Horror

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

Vinyl release[[edit] | [edit source]]

Released by Demon Records this was a vinyl release of the audio series, it was released on the 6 May 2022 with the production code: DEMWHOBOX009.

Vinyl record publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

“Wanted: retired Army Captain!”

On limited edition vinyl for the very first time, Demon Records presents the unique audio adventure that first instigated Tom Baker's remarkable return to the role of the Doctor.

When Captain Mike Yates is reunited with his old friend the Doctor, he finds him besieged by a powerful race of insects intent on global domination. As the Time Lord recounts his recent adventures across the centuries, it becomes clear that the fate of mankind is in the hands of the Doctor, Mike and the peculiar Mrs Wibbsey…

An exclusive, frameable portrait of the Fourth Doctor – every copy of which has been individually signed by Tom Baker himself – is just one of the treats inside this stunningly designed package. An impressive, die-cut removable outer sleeve houses a hornet-adorned lidded box, inside which are 10 individual, exquisitely illustrated LP sleeves featuring full cast and credits for each story. Also included is The Doctor's Journal, a large 16-page full colour booklet detailing the Time Lord's notes and illustrations from his battles against the hornets.

Presented across 10 x 140g alternating Yellow and Black vinyl discs, this full-cast audio adventure by Paul Magrs stars Tom Baker as the Doctor, with Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey. The supporting cast includes Daniel Hill, Christian Rodska, Michael Maloney, Stephen Thorne and Rula Lenska, and sound design is by Simon Power, alongside the familiar Doctor Who theme from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

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

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