Ever since they first appeared in the 1960s, the Daleks have more or less always been “piloted” by a human during filming, with operators sitting inside the casing and moving the Daleks along manually ...

For such a hopeful show, Doctor Who has a high body count. It’s why, after only 10 episodes, the Ninth Doctor could shout “Everybody lives!” and make it feel like he’d never had that kind of day ...

He asks why the Dalek hasn’t tried to kill him, and then tells the Dalek to open its casing, and Clara is revealed inside. The Doctor tells Missy to run. The Daleks are in chaos as the sewers turn ...

Doctor Who always approached the ethics of warfare in a rather nebulous way. Unlike many other characters or media, the show and the Doctor himself have never taken a hard line against violence, death ...

We don’t know about you, but we’re a little suspicious of these new Daleks. Yes, they look cool and shiny; yes, they’re as deadly as ever and yes, we’re as likely to hide behind the sofa during the ...

The episode opens with a narrator talking about a historical event. The narrator describes a massive battle against a remorseless opponent. The enemy they battled was so terrifying it scared them into ...

Tonight’s Doctor Who episode is the third or fourth Dalek story in a row where the focus is on the Doctor’s unreasonable hatred for his foes. (It’s also the third or fourth Dalek story to rely on a ...