Tag Archives: Daleks

BAFTA Celebrates 50 Years Of ‘Doctor Who’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 10th, 2013

Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman on 'Doctor Who' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

This weekend it’s the BAFTA Television Awards, hosted by Graham Norton. And, in recognition of 50 years of wonderment, 50 years of hiding behind soft furnishings, and 50 years of providing a LOT of work for British TV actors – ...

Raymond Cusick – The Real ‘Davros’ – Dies, Aged 84

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 25th, 2013

Here’s a sad thing that came to light over the weekend. Raymond Cusick, the BBC production designer who came up with the idea for what the Daleks would look like and how they would move, by playing with a cruet set (and being, ...

Personality Quiz: How Daleky Are You?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 29th, 2012

It’s a worry most of us have to tackle in our lives. What with the spiralling pressures of modern life, the drive towards technological answers to non-technological problems and a marked decline in common courtesy, are we in ...

Nine Ordinary Household Objects (And One Building) That Look Like Daleks

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 16th, 2012

It must be a state of mind thing for all Whovians. You look around you, at the world in which you live, and some things start to look a bit familiar. Phone boxes, no matter what color, have a certain TARDISiness about them.

‘Doctor Who’ Rogues Gallery: Davros

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 14th, 2012

Before we get into the character and his role in the evolving history of diplomatic relations between Daleks and Time Lords, can we please take a moment to issue a resounding ovation in the general direction of those BBC technicians who ...

Photos: When the Daleks Invaded San Diego Comic-Con

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on July 12th, 2012

With all of the various booth handing out wearable swag, it’s certainly tough for exhibitors to stand out in the crowd at Comic-Con. But BBC America made a statement in standing above the crowd, distributing festive Dalek-shaped ...

Doctor Who Rogues Gallery: The Daleks

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 6th, 2012

If you could boil the barnstorming early success of Doctor Who down to one element, it would be the Daleks. After their appearance in the Doctor’s second TV adventure – written by Terry Nation, who deserves eternal praise – ...

Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Matt Smith Divulges ‘Doctor Who’ Details on ‘Chatty Man’

By staff | Posted on July 19th, 2011

Current Time Lord Matt Smith paid a visit to Britain’s Chatty Man last Friday (July 15), where he gabbed about what’s new with The Doctor, life without Daleks, the show’s 50th anniversary and much, much more! Smith ...