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|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2023-children-in-need-shooting-script-07042023.pdf | |||
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|novelisation = Destination: Skaro (short story) | |||
|doctor = Fourteenth Doctor | |doctor = Fourteenth Doctor | ||
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|featuring = [[Davros]], [[Dalek Prime|First Dalek]] | |featuring = [[Davros]], [[Dalek Prime|First Dalek]], [[Nyder]] | ||
|setting = [[Skaro]], the "[[genesis of the Daleks]]" | |setting = [[Skaro]], the "[[genesis of the Daleks]]" | ||
|writer = Russell T Davies | |writer = Russell T Davies | ||
|director = [[Jamie | |director = [[Jamie Donoughue]] | ||
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|broadcast date = 17 November 2023 | |broadcast date = 17 November 2023 | ||
|network = BBC One | |network = BBC One | ||
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|series = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|prev = The Power of the Doctor (TV story) | |prev = The Power of the Doctor (TV story) | ||
|next = The | |next = The Star Beast (TV story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[mini-episode|mini-episodes]] | |series2 = ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[mini-episode|mini-episodes]] | ||
|prev2 = The Flux is Coming... (TV story) | |prev2 = The Flux is Coming... (TV story) | ||
|next2 = | |next2 = Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story) | ||
|series3 = ''[[Children in Need]]'' specials | |series3 = ''[[Children in Need]]'' specials | ||
|prev3 = Anastasia's Doctor Who Surprise | |prev3 = Anastasia's Doctor Who Surprise | ||
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Much like the 2005 ''Children in Need'' special {{cs|Born Again (TV story)}} had done with the [[Tenth Doctor]], ''Destination: Skaro'' marked the first full appearance of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] on-screen, following his debut in {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}. In the interim, he saw multiple appearances in other media, including the comic story {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}, which lead directly into ''Destination: Skaro'' by bringing the Doctor to [[Skaro]] during its epilogue. | Much like the 2005 ''Children in Need'' special {{cs|Born Again (TV story)}} had done with the [[Tenth Doctor]], ''Destination: Skaro'' marked the first full appearance of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] on-screen, following his debut in {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}. In the interim, he saw multiple appearances in other media, including the comic story {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}, which lead directly into ''Destination: Skaro'' by bringing the Doctor to [[Skaro]] during its epilogue. | ||
While mainly comedic in tone, ''Destination: Skaro'' was notable for bringing the Doctor back to the [[genesis of the Daleks]], where he ended up unintentionally becoming part of a [[Bootstrap paradox]] by inspiring key elements of their development, such as accidentally giving away the name "Dalek" for the [[Mark III Travel Machine]], as well as their battle cry, "[[Exterminate]]", and inspiring the [[suction arm]] by replacing the [[multi-dextrous claw]] with a [[plunger]] after having accidentally destroyed it. However, dialogue in the minisode indicates that it is | While mainly comedic in tone, ''Destination: Skaro'' was notable for bringing the Doctor back to the [[genesis of the Daleks]], where he ended up unintentionally becoming part of a [[Bootstrap paradox]] by inspiring key elements of their development, such as accidentally giving away the name "Dalek" for the [[Mark III Travel Machine]], as well as their battle cry, "[[Exterminate]]", and inspiring the [[suction arm]] by replacing the [[multi-dextrous claw]] with a [[plunger]] after having accidentally destroyed it. However, dialogue in the minisode indicates that it is not meant to wholly fit in with the version of history seen in {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}}, with the Doctor realising that his interference coincides with "the timelines and canon rupturing". ''Destination: Skaro'' also marked the first time an adult [[Davros]] was shown before his disfigurement in a visual medium, and the second time he had been seen on-screen without the need for his [[Davros's chair|life support chair]], coming after his appearance as a child in {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}. | ||
This story would be novelised in the form of ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2025]]'' short story {{cs|Destination: Skaro (short story)}}. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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[[Davros]] and his assistant, [[Castavillian]], are building [[Dalek Prime|the first iteration]] of a mutant-housing [[Mark III Travel Machine]]. Castavillian tries coming up with a new name for the Machine, using different anagrams of [[Kaled]], though none of which Davros approves of. Hearing a request from [[Nyder]] over an [[intercom]], Davros leaves, telling Castavillian not to touch anything. As Castavillian laments his inability to come up with a good anagram, he hears an inexplicable wheezing and groaning. | [[Davros]] and his assistant, [[Castavillian]], are building [[Dalek Prime|the first iteration]] of a mutant-housing [[Mark III Travel Machine]]. Castavillian tries coming up with a new name for the Machine, using different anagrams of [[Kaled]], though none of which Davros approves of. Hearing a request from [[Nyder]] over an [[intercom]], Davros leaves, telling Castavillian not to touch anything. As Castavillian laments his inability to come up with a good anagram, he hears an inexplicable wheezing and groaning. | ||
