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'''Kavell''' was a [[Kaled]] [[scientist]] and member of the [[Scientific Elite]]  
'''Kavell''' was a [[Kaled]] [[scientist]] and member of the [[Scientific Elite]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Kavell worked in the Scientific Elite's [[bunker]] beneath the [[Kaled Dome]] under their chief scientist [[Davros]] towards the end of the [[Thousand Year War]]. He was also in charge of communications with the dome and informed [[Ronson]] that the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] had reached the dome.
Kavell worked in the Scientific Elite's [[bunker]] beneath the [[Kaled Dome]] under their chief scientist [[Davros]] towards the end of the [[Thousand Year War]]. He was also in charge of communications with the dome and informed [[Ronson (Genesis of the Daleks)|Ronson]] that the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] had reached the dome.


After Davros had Ronson killed, Kavell began to plot with [[Gharman]] to destroy Davros' power. He later freed Gharman, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and Harry from their [[prison]] cell. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
After Davros had Ronson killed, Kavell began to plot with [[Gharman]] to destroy Davros' power. He later freed Gharman, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and Harry from their [[prison]] cell. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* BBC Records sent a contract to Tom Georgeson asking permission to use his performance as Kavell on the ''Genesis of the Daleks'' LP, but he failed to sign and return this. Although it was originally planned that the material would be edited out of the recording, a single scene from part five featuring Kavell was used on the final release,<ref> "Going On the Record: The History of ''Doctor Who'' Drama on Vinyl" from the fan magazine ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' Issue Four – Autumn 2015, published October 2015.</ref> though Georgeson was not credited on the sleeve.
* BBC Records sent a contract to Tom Georgeson asking permission to use his performance as Kavell on the ''Genesis of the Daleks'' LP, but he failed to sign and return this. Although it was originally planned that the material would be edited out of the recording, a single scene from part five featuring Kavell was used on the final release,<ref> "Going On the Record: The History of ''Doctor Who'' Drama on Vinyl" from the fan magazine ''Nothing at the End of the Lane'' Issue Four – Autumn 2015, published October 2015.</ref> though Georgeson was not credited on the record sleeve.


== References ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 4 November 2024

Kavell was a Kaled scientist and member of the Scientific Elite.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Kavell worked in the Scientific Elite's bunker beneath the Kaled Dome under their chief scientist Davros towards the end of the Thousand Year War. He was also in charge of communications with the dome and informed Ronson that the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan had reached the dome.

After Davros had Ronson killed, Kavell began to plot with Gharman to destroy Davros' power. He later freed Gharman, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry from their prison cell. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • BBC Records sent a contract to Tom Georgeson asking permission to use his performance as Kavell on the Genesis of the Daleks LP, but he failed to sign and return this. Although it was originally planned that the material would be edited out of the recording, a single scene from part five featuring Kavell was used on the final release,[1] though Georgeson was not credited on the record sleeve.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. "Going On the Record: The History of Doctor Who Drama on Vinyl" from the fan magazine Nothing at the End of the Lane Issue Four – Autumn 2015, published October 2015.