Doctor Who: The Dead Shoes (Hornets Nest)

[Full Cast Audio Theater] With Tom Baker reprising the role of the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey, Clare Corbett as Ernestina, and Christian Rodska as the Reverend Small -- ''The Dead Shoes'' is the second of five linked stories written by the acclaimed Paul Magrs.

What is so special about a pair of shoes on display in Cromer's Palace of Curios? When the Doctor meets Ernestina Stott there in 1932, they discover the horrific truth together.

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 Stott 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 realizes 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 . . .

Cast and Credits:
The Doctor: Tom Baker / Mike Yates: Richard Franklin / Mrs. Wibbsey: Susan Jameson / Ernestina: Clare Corbett / Reverend Small: Christian Rodska / Doctor Who theme tune composed by Ron Grainer / Producer and director: Kate Thomas / Script editor & executive producer: Michael Stevens / Audio editor: Neil Gardner / Studio Engineers: Simon Willey & Wolfgang Deinst / Production assistant: Lyndsey Melling / Recorded at Electric Airwaves and Motivation Sound Studios, London / Incidental music by Simon Power/ With thanks to Gary Russell, Kate Walsh, David Turbitt, and Wendy Baker