The King of Sontar was the first story in the third series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dowcra base. The third Elite Sontaran Assassination Squad closes in on its target. A dozen trained killers, but even they will be unable to bring down the invincible Strang...
Manipulated by the Time Lords, the TARDIS also arrives on Dowcra. And the Doctor is set to encounter the greatest Sontaran ever cloned...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover - Anthony Lamb
- Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Jamie Robertson
- Script Editor - Jonathan Morris
- Writer - John Dorney
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 18 July 2012 at Audio Sorcery.
- This is the first audio story to pair the Fourth Doctor with the Sontarans; previously, Big Finish have used Sontarans with the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors.
- This story was released on CD and download.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells Leela that the Time Lords once sent him into a war zone on Skaro to avert the creation of the Daleks and prevent war. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- Rosato refers to the Human-Draconian War. (TV: Frontier in Space)
- Leela meets the Sontarans again during their invasion of Gallifrey. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
- The TARDIS was heading to Dashrah before the Time Lords diverted it to Dowcra. The Seventh Doctor would later attempt to take Melanie Bush and Ace to Dashrah. (AUDIO: The High Price of Parking)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The King of Sontar page at bigfinish.com