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Showing posts with label daleks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daleks. Show all posts
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Terry Nation The Man Who Invented The Daleks
Terry Nation was one of the most successful and prolific writers for television that Britain ever produced. Survivors, his vision of a post-apocalyptic England, so haunted audiences in the Seventies that the BBC revived it over thirty years on. Blake’s 7, constantly rumoured for return, endures as a cult sci-fi classic. And his most fearsome creations, the Daleks, ensured and at times eclipsed the success of Doctor Who. Indeed, almost half a century after their first appearance, new additions to Dalek mythology continue to top the Saturday-night ratings, while the word itself has entered the Oxford English Dictionary, passing into the language as the name of the most famous race of aliens in fiction. But while his genocidal pepper pots brought him notoriety and riches, Nation played a much wider role in British broadcasting’s golden age. As part of the legendary Associated London Scripts, he wrote for Spike Milligan, Frankie Howerd and an increasingly troubled Tony Hancock. And as one of the key figures behind the adventure series of the Sixties – including The Avengers, The Saint and The Persuaders! – he turned the pulp classics of his boyhood into a major British export. Like Arthur Conan Doyle before him, Nation was frequently bemused by the appeal of his most famous creations, and similarly cavalier toward them. Now, The Man Who Invented the Daleks explores their curious and contested origins, and sheds light on a strange world of ambitious young writers, producers and performers without whom British culture today would look very different.
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Dalek Handbook
Iif you ever wantedt to know how to ride a dalek then here is your bible
The Dalek Handbook is your complete guide to the Doctor’s greatest enemies. It explores the Daleks’ origins on the planet Skaro, how a Time Lord intervention altered the course of Dalek history, and how they emerged to wage war on Thals, Mechonoids, Draconians and humans. It also reveals the secrets of Dalek design, the development of their iconic look and sound, and their enduring appeal on and off the screen.
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Saturday, 7 May 2011
Bits and bobs big update Dr who, Hugh Bonneville, Day of the moon, Colin Baker, Big finish, Steven Moffat and More!!
The Tenth DucktorHUGH BONNEVILLE ON WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MAKE DOCTOR WHO WALK THE PLANK
Why the BBC tried to... Exterminate Nazi Daleks! As Doctor Who's most notorious enemies return to our screens, we reveal what inspired their creator
Doctor Who 602 Day of the Moon DVD/XVid Labels
"Points of View" - Who feedback
Colin Baker: "Attacks on graves shame our town"
Big Finish: Vortex - Issue #27
DVD Schedule Update
PURE GOLDER Why Doctor Who’s Falling Overnight Ratings Are A Good Thing
Stephen Moffat's Doctor Who difficulty
Lily Cole to terrorise Doctor Who pirates
Matt's cover up after Doctor's trip
10 Moments from Doctor Who Scarier than The Silence
Another Doctor Who Week; Day 1
Doctor Who and Torchwood convention coming to Cardiff
Is Doctor Who now too scary for children?
Monster Invasion begins!
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Academic uncovers Dalek fear factor
An academic claims to have solved one of television's most enduring questions - just why are the Daleks so scary?Dr Robin Bunce said the fear inspired by the creatures, who have sent generations of children scurrying behind sofas, is nothing to do with their robotic cries of "exterminate" or their relentless attempts to conquer the world, but because we are worried we might become like them.
The Cambridge University academic said: "The reason the Daleks are evil is because we recognise that they were once better. They are the nightmare future we dread."
Thanks to Rob/Eternal for the link!
Friday, 4 February 2011
Dr who The Daleks: Day Five
It's the final day of our week-long celebration of the Daleks and we finish with another clip you told us ranked as one of your favourites. It's the dramatic moment River Song confronted the stone Dalek in The Big Bang. Now, that's the kind of thing you want to see when you visit a museum!We've also got the full Dalek clip from The Waters of Mars, so you can find out happened next when Adelaide faced a lone Dalek outside her window.
And finally, we've got a jigsaw featuring the man who created the Daleks, Terry Nation.
We're currently reading all of the thousands of responses we received following our request for your Dalek memories. Huge thanks to everyone who replied and we'll be bringing you a selection of your thoughts very soon.
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Thursday, 3 February 2011
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Dr who - The Daleks: Day Two
Today we slip back to 1966 to watch a trailer for the adventure, The Power of the Daleks. Although the story introduced the new Doctor, the trailer is much more concerned about the return of his old enemies!
