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Doctor Who The Stones of Blood TV Story

The Stones of Blood Synopsis

The search for the third segment of the Key to Time leads the Doctor and Romana to the English countryside and an ancient stone circle called the Nine Travellers. There they meet Professor Amelia Rumford and her friend Vivien Fay, who are conducting a new survey of the stones. Curiously, the number of stones has not been consistent in the historical sources the professor has researched.

The circle is also sacred ground to a cult of druids. Dismissed as harmless crackpots by Vivien, they are in fact deadly serious in their worship of the Cailleach, the Celtic goddess of war, death and magic. Some practitioners are willing to resort to human sacrifice to serve the goddess’s ever increasing demand for fresh blood.

Though the tracer has led the Doctor and Romana to the Nine Travellers, none of the stones actually registers as the segment. Before that mystery is solved, the Doctor will need to explain why he drove Romana over a cliff and how enormous boulders are able to move about the countryside at will.

Story Order

  • Story 100 from Doctor Who
  • Story 3 of 6 from Season 16

Episodes

Saturday
28th October 1978
6:25PM
(24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Stones of Blood - Part One

The Doctor and Romana arrive at a circle of standing stones in the English countryside.

Saturday
4th November 1978
6:20PM
(23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Stones of Blood - Part Two

The quest for the Third Segment has landed the Doctor in the midst of a druidic cult centered on a stone circle.

Saturday
11th November 1978
6:20PM
(24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Stones of Blood - Part Three

Chased by blood-thirsty stones, the Doctor must find a way to rescue Romana.

Saturday
18th November 1978
6:20PM
(23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Stones of Blood - Part Four

The Doctor must play for time while Romana tries to discover just who Vivian Fey really is.

Characters

Credits

  • Doctor WhoTom Baker
  • RomanaMary Tamm
  • Professor RumfordBeatrix Lehmann
  • Vivien FaySusan Engel
  • Voice of K-9John Leeson
  • De VriesNicholas McArdle
  • MarthaElaine Ives-Cameron
  • Megara VoiceGerald Cross
  • Megara VoiceDavid McAlister
  • CamperJames Murray
  • CamperShirin Taylor