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| | |image = hornetsnest5.jpg | ||
|range = Hornets' Nest | |||
|number in range = 5 | |||
|series = [[Hornets' Nest]] | |series = [[Hornets' Nest]] | ||
|number = 5 | |number = 5 | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Mike Yates]] | |companions = [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]] | ||
|enemy = [[Hornet]]s | |enemy = [[Hornet]]s | ||
| | |setting = [[Nest Cottage]], [[24 December]] [[2010]] | ||
|writer = Paul Magrs | |||
|director = [[Kate Thomas]] | |director = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
| | |producer = Kate Thomas | ||
|release date = | |music = [[Simon Power]] | ||
|format = | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|release date = 3 December 2009 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>5th of 5 stories | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2677-7 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-2677-7 | ||
| | |prev = A Sting in the Tale (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = The Relics of Time (audio story) | ||
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'''''Hive of Horror''''' is the fifth and final episode in the [[Hornets' Nest]] arc, a series of audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] alongside [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | '''''Hive of Horror''''' is the fifth and final episode in the [[Hornets' Nest]] arc, a series of audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] alongside [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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... | As a new day breaks over [[Nest Cottage]], [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Mike Yates|Mike]] know they have to face their enemy for a final confrontation. Reduced to miniature size, and with [[Fenella Wibbsey|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... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Hornet|The Queen]] - [[Rula Lenska]] | * [[Hornet|The Queen]] - [[Rula Lenska]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Doctor uses the TARDIS' [[dimensional stabiliser]]. | ||
* The Doctor quotes the [[nursery rhyme]] "[[Sing a Song of Sixpence]]". | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story was recorded at [[Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios]]. | ||
* This story was later included in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]''. | |||
* A free download of this story was given away with ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper on [[25 February (releases)|25 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20110225/page/1|title=The Guardian|date of source=25 February 2011|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor tells Mike about the time he was put inside his own brain. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
* Mike mentions seeking out mystics after his breakdown. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
* Wibbsey complains about being taken away from [[1932]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dead Shoes (audio story)|The Dead Shoes]]'') | |||
* Wibbsey mentions the Doctor's [[Antonio (The Circus of Doom)|deceased gargoyle]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Circus of Doom (audio story)|The Circus of Doom]]'') | |||
* Mike recalls when he turned traitor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls seeing the Queen before in a pig. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Sting in the Tale (audio story)|A Sting in the Tale]]'') | |||
* The Hornet Queen taunts Mike with his experiences with the [[BOSS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') and [[Operation Golden Age]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{tetrap|4/hiveofhorrors.html|Hive of Horrors}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|hornets05.htm|Hive of Horror}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 17 November 2024
Hive of Horror is the fifth and final episode in the Hornets' Nest arc, a series of audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor alongside Richard Franklin as Mike Yates.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Mrs Wibbsey - Susan Jameson
- The Queen - Rula Lenska
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses the TARDIS' dimensional stabiliser.
- The Doctor quotes the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios.
- This story was later included in The Nest Cottage Chronicles.
- A free download of this story was given away with The Guardian newspaper on 25 February 2011.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells Mike about the time he was put inside his own brain. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
- Mike mentions seeking out mystics after his breakdown. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
- Wibbsey complains about being taken away from 1932. (AUDIO: The Dead Shoes)
- Wibbsey mentions the Doctor's deceased gargoyle. (AUDIO: The Circus of Doom)
- Mike recalls when he turned traitor. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- The Doctor recalls seeing the Queen before in a pig. (AUDIO: A Sting in the Tale)
- The Hornet Queen taunts Mike with his experiences with the BOSS, (TV: The Green Death) and Operation Golden Age. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Guardian. Press Reader (25 February 2011). Retrieved on 19 March 2021.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DisContinuity for Hive of Horrors at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
- Hive of Horror at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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