We've also go another 'what happened next' moment, this time from episode two of Revelation of the Daleks. In today's sequence two assassins seem to hone in on Davros... shots are fired and it looks like the end for the scientist who created the Daleks... but 'what happens next?' We'll be bringing you the full clip tomorrow so you can see if you were right!
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Monday, 31 January 2011
Dr who Daleks: Day One
It's day one of our Dalek celebration and the first person to arrive at the party is Davros, the misguided mad man who created the Daleks on his home planet of Skaro.
The clip comes from the 1975 story, Genesis of the Daleks, and in this adventure we learnt about the origins of the Doctor's oldest enemies. It turns out they were created by a talented but twisted scientist, Davros, who saw the creatures as the only way his race, the Kaleds, could survive after a damaging, almost endless war with the Thals. The big flaw in his plan was making the Daleks deadly and brilliant... but without compassion or mercy.
In this sequence we join Sarah Jane Smith and meet Davros for the first time. Sarah finds him testing the weaponry of his fledgling creations and as he realises they can blast away with power and accuracy, he delivers that chilling and ominous line: 'The weaponry is perfect... Now we can begin!'
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Saturday, 29 January 2011
Bits and bobs big update Dr who, A Christmas Carol soundtrack, Mara Tales, podcasts, Alex kingston, Billie piper, Tom Baker, series 6 and more!!!
Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Soundtrack News
Mara Tales - DVD artwork & details
12 New Doctor Who Podcasts Today
Actress Alex Kingston in new ITV drama
Billie Piper returns as Hannah Baxter/Belle de Jour
Doctor Who's Tom Baker Says Time Is Everything in This Advertisement
One New Doctor Who Podcast Today
Doctor Who: April 2011 Novels - Covers & Info
We Want Your Views on the Daleks!
Jago and Litefoot - Series 3 in June
Big Finish Companion for November
Interview with Bernard Cribbins, companion geek-out
January Podcast 003 - 27 January 2011
2MTL 187: CRISIS AT THE NTAs EVERYBODY PANIC not really
Easter 2011 - M&S Dalek "Easter" Eggs
2011 Series Australia Transmission Date
One must don a Cyberman swim cap to be a cold competitor
Two Doctor Who Pertwee DVDs Announced for North America, Following UK Release
Photos of Doctor Who Stars at Live SFX Event in February
Doctor Who Adventures: Issue 202
When Power Armor Makes You a Cyborg -cybermen
Working with Catherine Zeta Jones would be 'dream' says Doctor Who writer
Torchwood: Department X & Ghost Train - Covers & Info
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Bits and bobs big update Dr who,torchwood,Series 6,things we love about dr who,more festive fiftys,pod shocks and more!!!
SFX Collection: Doctor Who – A Celebration
Touch Up London #103: The Shard Of Dalek
The Terrible Zodin # 9 (Winter 2010)
Steven Moffat Cryptic Quote About Doctor Who Series 6 In Radio Times
Jago and Litefoot Series Two CD Box Set
Things We Love About Doctor Who #7
The Festive Fifty 37 The Robots of Death Doctor Who
The Festive Fifty 36 Doug Who 1978 Doctor Who
The Happiness Patrol Episode Forty-Seven: After Dark
The Festive Fifty 35 K9 & Company Again Sarah Jane Smith
The Doctor and The Elf - Free Christmas Short Story Download!
Doctor Bruce and The Regeneration Game
Things We Love About Doctor Who #8
The Festive Fifty 34 I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek 1964
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 230
The Ood Cast S03E05 – Window Shopping
Sophie Aldred: My So-Called Glamorous Life (Dreamwatch Column)
Things We Love About Doctor Who #9
Prize: Meet Sylvester McCoy - The 7th Doctor!
The Festive Fifty 33 The Christmas Invasion Doctor Who
The Festive Fifty 32 Killer Santas Doctor Who
Friday, 10 December 2010
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Dalek sick of fans asking him to say ‘exterminate’
The star of the Doctor Who series, Dalek No. 3, says his career has suffered due to his continued typecasting as an extraterrestrial robot. The gripes are aired in his new autobiography Yes, I Can Climb Stairs, which was launched by Tom Baker on Thursday night.The creature from the planet Skaro says he’s received few offers other than from the producers of the long-running BBC drama. “People think that when you are a Dalek you can only play a dalekanium-covered mutant from outer space, but at RADA, I was acclaimed for my King Lear.”
