I think we can all agree that the 2005 redesign of the Daleks was a huge success, right? Nobody had any issues with them surely? Apart from Raymond Cusick, who originally designed them in 1963, and noted in Doctor Who Confidential ‘To them rivets and bolts are archaic.’ So obviously you can’t please everyone.
Last Thursday, which was approximately four years ago, the Radio Times was released with a new Dalek design on the cover. The slightly taller and thinner black Dalek is based on the Reconnaissance Dalek from the 2018 special ‘Resolution’, something which executive producer Chris Chibnall says is a plot point, describing the 2020 special as a sort of sequel to that episode. It looks better in the trailer than it does in a static image, and it’s been implied that the new design is a variant rather than the standard model.
The Daleks have had numerous variants and...
Last Thursday, which was approximately four years ago, the Radio Times was released with a new Dalek design on the cover. The slightly taller and thinner black Dalek is based on the Reconnaissance Dalek from the 2018 special ‘Resolution’, something which executive producer Chris Chibnall says is a plot point, describing the 2020 special as a sort of sequel to that episode. It looks better in the trailer than it does in a static image, and it’s been implied that the new design is a variant rather than the standard model.
The Daleks have had numerous variants and...
- 12/4/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
“If someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you, and told you that that child would grow up totally evil, to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives…could you then kill that child?”
It’s a classic philosophical question, one that the average person would never truly have to face. Of course, The Doctor is not the average person, and as such, has to face it nearly constantly. But never so personally, and so literally as when a young boy calls for help…and The Doctor walks away.
The Magician’S Apprentice / The Witch’S Familiar
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
The Doctor lands on a planet torn asunder by war, a war going on so long that it’s using progressively declining technology – space fighters are being shot at with bows and arrows. When a young boy is trapped in a mine field,...
It’s a classic philosophical question, one that the average person would never truly have to face. Of course, The Doctor is not the average person, and as such, has to face it nearly constantly. But never so personally, and so literally as when a young boy calls for help…and The Doctor walks away.
The Magician’S Apprentice / The Witch’S Familiar
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
The Doctor lands on a planet torn asunder by war, a war going on so long that it’s using progressively declining technology – space fighters are being shot at with bows and arrows. When a young boy is trapped in a mine field,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
Spoilers: here are our viewing notes for Doctor Who series 9 episode 1, The Magician's Apprentice. There's a lot to spot...
When a show has over 50 years of history, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all the continuity, callbacks and generally geeky references. Which is why, for series 9 (or series 35), we're trying this extra weekly feature of, effectively, viewing notes.
Which is fortunate because, as you might expect, The Magician’s Apprentice contained more than its fair share of these. Here are the ones we found; if you noticed something we haven’t, feel free to add it in the comments!
This is a very spoiler-heavy article. Thus, we've deployed our spoiler squirrel - Daphne - to stop your eyes accidentally drifting to the text of the article if you want to be spoiler-free. Scroll below Daphne at your peril...
Back to Skaro
It may surprise you to learn...
When a show has over 50 years of history, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all the continuity, callbacks and generally geeky references. Which is why, for series 9 (or series 35), we're trying this extra weekly feature of, effectively, viewing notes.
Which is fortunate because, as you might expect, The Magician’s Apprentice contained more than its fair share of these. Here are the ones we found; if you noticed something we haven’t, feel free to add it in the comments!
This is a very spoiler-heavy article. Thus, we've deployed our spoiler squirrel - Daphne - to stop your eyes accidentally drifting to the text of the article if you want to be spoiler-free. Scroll below Daphne at your peril...
Back to Skaro
It may surprise you to learn...
- 9/19/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who has debuted its latest menacing monster - an armoured antagonist that looks something like a grasshopper crossed with a tank.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
After much debate, here's our definitive ranking of the most memorable and terrifying monsters from 1963 to 2015 (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
Read on, then join the debate in the comments below...
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily...
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
After much debate, here's our definitive ranking of the most memorable and terrifying monsters from 1963 to 2015 (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
Read on, then join the debate in the comments below...
