{"id":6515,"date":"2021-10-31T20:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T19:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1483764"},"modified":"2021-10-31T20:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T19:37:14","slug":"doctor-who-series-13-episode-2-trailer-takes-us-back-in-time-for-the-war-of-the-sontarans","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-series-13-episode-2-trailer-takes-us-back-in-time-for-the-war-of-the-sontarans\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who series 13, episode 2 trailer takes us back in time for the War of the Sontarans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 31 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Sontar-ha! Following a brief cameo in this week\u2019s The Halloween Apocalypse<\/a>, classic Doctor Who<\/a> menace the Sontarans are set to take centre stage in Flux: Chapter Two.<\/p>\n

Yes, despite apparently being consumed by \u201cthe end of the universe\u201d at the climax of series 13\u2019s premiere, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) has somehow survived to fight another day and finds herself transported back to 1850s Earth in a first-look at\u00a0 War of the Sontarans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can watch the Next Time\u2026 trailer below.<\/p>\n\n<p>As well as serving up more Sontarans \u2013 redesigned with a new \u201c<a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sci-fi-sontaran-design\/"\">dirty, filthy warmonger<\/a>\u201d look \u2013 the second part of the six-episode Flux storyline will also feature a real-life historical figure in the form of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican doctor who founded Spring Hill \u2013 a healing haven for wounded soldiers \u2013 in the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>Seacole\u2019s played in Doctor Who by Jamaican-born actress Sara Powell, whose recent credits include an episode of <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ghosts-season-4-release-date\/"\">Ghosts<\/a>, the third series of <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/unforgotten-season-5-release-date\/"\">Unforgotten<\/a> and the 2018 Channel 4 sitcom Damned.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall, War of the Sontarans\u2019 official synopsis reads:<\/p>\n<p><em>During the Crimean War, the Doctor discovers the British army fighting a brutal alien army of Sontarans, as Yaz and Dan are thrown deeper into a battle for survival. What is the Temple of Atropos? Who are the Mouri?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen quite how this all connects to the ongoing threat of the Flux, Swarm (Sam Spruell), and Azure (Rochenda Sandall). Oh, and don\u2019t forget those Weeping Angels lurking about the place either\u2026<\/p> <p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-series-13-episode-1-review\/"\">Doctor Who \u2013 The Halloween Apocalypse review<\/a>: Chris Chibnall turns up the heat for a fast, fun-packed opener<\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-halloween-apocalypse-finale-comment\/"\">Doctor Who\u2019s The Halloween Apocalypse is like a series finale, but backwards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-swarm-regeneration\/"\">Did Doctor Who just introduce another secret Time Lord?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1483619&preview=true"\">Doctor Who\u2019s series 13 premiere featured nods to an old Doctor and two classic companions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who continues on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our designated <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/"\">Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/"\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Jeffery Published: Sunday, 31 October 2021 at 12:00 am Sontar-ha! Following a brief cameo in this week\u2019s The Halloween Apocalypse, classic Doctor Who menace the Sontarans are set to take centre stage in Flux: Chapter Two. 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