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| | |image = Hornets nest dead shoes.jpg | ||
|range = Hornets' Nest | |||
|number in range = 2 | |||
|series = [[Hornets' Nest]] | |series = [[Hornets' Nest]] | ||
|number = 2 | |number = 2 | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Mike Yates]] | |companions = [[Mike Yates|Yates]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Hornet]]s, [[peg doll (The Dead Shoes)|peg dolls]], [[China doll]] | ||
| | |setting = {{il|[[Sussex]], [[24 December]] [[2010]]|[[Cromer]], [[July]] [[1932]]}} | ||
| | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|release date = | |director = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
|format = CD | |producer =Kate Thomas | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1- | |music =[[Simon Power]] | ||
| | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|next | |release date = 8 October 2009 | ||
}} | |format = 1 CD<br/>2nd of 5 stories | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2674-6 | |||
|prev = The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story) | |||
|next = The Circus of Doom (audio story) | |||
|clip = | |||
|featuring = [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]]|epcount=1 | |||
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'''''The Dead Shoes''''' is the second story in the [[Hornets' Nest]] arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as [[Fourth Doctor]] alongside [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
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 [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]]... | |||
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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 | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]] | |||
* [[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]] - [[Susan Jameson]] | |||
* [[Ernestina Stott|Ernestina]] - [[Clare Corbett]] | |||
* [[Reverend]] [[Small (The Dead Shoes)|Small]] - [[Christian Rodska]] | |||
[[ | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Small was in the [[Far East]]. | |||
[[Wibbsey| | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios]]. | |||
* The story title is a reference to the film {{wi|The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes}}. | |||
* This story was later included in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]''. | |||
* The Doctor trying to pay Wibbsey in [[Denobian Slime Dollar]]s is reminiscent of his interaction with a [[Grubb (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)|shopkeeper]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]'' involving [[Zaggan pound note]]s. | |||
* A free download of this story was given away with ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper on [[22 February (releases)|22 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20110222/page/1|title=The Guardian|date of source=22 February 2011|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
[[ | == Continuity == | ||
* Yates mentions the business at [[Devil's End]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | |||
* A year later, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] would encounter [[Peg doll (Night Terrors)|similar dolls]] in [[Rowbarton Estate|a housing estate]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'') | |||
* {{Manning|c}} would later use a Denobian Slime Dolar to pay a [[Waiter (Enter Wildthyme)|Parisian waiter]] in [[Montmartre]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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== | == External links == | ||
* {{Tetrap|4/deadshoes.html|The Dead Shoes}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|hornets02.htm|The Dead Shoes}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 13 May 2024
The Dead Shoes is the second story in the Hornets' Nest arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as Fourth Doctor alongside Richard Franklin as Mike Yates.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Mrs Wibbsey - Susan Jameson
- Ernestina - Clare Corbett
- Reverend Small - Christian Rodska
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Small was in the Far East.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios.
- The story title is a reference to the film The Red Shoes.
- This story was later included in The Nest Cottage Chronicles.
- The Doctor trying to pay Wibbsey in Denobian Slime Dollars is reminiscent of his interaction with a shopkeeper in COMIC: Doctor Who and the Iron Legion involving Zaggan pound notes.
- A free download of this story was given away with The Guardian newspaper on 22 February 2011.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Yates mentions the business at Devil's End. (TV: The Dæmons)
- A year later, the Eleventh Doctor would encounter similar dolls in a housing estate. (TV: Night Terrors)
- Iris Wildthyme would later use a Denobian Slime Dolar to pay a Parisian waiter in Montmartre. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Guardian. Press Reader (22 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DisContinuity for The Dead Shoes at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
- The Dead Shoes at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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