Patrick Troughton witnesses The Final End of the Daleks in this exclusive recording of a classic lost BBC television adventure with linking narration by Frazer Hines There is only one form of life that matters. Dalek life! The TARDIS has been stolen from Gatwick Airport, and the Doctor and Jamie are hot on its trail. A series of cryptic clues lead them to an antiques shop owned by Edward Waterfield, and there it becomes clear that an elaborate trap has been laid for them but by whom, and for what purpose? Only a journey back in time to the 1860s will reveal the answer...The Daleks are in search of the Human Factor, something which they believe will help their quest for universal domination. In order to achieve their aim they need the Doctor s help and the use of his TARDIS. Worried that his old friend may be turning traitor, Jamie discovers that he too is part of the plan in the course of which he encounters Victoria Waterfield, a young woman who is to play a large part in his and the Doctor s life. The Daleks plan has far-reaching consequences, leading to conflict and destruction of astonishing proportions. And when the TARDIS arrives on the battlefield planet of Skaro, the scene is set for an encounter between the Doctor and the malevolent Emperor Dalek...Frazer Hines, who plays Jamie in the story, narrates this classic story from 1967, of which all but one episode is now missing from the television archives.
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...this lost story encapsulates much that is special about Doctor Who -- Dreamwatch, October 2004
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By A reader
Format:Audio CD
Despite, bar a single episode, only surviving on audio I'd put this as one of my all-time favourite Whos. Patrick Troughton puts in, as ever, a stupendous performance but the motivations of non-regulars such as Waterfield, Maxtible and even the adventure's first casualty are complex and thoughtful; unlike later years, there are no 'throwaway' characters and cardboard cut-outs here. Instead we have a rich tapestry of competing viewpoints and agendas, behind which lurk the quietly scheming Daleks (I always prefer the adventures where the Daleks are wily and in the background to where they just act like talking tanks).
It's also a very pacy story - the narrative never lets up and maintains your attention by shifting, logically, between three different, imaginatively rendered locations - mid-20th century and mid-19th century England and Skaro. By the time we're confronted by the Emperor Dalek it's achieved a very epic feel without sacrificing the smaller human dramas it so carefully sets up. Highly, highly recommended.
It's also a very pacy story - the narrative never lets up and maintains your attention by shifting, logically, between three different, imaginatively rendered locations - mid-20th century and mid-19th century England and Skaro. By the time we're confronted by the Emperor Dalek it's achieved a very epic feel without sacrificing the smaller human dramas it so carefully sets up. Highly, highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By drzoom
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Back in the early 1980's, the only way to experience vintage Dr Who was through the medium of fan circulated audio tapes (usually pretty dire sound quality) containing soundtracks of the various stories. I well remember the magic of sitting over my tape recorder listening through the static as these stories unfolded. The tricky bit was visualising what was happening during periods without dialogue. The story reviews in Dr Who Monthly and the Target novelisations were invaluable for this. Now of course we have these wonderful clear recordings, complete with linking narration and what a treat they are. Nothing can completely compensate for the criminal loss of these stories on video, but these CD releases are superb, bring some classic Dr Who back to life and transport me straight back to my childhood. Highly recommended !
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By M. Pye
Format:Audio CD
'Evil' was the last Dalek story of the 60's, and in my opinion, is a great story to end this era for Dr Who.
Plot: The Daleks, having stolen the Tardis and had the Doctor and Jamie brought back in time to Victorian England, want the Doctor to conduct a experiment to find the 'Human factor', so that they can impant it in themselves and thus defeat the human race. The Doctor, threatened with the destruction of the Tardis if he dosn't agree, reluctently carries out the Experiment, which involves Jamie rescuing the daughter of a victorian scientist forced to work with the Daleks, and having Jamie's instincs and emotions he has during the rescue being recorded and impanted into test daleks. The results of the experiments are surising, but a journey to Skaro revels the Emperor Dalek's true intentions...
Pros: This story see's a number of first's in Dr Who. It's the first time the Emperor Dalek is seen, and is also the first time that the line between daleks and humans is blurred, if you get what I mean. The overall plot is a very good one, the characters are great, and daleks are also brilliant.
Cons: The time travel machien the victorian scientists invent, a device which uses static electricity to propell a reflected mirror image through time, is very unlikely to work in the real world. Also, I think personally that at 7 episodes, it's a bit long. It could, I think, be compressed into 5.
Apart from this, it's another great Dr Who story, and olnly the above stops me from making it 5 out of 5.
Plot: The Daleks, having stolen the Tardis and had the Doctor and Jamie brought back in time to Victorian England, want the Doctor to conduct a experiment to find the 'Human factor', so that they can impant it in themselves and thus defeat the human race. The Doctor, threatened with the destruction of the Tardis if he dosn't agree, reluctently carries out the Experiment, which involves Jamie rescuing the daughter of a victorian scientist forced to work with the Daleks, and having Jamie's instincs and emotions he has during the rescue being recorded and impanted into test daleks. The results of the experiments are surising, but a journey to Skaro revels the Emperor Dalek's true intentions...
Pros: This story see's a number of first's in Dr Who. It's the first time the Emperor Dalek is seen, and is also the first time that the line between daleks and humans is blurred, if you get what I mean. The overall plot is a very good one, the characters are great, and daleks are also brilliant.
Cons: The time travel machien the victorian scientists invent, a device which uses static electricity to propell a reflected mirror image through time, is very unlikely to work in the real world. Also, I think personally that at 7 episodes, it's a bit long. It could, I think, be compressed into 5.
Apart from this, it's another great Dr Who story, and olnly the above stops me from making it 5 out of 5.
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