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|name=We are the Daleks!
|series= ''[[Radio Times]]'' short stories
|series= ''[[Radio Times]]'' short stories
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|writer=[[Terry Nation]]
|writer = Terry Nation
|publication=[[Doctor Who Special (1973)]]
|publication=[[Doctor Who Special (1973)]]
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|release date=November 1973
|prev = Barbara in Wonderland (short story)
|next=Birth of a Renegade (short story)
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'''We are the Daleks!''' was a short story original to the [[1973 (releases)|1973]] ''[[Doctor Who Special (1973)|Doctor Who Special]]''.
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'''We are the Daleks!''' was a short story original to the [[1973 (releases)|1973]] ''[[Doctor Who Special (1973)|Doctor Who Special]]''. Eight years after ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'' and two years before ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', it saw Dalek creator [[Terry Nation]] giving yet another possible account of [[Creation of the Daleks|the Daleks' origin]] which has little in common with any other version of Dalek history. The story depicted [[Ameron]] as the Daleks' home planet, rather than the familiar [[Skaro]], and revolved around the revelation that the Daleks evolved from [[human]]s artificially transplanted to the planet by the [[Halldon]]s as part of an experiment (hence the title).


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[The Doctor (We are the Daleks!)|The Doctor]]
* [[Joel Kendon]]
* [[Joel Kendon]]
: Space geologist for Astro Survey and Mining (Venus) Inc., from whose point of view the story is told
* [[Dag Richie]]
* [[Dag Richie]]
: Owner of Astro Survey and Mining (Venus) Inc. / Navigation officer of the ''Chaser''
* Caesar
* Caesar
: Pilot of the ''Chaser''
* [[Ziegler]]
* [[Ziegler]]
: Chief engineer of the ''Chaser''
* [[Lleyn]]
* [[Lleyn]]
: Astro-Meteorologist
* [[Ravella]]
* [[Ravella]]
: Communications officer
* [[Bryant Anderson]]
* [[Bryant Anderson]]
: An anthropologist hiding out on Ollendorf 2, who has discovered a terrible secret


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Notes ==
== Story notes ==
* Neither the Doctor nor his companions (who remain in the TARDIS) are identified in this story.  
* Neither the Doctor nor his companions (who remain in the TARDIS) are identified in this story.
* This was the second ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short story to be published in ''[[Radio Times]]''. The next and currently last would be ''[[Birth of a Renegade]]''; however, ''Radio Times'' have gone on to publish ''Doctor Who'' comic strip stories.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 18 July 2024

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We are the Daleks! was a short story original to the 1973 Doctor Who Special. Eight years after Genesis of Evil and two years before Genesis of the Daleks, it saw Dalek creator Terry Nation giving yet another possible account of the Daleks' origin which has little in common with any other version of Dalek history. The story depicted Ameron as the Daleks' home planet, rather than the familiar Skaro, and revolved around the revelation that the Daleks evolved from humans artificially transplanted to the planet by the Halldons as part of an experiment (hence the title).

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor discovers on the inhospitable and hostile terrain of Ollendorf 2 the remains of a Dalek and, in a cave, two human skeletons which have lain there for centuries. He wonders what brought the two men to this world. An account follows, told by space geologist Joel Kendon, describing the Halldon scientists' experiment. In it they transplanted primitive humans to the planet Ameron. The scientists artificially accelerated the humans evolution and in so doing created the Daleks.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Neither the Doctor nor his companions (who remain in the TARDIS) are identified in this story.
  • This was the second Doctor Who short story to be published in Radio Times. The next and currently last would be Birth of a Renegade; however, Radio Times have gone on to publish Doctor Who comic strip stories.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added