Trapped on the power-draining world of Exxilon, the Doctor and friendly alien inhabitant Bellal (wonderfully played by Arnold Yarrow, whose character would have made a great regular companion in the TARDIS, for sure) prepare to enter the forbidden city and attempt to undo the harm being caused. But the Daleks are keen to do exactly the same thing, so as fully return to their 'Exterminate!"ing ways, in this great moment from the underrated Death to the Daleks!
I have vague memories of the filmed sequences of the story watching it back in 1974, especially the deadly energy snake tendril and Sarah captured by the Exxilons, and I loved the special unit photography of the time that would appear in early Marvel Doctor Who weeklies and monthlies. It was great to get the original best-selling official BBC VHS sell-through release back in the late eighties and re-awaken classic nostalgia and affection for Terry Nation's interesting yarn.
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| Original Radio Times cutting from 1974. |
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