Masters of War (audio story)

 was the eighth Doctor Who Unbound audio story produced by Big Finish Productions, it was also a sequel to the second Unbound story Sympathy for the Devil. For this story David Warner reprised his role as an alternative Third Doctor alongside Nicholas Courtney as an alternative Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. Also featuring in this story was Terry Molloy as an alternative version of Davros. This story was set hundreds of years following The Daleks and presents an alternative history free of the Doctor's presence in Genesis of the Daleks. This story was double the length of the previous Sympathy for the Devil (1 CD) being presented over 2 CDs.

The Doctor of this story and Sympathy for the Devil was brought into the "mainstream" Doctor Who universe in the later release The Unbound Universe.

Publisher's summary
The Doctor and his travelling companion, retired army officer Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, take a random trip in the TARDIS - and land on the planet Skaro. The Doctor helped the Thals to defeat the Daleks years ago, so he is surprised to find the Thal city under Dalek occupation. He determines to help them again, but what is the Daleks' purpose in keeping the Thals alive? Does it have anything to do with the Daleks' mythical creator, named in their teachings as Davros?

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * The Doctor - David Warner
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
 * Davros - Terry Molloy
 * The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
 * Nadel - Amy Pemberton
 * Gillen - Sarah Douglas
 * Delt - Jeremy James
 * Toloc - Christopher Heywood

Uncredited

 * The Quatch - Jeremy James, Jason Haigh-Ellery

Continuity

 * The Doctor's absence from the creation of the Daleks meant the Daleks abandoned their creator Davros instead of taking the chance to exterminate him.
 * The Thals remember the Doctor. (TV: The Daleks)
 * The Brigadier fought three Daleks on Earth in 1972, an alternative version of the events of TV: Day of the Daleks.