Masters of War (audio story)

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?

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
 * The Quatch - Jeremy James & Jason Haigh-Ellery

Continuity

 * Masters of War is the sequel to DWU: Sympathy for the Devil.
 * The Doctor's absence from the events of DW: Genesis of the Daleks have meant the Daleks abandoned their creator instead of taking the chance to exterminate him. The Daleks featured in DW: The Daleks are retroactively made out to be a second batch, programmed with feelings of mercy and pity to ensure loyalty. All other Dalek stories are said to be caused by the original Daleks, here called Renegade Daleks.
 * The Brigadier fought three Daleks on Earth in 1972, seemingly a reference to an alternative version of the events of DW: Day of the Daleks.
 * The Doctor mentions having met the Daleks several times previous to his encounter these encounters are: DW: The Daleks, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Chase, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Power of the Daleks and The Evil of the Daleks, as this Doctor's timeline diverged following the events of DW: The War Games.

Timeline

 * Masters of War occurs after: Sympathy for the Devil
 * Masters of War occurs before: to be added