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|image = Dalek Conquests.jpg | |image = Dalek Conquests.jpg | ||
|number = | |number = | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] | |enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|producer = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |producer = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Audio | |publisher = BBC Audio | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1 May 2006 | ||
|format = 2 CDs | |format = 2 CDs | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-60283-313-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-60283-313-5 | ||
|clip = Doctor Who The Dalek Conquests | |clip = Doctor Who The Dalek Conquests | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Dalek Conquests''''' is a [[BBC Radio]]-produced retrospective on the [[Dalek]]s from their first appearance in | '''''The Dalek Conquests''''' is a [[BBC Radio]]-produced retrospective on the [[Dalek]]s from their first appearance in the television story ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' in 1963 to their (then) most recent appearance in the television story ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' in 2005. It was released by [[BBC Audio]] as a 2-CD set in 2006, with a running time of approximately 2 hours, 35 minutes. | ||
The documentary is narrated by [[Nicholas Briggs]] with audio clips taken from every televised Dalek story in both the classic and revived series (except for incidental references and the [[Doctor Who ( | The documentary is narrated by [[Nicholas Briggs]] with audio clips taken from every televised Dalek story in both the classic and revived series (except for incidental references and the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]) up to the end of the 2005 season, which are used to summarise the events of the various stories (this includes audio taken from several stories, including ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', which do not exist in complete film/video form in the BBC Archives (although most of the soundtracks have been released by BBC Radio and BBC Audio in the past)). | ||
The documentary is presented in a partly in-universe style, as if the BBC have sent a crew to investigate [[Henry van Statten]]'s now-sealed facility in [[Utah]], [[The Vault (Dalek)|the Vault]], at some point after the year [[2012]]. The fiction of the production holds that the BBC is also aware of such events as the [[Last Great Time War]], the Doctor's ability to regenerate, etc. | The documentary is presented in a partly in-universe style, as if the BBC have sent a crew to investigate [[Henry van Statten]]'s now-sealed facility in [[Utah]], [[The Vault (Dalek)|the Vault]], at some point after the year [[2012]]. The fiction of the production holds that the BBC is also aware of such events as the [[Last Great Time War]], the Doctor's ability to regenerate, etc. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Daleks have a long and terrible history of aggression, and are among the most feared of all science fiction monsters. Ruthless, cunning, and utterly evil, they have no pity, no fear, and will stop at nothing to destroy all other forms of life. Now [[Nicholas Briggs]] - the voice of the Daleks in the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' TV series — goes deep underground to [[The Vault (Dalek)|a deserted base]] in [[Utah]] to unearth the truth about the most nightmarish creatures in the universe. Packed with extracts from the Daleks' many TV appearances, ''The Dalek Conquests'' finds out where they come from, why they are bent on universal domination, and what part they played in the [[Time war|Time Wars]]. Above, all it explores their epic struggles with their nemesis, the [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]]. | The Daleks have a long and terrible history of aggression, and are among the most feared of all science fiction monsters. Ruthless, cunning, and utterly evil, they have no pity, no fear, and will stop at nothing to destroy all other forms of life. Now [[Nicholas Briggs]] - the voice of the Daleks in the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' TV series — goes deep underground to [[The Vault (Dalek)|a deserted base]] in [[Utah]] to unearth the truth about the most nightmarish creatures in the universe. Packed with extracts from the Daleks' many TV appearances, ''The Dalek Conquests'' finds out where they come from, why they are bent on universal domination, and what part they played in the [[Time war|Time Wars]]. Above, all it explores their epic struggles with their nemesis, the [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]]. | ||
Featuring clips from such classic stories as ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks|The Planet of the Daleks]]'' [''sic''], ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', and the 2005 episodes ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' and ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'', this CD pieces together the mysterious jigsaw that is the history of the Daleks. | Featuring clips from such classic stories as ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]'' [''sic''], ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', and the 2005 episodes ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' and ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', this CD pieces together the mysterious jigsaw that is the history of the Daleks. | ||
This is essential listening for Dalek fans — and foes — new and old. | This is essential listening for Dalek fans — and foes — new and old. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
In the mid-2010s, a BBC Radio documentary crew visit the remains of an underground vault in Utah where a Dalek incursion took place several years earlier ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | In the mid-2010s, a BBC Radio documentary crew visit the remains of an underground vault in Utah where a Dalek incursion took place several years earlier. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') A [[Narrator (The Dalek Conquests)|narrator]] describes the scene and discusses past recorded encounters between the Daleks and a mysterious individual known as the Doctor. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]] | * [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]] | ||
* [[Henry van Statten]] - [[Corey Johnson]] | * [[Henry van Statten]] - [[Corey Johnson]] | ||
* [[Diana Goddard]] - [[Anna-Louise Plowman]] | * [[Diana Goddard]] - [[Anna-Louise Plowman]] | ||
* [[First Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]] | * [[First Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]] | ||
* [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | * [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | ||
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* [[David Campbell]] - [[Peter Fraser]] | * [[David Campbell]] - [[Peter Fraser]] | ||
* [[Marc Cory]] - [[Edward de Souza]] | * [[Marc Cory]] - [[Edward de Souza]] | ||
* [[Mavic Chen]] - [[Kevin Stoney]] | * [[Mavic Chen]] - [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]] | ||
* [[Second Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]] | * [[Second Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]] | ||
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]] | * [[Polly Wright|Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]] | ||
