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Apart from the fact that I wanted to type the subject heading I have a serious reason for including them in a site devoted to unbuilt secret projects.
Invented by Terry Nation the machine creatures from Skaro have appeared on and off in the BBC TV series "Dr Who" since 1963. So what! I hear you cry.
The first Daleks were shown on black and white TV moving like dodgem cars on metal floors in a city that had survived a nuclear war. So obviously powered by human operators, one of the Doctor's assistants climbs into one and operates it..Children all over Britain were soon imitating him and uttering the Dalek's mechanical cry of "Exterminaate".
In 1963 Thor missiles still sat in East Anglia and white painted V Bombers waited for the order to "scramble".
The Daleks evolved as the 60s went on..They invaded Earth free to move around by wearing a simple circular dish on their backs.
Each generation of reader here will have their own version of the Daleks. Like weapons in general they have evolved over the years.
By the 21st Century CGI allowed the Dr Who setial to leave the world of wooden props and shaking studio sets to bring a new Dalek menace. Now almost invulnerable to human weapons hoards of Daleks can fly themselves to strike their enemies.
Even in the 1960s and 1970s invasion stories Daleks were pretty hard to kill but the modern versions can survive anything we throw at them.
Unbuilt and thankfully not real, the Daleks have evolved like real world weapons.
Invented by Terry Nation the machine creatures from Skaro have appeared on and off in the BBC TV series "Dr Who" since 1963. So what! I hear you cry.
The first Daleks were shown on black and white TV moving like dodgem cars on metal floors in a city that had survived a nuclear war. So obviously powered by human operators, one of the Doctor's assistants climbs into one and operates it..Children all over Britain were soon imitating him and uttering the Dalek's mechanical cry of "Exterminaate".
In 1963 Thor missiles still sat in East Anglia and white painted V Bombers waited for the order to "scramble".
The Daleks evolved as the 60s went on..They invaded Earth free to move around by wearing a simple circular dish on their backs.
Each generation of reader here will have their own version of the Daleks. Like weapons in general they have evolved over the years.
By the 21st Century CGI allowed the Dr Who setial to leave the world of wooden props and shaking studio sets to bring a new Dalek menace. Now almost invulnerable to human weapons hoards of Daleks can fly themselves to strike their enemies.
Even in the 1960s and 1970s invasion stories Daleks were pretty hard to kill but the modern versions can survive anything we throw at them.
Unbuilt and thankfully not real, the Daleks have evolved like real world weapons.
