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{{Infobox Magazine
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|release date= [[November (releases)|November]], [[1973]]
|release date= [[November (releases)|November]], [[1973]]
|format= Large format 68 pages stapled
|format = Large format 68 pages stapled
|editor= [[David Driver]], [[Jack Lundin]]
|editor = [[David Driver]], [[Jack Lundin]]
|publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]
|publisher = [[BBC Magazines]]
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|next override = Radio Times Doctor Who Collectors' Edition
|next issue = [[Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special]]
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The tenth anniversary of the Doctor Who television series was celebrated by a ''[[Radio Times]]'' special, published with new short story, ''[[We are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]'' by [[Terry Nation]].
The tenth anniversary of the Doctor Who television series was celebrated by a ''[[Radio Times]]'' special, published with new short story, ''[[We are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]'' by [[Terry Nation]].
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* [[Elisabeth Sladen]], who plays self-willed [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]], who plays self-willed [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Terry Nation]]
* [[Terry Nation]]
* '[[ are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]' Written by [[Terry Nation]] and illustrated by [[Philip Castle]]
* '[[We are the Daleks! (short story)|We are the Daleks!]]' Written by [[Terry Nation]] and illustrated by [[Philip Castle]]
* Build a Dalek
* Build a Dalek


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:: [[John Scott Martin]] (monster man)
:: [[John Scott Martin]] (monster man)


== Original Credits ==
== Original credits ==
* Editors: [[David Driver]], [[Jack Lundin]]
* Editors: [[David Driver]], [[Jack Lundin]]
* Interviews: [[David Gillard]]
* Interviews: [[David Gillard]]
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== Additional details ==
== Additional details ==
[[File:The Three Doctors Peter Brookes Radio Times.jpg|thumb|Illustration by [[Peter Brookes]]]]
* Originally available priced 30p, (UK) this magazine special was reprinted in 2003 and was offered exclusively through Radio Times.
* Originally available priced 30p, (UK) this magazine special was reprinted in 2003 and was offered exclusively through Radio Times.
* An insert with all copies stated that;
* An insert with all copies stated that;
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* “Producer [[Barry Letts]] and Script Editor [[Terrance Dicks]] are the only full-time members of the Dr Who team. Says Letts: “Dr Who's success is that it doesn't have a formula – it's flexible. The Doctor's appeal is that he's a superman – and yet he's fallible. Supermen are always interesting, but they're that that much more interesting if they're a bit human too. And we try and make everything that happens scientifically plausible – like monsters landing in London – and interpret it as logically and realistically as possible. The Doctor is a good strongly moral man, who always searches for peaceful solutions.”
* “Producer [[Barry Letts]] and Script Editor [[Terrance Dicks]] are the only full-time members of the Dr Who team. Says Letts: “Dr Who's success is that it doesn't have a formula – it's flexible. The Doctor's appeal is that he's a superman – and yet he's fallible. Supermen are always interesting, but they're that that much more interesting if they're a bit human too. And we try and make everything that happens scientifically plausible – like monsters landing in London – and interpret it as logically and realistically as possible. The Doctor is a good strongly moral man, who always searches for peaceful solutions.”
* In 2007 it was reprinted in Australia and New Zealand by the ABC. (ISBN 0-7333-1950-5)
* In 2007 it was reprinted in Australia and New Zealand by the ABC. (ISBN 0-7333-1950-5)
* In late 1973 the outgoing production team of producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks encouraged Nation to explore the beginnings of the Daleks in a new storyline. Nation had contributed a Dalek serial to each of the previous two seasons — ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' — but his initial effort for season twelve had been rejected as too derivative of his earlier works. Starting anew with Letts' and Dicks' suggested approach, Nation crafted a new storyline called ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', produced by [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] and script edited by [[Robert Holmes]], which veered away from the ''[[TV Century 21]]'' and ''Radio Times'' versions of the Daleks' origins, and contradicted Nation's own history of the planet mentioned on-screen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', too.
* In late 1973 the outgoing production team of producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks encouraged Nation to explore the beginnings of the Daleks in a new storyline. Nation had contributed a Dalek serial to each of the previous two seasons — ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' — but his initial effort for season twelve had been rejected as too derivative of his earlier works. Starting anew with Letts' and Dicks' suggested approach, Nation crafted a new storyline called ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', produced by [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] and script edited by [[Robert Holmes]], which veered away from the ''[[TV Century 21]]'' and ''Radio Times'' versions of the Daleks' origins, and contradicted Nation's own history of the planet mentioned on-screen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', too.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4e.html </ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.radiotimes.com/shows/doctor-who The BBC's official ''Radio Times'' website with an increasing amount of Doctor Who content including archive material]
* [http://www.radiotimes.com/shows/doctor-who The BBC's official ''Radio Times'' website with an increasing amount of Doctor Who content including archive material]
[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4e.html]
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 11 December 2024

