Stories Audio Drama The Nest Cottage Chronicles Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 The Dead Shoes 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, October 8, 2009 Written by Paul Magrs Publisher BBC Audio Directed by Kate Thomas Runtime 65 minutes Time Travel Past, Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Cromer, Sussex Synopsis 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... Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Fourth Doctor Mike Yates The Hornets / Swarm Fenella Wibbsey Show All Characters (4) How to listen to The Dead Shoes: Audio CD The Nest Cottage Chronicles Audio CD Hornets’ Nest: The Complete Series Audio CD The Dead Shoes Vinyl Hornet’s Nest (10LP Black & Yellow Vinyl) TOM BAKER SIGNED EDITION Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 17 May 2025 · 31 words Review by Rock_Angel As a performer myself this story got me highly invested over that alone but it ended up being an amazingly told horror with bonus of it being set near me too Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 4 June 2024 · 120 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: The Stuff of Nightmares The Doctor's tales continue, this time taking us into the past as the mystery of the hornets slowly unravels. This story continues on with that campfire-horror feel. Mrs Wibbsey is a strange character, it's revealed that she was once possessed by the hornets but you can't really tell what her true intentions are. The scenes in the dollhouse remind me of Night Terrors, which was my first ever Doctor Who story. The Doctor and the hornets meeting out of order is also quite interesting, and similar to the Doctor's encounters with River Song. Next Story: The Circus of Doom thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating33 members 3.44 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 66 Favourited 3 Reviewed 2 Saved 0 Skipped 3 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
