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Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
- 4th Doctor Novelisation
- Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Nicholas Briggs
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
An unabridged reading of this classic novelisation of a 1975 TV story featuring the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker.
The place: Skaro. Time: the Birth of the Daleks. After a 1000 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, the Doctor 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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- TONY
- 14-06-18
what a syory
always wanted to see this and do even more now ive heard the book it will have you hooked from the start ..great stuff
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-18
Great story well dramatised, poor audio quality
This is a favourite story of most Doctor Who fans and Mr Culshaw is a great storyteller. It is let down only by really poor audio quality which seems to affect some audible titles and not others.
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- Kevin
- 13-10-17
Great Read....
A fabulous reading. Culshaw and Briggs brought Dicks alive. Exciting and fast paced. loved it.
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- joanne
- 12-01-18
Genesis of the Daleks
A fantastic story well read and kept me rivited all the way through. Well worth the money.
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- Nephrite
- 06-10-17
A classic novelisation of a classic story
This was a fantastic audiobook. The original television version of the story is already a classic and this audiobook is not a disappointment. John Culshaw does a brilliant job with the narration - with the possible exception of Sarah Jane. Your mileage on that may vary.
His Tom Baker in particular is almost perfect as it has been since the days of Dead Ringers. His version of Nyder sounds like he came straight out of the television version. On top of that Nicolas Briggs once again performs excellently as the Daleks. They just seem just as indimidating and horrifying as they always have at their best.
From what I could hear there were no moments cut from the television version in the novel version and the same applies to this audio version. The story is as perfectly morbid and intense as ever. I was particularly impressed by the opening scene and its wonderful scene setting. As well as the scene at the end with Davros and The Daleks in the Kaled bunker.
If you are collecting the Target novels in audio form or if you are any kind of Doctor Who fan I highly recommend you give this a try!
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- Stevie F.
- 14-10-19
Perfection of the Daleks.
Now I'm on record in other reviews stating that Power of the Daleks, closely followed by Evil of the Daleks, is for me the best Dalek tale aboutin the complete history of Dr Who. That hasn't changed. Genesis comes a close third. A brilliant origins tale from the pen of master story teller Terry Nation during Tom Bakers excellent debut season. (Pity they got the Dalek design wrong though during production). So then why the headline "Perfection of the Daleks"?. Well, there are 3 reasons. 1. It is one of the best tales in the history of the show (faithfully translated onto the written page). 2. The characters are believable with excellent speeches and dialogue. 3. Jon Culshaw. Jon (a great fan of the series) totally brings this written word to life. He breathes personality into practically all the characters. However, his Tour De Force is in his recreation of Tom Bakers Doctor. Now many people know that Jon has been mimicking Bakers voice for decades now, but what perhaps some people may know is that the timbre of his (Bakers) voice altered over the 7 years he played the Doctor in TV. Jon very skilfully voices the Doctor as Baker sounded in 1974/5 and not as he sounded in 1980/1. A masterclass in vocal characterisation. Ark in Space (from 1975) audiobook is another fine example of his talents. Hope he does many more (his Jon Pertwee is uncanny). Cannot fault this product. A must for fans of sci-fi, gritty drama, Dr Who in general, and Daleks in paticular. This is audiobook perfection!
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-12-19
a fantastic reading
This is a brilliant book. a classic. 'out of evil comes good'. 'if you knew a child would become an evil ruthless dictator, should you kill the child' - the dilemma The Doctor is faced with when back on Skaro at the very point of the Daleks invention. Jon Colshaw is one of the very best readers. great pace. great characterisation. I would reccomend this a a quick listen even if you are not a hard core doctor who fan.
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- Michael A
- 15-01-18
exterminate.
is it safe now to come out from the bomb shekter now? fast paced and very scarey.
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- Simon Dyer
- 13-12-19
takes me back!
brilliant story and well voiced would definitely recommend of you are a fan of doctor who
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- Geoff Fairbourn
- 15-04-20
Great adaptation
Love the TV version but this added some more depth to a great story.
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