argo@hou2a.UUCP (W.GARRETT) (01/10/84)
Ever since the first time I have seen the Daleks, they have been my favorite monster. Unfortunately I have seen far too little of them. Could any one out there provide some descriptions of shows dealing with the Daleks. I would eventually like to be able to see how they have developed over the years.
msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) (01/10/84)
Here is a list of episodes in which the Daleks appeared.
Dates are when the stories were first broadcast by the BBC.
(They are in British order dd/mm/yy.)
First Doctor: William Hartnell (the best)
The Daleks: 21/12/63 - 1/2/64 Terry Nation
The first story they appeared in. The second ever Dr. Who
story. It turned the series into an overnight success.
The Dalek Invasion of Earth: 21/11/64 - 26/12/64 Terry Nation
The Daleks try to steal the Earth's core.
The Chase: 22/5/65 - 26/6/65 Terry Nation
The Daleks chase the Dr. through time and space. They
land on the Marie Celeste and kill the crew... Ian
and Barbara go home in a captured Dalek time-machine.
The Dalek Masterplan: 13/11/65 - 29/1/66 Terry Nation
The longest ever Dr. Who story (12 episodes). The Daleks
plan to attack Earth again...
Second Doctor: Patrick Troughton
The Power of the Daleks: 5/11/66 - 10/12/66 David Whitaker
The Daleks have infiltrated an Earth colony and set-up a
reproduction plant. THe Dr. finds out and destroys them
again...
The Evil of the Daleks: 20/5/67 - 1/7/67 David Whitaker
The Daleks in 19th century England. The Dr. is captured,
taken to Skaro and injected with the "Dalek Factor"
to turn him into a semi-dalek. It doesn't take... It
was designed to turn humans into Daleks. Instead he
humanizes some Daleks. Good Daleks no less.
These episodes, along with many other Patrick Troughton
episodes have almost certainly been destroyed. The BBC
didn't think them worth keeping and reused the video tape.
aarrgghh...
Third Doctor: Jon Pertwee
The Day of the Daleks: 1/1/72 - 22/1/72 Louis Marks
A diplomat is kidnapped by some guerillas from Eath's
future who believe he killed some world leaders causing
war that enable the Daleks to conquer the earth. The
Dr. realises that it ws actually one of the guerillas
who did the killing and manages to save the situation.
Frontier in Space: 24/2/73 - 31/3/73 Malcolm Hulke
The Master is plotting to provoke a war between Earth
and Draconia. The Dr. gets involved and discovers the
Daleks are behind it. The Dr. wins the day but is
mortally wounded by the Daleks as they flee.
Planet of the Daleks: 7/4/73 - 12/5/73 Terry Nation
The Dr. discovers thousands of Daleks in cold storage
on Spiridon ready to become an army. The Dr. activates
an ice volcano and puts them in permanent cold storage.
Death to the Daleks: 23/2/74 - 16/3/74 Terry Nation
A space plague attacks the Galaxy. The Dr., the Daleks,
and the Exxilons fight for the antidote.
Fourth Doctor: Tom Baker
Genesis of the Daleks: 8/3/75 - 12/5/75 Terry Nation
The story of the Daleks creation. We meet their creator
Davros, surely the most evil character ever created
on film or tv. This is my favourite Dalek story.
Destiny of the Daleks: 1/9/79 - 22/9/79 Terry Nation
The longest gap so far without the Daleks. This time
they are digging to get Davros from the underground
cavern whey the Doctor buried him the last time. They
nedd him to reprogram them. Apparently his life-support
system preserved him all the time he was buried.
I don't think Davros was as effective in this one. There
was a different actor playing him and the voice wasn't as
menacing. In particular he didn't manage the amazing
transition from a softly spoken scientist to a crazed
megalomaniac sounding just like his Daleks, that
was very effective in Genesis.
Well that's it so far. The Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, has
yet to come up against the Daleks. At least in the USA. I
believe he came up against them in the current season in England
--
From the Tardis of Mark Callow
msc@qubix.UUCP, decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA
...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!msc, ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!mscckuppe@spock.UUCP (Charles A. Kupperman '87 ) (06/06/85)
Yes, my "Daleks" note was inspired by the article in DWM 100.
showard@udenva.UUCP (showard) (12/15/85)
After watching "Day of the Daleks" last weekend, I realized that there should never be an episode in which Daleks overcome humans/Gallifreyans/humanoids in combat. Watching the episode, I came up with several method to overcome Daleks in combat, the easiest being: run up a ladder, and shoot down at them. Unless they can fly (they haven't in any episode I've ever seen [which isn't very many ]). Anyone care to shoot this theory full of holes? --Blore
nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (12/18/85)
> After watching "Day of the Daleks" last weekend, I realized that >there should never be an episode in which Daleks overcome >humans/Gallifreyans/humanoids in combat. Watching the episode, I >came up with several method to overcome Daleks in combat, the >easiest being: run up a ladder, and shoot down at them. Unless >they can fly (they haven't in any episode I've ever seen [which >isn't very many ]). Anyone care to shoot this theory full of holes? They fly in Revelation of the Daleks. -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "Getting a bit rough, is it?" "Remain silent, or you will die" Who said them, what story?