Destiny of the Daleks
Encyclopedia
Destiny of the Daleks is a serial in the British
science fiction television series Doctor Who
, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 September to 22 September 1979. The story introduces Lalla Ward
as the newly-regenerated
Romana
.
lands the Fourth Doctor
and Romana
on a strangely familiar planet. There, they meet the android Movellans, who are locked in a war with the Dalek
s. The planet is Skaro
, and in a bunker sits an enemy long thought dead — Davros
, creator of the Daleks.
, following the events of The Armageddon Factor
, is repairing K-9
. Meanwhile, Romana
regenerates, choosing the form of Princess Astra from the preceding adventure, in spite of the Doctor's disapproval.
The TARDIS lands on a rocky planet
which has breathable air but dangerously high levels of radioactivity. They explore and see a group of ragged-looking natives burying one of their dead, followed by a spaceship
landing and half-burying itself in the ground in a valley
. Just as the Doctor and Romana are about to investigate, underground explosions force them back towards the ruins. Whilst exploring the ruins, another underground explosion occurs, trapping the Doctor. Romana returns to the TARDIS to reassemble K-9 and get him to assist in removing the debris. She finds it half-buried in rubble and, realising that she cannot reach K-9, she turns back, to find that the Doctor has vanished. As she turns to leave, a man who has been following her blocks her path. She backs away, falls down a rubble chute, and loses consciousness. She recovers only to have a pair of Dalek
s burst through the wall and capture her, and command her to work at one of their drilling sites.
Meanwhile, the Doctor is thanking the silver-haired humanoids who have rescued him, remarking on their strength. He asks their commander, Sharrel, where he is, and discovers that the planet is D-5-Gamma-Z-Alpha, otherwise known as Skaro
. The Doctor is astonished to hear that the Movellans are here to wage war against the Daleks. Two Movellans bring in a new prisoner, the man who has been following the Doctor and Romana. He identifies himself as Starship Engineer Tyssan. He reveals that the Daleks have used him as slave labour as part of a search operation for two years. He tells the Doctor about what has happened to Romana, and they set out to rescue her.
The Doctor, Tyssan and three Movellans find Romana and head into the Dalek headquarters. The Doctor establishes that the Daleks are searching for something on a level that they have yet to access, and remembers an alternative route to this area, so they make their way to this floor. There they discover Davros
, the creator of the Daleks, in suspended animation, who slowly comes to life.
The Doctor moves the revived Davros into a blocked-off room in the old Kaled city. The Doctor and Davros talk about the Daleks' "accomplishments": whilst the Doctor comments on the countless lives the Daleks have ruined, Davros replies that the Daleks have only just begun their conquest of the cosmos
. The Daleks find them both, and the Doctor holds Davros to ransom with a makeshift explosive he has just concocted, bargaining with the Daleks to free all their prisoners, and to let him escape. Davros makes them see that the Doctor's logic is "impaired by irrational sentiment" and the Daleks comply. The Daleks remove the explosive and Davros vows to make the Daleks invincible, and the supreme power of the universe.
Romana reaches the Movellan spaceship; but learns that the Movellans are not as altruistic as they appear when they knock her out. The Movellans test their nova device: a weapon which changes air molecules so that a planet's atmosphere becomes flammable and can be set alight, killing all life. The Doctor meets up with Tyssan and they find a Movellan scout. The Doctor reveals that the Movellans are, in fact, robots by removing the power pack on her belt and deactivating her. He finds Romana but is captured by the Movellans.
The Doctor learns that the Daleks and Movellans have been in a stalemate
for over two centuries, and that both sides' battle computers have been calculating the best strategy and precise moment at which to attack. So far, not a single shot has been fired. The Daleks want Davros to help them gain an advantage. The Movellans want the Doctor to do the same for them, which the Doctor refuses to do. Davros, on the other hand, is all too eager to give the Daleks the upper hand. He orders them to make a suicide bombing attack on the Movellan craft upon realising that the Doctor might do the same thing for the Movellans. Meanwhile, Tyssan leads the prisoners in an attack on the Movellans, deactivating them all.