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily...
- 4/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Doctor Who has debuted its latest menacing monster - an armoured antagonist that looks something like a grasshopper crossed with a tank.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
Here's our definitive ranking - from 1963 to 2015 - of the most memorable and terrifying monsters (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily under the sea and possessed razor-sharp claws and suckers for feeding.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
Here's our definitive ranking - from 1963 to 2015 - of the most memorable and terrifying monsters (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily under the sea and possessed razor-sharp claws and suckers for feeding.
- 4/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Poster Louisa Mellor 29 Oct 2013 - 10:32
Take a look at these wonderful retro posters for Mark Gatiss Doctor Who drama, An Adventure In Space And Time...
November, the month of Doctor Who's fiftieth birthday, will be upon us in a matter of days, and with it comes ninety-minute Who origins drama, An Adventure In Space And Time.
In a BBC interview released today, writer Mark Gatiss explained the scope of the special, which is principally "the story of how Doctor Who was created, so we concentrate on the very beginnings and the first few episodes. There are lots of treats for the fans but it's also the story of William Hartnell, the first Doctor and how the part transformed his life."
Gatiss describes the drama as "my love letter to Doctor Who", explaining that his hope is for "fans [to] enjoy and be thrilled by it and all the kisses...
Take a look at these wonderful retro posters for Mark Gatiss Doctor Who drama, An Adventure In Space And Time...
November, the month of Doctor Who's fiftieth birthday, will be upon us in a matter of days, and with it comes ninety-minute Who origins drama, An Adventure In Space And Time.
In a BBC interview released today, writer Mark Gatiss explained the scope of the special, which is principally "the story of how Doctor Who was created, so we concentrate on the very beginnings and the first few episodes. There are lots of treats for the fans but it's also the story of William Hartnell, the first Doctor and how the part transformed his life."
Gatiss describes the drama as "my love letter to Doctor Who", explaining that his hope is for "fans [to] enjoy and be thrilled by it and all the kisses...
- 10/29/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It’s been far too long since we’ve had some new Doctor Who, but with the show’s March 30 return right around the corner, the wait is nearly over.
And to reward us for our patience, BBC has released a few new photos from the second half of season 7.
Check them out below, with commentary on what we know about the episodes so far.
1. In “The Bells of St John,” pictured above, Clara goes on her first official adventure with the Doctor and the pair hits up London, where they find something unsettling lurking in the area’s Wi-Fi signals.
And to reward us for our patience, BBC has released a few new photos from the second half of season 7.
Check them out below, with commentary on what we know about the episodes so far.
1. In “The Bells of St John,” pictured above, Clara goes on her first official adventure with the Doctor and the pair hits up London, where they find something unsettling lurking in the area’s Wi-Fi signals.
- 3/6/2013
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Greetings fellow Whovians! As the Doctor Who Editor in these parts, I’m here to introduce you all to a new feature in this little blue corner of What Culture: The Doctor Who Digest. Every week, myself or one of the other awesome Doctor Who writers on this fine site will be bringing you up to snuff with some news items that have been reported in the week before publication. Every Friday, you’ll get a fix of news involving everyone’s favorite Madman With A Box, and if we’re lucky an awesome photo to start things off. (Which will be a Lot easier to come by when the show comes back from its break.)
To start us off, a remembrance. Raymond Cusick, 84, passed away on February 21st of this year. On staff with Who from 1965 to 1966, Cusick created the original design of the Daleks, and was supposedly only paid £100 for his creations.
To start us off, a remembrance. Raymond Cusick, 84, passed away on February 21st of this year. On staff with Who from 1965 to 1966, Cusick created the original design of the Daleks, and was supposedly only paid £100 for his creations.
- 3/1/2013
- by Mike Reyes
- Obsessed with Film
London, Feb 28: The inspiration behind Doctor Who - the protagonist of the British Science fiction show of the same name - enemy Dalek has been revealed to be a chimney pot.
