The Stones of Blood - Classic Doctor Who review 

True but a lot of this (especially the courtroom scenes) are so Adams it hurts. I can easily see why someone might assume Adams had polished this script.

Also yeah even as a child who didn’t know anything about sexual orientation (or sex), I could feel in my bones, without even the words for it, that this had Big Lesbian Energy

John Nathan Turner is the man you're thinking of.

Sorry, but either you're remembering wrong or that book lied to you. Outside shots in this story were filmed in Oxfordshire. The real Stonehenge is in Wiltshire and doesn't look *quite* like the stone circle seen here, as Vera noted.

The best thing to do when approaching this era is probably to pick and choose stories that look interesting to you. Tom Baker’s run is 178 episodes long, so going chronologically might be a challenge. I’d leave season 18 until last, it’s my favourite of his seasons, but it is very thematically rich and probably lands better if you’ve seen Tom Baker and Lalla Ward in season 17 first. Season 16 is the only one you have to watch in chronological order, along with the E-Space trilogy in season 18. My recommendations are: The Ark in Space Genesis of the Daleks Terror of the Zygons Pyramids of Mars The Hand of Fear The Face of Evil Horror of Fang Rock The Sun Makers The Stones of Blood The Androids of Tara City of Death Full Circle State of Decay Warriors’ Gate

​@@nocturne8333Don't forget The Deadly Assassin and The Robots of Death as well.

@@nekusakura6748 I enjoy The Robots of Death, but I’m not sure it’s the best place to start with the Fourth Doctor. I’ve never been fond of The Deadly Assassin, I can’t get much of anything out of it. I know that’s sacrilege but I’d put it in my bottom quarter of Tom Baker’s stories. It’s one of the few popular stories that I actively dislike.

@nocturne8333 I'll argue at least that the Scene where The 4th Doctor explains how the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than outside in The Robots of Death is essential viewing for Doctor Who newcomers. It might also be Bias since Robots of Death was my first 4th Doctor Serial. While I do understand Deadly Assassin's divisive reputation with DW fans, at its heart I do think it serves as a solid microcosm of why the Doctor distances himself from others of his race (something that Chris Chibnall did very sloppily with the Timeless Children arc).

@@nekusakura6748 I love the TARDIS scene in The Robots of Death, I just feel like it’s worth watching a couple of stories before it. Honestly my biggest problem with The Deadly Assassin is that I find it really un engaging and dull, also the realisation of Gallifrey’s sets is almost as bad as Kastria was in The Hand of Fear. I’m also a bit uneasy about how the Master was handled, especially after Roger Delgado’s unfortunate passing.

Amelia Ducat and Professor Amelia Rumford would have so much fun together.

What a spin-off that would have been.

Especially if it was an episode of Torchwood.

It's a stone circle, not a henge. 'Henge' is a ring shaped bank and ditch earthwork monument, usually with the ditch inside the bank. Stonehenge just means it's the henge with the stones in it. There is also woodhenge nearby.

@@OldManFerdiad Ah, okay, thanks!

Before the "cos" should be "scene wasn't done"🎩