As someone who isn't a huge fan of the original serial, it's way too slow for its own good. This new colourisation had me intrigued, but if you ever wanted to see the best version of the Daleks and in glorious colour… just watch the Peter Cushing movie. I'm always up for seeing Old Who with a new coat of paint, some have just worked better than others and this one left me with very mixed feelings, granted the colourisation is fabulous and I enjoyed the new shots to link together the material but there's a lot here that doesn't work as well as intended.

Of all things to keep in, why the cave jumping sequence? There are plenty of other moments from this serial to edit out as it really drags its feet across the entire runtime, but at a brisk 75 minutes, I can't complain too much. I ultimately feel editing a 7-part story down would have worked better had the runtime clocked in at 90 minutes instead. Unless you're a die-hard purist than you wouldn't really notice anything missing as it conveys the same story just in a new way.

The sound design is a weird mix of old and new, with Mark Ayres adding some very out-of-place and out-of-era music, feeling like a mix of every single decade of Who. I do like some of the tracks individually but they don't feel at home in this edit. Thankfully, they brought back David Graham to add some additional Dalek dialogue to add to the authenticity; at the same time, you can hear Nicholas Briggs' newer interpretations, which helps bridge the gap between the old and the new.

Overall, they could have done a lot worse; there are worse ways to kill an hour, and I'm always up for seeing more of 60s Who in colour. If they try this sort of edit again… I really hope they can improve The Dalek Invasion of Earth from the bore that it is.