The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)

A Sontaran fleet, desperate to join the epic conflict, follows in its wake to take advantage of the fallout. But when Commander Jask is beamed down to the ravaged surface, there is more to his arrival than first appears.

Soon, an unlikely champion joins forces with the Time Lord to fight for the future of her world, and together they must face the Sontaran Ordeal...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor - Paul McGann
Sarana Teel - Josette Simon
Jask - Dan Starkey
General Stenk / Flitch - Christopher Ryan
Tag Menkin / Ensign Stipe - Sean Connolly

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The Doctor considers the Last Great Time War to be cruel and senseless.
The Doctor claims to be a tourist.
The Doctor mentions that he trained with Musashi to swordfight.
All Sontarans are aware of the Doctor and the TARDIS.
Sarana has two sons who were taken in battle.
Drakkis' sector of space was contaminated by temporal flux, which occurs when the effects of the Time War enter real time. The Sontarans' battle computers indicate that, prior to the alteration of history, Drakkis had been at peace for its entire existence. Other planets have suffered the same. The effects are irreversible.
The Doctor comments that he felt undressed without his sonic screwdriver.
Jask was once known as "Jask the Foe Slayer".
Drakkis has no strategic value to the Sontarans.
Incinerators are kept on Sontaran ships to dispose of dead soldiers.

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Notably, this is the only story in the Classic Doctors, New Monsters series that features enemies from the Classic era, as the Sontarans made their debut during the Third Doctor's tenure. However, this is justified by having these Sontarans be a clone batch from the Time War, an element of the New Series.
A vinyl version was released at selective Asda stores on 25 September 2020.
This story was released on BBC Sounds on 15 November 2023 as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, under the banner title of Doctor Who: The Audio Adventures.^[1]