Children of the Stones

Drama #229

The Stones are calling you. Do you feel the shiver?

Mia Brake and her archaeometrist father Adam move to Milbury, a village framed by an ancient stone circle. But all is not right in Milbury. The stones emit a strange power.

Children of the Stones is a new adaptation of the cult 1977 television series - described by comedian Stewart Lee as 'the scariest programme ever made for children.'

Producer/director: Simon BarnardWriters: AK Benedict and Guy Adams, based upon the television serial by Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray.Sound Designer: Richard FoxMusic: Edwin Sykes

A Bafflegab Production for BBC Radio 4

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RiliRoad

Slowburn

The story is a bit of a slowburn but that’s not necessarily a bad thing here. It has a cosmic horror and body snatcher vibe. I like the format of Mia creating a podcast to explain recording her narration. Actually I think I ended up here from Lovecraft Chronicles so I would say this is like Lovecraft Chronicles for a younger audience.
Wren1961

Disjointed

Good story if you can find it - lots of disjointed scenes, music/sound effect interludes that go on too long. Needs to be tightened up for a listening audience.
Original2.0

Good actors, poorly produced

I thought the voice actors did wonderful but the story was lacking. It was a cool plot but it there was to much… can’t think of the word… noise? Lots of moments when you don’t know what is going on because it was poorly set up or poorly connected after the fact.
Jesakit

Quality Podcast

Somewhat remained disengaged in story arc but quality production.
Euripides Redux

Delightful!

Just the right mix of creepy and slow-burn for me. Happy Day!
GracoTrunner

Started off confusing but...

It bears A LOT of similarities to Unwell. Not sure if both stories are connected, but the storyline reminds me a lot of Unwell. —AND— they have the same weird ambient spooky music!!! However Children of the Stones starts off a little confusing. It didn’t start to make ense until episode 7—there are 10 episodes. Even though Unwell takes place in Mount Apselon, Millbury shares a lot of similarities. Both shows mention a stone that controls the small town and the people in it; and the stones in both shows require a sacrifice (they need to be “watered”). Curiously enough both stories mention an observatory. The one in Mount Apselon has a telescope that points to a black hole, a black hole that’s very powerful and can control your mind—Raif in Children of the Stone, speaks about a black hole (M87) where the voice of god exists and controls the mind of the town’s people. Both are great shows.
JDGravatte

Really Well Done

The acting and audio quality are really incredible. At this point, I don’t expect anything less from BBC Radio 4. However, I felt the story was a bit thin. There were so many side characters that I didn’t get to know enough to connect with them.
morgs2103

Annoying to listen to

Way too much of trying to blur things