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TV Episode: "Genesis of the Daleks"

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Released Thursday, July 22, 1976
Written by Terrance Dicks
Pages 140
Time Travel Past
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Monster Origin Story Breaking the Fourth Wall Mission from the Time Lords Lost the TARDIS
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) Nerva Beacon
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Etheric beam locator Sonic Screwdriver
Locations Skaro
Synopsis

The place: Skaro

Time: The Birth of the Daleks

After a thousand years of futile war against the Thals, DAVROS has perfected the physical form that will carry his race into eternity – the dreaded DALEK. Without feeling, conscience or pity, the Dalek is programmed to EXTERMINATE. At the command of the Time Lords, DOCTOR WHO travels back through time in an effort to totally destroy this terrible menace of the future.

But even the Doctor cannot always win ...

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Other adaptations of this story:

Classic Who S12 • Serial 4 · (6 episodes)

Genesis of the Daleks

Average. Rating: 84%
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