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* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Davros]] (''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') - [[Michael Wisher]] | * [[Davros]] (''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') - [[Michael Wisher]] | ||
* [[Davros]] (''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') - [[David Gooderson]] | * [[Davros]] (''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') - [[David Gooderson]] | ||
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | * [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | ||
* [[Lytton]] - [[Maurice Colbourne]] | * [[Lytton]] - [[Maurice Colbourne]] | ||
* [[Davros]] (''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' - ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') - [[Terry Molloy]] | * [[Davros]] (''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' - ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') - [[Terry Molloy]] | ||
* [[Kara (Revelation of the Daleks)|Kara]] - [[Eleanor Bron]] | * [[Kara (Revelation of the Daleks)|Kara]] - [[Eleanor Bron]] | ||
* [[Orcini]] — [[William Gaunt]] | * [[Orcini]] — [[William Gaunt]] | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | ||
* [[Natasha Stengos]] - [[Bridget Lynch-Blosse]] | * [[Natasha Stengos]] - [[Bridget Lynch-Blosse]] | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * The [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] sends {{Delgado}} on his mission to divide humans and Draconians. | ||
* The Daleks invaded [[Earth]] in [[2157]] as a means for [[Project Degravitate]]. | |||
* The Dalek plot to start a war between [[human]]s and [[Draconian]]s is known as [[Operation Divide and Conquer]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The only Doctor not represented in this documentary is the [[Eighth Doctor]], as only televised Dalek stories are included (the Daleks have peripheral involvement in the events of the 1996 TV movie, but it was not a Dalek story otherwise, and this production predates ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'') | * The only Doctor not represented in this documentary is the [[Eighth Doctor]], as only televised Dalek stories are included (the Daleks have peripheral involvement in the events of the 1996 TV movie, but it was not a Dalek story otherwise, and this production predates ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* Continuity glitches between the various stories are rationalised as being the consequence of historical records being not 100-percent reliable over the course of centuries. | * Continuity glitches between the various stories are rationalised as being the consequence of historical records being not 100-percent reliable over the course of centuries. | ||
* Both the 1963 [[Delia Derbyshire]] and 2005 [[Murray Gold]] versions of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] are featured, along with an original piece of music that ends the documentary. | * Both the 1963 [[Delia Derbyshire]] and 2005 [[Murray Gold]] versions of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] are featured, along with an original piece of music that ends the documentary. | ||
=== Clips featured === | === Clips featured === | ||
The documentary includes sound clips (sometimes extensive ones) from the following stories (in order of first appearance as some stories are excerpted more than once throughout the production): | The documentary includes sound clips (sometimes extensive ones) from the following stories (in order of first appearance as some stories are excerpted more than once throughout the production): | ||
* ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' | * ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Daleks]]'' | * ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | * ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Chase]]'' | * ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' | * ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' | * ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' | * ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' | ||
* ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' | * ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The documentary indicates that at some point after the events of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', the Vault is sealed and abandoned. This became a part of established continuity in the comic story ''[[Mystery Date (comic story)|Mystery Date]]''. | * The documentary indicates that at some point after the events of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', the Vault is sealed and abandoned. This became a part of established continuity in the comic story ''[[Mystery Date (comic story)|Mystery Date]]''. | ||
* The documentary surmises that certain events in the Classic Series, such as the Daleks' ability to travel through time ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') and the Time Lords helping the Doctor navigate [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[Spiridon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') were early shots fired in the Time War, with the War beginning in earnest with [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''. This is consistent with comments made by [[Russell T Davies]] and others that the events of '' | * The documentary covers the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s confrontation with the [[Metaltron]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') the [[First Doctor]]'s visit to [[Skaro]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') the attempt to assassinate the Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') the invasion of [[4000]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') the crashed ship on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') the "[[Great Civil War|Final End]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') the attack on [[Auderly House]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') [[Operation Divide and Conquer]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') the Dalek presence on [[Spiridon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') and [[Exxilon]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') the [[creation of the Daleks]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') the rescue of [[Davros]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') his work on [[Necros]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') the [[Shoreditch Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') and the invasion of [[200,100]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''/''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* The documentary surmises that certain events in the Classic Series, such as the Daleks' ability to travel through time ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and the Time Lords helping the Doctor navigate [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[Spiridon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') were early shots fired in the Time War, with the War beginning in earnest with [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''. This is consistent with comments made by [[Russell T Davies]] and others that the events of ''Genesis of the Daleks'' were part of the Time War. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (Gallifrey audio story)|Ascension]]'', the final chapter of the ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio drama series, also suggests the war began with the events of ''Genesis of the Daleks''. | |||
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