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Doctor Who: Destiny Of The Daleks
Doctor Who: Destiny Of The Daleks

Doctor Who: Destiny Of The Daleks

By Terry Nation, Read by Full Cast, Read by Lalla Ward, Read by Tom Baker

Doctor Who

FICTION

1 Pages, 5 x 5.5

Formats: CD

CD, $26.95 (US $26.95)

Publication Date: November 2012

ISBN 9781471301469

Rights: US

BBC Books (Nov 2012)
BBC Physical Audio

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Overview

On Skaro, the home world of the Daleks, the Doctor encounters the militaristic Movellans—who have come to Skaro on a secret mission—while his companion Romana falls into the hands of the Daleks themselves. It soon becomes apparent that the Daleks have returned to their abandoned home city with a crucial objective, one which they hope will give them the advantage in a strategic war. When the Doctor realizes what the Daleks are up to, he is compelled to intervene. But he has not bargained for the Movellans having a few secrets of their own, and soon he, Romana, and the human refugee Tyssan are wondering who exactly they can trust. Moreover, will they be able to avert the Daleks from their self-proclaimed destiny? Lalla Ward narrates this classic full-cast TV adventure, written by Terry Nation, and in a special bonus interview she recalls her time as Romana in the BBC TV series.

Author Biography

Terry Nation attempted to launch a career in stand-up comedy in the 1950s before turning to comedy scriptwriting. He wrote a 13-week comedy radio show called All My Eye And Kitty Blewitt. Throughout the 1950s he produced more than 200 scripts for comedians such as Terry Scott, Eric Sykes, Harry Worth, and Frankie Howerd. His TV breakthrough came in 1963, when he wrote several episodes for Tony Hancock’s ITV series Hancock. The same year, he was asked to write the second serial for a newly-launched BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, and the Daleks were born. He went on to write several more Dalek stories for Doctor Who, including "The Dalek Invasion of Earth," "The Chase," "The Daleks' Master Plan," and "Genesis of the Daleks," and also penned two non-Dalek episodes, "The Keys of Marinus" and "The Android Invasion." As well as Doctor Who, Terry Nation’s TV work also includes The Persuaders and The Avengers. He also created two other sci-fi cult hits, Survivors and Blake’s 7.