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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:[[file:Daleks- The Early Years.jpg|frame|The UK cover]]
'''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:[[file:Daleks- The Early Years.jpg|frame|The UK cover]]


*[[The Daleks' Master Plan]], Episodes 5 and 10
*[[The Daleks' Master Plan]], Episodes 5 and 10
*[[The Evil of the Daleks]], Episode 2
*[[The Evil of the Daleks]], Episode 2
and also 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 AD]], [[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 form [[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]].{{real world stub}}
and also 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 AD]], [[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 form [[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]].


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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*[[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''.
<br /> In 1993 the BBC refused to fund production of ''The Davison Years'' and ''The McCoy Years''.
[[Category:VHS releases]]
[[Category:VHS releases]]
[[Category:Doctor Who documentaries]]

Revision as of 00:11, 14 April 2011

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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:

and also 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 AD, 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 form I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek.

Behind the scenes

  • 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.
  • 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 06/07/1991 in the UK, 1992 in America and on 03/02/1993 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.

See also

Six similar videos were later released up to 1994, they were


In 1993 the BBC refused to fund production of The Davison Years and The McCoy Years.