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[[Professor]] '''Amelia Rumford''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]])'' or '''Emilia Rumford''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Vampire Chronicles (feature)}}) was an [[archaeologist]] and author of ''[[Bronze Age Burials in Gloucestershire]]''.


Professor '''Amelia Rumford''' was an [[archaeologist]] and author of ''Bronze Age Burials in Gloucestershire''. She helped [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana]] defeat [[Cessair]], who had been posing as [[Vivien Fay]], her friend and assistant. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'')
== Biography ==
[[Category:Human archaeologists|Rumford]]
When Rumford went to lecture in [[New York]], she took a [[police]]man's [[truncheon]] with her to protect herself in case she was mugged. Although this didn't happen, she did get arrested for carrying an offensive weapon.
[[Category:Human writers|Rumford]]
 
[[Category:20th century individuals|Rumford]]
Rumford helped the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]] defeat [[Cessair]], who had been posing as [[Vivien Fay]], her friend and assistant.
[[Category:Human professors|Rumford]]
 
She realised afterwards that the [[Nine Travellers]] stone circle would have to be surveyed all over again; three of the stones had disappeared as they were really [[Ogri]], and one had been replaced by Vivien after she was turned to stone by the [[Megara]].
 
The Doctor suggested Rumford write a book about it, which she agreed to, but told Romana she wouldn't put everything down, saying to her "I do have my academic reputation to consider" — and repeating this to herself as she watched the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] dematerialise. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* While the character's name is given as "Amelia Rumford" in [[Terrance Dicks]]'s novelisation of ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'' and promotional material for its audiobook<ref>[http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who+the-stones-of-blood/invt/9781408467114/ "The Stones of Blood" audiobook at the BBC Shop]</ref>, it has been occasionally presented with the alternate spelling "Emilia Rumford" in certain production materials and promotional materials for the story<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/stonesofblood/detail.shtml "The Stones of Blood" at the BBC's classic episode guide]</ref> — as well on the English HoH subtitles for the DVD release and in [[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]]'s [[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|audiobook novelisation]]. The episode credits for ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' refer to the character as simply "Professor Rumford", leaving the correct spelling unclear.
 
== Footnotes ==
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Professor Amelia Rumford, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood) or Emilia Rumford, (AUDIO: The Stones of Blood, PROSE: The Vampire Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Vampire Chronicles (feature)"]) was an archaeologist and author of Bronze Age Burials in Gloucestershire.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Rumford went to lecture in New York, she took a policeman's truncheon with her to protect herself in case she was mugged. Although this didn't happen, she did get arrested for carrying an offensive weapon.

Rumford helped the Fourth Doctor and Romana I defeat Cessair, who had been posing as Vivien Fay, her friend and assistant.

She realised afterwards that the Nine Travellers stone circle would have to be surveyed all over again; three of the stones had disappeared as they were really Ogri, and one had been replaced by Vivien after she was turned to stone by the Megara.

The Doctor suggested Rumford write a book about it, which she agreed to, but told Romana she wouldn't put everything down, saying to her "I do have my academic reputation to consider" — and repeating this to herself as she watched the TARDIS dematerialise. (TV: The Stones of Blood)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • While the character's name is given as "Amelia Rumford" in Terrance Dicks's novelisation of Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood and promotional material for its audiobook[1], it has been occasionally presented with the alternate spelling "Emilia Rumford" in certain production materials and promotional materials for the story[2] — as well on the English HoH subtitles for the DVD release and in David Fisher's audiobook novelisation. The episode credits for The Stones of Blood refer to the character as simply "Professor Rumford", leaving the correct spelling unclear.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ "The Stones of Blood" audiobook at the BBC Shop
  2. ↑ "The Stones of Blood" at the BBC's classic episode guide
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