Stories Audio Book BBC Audio Originals BBC Audio Originals The Winged Coven 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Thursday, April 4, 2019 Written by Paul Magrs Narrated by Susan Jameson Runtime 78 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Hexford Synopsis When the Doctor returns to Nest Cottage, in the village of Hexford, England, he discovers strange things afoot in the local woods. Together with the redoubtable Mrs Wibbsey he discovers the local postmistress in an almost desiccated state, and witnesses sinister behaviour at the local mini-mart. The old team investigate a new shop that has opened in the village, run by the glamorously beguiling Camilla Cookson. Soon they realise that a secret society has formed in Hexford under their very noses. But what role has Mrs Wibbsey herself unwittingly played in all of this? It may be time for a few confessions to be heard. Recruiting Mike Yates, Tish Madoc and Deirdre Whatsit to the cause, the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey set out to penetrate the winged coven — but what they discover at its heart is the greatest horror of all. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fourth Doctor Fenella Wibbsey Mike Yates Tish Madoc First Appearance Deirdre Whatsit First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to listen to The Winged Coven: BBC Audio The Winged Coven Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 15 August 2024 · 179 words Review by MrColdStream 🙏🏼(6.1) = OKAY! Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time! I was slightly worried when going into The Winged Coven because it continues the story of Four and Mrs. Wibbsey from The Thing from the Sea, which I found very boring. Susan Jameson returns with her grandmotherly narration style, as if she were telling a bedtime story. She portrays both the Doctor and Mrs. Wibbsey well. Captain Mike Yates is also present, yet he seems to blend into the background. The story feels very apt for this Doctor and is slightly more intriguing than The Thing from the Sea, but it’s not overly exciting or memorable. This is another religious cult story in the vein of The Masque of Mandragora or Image of the Fendahl, and the cult stuff is the most effective and very well described. There’s quite a tense third act here, with Jameson’s narration and the music helping to make it all exciting and livid. Like Liked 0 9 June 2024 · 203 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: The Thing from the Sea A fun little story, with a good premise, but like The Thing from the Sea it's fairly basic especially when comparing it to The Nest Cottage Chronicles. Still though, it's not bad and I found this one to be much better than the last. Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey is genuinely one of my favourite companions now. Her dynamic with the Doctor is unique compared to every other companion. This story and the last do help to give her character much more depth. This one especially made Nest Cottage feel quite alive and expanded on many of the characters that got a limited role before. Even Captain the Wolfhound gets a chance to be in this story after being sidelined completely since Hornets' Nest. As it stands, this is the last story in the extended timeline to feature Mrs Wibbsey and Nest Cottage which is a real shame because I've quite enjoyed this setting and these characters. Next Story: Luna Romana Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating29 members 3.59 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating29 votes 3.59 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating2 votes 2.75 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 12 Favourited 0 Reviewed 2 Saved 0 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite I knew that the Doctor would never really let me come to real harm. Although as we approached the very depths of Rotten Cobs, I couldn't help remembering all the terrible times when he had let really awful things happen to me. In Chroma, for instance. And Paris. And that moon with all the robots, and all kinds of places. It wasn't quite true that he was there to whisk me out of peril. Sometimes Mrs. Wibbsey has to come to her own rescue. — Fenella Wibbsey, The Winged Coven
