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Stories set in the Stone Age

Written by: deltaandthebannermen

22nd February 2024 · 2 minute read


The secret of fire, animal skins and savagery – the Stone Age is a dangerous place for the Doctor and his companions to visit. Join them on a trip through the distant past of human civilisation.

500,000 BC – Pursued by the Trods:

From the pages of TV Comic – The Second Doctor and his grandchildren, John and Gillian are being pursued and it is their deadly enemies – the Trods. Landing on prehistoric Earth, they are confronted by a herd of mammoths and then the Doctor is captured by the Trods. Can his recorder playing save him?

100,000 BC – The Cave of Skulls, The Forest of Fear & The Firemaker:

Often considered a separate ‘adventure’ to the first ever episode of Doctor Who, these three under-appreciated episodes see Ian and Barbara thrown into the stone age with their uncommon companions, Susan and the Doctor. It’s brutal, grimy and thrilling.

BBC Books

The Eight Doctors

Average. Rating: 40%
Average rating: ★ 2.48
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100,000 BC – The Eight Doctors: 

In the first BBC Eighth Doctor novel – written by Terrance Dicks – the Doctor finds himself travelling through past adventures and here manages to convince his earlier self not to brain Za with a rock.

100,000 BC – The Men Who Sold the World:

Rex Matheson, CIA agent and Torchwood associate, is thrown back in time to the Stone Age where he meets a caveman named Bent Low, in this Torchwood novel.

c30,000 BC – Medicine Man:

The Tenth Doctor and Gabby interfere with an alien operation to harvest Neanderthals so they can fight in an Arena of Fear.

BBC Books

Only Human

Average. Rating: 61%
Average rating: ★ 3.75
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c29,185 BC – Only Human:

The Ninth Doctor and Rose travel to the Stone Age, in this BBC book, on the trail of other time travellers with plans to wipe out homo sapiens. They encounter a neanderthal tribe and Rose accidentally marries its leader.

c2600 BC – The People’s Temple:

The Eighth Doctor takes Sam Jones to visit Stonehenge but they arrive a little early and become involved in the machinations of the Bear Men. A Short Trip from the BBC, also available as an audiobook reading – read by Paul McGann.

Dr. Men

Dr. Twelfth

Average. Rating: 79%
Average rating: ★ 4.15
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? – Dr. Twelfth: 

The Twelfth Doctor finally catches up with an errant Missy in the Stone Age in this entry into the Mr Men series.

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Written by: deltaandthebannermen