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'''Daleks: The Early Years''' was a video containing rare episodes from early [[Dalek]] stories. It was presented by [[Peter Davison]] and contained the following episodes:
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'''''Daleks: The Early Years''''' was a video containing rare episodes from early [[Dalek]] stories. It was presented by [[Peter Davison]] and contained the following full episodes:
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'': "[[Counter Plot]]"<ref>Both this episode and "Escape Switch" were at the time the only instalments of the story known to exist.</ref>
* ''The Daleks' Master Plan'': "[[Escape Switch]]"
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' episode two


*[[The Daleks' Master Plan]], Episodes 5 and 10
as well as interviews with [[Terry Nation]], [[Raymond Cusick]], [[John Scott Martin]], [[Roy Skelton]]; clips from ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (surviving clips), ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''; the BBC trailers for ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''; an outtake from ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''; and an extract from "[[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]]" by [[The Go-Go's]].
*[[The Evil of the Daleks]], Episode 2
and also an interview with [[Terry Nation|Terry Nation]], [[Raymond Cusick|Raymond Cusick]], [[John Scott Martin|John Scott Martin]], [[Roy Skelton|Roy Skelton]] , clips from [[The Daleks|The Daleks]], [[The Chase|The Chase]], surviving clips from [[The Daleks' Master Plan|The Daleks' Master Plan]], [[Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD|Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD]], [[The Power of the Daleks|The Power of the Daleks]] and [[The Five Doctors|The Five Doctors]], the BBC trailers for [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], an outtake from [[The Five Doctors|The Five Doctors]] and an extract form [[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek|I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]].{{real world stub}}


== Behind the scenes ==
== Crew ==
* - Daleks - The Early Years
* Presented by - [[Peter Davison]]
* with - [[Terry Nation]], [[Raymond Cusick|Raymond P. Cusick]], [[John Scott Martin]], [[Roy Skelton]]
* Special thanks to - [[Museum of the Moving Image]], South Bank, London and [[KRMA TV]], Denver, USA
* [[Theme music|Doctor Who theme composed by]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
* [[Theme music|Theme arranged and performed by]] - [[Keff McCulloch]]
* [[Runner|Production Assistant]] - [[Ingrid Taylor]]
* [[Make-up]] - [[Erika Wareing]]
* [[Camera operator|Cameraman]] - [[Mike Winser]]
* [[Post-production|Post Production]] - [[Ace Editing]]
* [[Sound recordist|Sound]] - [[Tim Davies]]
* [[Studio lighting|Lighting]] - [[Ian Dow]]
* [[Writer|Written]] and [[Producer|Produced by]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]]
* BBC
* © British Broadcasting Corporation and BBC Enterprises Ltd. MCMXCII


*This was part of a series of videos produced by [[John Nathan-Turner]] intended to release rare episodes and incomplete seriels, as well as interveiws and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
== Notes ==
*All British releases were handled by BBC Worldwide, Australasian releases by Polygram and American releases by CBS/Fox
* This was one of a series of videos produced by [[John Nathan-Turner]] intended to release rare episodes and incomplete serials, as well as interviews and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
*The video was classified U in the UK and PG for 'Low Level Violence' in Australia.
* All British releases were handled by BBC Worldwide, Australasian releases by Polygram and American releases by CBS/Fox.
*It was released on 06/07/1991 in the UK, 1992 in America and on 03/02/1993 in Australia.
* The video was classified "U" in the UK and "PG" for "Low Level Violence" in Australia.
*The arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme]] used for this and succeeding ''Years'' releases was originally arranged by [[Keff McCulloch]] for the 1989 album ''[[:Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]''.<br />
* It was released on 6 July 1991 in the UK, 1992 in America and on 3 February 1993 in Australia.
* The arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] used for this and succeeding ''Years'' releases was originally arranged by [[Keff McCulloch]] for the 1989 album ''[[Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme (soundtrack)|Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]''.
* Peter Davison mistakenly referred to the first episode of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' as "The Dead City" rather than "The Dead Planet".
* Highlights from the documentary were featured on the Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray release of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''.


== See also ==
Six similar videos were later released up to 1994. They were:
Six similar videos were later released up to 1994, they were
* ''[[The Hartnell Years]]''
*[[The Hartnell Years|The Hartnell Years]]
* ''[[The Troughton Years]]''
*[[The Troughton Years]]
* ''[[The Pertwee Years]]''
*[[The Pertwee Years]]
* ''[[Cybermen: The Early Years]]''
*[[:Cybermen: The Early Years]]
* ''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]''
*[[The Tom Baker Years]]
* ''[[The Colin Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Colin Baker Years]]''
*[[The Colin Baker Years]]
 
<br /> In 1993 the BBC refused to fund production of ''The Davison Years'' and ''The McCoy Years''.
== Home video releases ==
[[Category:VHS releases]]
=== VHS releases ===
The documentary was released on VHS on [[6 July (releases)|6 July]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]].
 
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=== DVD and Blu-ray rreleases ===
Highlights from the documentary was released on the special edition DVD and Blu-ray release of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' in 2020.
 
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:1992 documentaries]]
[[Category:Species spotlight documentaries]]

Latest revision as of 20:13, 3 November 2024

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Daleks: The Early Years was a video containing rare episodes from early Dalek stories. It was presented by Peter Davison and contained the following full episodes:

as well as interviews with Terry Nation, Raymond Cusick, John Scott Martin, Roy Skelton; clips from The Daleks, The Chase, The Daleks' Master Plan (surviving clips), Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., The Power of the Daleks and The Five Doctors; the BBC trailers for The Dalek Invasion of Earth; an outtake from The Five Doctors; and an extract from "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" by The Go-Go's.

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This was one of a series of videos produced by John Nathan-Turner intended to release rare episodes and incomplete serials, as well as interviews and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
  • All British releases were handled by BBC Worldwide, Australasian releases by Polygram and American releases by CBS/Fox.
  • The video was classified "U" in the UK and "PG" for "Low Level Violence" in Australia.
  • It was released on 6 July 1991 in the UK, 1992 in America and on 3 February 1993 in Australia.
  • The arrangement of the Doctor Who theme used for this and succeeding Years releases was originally arranged by Keff McCulloch for the 1989 album Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme.
  • Peter Davison mistakenly referred to the first episode of The Daleks as "The Dead City" rather than "The Dead Planet".
  • Highlights from the documentary were featured on the Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray release of The Power of the Daleks.

Six similar videos were later released up to 1994. They were:

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The documentary was released on VHS on 6 July 1992.

  • Daleks: The Early Years VHS cover

    Daleks: The Early Years VHS cover

DVD and Blu-ray rreleases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Highlights from the documentary was released on the special edition DVD and Blu-ray release of The Power of the Daleks in 2020.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Both this episode and "Escape Switch" were at the time the only instalments of the story known to exist.
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