The Dalek Audio Annual Dalek Stories From the Doctor Who Universe

by Nation, Terry; Briggs, Nicholas; Jameson, Louise; Waterhouse, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781787533677
• ISBN10: 1787533670
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2018-12-06
• Publisher: BBC Physical Audio

Summary

The Daleks rampage in this collection of vintage stories from Terry Nation’s Dalek Annuals of the 1970s.

Urgent message to all Anti-Dalek Force agents: the Daleks are coming! Defend yourself with The Dalek Audio Annual, packed with exciting tales of galactic terror, global invasion and the adventures of plucky human resistance fighters.

Special ADF agents Nicholas Briggs, Louise Jameson and Matthew Waterhouse will read five stories of battlefield reportage — Terror Task Force, Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!, Timechase, The Doomsday Machine and Report from an Unknown Planet — alongside factual updates on the Dalek War: Dalek Genius, Mark 7 Humanoid Robot, Special Report: Secret Meeting on Skaro and more. All material is authenticated from Terry Nation’s Dalek Annuals of the 1970s.

Order your copy now. It is your duty to remain informed of progress in the ongoing battle between humans and Daleks!

Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.

Text © Terry Nation 1976-77
Daleks as seen in the BBC TV series Doctor Who
Terry Nation’s Dalek Annuals first published by World Distributors by arranged with the BBC
Readings produced by Neil Gardner at Ladbroke Audio
Sound design by David Darlington
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens
Cover by Minty Design/images © BBC Studios 2018

Author Biography

Terry Nation became interested in the theater after leaving school, writing and appearing in plays for his local theatrical society. In the early 1950s, he left home and moved to London, where he attempted to launch a career in stand-up comedy. However, he soon found that he lacked performing skills, and hearing that a local agency was looking for comedy scriptwriters he decided to take his material to them. Associated London Scripts liked his work, and hired him to write a 13-week comedy radio show called All My Eye And Kitty Blewitt. This launched his writing career, and throughout the 1950s he produced over 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’ (1964), The Chase' (1965), 'The Daleks' Master Plan' (with Dennis Spooner, 1965-1966) and 'Genesis of the Daleks' (1975), and also penned two non-Dalek episodes, 'The Keys of Marinus' (1964) and 'The Android Invasion' (1979). As well as Doctor Who, Terry Nation’s TV work also includes The Saint, Department S, The Persuaders and The Avengers. He also created two other sci-fi cult hits. Survivors began as a novel, published in 1970. It was televised five years later and ran for three series between 1975 and 1977, and a 2008 remake was broadcast by the BBC in 2008. Blake’s 7, described by Nation as ‘Robin Hood in space’, ran for four series from 1978-1981. It was an international success, and continues to have a huge fan following today. Terry Nation died in LA in 1997.