Genesis of the Daleks

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Genesis of the Daleks is the fourth serial of the twelfth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by Terry Nation and directed by David Maloney, and originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975 on BBC1. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Fourth Doctor and his human travelling companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan are directed by the Time Lords to the planet Skaro at the time of the Daleks' creation to prevent them from becoming the dominant race in the universe. Genesis of the Daleks was originally commissioned under producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks, who had asked Nation to write another Dalek story, but believed that the outline submitted was too similar to his previous Dalek adventures and encouraged him to explore their origins. The story introduces the Daleks' creator, Davros, who had a unique visual design. Letts and Dicks handed the original script to their successors, producer...

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