The Doctor makes his way to the city to confront Davros. The Doctor informs Davros that the Movellans have been disabled; unfortunately Davros does not believe him and intends to destroy the Movellan ship anyway. As the Daleks approach the ship, the Doctor goes to detonate the bombs but is ambushed by a Dalek which holds him at gunpoint. The Doctor throws his hat on the Dalek's eye-stalk, blinding it, then destroying it. He detonates the bombs and destroys the attacking Dalek squad.
The Doctor then puts Davros into the custody of the former slave workers. Davros will be placed in cryogenic suspension and taken to Earth to stand trial for his crimes. The Doctor and Romana leave; remarking on the fact that whoever makes mistakes often wins.
Tony Osoba
later played Kracauer in Dragonfire. David Yip
later played Curly in the audio play The Girl Who Never Was
.
written by script editor
Douglas Adams, who inserted the reference.
Target novelisation
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 September to 22 September 1979. The story introduces Lalla Ward
Lalla Ward
Sarah Ward known as Lalla Ward, is an English actor, author and illustrator. As an actor, she is known for playing the part of Romana in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is married to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.-Early career:Ward's stage name, "Lalla", comes...
as the newly-regenerated
Regeneration (Doctor Who)
Regeneration, in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a biological ability exhibited by Time Lords, a race of fictional humanoids originating on the planet Gallifrey. This process allows a Time Lord who is old or mortally wounded to undergo a transformation into a new...
Romana
Romana
Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
.
Synopsis
The TARDISTARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
lands the Fourth Doctor
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor is the fourth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC British television science-fiction series Doctor Who....
and Romana
Romana
Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
on a strangely familiar planet. There, they meet the android Movellans, who are locked in a war with the Dalek
Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals...
s. The planet is Skaro
Skaro
Skaro is a fictional planet from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation as the home planet of the Daleks and, at times, the centre of the Dalek Empire....
, and in a bunker sits an enemy long thought dead — Davros
Davros
Davros is a character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Davros is an archenemy of the Doctor and is the creator of the Doctor's deadliest enemies, the Daleks...
, creator of the Daleks.
Plot
The DoctorDoctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
, following the events of The Armageddon Factor
The Armageddon Factor
The Armageddon Factor is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 January to 24 February 1979...
, is repairing K-9
K-9 (Doctor Who)
K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, first appearing in 1977...
. Meanwhile, Romana
Romana
Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
regenerates, choosing the form of Princess Astra from the preceding adventure, in spite of the Doctor's disapproval.
The TARDIS lands on a rocky planet
Planet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
which has breathable air but dangerously high levels of radioactivity. They explore and see a group of ragged-looking natives burying one of their dead, followed by a spaceship
Starship
A starship or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel....
landing and half-burying itself in the ground in a valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
. Just as the Doctor and Romana are about to investigate, underground explosions force them back towards the ruins. Whilst exploring the ruins, another underground explosion occurs, trapping the Doctor. Romana returns to the TARDIS to reassemble K-9 and get him to assist in removing the debris. She finds it half-buried in rubble and, realising that she cannot reach K-9, she turns back, to find that the Doctor has vanished. As she turns to leave, a man who has been following her blocks her path. She backs away, falls down a rubble chute, and loses consciousness. She recovers only to have a pair of Dalek
Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals...
s burst through the wall and capture her, and command her to work at one of their drilling sites.
Meanwhile, the Doctor is thanking the silver-haired humanoids who have rescued him, remarking on their strength. He asks their commander, Sharrel, where he is, and discovers that the planet is D-5-Gamma-Z-Alpha, otherwise known as Skaro
Skaro
Skaro is a fictional planet from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation as the home planet of the Daleks and, at times, the centre of the Dalek Empire....
. The Doctor is astonished to hear that the Movellans are here to wage war against the Daleks. Two Movellans bring in a new prisoner, the man who has been following the Doctor and Romana. He identifies himself as Starship Engineer Tyssan. He reveals that the Daleks have used him as slave labour as part of a search operation for two years. He tells the Doctor about what has happened to Romana, and they set out to rescue her.