In his book, Dalek No. 3 reveals that he was once in talks with George Lucas to star as a predecessor of R2D2 in the recent Star Wars prequels, but that Lucas became too concerned that viewers wouldn’t accept him as being from a different alien universe.
Speaking at the launch, the tank-enclosed performer refused to utter his trademark computerized catchphrase, “Exterminate!”, claiming that the very idea of the word now made him sick. “I can’t go to the shops without somebody coming up to me and saying that word,” he sighed robotically. “Sometimes they even follow me up and down the aisles, repeating it and laughing.”
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Northern Charity Daleks raising cash for kids
DOCTOR Who fans Rob Bosher and Keith Lawler are hoping to exterminate the competition with their handbuilt Daleks.
The pair slaved away for two years to recreate the full-sized monster from the hit TV series.
Now, the pals are travelling around the region with the Time Lord to raise money for local charities.
Since setting up Northern Charity Daleks at the beginning of this year they have managed to pull in £5,000 for children’s charities nationwide.
And in September the charity managed to raise more than £500 for the Woodhorn Museum and Archives Centre, near Ashington, Northumberland.
Rob, of Birtley, Gateshead, said: “I’ve been a Doctor Who fan since I was a little boy. I have always wanted to build a full-sized Dalek, and then I came across a plan for making one on the internet.
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Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Bits and bobs big update Dr who,Big finish and More!!
5.08 Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - The Perpetual Bond
Win 1 of 5 Doctor Who Return to Earth Wii games
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Daleks, Cybermen, and TARDIS gift wrapping paper
Colin Baker: "Paying for our past and their future"
BOOK SIGNINGS ANNOUNCED - Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens
Doctor Whom Returns to Toronto
NEVERMIND THE LAST TRACKS' Doctor Who Special
Main Range Subscribers get The Switching
A Geek’s Trip to The Doctor’s Cardiff
A Complete Set of Doctor Who Amigurumi
Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 49
Colin Baker: "Charmer’s attitude left me appalled"
Jago and Litefoot - Series 2 Packaging Revealed
Things We Love About Doctor Who #1
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Bits and bobs big update Dr who,Art,in the past and more!
WhoviansUSA - TARDIS Scanner Sunday: Diary Of A Whovian
76 Totter's Lane — Doctor Who Oddity: Children in Need Auction
Doctor Who Artwork — "11th Doctor" Running
Chuckle Brothers Shameless Doctor Who Parody
If I fail, Ercos will become a Dalek missile, Destination Earth!
Doctor Who Dead Ringers Parody — Fourth Doctor on the Eurostar
Cirencester Barnado's raffle off life size David Tennant cut-out
In The Past– So Many Doctors In 1 Place
In The Past - A Glittering Cover Version!
In The Past–Peter Davison Looking Like A Girl
76 Totter's Lane — Doctor Who Oddity: Pendants
Doctor Who iPhone app WhoNews donates profits to charity for a month
all the doctors and there best mates
Doctor Who Artwork — "The Master" by Draculasaurus
Doctor Who's Jon Pertwee Tortures Turtle
Doctor Who Dalek Spotted in Los Angeles!
Awkward - The Doctor, Amy, Rory by AmandaTolleson
Doctor Who Artwork — "The Doctor Meets Newton"
Doctor Who Dead Ringers Parody — Fourth Doctor Shops for Wardrobes
Win Tickets to See Doctor Who Stars at Memorabilia Convention
An Ode to Dr. Who's Matt Smith by Emily V. Gordon
Doctor Who Sound Effects Talk at National Media Museum
Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 193
The Snow Dome of Terror by jlfletch
Doctor Who: Shada To Be Released on DVD
DAM Productions - Pudsai the Revisit
Rare Tom Baker Doctor Who Signed Book
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Daleks decide against exterminating the Central Library
THE Daleks were among the sci-fi characters who invaded the Central Library as part of a celebration of the genre.The creatures, who are Dr Who’s sworn enemies, managed to overcome their evil desire to exterminate when they met dozens of families and collected money for Children In Need on Saturday.
Other characters at the library, in Regent Circus, included K9, also from Doctor Who, a Tusken Raider from Star Wars and crew members from Star Trek.
Children’s librarian Anish Noble-Harrison, who co-ordinated the event, said it had gone fantastically well.
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