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| Art by Alister Pearson. |
A newly regenerated (nay, at this point 'renewed') Doctor Who, at the start of his second 'Cosmic Hobo' incarnation, pits his wits and resources once more against the dreaded Dalek war machines, the evil creatures working from the inside out to take control of the embittered and in-conflict with themselves human mining colony located on the remote planet of Vulcan, a colony that's ripe for take over, as The Power of the Daleks (originally titled as The Destiny of Doctor Who) launches the Patrick Troughton era in dramatic, exciting and memorable style, with the Skaroan nemeses never bettered in this story. from acclaimed series regular David Whitaker, that truly shows them at their most calculated, devious and unnervingly ruthless...
Running at a massive nine and a half hours in length, if you don't already have the truly epic late 2022 released BBC Audio transfer adaptation of John Peel's stellar Target Books adaptation of The Power of the Daleks (which fuses the original uncut six-part Whitaker scripts with the never-credited contributions by Dennis Spooner, then hired in 1966 to beef up the Doctor's new character), then you owe it yourself to add it to your collection. Nicholas Briggs, the distinguished and popular Dalek voice custodian of the modern series, does a splendid job telling the story, providing some notable impression recreations of the Doctor and key supporting characters, like the villainous colony leader Bragen, plus the deceived, later deranged, scientist Professor Lesterson. The accompanying sound design (especially in the story's action-packed final quarter) and very subtly incidental music also prove effective.
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