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|enemy = [[Hornet]]s
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|release year = 2009
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|first story = The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)
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|writer = [[Paul Magrs]]
  
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|director = [[Kate Thomas]]
  
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|doctor = Fourth Doctor
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|companion = Mike Yates
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|release date = [[3 September (releases)|3 September]] - [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
  
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|format = 5 audio CDs
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|companion2 = Wibbsey
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|first release = [[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-60283-826-0
  
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|end release = [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
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|next = Demon Quest
  
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|script ed = Michael Stevens
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|exec prod = Michael Stevens
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|cover = [[Ben Willsher]] and [[Anthony Dry]]
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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]].
  
'''''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]].
   
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The arc marks 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 marks 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]].
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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.
   
 
[[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.
  
[[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.
   
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The series was collected into a five-disc box set, released [[9 February (releases)|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]]'') Additionally, the series has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra numerous times, beginning in December 2011.
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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]]'') 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.
   
 
== Description ==
  
== Description ==
 
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.
  
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.
   
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== List of stories ==
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== Cast ==
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* [[Tom Baker]]
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* [[Richard Franklin]]
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* [[Susan Jameson]]
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=== Featuring ===
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* [[Daniel Hill]]
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* [[Clare Corbett]]
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* [[Christian Rodska]]
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* [[Susie Riddell]]
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* [[Michael Maloney]]
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* [[Jilly Bond]]
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* [[Stephen Thorne]]
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* [[Rula Lenska]]
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== Stories ==
 
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|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
  
|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
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|rowspan=5|[[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]], [[Mike Yates]]
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|rowspan=5|[[Paul Magrs]]
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|rowspan=5|[[Kate Thomas]]
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|rowspan=5|[[Mike Yates]], [[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]], [[Hornet]]s
 
|[[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
  
|[[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
 
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|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]''
  
|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]''
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== Cover gallery ==
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption=>
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Hornets_nest_stuff_of_nightmares.jpg|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
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Hornets_nest_dead_shoes.jpg|''[[The Dead Shoes (audio story)|The Dead Shoes]]''
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Hornetsnest3.jpg|''[[The Circus of Doom (audio story)|The Circus of Doom]]''
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Hornetsnest4.jpg|''[[A Sting in the Tale (audio story)|A Sting in the Tale]]''
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Hornetsnest5.jpg|''[[Hive of Horror (audio story)|Hive of Horror]]''
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</gallery>
   
 
== External links ==
  
== External links ==
 
* [http://io9.com/5316402/tom-baker-dons-his-endless-scarf-once-again io9 - Tom Baker Dons His Endless Scarf Once Again]
  
* [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://www.doctorwhonews.net/2009/07/hornets-news-bbc-press-release.html Release news at The Doctor Who News Page]
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* [http://bigfinish.com/4th-Doctor-BBC-Audio-Books Catalogue descriptions from Big Finish Productions]
  
 
* [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)]
  
* [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)]
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* [https://lifeonmagrs.blogspot.com/2019/04/ten-years-of-nest-cottage.html Ten Years of Nest Cottage]
   
 
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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) 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.

Description

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

Featuring

Stories

# 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

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