Wow. Following Auld Lang Syne, yet another fantastic Ninth Doctor audio. I'm sure I won't be the first to comment how wonderful it is to land on a world of reimagined peace-loving Sontaran utopians. Or maybe I will be the first. I understand it was controversial, in NuWho, to make Strax, and by extension the rest of the Sontarans, comic relief rather than terrifying threat. But as someone who grew up solely with the revived series, I had no affinity for earlier, scarier incarnations and felt they always worked well as a slightly absurd threat — dangerous enough but not series finale material you know?

Dan Starkey was spot on as always, giving a performance I always love, whether it's Strax (who is cheerfully violent) or these Sontarans (who are cheerfully ignorant of war). He gives us comic relief characters that are somehow more, that are somehow characters we root for and care about despite or because of their ridiculous qualities.

A wonderful story, smartly written, "Salvation Nine" recommits us to those ideals that make Doctor Who great: the pursuit of peace, the possibility of redemption, the promise of new beginnings. Thank you, Timothy X Atack, Starkey, Eccleston and the rest of the cast and crew who put out yet another great adventure.

this was incredible, the plan at the end from the doctor was genius!! the humour? loved it. the addition to sontaran lore? GREAT! the concept was just so good and so well done i loved it.

An enjoyable story.

A colony of Sontarans who have forgotton what Sontarans are and what they do. But they are also under threat, should they be, and can the Doctor save them?

Its not exactly as epic as a tv story might be, but Its always nice to hear the Ninth Doctor. Its also a more spacy sci fi piece than an historcal, which at least for me, is a plus. Although not cutting edge scifi leaning more towards comedy.

Josie Lawrence - I've always loved her, plays (bit of a spoiler) a female sontaran and one thing this episode does is to explore the Sontaran background a little, as in what happens to them if they actually live rather than die in battle.

So it is one of those stories where the Doctor is effectly trying to save the enemy. Not the most memorable, but enjoyable.

A nice audio.

A charming, brilliant story which tapped into a slightly different take on Eccleston’s Doctor for me. Stories where they take established villains and do something completely new with them are extremely rewarding but very rare - this takes home that accolade. The addition of female Sontarans and the Salvation Sontarans in general to the show’s lore is welcome - I hope we see them all again!