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The tenth anniversary of the Doctor Who television series was celebrated by a Radio Times special, published with new short story, We are the Daleks! by Terry Nation.

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The 10th year of BBC1'S great adventure series. Inside: the stars, full background, how to build your very own Dalek and a chilling new Dalek story by Terry Nation.

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The magazine is broadly in two halves; the first has a double-page spread year by year (offering a breakdown by story, giving titles, number of episodes, writer and story synopsis) interspersed by a spread of cast interviews. The second half is up mostly of new Dalek fiction by Terry Nation and detailed plans to construct a life-size Dalek as seen on TV, followed by some behind-the-scenes profiles.

  • These are the three Dr Whos
William Hartnell
Patrick Troughton
Jon Pertwee
  • Behind-the-scenes people
Including;
Dudley Simpson (musician)
Bernard Lodge (graphics designer)
Roger Liminton (scenic designer)
Terry Walsh (stuntman)
Bernard Wilkie (senior visual effects designer)
John Friedlander (sculptor),
Barbara Lane (costume designer), and
John Scott Martin (monster man)

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Illustration by Peter Brookes
  • Originally available priced 30p, (UK) this magazine special was reprinted in 2003 and was offered exclusively through Radio Times.
  • An insert with all copies stated that;
“Every effort has been made to source the original photographs but regrettably, not all of the originals survive. In such cases, we have either used similar images or have re-scanned from the original magazine resulting in a slightly grainy image.
Following the pattern of the original magazine, the headings in the story guide are those of the first episode in each story, up to The Gunfighters, after which individual names were abandoned.
Please note that the information at the base of page 3 is largely out-of-date, as is the cover price of 30p!”
  • “Producer Barry Letts and Script Editor Terrance Dicks are the only full-time members of the Dr Who team. Says Letts: “Dr Who's success is that it doesn't have a formula – it's flexible. The Doctor's appeal is that he's a superman – and yet he's fallible. Supermen are always interesting, but they're that that much more interesting if they're a bit human too. And we try and make everything that happens scientifically plausible – like monsters landing in London – and interpret it as logically and realistically as possible. The Doctor is a good strongly moral man, who always searches for peaceful solutions.”
  • In 2007 it was reprinted in Australia and New Zealand by the ABC. (ISBN 0-7333-1950-5)
  • In late 1973 the outgoing production team of producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks encouraged Nation to explore the beginnings of the Daleks in a new storyline. Nation had contributed a Dalek serial to each of the previous two seasons — Planet of the Daleks and Death to the Daleks — but his initial effort for season twelve had been rejected as too derivative of his earlier works. Starting anew with Letts' and Dicks' suggested approach, Nation crafted a new storyline called Genesis of the Daleks, produced by Philip Hinchcliffe and script edited by Robert Holmes, which veered away from the TV Century 21 and Radio Times versions of the Daleks' origins, and contradicted Nation's own history of the planet mentioned on-screen in The Daleks, too.[1]

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]