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|image = The Scent of Blood (audio story).jpg | |image = The Scent of Blood (audio story).jpg | ||
|range = Audio Originals | |||
|number in range = 7 | |||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[James MacFarlane|MacFarlane]] | ||
|featuring = [[Vampire]]s | |||
|enemy = [[Bowship]] | |enemy = [[Bowship (The Scent of Blood)|Bowship]] | ||
|setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[1890s]] | |setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[1890s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andy Lane | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | |read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
|music = | |music = | ||
|sound = | |sound = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Worldwide | |publisher = BBC Worldwide | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 October 2019 | ||
|format = | |number = 7 | ||
|format = 1 Episode on 1 CD | |||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
|isbn = ISBN 9781787537064 | |isbn = ISBN 9781787537064 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Audio Originals]]'' | ||
|prev = The Winged Coven (audio story) | |prev = The Winged Coven (audio story) | ||
|next = The Flight of the Sun God (audio story) | |next = The Flight of the Sun God (audio story) | ||
}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an audiobook in the ''[[Audio Originals]]'' series from [[BBC Audio]] featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]]. It was read by [[Dan Starkey]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It's the late [[1890]]s, and newspaper [[journalist]] [[James MacFarlane]] is on the trail of a supernatural entity. He's joined in his investigations by a mysterious stranger, who calls himself [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and professes to know a lot about [[ | It's the late [[1890]]s, and newspaper [[journalist]] [[James MacFarlane]] is on the trail of a supernatural entity. He's joined in his investigations by a mysterious stranger, who calls himself [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and professes to know a lot about [[vampire]]s. | ||
As gangs of locals gather zombie-like on the city's streets, James and the Doctor find themselves on a dangerous trail to find the truth. What links the secretive Lord and Lady Elmhurst to local events? What strange force is luring ordinary men and women to a local [[ | As gangs of locals gather zombie-like on the city's streets, James and the Doctor find themselves on a dangerous trail to find the truth. What links the secretive [[Lord Elmhurst|Lord]] and [[Lady Elmhurst]] to local events? What strange force is luring ordinary men and women to a local [[quarry]]? The Doctor soon realises that the answers lie in his own past... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[James MacFarlane]] | * [[James MacFarlane]] | ||
* [[Muirhead]] | |||
* [[Lord Elmhurst]] | * [[Lord Elmhurst]] | ||
* [[Lady Elmhurst]] | * [[Lady Elmhurst]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Bowship]]s were designed to fire huge lumps of [[metal]] through the heart of a [[Great Vampire]]. | |||
* [[Bowship]]s | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The audio story ''[[Damaged Goods (audio story)|Damaged Goods]]'' similarly shows the [[Seventh Doctor]] learning of the [[Torchwood Institute]]. In [[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] claims that he had never heard of Torchwood. | ||
* The story was reissued in the audio anthology ''[[Tales of Time and Space]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * [[Agnes Mclare|Agnes McLaird]] was found dead in Stockbridge, an area of Edinburgh, not the village of the same name. | ||
* [[James MacFarlane]] guesses that [[Gallifrey]] is in [[Ireland]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'', et al.) | |||
* The Doctor says he became a qualified [[doctor]] in [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] around this time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | |||
* The Doctor notes that lifeforms were larger during the [[Dark Times]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'') and that during this time his people had not just [[Eternal War|one war]] ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') but [[Time Wars|several]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', et al.) | |||
* The Doctors says that surviving [[Great Vampire]]s hid beneath planetary surfaces ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') or in "[[Spiral Yssgaroth|strange little pockets of space]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
* The Doctor finds cryptic references to [[Torchwood]] in the files at the [[Edinburgh Herald]], intending to look into them in the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', et al.) | |||
* The Doctor explains to James the history of [[Bowship]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'', et al.) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|1118465/doctor-who--the-scent-of-blood/9781787537064.html}} | * {{penguin|1118465/doctor-who--the-scent-of-blood/9781787537064.html}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 22 November 2024
The Scent of Blood was an audiobook in the Audio Originals series from BBC Audio featuring the Eighth Doctor. It was read by Dan Starkey.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It's the late 1890s, and newspaper journalist James MacFarlane is on the trail of a supernatural entity. He's joined in his investigations by a mysterious stranger, who calls himself the Doctor and professes to know a lot about vampires.
As gangs of locals gather zombie-like on the city's streets, James and the Doctor find themselves on a dangerous trail to find the truth. What links the secretive Lord and Lady Elmhurst to local events? What strange force is luring ordinary men and women to a local quarry? The Doctor soon realises that the answers lie in his own past...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bowships were designed to fire huge lumps of metal through the heart of a Great Vampire.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The audio story Damaged Goods similarly shows the Seventh Doctor learning of the Torchwood Institute. In TV: Army of Ghosts, the Tenth Doctor claims that he had never heard of Torchwood.
- The story was reissued in the audio anthology Tales of Time and Space.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Agnes McLaird was found dead in Stockbridge, an area of Edinburgh, not the village of the same name.
- James MacFarlane guesses that Gallifrey is in Ireland. (TV: The Hand of Fear, et al.)
- The Doctor says he became a qualified doctor in Edinburgh around this time. (TV: The Moonbase, Tooth and Claw)
- The Doctor notes that lifeforms were larger during the Dark Times, (PROSE: River of Time) and that during this time his people had not just one war (TV: State of Decay, PROSE: The Pit) but several. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, et al.)
- The Doctors says that surviving Great Vampires hid beneath planetary surfaces (PROSE: Interference, TV: Inferno) or in "strange little pockets of space". (PROSE: The Pit, The Book of the War)
- The Doctor finds cryptic references to Torchwood in the files at the Edinburgh Herald, intending to look into them in the future. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, Tooth and Claw, et al.)
- The Doctor explains to James the history of Bowships. (TV: State of Decay, et al.)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Scent of Blood page at Penguin Books
