Doctor Who’s first Daleks story is being revamped in colour to mark the show’s 60th anniversary.
Doctor Who’s first Daleks story is being revamped in colour to mark the show’s 60th anniversary
The 1960s episodes didn’t have an on-screen title, but the serial is known as ‘Doctor Who and the Daleks’, and has now been re-edited, with its seven 25-minute episodes recut into a 75-minute feature length outing.
Phil Collinson, executive producer on ‘Doctor Who’ said about the reboot: “It’s been my absolute pleasure to spend these past 12 months working with such a talented team to breathe new life into this classic adventure – a story that is literally the foundation stone of all that ‘Doctor Who’ has become.
“The original is a masterpiece of 1960s television drama, and this new version stands on the shoulders of the pioneering spirit of 1960s ‘Doctor Who.’”
The new version of the Daleks run will also feature a new score from composer Mark Ayres and fresh sound design.
It will air on BBC Four on 23 November – which marks six decades since the first transmission of ‘Doctor Who’ – and will be available on BBC iPlayer as part of the new ‘Whoniverse’ collection.
The story in its original form will also remain available on BBC iPlayer.
Originally transmitted between December 1963 to February 1964, ‘Doctor Who and the Daleks’ introduced audiences to the Time Lord’s most enduring rivals.
It follows the TARDIS crew led by the first Doctor, played by the late William Hartnell, as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet where they encounter the Daleks.
New episodes of Doctor Who will also air on BBC One on 25 November 2023.
The first of three special episodes starring David Tennant, 52, as the fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate, 53, as his sidekick Donna Noble – while 31-year-old ‘Sex Education’ actor Ncuti Gatwa’s first episode as the fifteenth Doctor will follow over Christmas.
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