The Doctor, Tyssan and three Movellans find Romana and head into the Dalek headquarters. The Doctor establishes that the Daleks are searching for something on a level that they have yet to access, and remembers an alternative route to this area, so they make their way to this floor. There they discover Davros
Davros
Davros is a character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Davros is an archenemy of the Doctor and is the creator of the Doctor's deadliest enemies, the Daleks...
, the creator of the Daleks, in suspended animation, who slowly comes to life.
The Doctor moves the revived Davros into a blocked-off room in the old Kaled city. The Doctor and Davros talk about the Daleks' "accomplishments": whilst the Doctor comments on the countless lives the Daleks have ruined, Davros replies that the Daleks have only just begun their conquest of the cosmos
Cosmos
In the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...
. The Daleks find them both, and the Doctor holds Davros to ransom with a makeshift explosive he has just concocted, bargaining with the Daleks to free all their prisoners, and to let him escape. Davros makes them see that the Doctor's logic is "impaired by irrational sentiment" and the Daleks comply. The Daleks remove the explosive and Davros vows to make the Daleks invincible, and the supreme power of the universe.
Romana reaches the Movellan spaceship; but learns that the Movellans are not as altruistic as they appear when they knock her out. The Movellans test their nova device: a weapon which changes air molecules so that a planet's atmosphere becomes flammable and can be set alight, killing all life. The Doctor meets up with Tyssan and they find a Movellan scout. The Doctor reveals that the Movellans are, in fact, robots by removing the power pack on her belt and deactivating her. He finds Romana but is captured by the Movellans.
The Doctor learns that the Daleks and Movellans have been in a stalemate
Stalemate
Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw. Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess....
for over two centuries, and that both sides' battle computers have been calculating the best strategy and precise moment at which to attack. So far, not a single shot has been fired. The Daleks want Davros to help them gain an advantage. The Movellans want the Doctor to do the same for them, which the Doctor refuses to do. Davros, on the other hand, is all too eager to give the Daleks the upper hand. He orders them to make a suicide bombing attack on the Movellan craft upon realising that the Doctor might do the same thing for the Movellans. Meanwhile, Tyssan leads the prisoners in an attack on the Movellans, deactivating them all.
The Doctor makes his way to the city to confront Davros. The Doctor informs Davros that the Movellans have been disabled; unfortunately Davros does not believe him and intends to destroy the Movellan ship anyway. As the Daleks approach the ship, the Doctor goes to detonate the bombs but is ambushed by a Dalek which holds him at gunpoint. The Doctor throws his hat on the Dalek's eye-stalk, blinding it, then destroying it. He detonates the bombs and destroys the attacking Dalek squad.
The Doctor then puts Davros into the custody of the former slave workers. Davros will be placed in cryogenic suspension and taken to Earth to stand trial for his crimes. The Doctor and Romana leave; remarking on the fact that whoever makes mistakes often wins.
Continuity
- The opening scene, where Romana apparently tries on several bodies during the course of her regeneration before settling on the appearance of Princess Astra of Atrios (the character played by Ward in The Armageddon FactorThe Armageddon FactorThe Armageddon Factor is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 January to 24 February 1979...
) is controversial due to its light-hearted approach to the concept of regeneration, which has always been a traumatic process for the Doctor. See Romana's Regeneration. - One of Romana's rejected bodies is a diminutive, purple-faced (or face-painted) humanoid who wears a distinctive costume. This is the same costume as Zilda wore in the 1977 story, The Robots of DeathThe Robots of DeathThe Robots of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 29 January to 19 February 1977.-Synopsis:...
. Other reused costumes from earlier serials may be seen in the scenes involving extras playing slaves working in the Daleks' mine; these include the robes of a DraconianDraconian (Doctor Who)The Draconians are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space. Unlike many "monster" races in Doctor Who, the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a...
and the uniform of a Morestran soldier from Planet of EvilPlanet of EvilThe plot was deliberately conceived by Philip Hinchcliffe, Robert Holmes and Louis Marks as a mixture of the film Forbidden Planet and the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In addition, Marks had been reading science magazine articles about antimatter, and decided to write a...
