Volume 3 of “season one” of the 9th Doctor audio adventures is entitled Lost Warriors, and the first story is The Hunting Season. The lost warrior in this story is an alien ex-soldier refugee and his daughter, disguised as members of the British aristocracy. Taking place in a manor house in 1936, this story has kind of a Chimes of Midnight vibe to it, albeit with more emphasis on the interplay between the upstairs and downstairs characters. It’s interesting to consider how different incarnations of the Doctor might be more or less comfortable in the upper or lower class settings here – the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8th Doctors for example being particularly appreciative of the finer things in life – while the 9th Doctor is much less patient with the nobility and much more a commoner at heart.
But the manor house is under siege: every night otherworldly creatures ride around the grounds and threaten its inhabitants, and lord and his bloodthirsty daughter are particularly enthusiastic about shooting at them to ward them off. Eventually the Doctor learns of the blood feud between these aliens and Lord Hawthorn himself and attempts to broker a peace and end this remnant of war.
It’s not a story that stands out as one of the greatest, but it’s a solid entry on its own, introducing the theme of this box set of three one-hour stories.
Ripples in my Tea 