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|image = Peaceful Thals Ambushed. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = Peaceful Thals Ambushed!.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = | |main character = | ||
|setting = [[31 July]] [[2065]] | |setting = [[31 July]] [[2065]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 28 | |publication = [[TV21 28]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 31 July 1965 | ||
|prev = Spaceship S.O.S. (short story) | |prev = Spaceship S.O.S. (short story) | ||
|next = The Story of the Film (short story) | |next = Bullion Train (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[TV Century 21]]'' short stories | |||
|prev2 = Spaceship S.O.S. (short story) | |||
|next2 = The Story of the Film (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Peaceful Thals Ambushed!''''' was the cover short story printed of Issue 28 ''[[TV Century 21]]'', which tied in with the release of ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''. | '''''Peaceful Thals Ambushed!''''' was the cover short story printed of Issue 28 ''[[TV Century 21]]'', which tied in with the release of ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''. | ||
It was an early and remarkable example of a depiction of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|in-universe media about the Doctor]]: the feature film was shown to exist in-universe as a fictionalised account of the real [[Thal-Dalek battle]] which had previously occurred on [[Skaro]] and been "reported upon" by the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]]. This notion was explored further in another short story in the same issue of ''TV21'', and would much later be picked up on by [[Steven Moffat]] in his [[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|''The Day of the Doctor'' novelisation]]. | It was an early and remarkable example of a depiction of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|in-universe media about the Doctor]]: the feature film was shown to exist in-universe as a fictionalised account of the real [[Thal-Dalek battle]] which had previously occurred on [[Skaro]] and been "reported upon" by the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]]. This notion was explored further in another short story in the same issue of ''TV21'', and would much later be picked up on by [[Steven Moffat]] in his [[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|''The Day of the Doctor'' novelisation]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On [[31 July]], [[2065]], the paper reports that eighteen months ago, on [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] [[Television]], a news bulletin from the planet [[Skaro]] were broadcast: "Following attempts to make peace with the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Thal]]s have been viciously ambushed and a [[Thal-Dalek battle|fierce battle]] is still being fought". It then explains that an "exciting film", entitled ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', is now being broadcast in [[cinema]]s based on these events. | On [[31 July]], [[2065]], the paper reports that eighteen months ago, on [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] [[Television]], a news bulletin from the planet [[Skaro]] were broadcast: "Following attempts to make peace with the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Thal]]s have been viciously ambushed and a [[Thal-Dalek battle|fierce battle]] is still being fought". It then explains that an "exciting film", entitled ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', is now being broadcast in [[cinema]]s based on these events. | ||
Meanwhile, the [[Solturian News Agency]] reports that [[Prince]] [[Jareth]] has been called in by [[Mirva]] to investigate a new [[prophecy]] made by [[Lurr]]; the article notes that the News Agency's report fails to clarify whether this new prophecy is still concerned with the [[Dalek]]s or refers to another threat. | Meanwhile, the [[Solturian News Agency]] reports that [[Prince]] [[Jareth]] has been called in by [[Mirva]] to investigate a new [[prophecy]] made by [[Lurr]]; the article notes that the News Agency's report fails to clarify whether this new prophecy is still concerned with the [[Dalek]]s or refers to another threat. | ||
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* [[Amos Burke]] | * [[Amos Burke]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Lord Nelson]] was shot on stage during a performance of the play ''[[This Gun for Death]]''. | * [[Lord Nelson]] was shot on stage during a performance of the play ''[[This Gun for Death]]''. | ||
* ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' was shot in [[Technicolor]]. | * ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' was shot in [[Technicolor]]. | ||
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* The [[Solturian]]s are currently facing the threat of the [[Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Penta Ray Factor (comic story)|The Penta Ray Factor]]'') | * The [[Solturian]]s are currently facing the threat of the [[Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Penta Ray Factor (comic story)|The Penta Ray Factor]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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Peaceful Thals Ambushed!.png|A still from ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (in-universe)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', featuring [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|Peter Cushing]] and [[Roberta Tovey (in-universe)|Roberta Tovey]] as [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] and [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] with the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Dalek City]]. | |||
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[[Category:Dalek short stories]] | [[Category:Dalek short stories]] | ||