Heroes of Sontar (audio story)

Heroes of Sontar is the first story in the 2011 Fifth Doctor audio trilogy.

Plot
''Planet Samur was once a peaceful haven. Pilgrims journeyed across the seven galaxies to meditate in the courtyards of the vast Citadel that spanned its equator. It was Samur’s misfortune, however, to find itself situated on the furthermost frontier in the eternal war between the amoeboid Rutan Host and the belligerent, troll-like Sontarans…

Twenty years after detonating a bacteriological weapon over Samur, rendering it uninhabitable, the Sontarans are back: a select platoon of seven has landed here on a secret mission, carrying sealed orders given to them by Fleet Marshal Stabb.

The TARDIS has landed here, too, bringing the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa into the second great Battle of Samur. Fighting not only the Sontarans, but mystical mercenaries… and a deadly, decades-old curse.''

Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Turlough - Mark Strickson
 * Fleet Marshal Stabb / Trooper Jorr / Witch Guard - John Banks
 * Field-Major Thurr / Adjutant / Orbital Command - Duncan Wisbey
 * Sergeant Mezz / Trooper Nold - Alex Lowe
 * Corporal Clun - Andrew Fettes
 * Trooper Vend - Derek Carlyle

Continuity

 * This marks the first time that the Fifth Doctor faces the Sontarans: The second time was in The Eight Doctors, and the third was in Lords of the Storm.
 * Tegan claims that the Mara is no longer in her system. (BFA: The Cradle of the Snake)
 * The Sontarans are still angry about the "Gallifrey incident". (DW: The Invasion of Time)
 * Nyssa tells Tegan that she is married and that the Doctor cannot find out yet. (BFA: Winter)

Timeline

 * Heroes of Sontar occurs after BFA: The Cradle of the Snake
 * Heroes of Sontar occurs before BFA: Kiss of Death