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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A trailer for this story was released. | * A trailer for this story was released. | ||
* {{wi|The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone}} served as a "hook" for this story. ([[BFX]]: ''[[The Outliers (audio story)|The Outliers]]'') | |||
* The simple title, ''The Sontarans'', is in the style of others such as ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'', ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' and ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', to give a few examples. Each story is named after the titular alien foe which made their debut appearance. Although the Sontarans did not debut in this story, the title serves to emulate other such stories by indicating the story to be the Doctor's first chronological encounter with them. | |||
* The Dalek cameo makes this the fifth audio story to feature both the Daleks and the Sontarans, after ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'', ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'', ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Eternity Cage (audio story)|The Eternity Cage]]''. | * The Dalek cameo makes this the fifth audio story to feature both the Daleks and the Sontarans, after ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'', ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'', ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Eternity Cage (audio story)|The Eternity Cage]]''. | ||
** ''Starlight Robbery'' is especially comparable, as it is also primarily a Sontaran story in which the Daleks show up at the end (though in a non-speaking capacity), setting up the events of ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]''. | ** ''Starlight Robbery'' is especially comparable, as it is also primarily a Sontaran story in which the Daleks show up at the end (though in a non-speaking capacity), setting up the events of ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Steven mentions [[Natalie Lang]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'') | * Steven mentions [[Natalie Lang]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'') | ||
* Steven explains how he was a [[prisoner]] of the [[Mechonoid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') after he was shot down by the [[Krayt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | * Steven explains how he was a [[prisoner]] of the [[Mechonoid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') after he was shot down by the [[Krayt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | ||
** The Sontarans also made cameo appearances in ''The Empire of Glass'', although it was not made entirely clear whether the Doctor or Steven were aware of or encountered them. | ** The Sontarans also made cameo appearances in ''The Empire of Glass'', although it was not made entirely clear whether the Doctor or Steven were aware of or encountered them. | ||
* Sara recalls her time in [[1950s]] [[London]] with [[Michael Newman|Michael]] and [[Audrey Newman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]'') | * Sara recalls her time in [[1950s]] [[London]] with [[Michael Newman|Michael]] and [[Audrey Newman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]'') | ||
* The Sontarans come across the Daleks when | * The Sontarans come across the Daleks when cross referencing the Mechonoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]'', ''[[Impasse (comic story)|Impasse]]'', ''[[The World That Waits (comic story)|The World That Waits]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') | ||
* | * Later Doctors showed their familiarity with the Sontarans, Rutans and their war. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | ||
* While talking to the others about war, the First Doctor recalls his adventure to the year [[BC|100,000 BC]]. According to the Doctor, [[Ian Chesterton]] had stopped him from murdering [[Za|a caveman]] that was slowing them down. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') According to another source, it was in fact the [[Eighth Doctor]] who dissuaded him from doing so. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | |||
* Several references are made to the Doctor's ongoing struggle against the Daleks: ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
* While talking to the others about war, the First Doctor recalls his adventure to the year 100,000 BC. According to the Doctor, [[Ian Chesterton]] had stopped him from murdering [[Za|a caveman]] that was slowing them down. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') According to another source, it was in fact the [[Eighth Doctor]] who dissuaded him from doing so. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | ** Sara tells Papas that in the future there will be [[peace]] "for a time." This period lasts from [[3975]] until [[4000]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Nightmare Begins]]") | ||
* An [[The Monk's TARDIS|unidentified time machine]], presumed to be [[Dalek time machine|a Dalek one]], is detected by the TARDIS, | ** Upon being captured, the Doctor warns the SSS that, if they shoot them, they will not retrieve the stolen [[taranium]] core. ([[TV]]: "[[Day of Armageddon]]") | ||
** The Doctor dares not let Steven or Sarah die as he has "lost [[Katarina|too much]] already." ([[TV]]: "[[The Traitors (episode)|The Traitors]]") | |||
** Steven and the Doctor recall Sara was trying to shoot them when they first met. ([[TV]]: "[[Counter Plot]]") | |||
** While interrogated by Slite, Steven details his escape from the Daleks by running into the TARDIS while protected from [[Gunstick|Dalek fire]] by a [[force field]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Coronas of the Sun]]") | |||
** An [[The Monk's TARDIS|unidentified time machine]], presumed to be [[Dalek time machine|a Dalek one]], is detected by the TARDIS. Meanwhile, [[Supreme Dalek (The Chase)|Dalek Supreme]] on [[Kembel]] is informed the Time Destructor is ready for testing. ([[TV]]: "[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]") | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
