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|release date= [[October]], [[2002]]
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|writer      = Justin Richards, Nicholas Briggs, Stephen Cole, Jacqueline Rayner, Mike Tucker
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48600-7
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|release date = 10 October 2002
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The '''''Dalek Survival Guide''''' was a [[2002 (releases)|2002]] novel published by [[BBC Books]] which detailed the threat of the [[Dalek]]s and some of their [[history]]. Taking the form of [[Dalek Survival Guide|an in-universe publication of the same name]], this ''Dalek Survival Guide'' was compiled from a variety of sources, including those from the [[future]], thanks in large part to the delivery of [[The Doctor's Gladstone bag|a battered Gladstone bag]] which contained more papers and documents than could have possibly fitted inside.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Essential for anyone aware of the looming menace that poses a terrible threat to us all. The Daleks being both highly dangerous and deeply malevolent, preparing oneself against the day of attack is of utmost importance, and the more information one has at one's fingertips, on Dalek behaviour, history, and psychology, as well as their military tactics and known weak points, the better.
Essential for anyone aware of the looming menace that poses a terrible threat to us all. The Daleks being both highly dangerous and deeply malevolent, preparing oneself against the day of attack is of utmost importance, and the more information one has at one's fingertips, on Dalek behaviour, history, and psychology, as well as their military tactics and known weak points, the better.


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Stories of previous encounters are also included, as examples of how Daleks have been dealt with in the past, illustrating appropriate behaviour and defence strategies. Self-check tests are included following these case studies, ensuring that the reader has absorbed all the relevant tips.
Stories of previous encounters are also included, as examples of how Daleks have been dealt with in the past, illustrating appropriate behaviour and defence strategies. Self-check tests are included following these case studies, ensuring that the reader has absorbed all the relevant tips.


==Main Focus==
== Summary ==
A semi-humorous guide exploring how to survive encounters with Daleks and recognising different types of Daleks and portions of their history.
''to be added''


==Notable Features==
== Worldbuilding ==
*Cross section of a [[Dalek]].
* [[Edward Waterfield]] stated in the [[1866]] [[monograph]] ''[[On Daleks]]'' that [[Dalek]] [[machine]]s are powered by [[static electricity]] and operated by the [[Dalek mutant|Dalek inside]] by [[psychokinesis]].
*Breakdowns of different types of Daleks that have appeared on screen and some that have appeared in [[Doctor Who Annual#Dalek Annuals|Dalek Annuals]].
* The "most detailed, informative and in many ways insidious" [[information]] about [[the Doctor]] is provided by the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]]'s [[Doctor Who (in-universe)|series]] of dramatised [[Biography|biographies]] transmitted as family [[entertainment]] between [[1963]] and [[1996]].
*Creation of the Daleks based on [[The Dalek Chronicles]].
* [[Francine Mole]] recorded in her [[pamphlet]] ''[[Sleeping with Daleks and Waking Refreshed]]'' that she travelled for thirteen [[day]]s and [[night]]s on the back of a Dalek along an underground [[mine]] shaft on [[Kemble]].
*Information and details of [[Skaro]] and the [[Thal]]s.
* [[The Doctor]] is "[[The Doctor's species|possibly]]" a [[Time Lord]].
*A frequently asked questions section (including 'Can the Daleks see red?') and a Glossary section.
* At least one Dalek was present for the [[Battle of Hastings]] in [[1066]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*Illustrations within book are by [[Alan Burton]]. The cover illustration is by [[Emma Judd]].
* The guidebook has no writers' credits, supposedly to protect the authors from the Daleks' wrath.
*The book is covered in a textured black cover with an embossed Dalek on the front.
* Illustrations within book are by [[Alan Burton]]. The cover illustration is by [[Emma Judd]].
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dalek-Survival-Guide-Dr-Who/dp/0563486007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227297270&sr=1-1 Amazon.co.uk description:]
* The book is covered in a textured black cover with an embossed Dalek on the front.
<blockquote>Being aware that the Daleks are highly dangerous, preparing oneself against the day of attack is of the utmost importance. This pocket-sized survival guide is stuffed with tips and information on Dalek bahaviour, history, and psychology as well as their military tactics and known weak points.</blockquote>
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dalek-Survival-Guide-Dr-Who/dp/0563486007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227297270&sr=1-1 Amazon.co.uk description:]<blockquote>Being aware that the Daleks are highly dangerous, preparing oneself against the day of attack is of the utmost importance. This pocket-sized survival guide is stuffed with tips and information on Dalek bahaviour, history, and psychology as well as their military tactics and known weak points.</blockquote>
* The book erroneously describes the [[grey Dalek]] [[Dalek drone|drones]], sported grey [[shoulder slat]]s and black [[sense globe]]s, from ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' as being entirely [[Black Dalek|black]]. Incidentally, a [[Black Dalek (Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] does appear as the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]]'s subordinate in [[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|the novelisation]], such a Dalek would appear as the [[Black Dalek Type VIII|casing]] of [[Dalek Sec]], and black drones would appear in the form of the [[Defence Drone]]s.
* The book erroneously identifies the [[Dalek Supreme Type 4]]'s [[insulator disc]]s as [[blue]] rather than black.
* The book claims that what it identifies as [[Dalek Section Leader|black-domed section leaders]], as seen in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', also had [[black]] [[shoulder slat]]s; the [[Black Dalek Leader (rank)|Black Dalek Leaders]]' slats were in fact [[silver]] like the [[silver Dalek]] drones.
* The book erroneously identifies the [[Necros Dalek|Type 1]] and [[Imperial Dalek|Type 2 Imperial Daleks]]' insulator discs as blue rather than [[white]] and [[gold]] respectively.
* The book makes reference to [[Dalek death squad]]s, which would be established in the television story ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'' as the enforcers of Dalek [[purity]], tasked with [[exterminating]] [[Dalek splinter group]]s.


