The Churchill Years: Volume 1

The Churchill Years #1

by Phil Mulryne, Alan Barnes, Justin Richards

Ian McNeice returns as the indomitable Winston Churchill.

In the four-hour saga, Winston relates a number of encounters with the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in his memoirs, battling alien incursions, metamorphosing creatures... and a Dalek!

1. The Oncoming Storm by Phil Mulryne

The War is raging over Europe, and Churchill is desperate for any advantage. A mysterious stone may hold the key to victory – but can the Ninth Doctor stop it from falling into the wrong hands?

2. Hounded by Alan Barnes

Churchill is plagued by a creature from his own psyche, which he calls ‘the Black Dog’. The Tenth Doctor may be the Prime Minister's only hope – but the Time Lord finds himself imprisoned by a conspiring government agency...

3. Living History by Justin Richards

Churchill joins the Eleventh Doctor and Kazran Sardick for a trip to Roman Britain. Julius Caesar's legions are clashing with the ancient Britons. But a far more powerful enemy is planning a war of its own. The Bronze God is about to leave it's temple...

4. The Chartwell Metamorphosis by Ken Bentley

Comfortably retired, Churchill plans to live out his days in peace. But an alien incursion launches the Prime Minister back into action and it will take everything he's learnt to win the day. Can Lily Arwell offer her assistance?

Genres: Doctor Who, Audiobook, Science Fiction, Time Travel

Audio CD

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Richard Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stronger than a lot of the narrated Companion Chronicles-style books. Ian McNeice did a great job playing multiple versions of Winston Churchill as well as multiple versions of the Doctor. I liked the acknowledgement of some of the weaker aspects of Churchill's character, how he was willing to do or overlook anything to get his ends met. Not too sure about making Churchill's infamous Black Dog metaphor for depression an actual black dog, though. Great guest stars throughout and I liked how the Doctor was often kept a little bit "off-screen"

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's great that they got Ian McNeice to voice Winston Churchill, but I do wish that they could've gotten Matt Smith, David Tennant, and Christopher Eccleston to voice their Doctors. (Well, I guess Eccleston would've been a real stretch.)

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quartet of adventures for Ian McNeice's Winston Churchill, taking place at different points in his life, and with three different Doctors. Feels a bit Big Finish by numbers, and Churchill can sometimes be a bit too shouty for headphone listening, but there's plenty to enjoy.

[rabbitprincess · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Oncoming Storm: 3.5
Hounded: 3.5
Living History: 4
The Chartwell Metamorphosis: 3

[Gabby · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Oncoming Storm 2.5
Hounded 3
Living History 2
The Chartwell Metamorphosis 3

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[Debra Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Churchill has adventures through his life that involve the doctor.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

Only made it half-way through the first disc. Just was not enjoying it. Perhaps I'll give it another go down the road. Didn't like that it was a mix of normal audio-drama and narration. Don't care for the narration bits. Nor the missing Doctors.