Sontarans vs Rutans

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Sontarans vs Rutans was a special audio series released by Big Finish Productions in 2024 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sontarans and the first mention of Rutans.^[1]

Publisher's summary

The war between the Sontarans and the Rutans has been going on for millennia. And is likely to continue for millennia more.

A terrible conflict with no care for consequences or collateral damage. Billions have died with no end in sight. Its reach can encompass ancient Ireland and a forest world in the far future.

Encounters with UNIT and a Doctor no more. From the outside these battles may seem disconnected. But sometimes there is a common thread. And unpicking that could destroy everything.

1.1 The Battle of Giant's Causeway by Lizzie Hopley

A temporal tidal wave leads the Doctor, Charley and C'rizz to the Giant's Causeway, Ireland 55BC, where the TARDIS drains of power and they encounter Sontarans who believe they’re Roman Legionnaires. What has caused this and what is the strange secret in the rocks?

1.2 The Children of the Future by Tim Foley

The Brigadier is used to the Doctor acting strangely, but this time there’s something decidedly different about the whole affair. As he looks into the Time Lord’s odd activities outside of UNIT, there’s a mystery that’ll take Lethbridge-Stewart to a site very familiar to Sarah Jane Smith.

Can the Brigadier trust his old friend? Who are his new mysterious allies? And is the future of humanity really at stake? A Sontaran threat could spell the end of their long-standing friendship...and the entire planet!

1.3 Born to Die by Tiegan Byrne

When a trip to the planet Taxodon goes wrong the Doctor finds himself with mere hours to prove himself innocent of murdering a Sontaran. As more die, the Doctor and Charley need to uncover the cause and why the Sontarans are even on this planet...if they have time.

1.4 In Name Only by John Dorney

In the depths of the Time War, a Rutan attack on a Time Lord facility leads to Gallifrey declaring a vicious reprisal. But not all Time Lords support the action. One thinks there's more to the situation than meets the eye. And this Time Lord... was once called the Doctor.

Featured cast

Stories

#	Title	Author	Director	Doctor	Featuring	Released	Pr. code
1.1	The Battle of Giant's Causeway	Lizzie Hopley	Ken Bentley	8th	Charley, C'rizz, Sontarans, Rutans	10 January 2024	BFPDWSPSONVRUT0101
1.2	The Children of the Future	Tim Foley		3rd	Sarah, The Brig, Rutans	8 February 2024	BFPDWSPSONVRUT0102
1.3	Born to Die	Tiegan Byrne		6th	Charley, Sontarans	12 March 2024	BFPDWSPSONVRUT0103
1.4	In Name Only	John Dorney		War	Sontarans, Rutans	April 2024	BFPDWSPSONVRUT0104