Genesis of the Daleks

"We're talking about the Daleks. The most evil creatures ever invented. You must destroy them! You must complete your mission for the Time Lords." 

Writer: Terry Nation

Format: Audio

Released: 29th July 2013

Released in: Fourth Doctor Time Capsule Set

Featuring: Fourth Doctor, Sarah, Harry

Synopsis 

The Time Lords want the Fourth Doctor to destroy the Daleks, the most evil creatures ever invented, so they send their unwilling agent, along with his companions Sarah and Harry, to the Dalek homeworld Skaro - at the point it the Daleks' creation. 

Verdict 

Genesis of the Daleks is an excellent story and it was really interesting to listen to an hour long audio version of the tale, especially when all of the audio came from the TV adventure itself. The idea of having Tom Baker to do linking narration as the Fourth Doctor was really intriguing and I really liked its aim of speeding up the pace of the story. It was really nice to blog my first adventure with the magnificently wonderful Sarah Jane, she is an all time favourite companion of mine! And let's not forget Harry who was good in his own right. The story itself, as I already know from the TV serial, is superb and hearing the Doctor meet Davros for the first time was just terrific. He certainly is a madman with an incredible idea, but he couldn't keep his creation under control. The Nazi theme of the Daleks and Davros put in from Terry Nation is really special and likening Davros to Hitler just makes you see how bad the creator of the Daleks is! I really like how this story is referenced a lot by future incarnations, especially in regards to the Time War, with the Time Lords firing the first blow. The speed of this story was excellent but despite my thorough enjoyment, taking a six-part serial and squeezing it into an hour somehow took the beauty away from the original story. But with the narration from Tom Baker, I still loved it and thought it was very clever! The birth of the Daleks was a joy to listen to and the early Skaro setting was terrific. The war between the Thals and Kaleds was extremely intriguing and I'd love a story set after this but before the first TV serial to feature Davros's creations, The Daleks. I'd really love to see how the Thal-Kaled war altered when the Daleks were born and killed their creator, and ultimately taking the place of the Kaleds in the war. The moment where the Doctor ponders whether he has the right to commit genocide was outstanding, an all time favourite moment of mine. Instead of murdering the Daleks, the Doctor sent them back in advances around a millennium. So at least he was happy and the Time Lords' mission may still have been fulfilled. Overall, a unique portrayal of the story but it was magnificent! 

Rating: 9/10