. - Romana's final costume mirrors the Doctor's: same style coat, same type of boots and overly long scarf.
- Although a Dalek mutant creature is briefly seen – a pink gelatinous blob that the Doctor picks up in the sand – several references are made to the Daleks as 'robots', like the Movellans. The Doctor makes some of these, as does Davros. This is in apparent contradiction to other Dalek stories, such as Genesis of the DaleksGenesis of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975. It marks the first appearance of Davros, the creator of the Daleks.-Plot:...
and The DaleksThe DaleksThe Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964...
, where they are described as mutant humanoids in mechanical casings. (In The Daleks they are mutated Dals; in Genesis, mutated Kaleds). Some see this story as implying that the Daleks have evolved to the point where the organic mutant has been removed, but this is contradicted by all subsequent Dalek stories. In Destiny, Romana does say that they "were once humanoid themselves," though under Dalek interrogation by a lie detecting device, she says she knows "nothing about Daleks." According to the information text of the DVD release, the scripted line was 'I don't know anything about Dalek operations'. The same text suggests that either the on-screen line was misread or Romana was capable of misleading the Dalek truth detector. - When the Doctor threatens to blow up Davros using an explosive device at close range, a Dalek remarks that this would be impossible, as the explosion would also kill the Doctor. It states: "Self-sacrifice illogical, therefore impossible." However, later in the story when Davros sends Daleks to sacrifice themselves in blowing up the Movellan ship, they willingly carry out his orders without dispute, though Davros clearly states in the dialog that they will "sacrifice" themselves.
- The novel War of the DaleksWar of the DaleksWar of the Daleks is an original novel written by John Peel, published in 1997, based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor and Sam. This novel was the first appearance of the Daleks in an original Doctor Who novel; they had not...
effectively retconRetconRetroactive continuity is the alteration of previously established facts in a fictional work. Retcons are done for many reasons, including the accommodation of sequels or further derivative works in a series, wherein newer authors or creators want to revise the in-story history to allow a course...
ned this story to take place not on Skaro, but a planet called Antalin, the Daleks having moved Davros to this planet before his recovery as part of an elaborate plan to avert the destruction of Skaro in Remembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
(Having found records about Skaro's destruction during The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964....
). The canonicity of spin-off media is debatable. - A Dalek from this story is seen along with several of the Fourth Doctor's enemies just prior to his regeneration in LogopolisLogopolisLogopolis is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 28 February to 21 March 1981. It was Tom Baker's last story as the Doctor and marks the first appearance of Peter Davison in the role...
.
Production
- This was Dalek creator Terry Nation's final script for Doctor Who; he declined several further offers due to the extensive (uncredited) story rewrite from script editor Douglas AdamsDouglas AdamsDouglas Noel Adams was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television...
(Ken GrieveKen GrieveKen Grieve, is a British Television Director best known for directing, Peak Practice and Doctor Who Destiny of the Daleks. Originally a camera man he started directing not long after and began his career with Coronation Street and has recently directed the Casualty Episode Stormy weather.In 2007 he...
, director of the episode, has claimed on the DVD commentary that Adams wrote "98% of" that script). He moved to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1980 and would go on to work for various television projects in America, most famously as a writer and producer for MacGyverMacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
. - The serial was one of the first British productions to make use of a SteadicamSteadicamA Steadicam is a stabilizing mount for a motion picture camera that mechanically isolates it from the operator's movement, allowing a smooth shot even when moving quickly over an uneven surface...
