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Genesis of the Daleks

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on September 10, 2022April 14, 2025
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Genesis of the Daleks

This Story: Season 12, Story 4. Production Code 4E
Overall: Story 78, Episodes 392-397
Airdates: 8 Mar 1975 to 12 Apr 1975
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by David Maloney

Links

  • Footage from this episode was used as part of the narrative (and not just as a clip) in the 2015 episode “The Magician’s Apprentice” with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor.
  • I saw this episode on the big screen (11 Jun 2018) as a promotional showing relative to Series 12’s then imminent upcoming release on Blu-Ray.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 392 - Genesis of the Daleks 1/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 8 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

... and we get to Genesis. This is probably the best Dalek story they've done. Introduces Davros, & shows the creation of the Daleks. The fact that the Daleks were originally pic.twitter.com/STSXecZGLC

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 5, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 392 - Genesis of the Daleks 1/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 8 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

based off the Nazis is VERY clear here. The Doctor is sent to Skaro to stop the Daleks creation from happening. I also saw this in theatres (in omnibus form) on 11 Jun, 2018. pic.twitter.com/AePb4B0YZ8

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 5, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 393 - Genesis of the Daleks 2/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 15 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

The Doctor & Harry are run through the Kaled red tape in their group. SJS is captured by the Thals & made to work on their rocket. Davros is finally introduced, and we see an pic.twitter.com/HMZdMh2EtH

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 6, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 393 - Genesis of the Daleks 2/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 15 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

early model Dalek which almost immediately kills the Doctor. He's saved by a scientist under Davros who doesn't agree w/direction of Dalek development. Mostly setup here. pic.twitter.com/8H8vz8lQM0

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 6, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 394 - Genesis of the Daleks 3/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 22 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

Last ep had a good cliffhanger that was mostly ignored here. The group of people against Davros' Daleks grows and starts to organize w/The Doctor. They attempt to shut down pic.twitter.com/rPhzc9neki

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 7, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 394 - Genesis of the Daleks 3/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 22 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

Davros' work, but he gives the Thals the means to destroy his own people, which he does to stop them stopping him. The Doctor & Harry go find SJS. Well paced episode. pic.twitter.com/qTcaFGSVkY

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 7, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 395 - Genesis of the Daleks 4/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 29 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

Davros does indeed bring down the destruction of his own people. Watching this for the first time, one's opinion of Davros must have been like "What a bastard". To this point pic.twitter.com/U57za6yKsY

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 8, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 395 - Genesis of the Daleks 4/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 29 Mar 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

the Daleks have been relatively minor characters. Not now, they're more in the forefront. The Doctor believes Sarah & Harry were killed in the Kaled dome. Very good episode. pic.twitter.com/BZO68XqUVl

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 8, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 396 - Genesis of the Daleks 5/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 5 Apr 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

Loved the bit at the start where the Doctor details a few past Dalek stories to Davros. The forces against Davros start to move against him. The scene w/The Doctor and pic.twitter.com/O9IVTSOvpT

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 10, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 396 - Genesis of the Daleks 5/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 5 Apr 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

Davros talking is a good one. The actual Daleks are mostly in the background again - this is the Davros show for sure. The camo pants SJS wears here look smoking hot on her. pic.twitter.com/VrB3CpxQ8a

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 10, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 397 - Genesis of the Daleks 6/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 12 Apr 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2

An excellent conclusion to Genesis. This has the most well known TBaker Dalek moment when he holds two wires together and can destroy the Daleks completely but doesn't do it. pic.twitter.com/YxHfINgF8V

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 10, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 397 - Genesis of the Daleks 6/6 (Serial 4E Story 78) - 12 Apr 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2

That moment becomes the plot of a Capaldi ep in 2015, The Magician's Apprentice. Daleks exterminate Davros, then are trapped. Thals & our crew escape. SJS' pants kick ass. pic.twitter.com/bxBFY2hoxz

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 10, 2022

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