{"id":32766,"date":"2021-07-28T03:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=32766"},"modified":"2021-07-27T15:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:17:51","slug":"celebrate-15-years-of-torchwood-with-big-finishs-the-great-sontaran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2021\/07\/28\/celebrate-15-years-of-torchwood-with-big-finishs-the-great-sontaran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate 15 Years of Torchwood with Big Finish’s The Great Sontaran War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This October, Torchwood<\/em> celebrates its 15th anniversary — unbelievable, eh?! — and Big Finish joins the celebrations with a story pitting Ianto Jones against one of Doctor Who<\/em>‘s oldest and bloodthirstiest enemies, the Sontarans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First broadcast on BBC TV on 22nd October 2006,\u00a0Torchwood<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>has since expanded its universes on audio with beloved characters and brand-new encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this autumn\u2019s full cast audio adventure, Gareth David-Lloyd returns as Ianto Jones alongside Dan Starkey as the mighty Major Kreg, in a tale of caravans, tinned goods and a Sontaran discovering the Internet…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what to expect from The Great Sontaran War<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Sontaran War has raged across the cosmos for millennia and finally it is coming to the\u00a0Earth.\u00a0<\/p>

Major\u00a0Kreg has been dispatched to carry out a strategic assessment of the planet. He will learn about the dominant life form, decide what the world has to offer, and discover the ultimate value of the human\u00a0race.\u00a0<\/p>

For Torchwood, there is only one place to put him. Welcome to the Mumbles Bay Caravan Park.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Writer James Goss said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo celebrate\u00a0Torchwood<\/em>‘s 15th anniversary we’ve done what everyone expected \u2013 teaming Ianto Jones up with a Sontaran on a caravan park in Swansea. Gareth and Dan make for a brilliant duo as Major Kreg conducts his survey into human nature \u2013 taking in capitalism, soup-making, checkouts and pets. It’s a pairing for the ages. Will we finally learn what started the Great Sontaran War?\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Torchwood:\u00a0The Great\u00a0Sontaran\u00a0War\u00a0<\/em>is now available to pre-order as a collector\u2019s edition CD at \u00a310.99 or on download from the Big Finish website at \u00a38.99.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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