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cd name= The Killing Stone|
image=[[File:The_killing_stone.jpeg|250px]]|
series= [[BBV Productions]]|
main character= [[Mike Yates]]|
featuring = [[UNIT]]<br />[[Fourth Doctor]]|
enemy= [[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]]|
writer=[[Richard Franklin]]|
publisher= [[BBV Productions]]|
release date= [[May]] [[2002]]|
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'''''The Killing Stone''''' was a one-off [[BBV Productions]] story staring [[Mike Yates]]. It was released in [[2002]].  
== Synopsis ==
[[Mike Yates]] has left [[UNIT]] and tries to acclimatise to life in the slow lane. But, as he soon finds out, your past is only a second behind you...


== Publisher's summary ==
In a meditation centre deep in the Chiltern Hills, Mike Yates is in a contemplative mood. His years of faithful service to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce have come to an abrupt end, and he is having to take his leave of the people he has come to think of as family.
In a Meditation Centre deep in the Chiltern Hills, [[Mike Yates]] is in a contemplative mood. His years of faithful service to the [[UNIT|United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]] have come to an abrupt end, and he is having to take his leave of the people he has come to think of as family.


When the [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] suggests that his former Captain take a holiday in [[Morocco]], Mike finds himself embroiled in an exciting battle with an old enemy that could mean the end for UNIT,[[ the Doctor]] and [[Earth|the World]].
When [[the Brigadier]] suggests that his former Captain take a holiday in [[Morocco]], Mike finds himself embroiled in an exciting battle with an old enemy that could mean the end for UNIT, [[the Doctor]] and the world...
 
[[File:The Killing Stone CD Cover.jpg|right|thumb|The CD cover for the BBV release.]]
==Plot==
== Story notes ==
''to be added''
* The story is set in the three weeks [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is returning from [[Metebelis III]] during [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''.
 
* The story was later released as an audio story by [[BBV Productions]], however the appearance of [[DWU]] characters was unlicensed so that release is not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source for writing on this wiki]].
== Cast ==
* [[Mike Yates]]
* [[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]]
** Uses various guises such as "Adolf Leerer", dressing in new outfits each time.
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* Sergent [[John Benton]]
* [[Cho Je]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
 
== References ==
* During an encounter with the [[Third Doctor]], the Master's [[TCE]] was damaged.
* The Brigadier thinks about [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]] often.
 
== Notes ==
* This story is read by [[Richard Franklin]].
* The release of this story included a bonus disc containing behind the scenes information.
 
== Continuity ==
* Mike recalls facing [[Auton]]s and [[Dalek]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'')
 
== Timeline ==
* '''''The Killing Stone''''' is set after [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''
 
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|killingst.htm|The Killing Stone}}
 
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Revision as of 19:11, 20 June 2017

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The Killing Stone was an unpublished novel written by Richard Franklin to be a part of the BBC Past Doctor Adventures range of books.

Synopsis

Mike Yates has left UNIT and tries to acclimatise to life in the slow lane. But, as he soon finds out, your past is only a second behind you...

In a meditation centre deep in the Chiltern Hills, Mike Yates is in a contemplative mood. His years of faithful service to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce have come to an abrupt end, and he is having to take his leave of the people he has come to think of as family.

When the Brigadier suggests that his former Captain take a holiday in Morocco, Mike finds himself embroiled in an exciting battle with an old enemy that could mean the end for UNIT, the Doctor and the world...

The CD cover for the BBV release.

Story notes

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