Suddenly, [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] crashes into the room, smashing into a wall. The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] opens the door and, after greeting the bewildered Castavillian, starts rambling about [[regenerating]] from a "really [[Thirteenth Doctor|brilliant woman]]" into an [[Tenth Doctor|old face]], until he realises his violent landing has accidentally smashed the [[multi-dextrous claw]] off the Machine, and apologises. Then he sees the Machine, and realises that | Suddenly, [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] crashes into the room, smashing into a wall. The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] opens the door and, after greeting the bewildered Castavillian, starts rambling about [[regenerating]] from a "really [[Thirteenth Doctor|brilliant woman]]" into an [[Tenth Doctor|old face]], until he realises his violent landing has accidentally smashed the [[multi-dextrous claw]] off the Machine, and apologises. Then he sees the Machine, and realises that it's a [[Dalek]], which Castavillian picks up on approvingly. As the Doctor notes that he was lucky that he wasn't "[[Extermination|exterminated]]", he realises that he has accidentally travelled to the "[[genesis of the Daleks]]", with Castavillian noting down everything he says. Hurriedly, he legs it back to the TARDIS, retrieves a plunger, and throws it to Castavillian. The Doctor runs back into the TARDIS and tells Castavillian he "was never [t]here" as the TARDIS dematerialises. | ||
Panicking, Castavillian sticks the plunger on to the Dalek in place of the claw. Davros re-enters and sees the plunger stuck on to the Dalek. Castavillian looks at him nervously, yet Davros, after a pause, only says, "''I like it.''" | Panicking, Castavillian sticks the plunger on to the Dalek in place of the claw. Davros re-enters and sees the plunger stuck on to the Dalek. Castavillian looks at him nervously, yet Davros, after a pause, only says, "''I like it.''" | ||
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* Voice of [[Dalek Prime|the Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="podcast"> [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/2023-11-26-eleven-chimes Big Finish Podcast - 26 November 2023 Eleven Chimes Time: 15 minutes]</ref> | * Voice of [[Dalek Prime|the Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="podcast"> [https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/2023-11-26-eleven-chimes Big Finish Podcast - 26 November 2023 Eleven Chimes Time: 15 minutes]</ref> | ||
* [[Nyder]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="podcast"/> | * [[Nyder]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="podcast"/> | ||
* [[Dalek Operator]] - [[ | * [[Dalek Operator]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]{{fact}} | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Davros mentions that [[Thousand Year War|the war]] caused the [[Kaled]]s to [[mutation|mutate]]. | * Davros mentions that [[Thousand Year War|the war]] caused the [[Kaled]]s to [[mutation|mutate]]. | ||
* Davros identifies the bonded [[polycarbide]] [[casing|shell]], [[multi-dextrous claw]] and [[ruby ray blaster]] as part of the Travel Machine's arsenal. | * Davros identifies the bonded [[polycarbide]] [[casing|shell]], [[multi-dextrous claw]] and [[ruby ray blaster]] as part of the Travel Machine's arsenal. | ||
* The anagrams Castavillian proposes for the Travel Machine's name are "Lekad", "Adlek", "[[Klade]]",{{note| | * The anagrams Castavillian proposes for the Travel Machine's name are "Lekad", "Adlek", "[[Klade]]",{{note|The name was scripted as "Klade";<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2023-children-in-need-shooting-script-07042023.pdf ''Children In Need Special - The Fourteenth Doctor (2023)'' on bbc.co.uk./writersroom]</ref> the subtitles on BBC iPlayer spelled it as such, however the subtitles on [[YouTube]] used the spelling "Klaed".}} and "Edlak". | ||
* When the Doctor realises that he is inspiring the development of the Daleks by saying his future knowledge with Castavillian in earshot writing it down, creating a [[bootstrap paradox]], he fears it will result in the [[timeline]]s and [[canonicity|canon]] "[[rupture|rupturing]]." | * When the Doctor realises that he is inspiring the development of the Daleks by saying his future knowledge with Castavillian in earshot writing it down, creating a [[bootstrap paradox]], he fears it will result in the [[timeline]]s and [[canonicity|canon]] "[[rupture|rupturing]]." | ||
== | == Story notes == | ||
* The title "''Destination: Skaro''" was only given by [[Russell T Davies]] on a post on his [[Instagram]].<ref name="rtd"/> | * The title "''Destination: Skaro''" was only given by [[Russell T Davies]] on a post on his [[Instagram]].<ref name="rtd"/> | ||
* ''Destination: Skaro'' was the first time an adult Davros was seen prior to his disfigurement in live action, though this time of his life had previously been depicted in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[I, Davros]]'' audio dramas {{cs|Davros (audio story)}}, {{cs|Purity (audio story)}} and {{cs|Corruption (audio story)}}. He had also previously been shown as a child in {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}. Russell T Davies stated on ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' that he did not want to depict Davros as he looked in the past to avoid associating a disfigured wheelchair user with "evil", particularly during Children in Need, where those with physical disabilities and mobility issues are among those who are helped by the charity. | * ''Destination: Skaro'' was the first time an adult Davros was seen prior to his disfigurement in live action, though this time of his life had previously been depicted in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[I, Davros]]'' audio dramas {{cs|Davros (audio story)}}, {{cs|Purity (audio story)}} and {{cs|Corruption (audio story)}}. He had also previously been shown as a child in {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}. Russell T Davies stated on ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' that he did not want to depict Davros as he looked in the past to avoid associating a disfigured wheelchair user with "evil", particularly during Children in Need, where those with physical disabilities and mobility issues are among those who are helped by the charity. | ||