Here is an old interview from Doctor Who Magazine in which Jean Marsh talks about playing Sara Kingdom in The Dalek’s Masterplan and her return to Doctor Who in the 7th Doctor story Battlefield.

The Daleks obviously didn’t like the children’s TV series “Playschool”… Brian Cant played Kert Gantry (an SSS agent) in The Daleks Masterplan – and was killed by the Daleks. Chloe Ashcroft played Professor Laird in Resurrection of the Daleks – and was shot by a Dalek controlled soldier. There were rumours that Hamble, Jemmima, Dobbin and [...]

Vaaga / Varga Plants – Allies of the Daleks Species Type – Plant-Animal  mutation Home planet   -  Skaro First appearance     Mission to the Unknown Latest appearance – City of the Daleks (game) The Varga plants (sometimes spelt Vaarga) originally appeared in the First Doctor episode Mission to the Unknown the single-episode prologue to  the serial The [...]

From the back cover of the novelisation of “The Chase” by John Peel : 1989 Edition Through a Space-Time Visualiser the Doctor and his companions are horrified to see an execution squad of Daleks about to leave Skaro on a mission to find the TARDIS and exterminate the time travellers. Eluding the Daleks on the [...]

“Mission to the Unknown”, sometimes known as the “Dalek Cutaway”, is both a standalone episode and also serves as an introduction to the 12 part story The Daleks’ Master Plan. You can read a fan-made graphic novel adaptation of the Mission to the Unknown here Mission to the Unknown is notable for the complete absence [...]