; due to the high cost of such a setup, nearly all the props and sets were reused, including the Davros mask. - Michael WisherMichael WisherMichael Wisher was a British actor.He is probably best remembered for having played Davros, the wheelchair-using scientific mastermind and creator of the Daleks, in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
was unavailable to reprise the role of Davros, as he was on tour in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. David Gooderson replaced him, but the mask was originally fitted for the slightly smaller Wisher; as a result, it suffers in appearance. - K-9K-9 (Doctor Who)K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, first appearing in 1977...
only appears near the start of the story, explained in-story as due to an electronic form of laryngitisLaryngitisLaryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds . Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause....
- the croaking was provided by Roy SkeltonRoy SkeltonRoy William Skelton was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name...
. K-9's absence was because the prop was unsuitable for the large amount of location filming — the production team had suffered several problems using K-9 on a similar location in The Stones of BloodThe Stones of BloodThe Stones of Blood is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 28 to November 18, 1978...
, and were not keen on repeating the experience. Terry Nation has said he had no desire to use K-9 in his storyline; the scene (as well as other continuity gestures to Season 16) was inserted during rewrites by Douglas Adams. - The installments of this serial are credited as episodes, rather than parts - the only serial made after The Green DeathThe Green DeathThe Green Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast in six weekly parts from 19 May 1973 to 23 June 1973. It was the last to feature Katy Manning as companion Jo Grant in Doctor Who...
to do so. In the next story, City of DeathCity of Death-Pre-production:Writer David Fisher had contributed two scripts to Doctor Whos sixteenth season – The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara – and was asked by producer Graham Williams for further story ideas...
, it was returned to parts.
Cast notes
Tim Barlow, who played Tyssan, was profoundly deaf at the time of filming.Tony Osoba
Tony Osoba
Tony Osoba is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Jim 'Jock' McClaren in the popular 70s British sitcom Porridge, and appeared in its sequel Going Straight. Osoba was the first black Scottish actor to appear on primetime television when he appeared in the series.His other roles include...
later played Kracauer in Dragonfire. David Yip
David Yip
David Yip is an English actor.Yip, of Asian and English descent, was born in Liverpool and trained at East 15 Acting School, London...
later played Curly in the audio play The Girl Who Never Was
The Girl Who Never Was
The Girl Who Never Was is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It takes place in Singapore in 1942 & 2008.-Plot:After the loss of C'rizz, Charley demands to be taken home...
.
Outside references
The Doctor reads Oolon Colluphid's book The Origins of the Universe and says he got it wrong "on the first line". Colluphid is a character from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, it was later adapted to other formats, and over several years it gradually became an international multi-media phenomenon...
written by script editor
Script editor
A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. The script editor has many responsibilities including finding new script writers, developing storyline and series ideas with writers, ensuring that scripts are suitable for production...
Douglas Adams, who inserted the reference.
In print
- A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance DicksTerrance DicksTerrance Dicks is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular children's books during the 1970s and 80s.- Early career :...
, was published by Target BooksTarget BooksTarget Books was a British publishing imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company. The imprint was established as a children's imprint to complement the adult Tandem imprint, and became well known for their highly successful range of...
in November 1979. This was released just two months after the original transmission - one of the quickest novelisations of the Doctor Who book range, and was released before any of the previous season's stories. A GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
translation of the book was published by GoldmannGoldmann (publisher)Goldmann is one of the largest publishing houses in Germany.Founded on 21 June 1922 by Wilhelm Goldmann in Leipzig, the first works to be published were the detective stories of Edgar Wallace....
in 1990.
VHS and DVD releases
- This serial was released on VHSVHSThe Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in July 1994. In 2001 it was remastered and re-released as part of The Davros Collection, which consisted of VHS editions of Genesis of the DaleksGenesis of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975. It marks the first appearance of Davros, the creator of the Daleks.-Plot:...
, Destiny of the Daleks, Resurrection of the DaleksResurrection of the DaleksResurrection of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts between 8 February and 15 February 1984...
, Revelation of the DaleksRevelation of the DaleksRevelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 23 March and 30 March 1985...
and Remembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
. - This story was released on DVD on 26 November 2007. It is available on its own and as part of the Davros Collection box set featuring Genesis of the Daleks, Resurrection of the Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks.
External links
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