Doctor Who - The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Pros: pace of story, acting, many of the effects, setting, DVD extras
Cons: none

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series which has been around off and on since 1963. The main character is just known as “The Doctor” and is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. This means he travels ...

Pros: Abandoned and ruined cities on a shoestring budget!
Cons: Padding, padding, padding!

1963, London - Dalekmania sweeps the land, catching hold of the Queen's subjects like nothing had ever before. What could possibly sate their hunger for Daleks? More Daleks! For those of you just catching up - from 1963 to 1989 (and a couple of false ...

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I’ve been watching the new Doctor Who series and it’s amazing how many times the Doctor has been cut off from his space-time ship, the TARDIS. Somehow, he and his party always manage to get back. Things are no different in the Dalek Invasion of Earth. ...

Pros: A classic 1960's adventure with lots of good extras.
Cons: Limited by the poor quality footage.

For the next in my Dr Who DVD reviews I am jumping way back in time (which seems somehow appropriate for a review about a series that features time travel) to a story made in the 1960s. This six part adventure features the original and first Doctor Who, ...

Pros: Daleks on Earth, action, unusually poignant and emotional
Cons: some poor performances, bad directing. Also some violence.

This is actually one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. An underrated classic- The very first invasion Earth story, the first Dalek story to utilise their full danger to the open world, the first Doctor Who epic. The plot being that the Tardis ...