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'''''The Killing Stone''''' was an unpublished novel written by [[Richard Franklin]] to be a part of the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] range of books.
'''''The Killing Stone''''' was an unpublished novel written by [[Richard Franklin]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* The story is set in the three weeks [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is returning from [[Metebelis III]] during the television story ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''.
* The story is set in the three weeks [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is returning from [[Metebelis III]] during the television story ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''.
* The story was later released as an audio story by [[BBV Productions]], but the appearance of [[DWU]] characters was unlicensed so that release is not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source for writing on this wiki]]. Additionally, the novel ''Operation: Hate'', the sequel to this story, had to remove all mention of the ''[[Doctor Who universe|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|universe]].
* The story was first planned in the late 1980s. Franklin told ''[[Myth Makers]]'' in 1989 that [[Target Books]] was going to publish it "but unfortunately they've discontinued the series" (likely meaning ''[[The Companions of Doctor Who]]''). He had plans to produce a self-published version that didn't happen. In 2000, he performed a badly reviewed version of it as a one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The story was later released as an abridged audio story by [[BBV Productions]] in 2002, after being turned down by [[Big Finish]]. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 29 (Dylan Rees)</ref>
* The appearance of [[DWU]] characters was unlicensed and so the BBV audio is not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source for writing on this wiki]]. It was remade into a novel, ''Operation: Hate'', with no mention of the ''[[Doctor Who universe|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|universe]] and Yates renamed as Captain M. Franklin explained in one interview that the BBC had got stricter on copyright since 2000. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 29 (Dylan Rees)</ref>
 
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