==See also==
== Continuity ==
*[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]
* [[Terry Nation (The Daleks)|Terry Nation]] was responsible for discovering and translating the [[Dalek Chronicles]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Daleks (short story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Dalek Chronicles Found! (short story)|The Dalek Chronicles Found!]]'')
* The [[Emperor Type 1|Type 1 Emperor]] was reportedly sighted in the vicinity of [[Sol 3]] in [[1963]]. [[Rumour]]s suggest this [[casing]] contained the remnants of the [[Dalek]]s' originator, [[Davros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* The [[Emperor Type 2|Type 2 Emperor]] was sighted during the [[1960s]] [[Annual Reports]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'' et al.)
* The [[Emperor Type 3|Type 3 Emperor]] was sighted during investigations into the [[Dalek Factor]] on [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'')
* The [[Dalek Supreme Type 1|Type 1 Supreme]] was sighted in the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]] in [[The Doctor's reality (An Unearthly Child)|version of history "A"]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* The [[Dalek Supreme Type 2|Type 2 Supreme]] was sighted through the [[Space-Time Visualiser]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and in the [[Dalek Masterplan incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''/''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
* The [[Dalek Supreme Type 3|Type 3 Supreme]] was sighted in the [[Time Paradox Incident|invasion of Earth]] in [[alternate timeline (Day of the Daleks)|version of history "C"]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
* The [[Dalek Supreme Type 4|Type 4 Supreme]] was sighted on [[Spiridon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
* The [[Dalek Supreme Type 5|Type 5 Supreme]] was sighted on Earth in 1963. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Silver Dalek|Type 1 Drones]] were sighted in the Dalek Masterplan incident, ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''/''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') the [[Vulcan colony incursion]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') as well as reports from [[England]] in [[1866]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') and the planets [[Aridius]] and [[Mechanus]] among others. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
* [[Grey Dalek|Type 2 Drones]] were sighted in [[Genesis Incident|early Dalek creation myths]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') the [[Spiridon incursion]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') the [[Dalek-Movellan War|war with the Movellans]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') the [[liberation of Davros]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') the [[occupation of Necros]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') and as the [[Renegade Dalek|1963 Skaro faction Dalek force]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Type V Dalek|Type 3 Drones]] were identified in a report concerning the planet [[Exxilon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')
* [[Necros Dalek|Type 1 Imperial Daleks]] were sighted on [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Imperial Dalek|Type 2 Imperial Daleks]] were sighted on Earth in 1963. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* The [[Dalek City]] was once destroyed by the [[Monstron]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Menace of the Monstrons (comic story)|The Menace of the Monstrons]]'')
* [[Linus Leofrix]] experimented on [[Ogron]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Warlord of the Ogrons (comic story)|Warlord of the Ogrons]]'')
* Lone Daleks have been sighted in [[Roman]] [[Britain]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seasons of Fear (audio story)|Seasons of Fear]]'') and during the [[London Blitz]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* A new breed of [[Roboman]] has been identified in the [[Vega system]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]'', ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'')
* [[Supreme Controller Dalek]]s are coloured [[Red Dalek|Red]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[["Death to the Daleks!" (audio story)|"Death to the Daleks!"]]'')
* The Daleks have an interest in [[Shakespeare]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')


==External Links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?312 The TARDIS Library - '''Dalek Survival Guide''']
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?312 The TARDIS Library - '''Dalek Survival Guide''']
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You may be looking for the feature from the 2021 Annual.

The Dalek Survival Guide was a 2002 novel published by BBC Books which detailed the threat of the Daleks and some of their history. Taking the form of an in-universe publication of the same name, this Dalek Survival Guide was compiled from a variety of sources, including those from the future, thanks in large part to the delivery of a battered Gladstone bag which contained more papers and documents than could have possibly fitted inside.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Essential for anyone aware of the looming menace that poses a terrible threat to us all. The Daleks being both highly dangerous and deeply malevolent, preparing oneself against the day of attack is of utmost importance, and the more information one has at one's fingertips, on Dalek behaviour, history, and psychology, as well as their military tactics and known weak points, the better.

This handy, pocket-sized volume is stuffed with survival tips and features sections on: — Anti-Dalek Weaponry — The Dalek Defence Drill (Handy Tips for Survival under Attack) — The Anatomy of a Dalek (Daleks in Cross-Section) — The Dalek War-Machines — The Evolution of the Planet Skaro (history of the Dalek home-planet) — The Dalekreed (guide to the Daleks' belief system) — Dalek Dictionary — Know Your Enemy (Dalek recognition test)

Stories of previous encounters are also included, as examples of how Daleks have been dealt with in the past, illustrating appropriate behaviour and defence strategies. Self-check tests are included following these case studies, ensuring that the reader has absorbed all the relevant tips.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]