BBC designer Raymond Cusick is believed to have dreamt Dalek after taking a look at a school rooftop at the High School for Girls, Gloucester, where the chimney stack sits, the Sun reported.
A spokeswoman for the school said that whoever was working on 'Doctor Who' saw it on top of the school.
Cusick - who died last week aged 84 - is believed to have seen the chimney during a visit to Gloucester in the early 1960s.
Daleks were earlier thought to have been based on the pepper pot after he once said that he pushed one round a table to.
BBC designer Raymond Cusick is believed to have dreamt Dalek after taking a look at a school rooftop at the High School for Girls, Gloucester, where the chimney stack sits, the Sun reported.
A spokeswoman for the school said that whoever was working on 'Doctor Who' saw it on top of the school.
Cusick - who died last week aged 84 - is believed to have seen the chimney during a visit to Gloucester in the early 1960s.
Daleks were earlier thought to have been based on the pepper pot after he once said that he pushed one round a table to.
- 2/28/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Ray Cusick, the man who brought us the iconic deign of the classic Doctor Who nemesis The Daleks has died peacefully in his sleep, aged 84.
Cusick designed the unfeeling mega villains back in 1963 when Terry Nation’s script for the Who serial “The Daleks” called for him to design a frightening new alien. What he came up with was the shuttle cock shaped robots with what looks like a plunger protruding from them which is now one of the most well known and iconic designs in the history of Science Fiction. He later admitted that the entire design was chosen because it made it far easier to fit a human controller inside.
In an interview with Doctor Who Confidential Cusick had the following to say about the evolution of his creation:
“When I’m asked what I was inspired by I suppose it was really a system of logic because...
Cusick designed the unfeeling mega villains back in 1963 when Terry Nation’s script for the Who serial “The Daleks” called for him to design a frightening new alien. What he came up with was the shuttle cock shaped robots with what looks like a plunger protruding from them which is now one of the most well known and iconic designs in the history of Science Fiction. He later admitted that the entire design was chosen because it made it far easier to fit a human controller inside.
In an interview with Doctor Who Confidential Cusick had the following to say about the evolution of his creation:
“When I’m asked what I was inspired by I suppose it was really a system of logic because...
- 2/25/2013
- by Matt Aspin
- Obsessed with Film
Ray Cusick, the man responsible for the Dalek designs on "Doctor Who," has died at the age of 84.
According to BBC News, Cusick died of heart failure in his sleep after battling an illness. He is survived by two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Cusick created the "Doctor Who" villains in 1963 after Ridley Scott had to pass, the designer told The Mirror. They've been a part of the series ever since.
According to an interview Cusick gave The Mirror in 2005, the way the Daleks move was inspired by a salt or pepper shaker. "We went to lunch in the canteen and I was scribbling on the back of napkins the ideas of the Daleks," he said. "I picked up what could have been a salt pot and moved it around the table. I said, 'It moves like that, without any arms or legs. The design was already partly on paper and...
According to BBC News, Cusick died of heart failure in his sleep after battling an illness. He is survived by two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Cusick created the "Doctor Who" villains in 1963 after Ridley Scott had to pass, the designer told The Mirror. They've been a part of the series ever since.
According to an interview Cusick gave The Mirror in 2005, the way the Daleks move was inspired by a salt or pepper shaker. "We went to lunch in the canteen and I was scribbling on the back of napkins the ideas of the Daleks," he said. "I picked up what could have been a salt pot and moved it around the table. I said, 'It moves like that, without any arms or legs. The design was already partly on paper and...
- 2/24/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Ray Cusick, the British TV production designer best known for his work on Doctor Who, passed away Thursday night after a short illness. He was 84. In 1963, Cusick, a staff designer at the BBC, was asked to give form to the race of aliens created by screenwriter Terry Nation for nascent sci-fi series Doctor Who. Cusick came up with the design for the Daleks, mutants encased in studded metal shells who appear to glide over the ground as they move. The villains became emblematic of Doctor Who, continuing to appear throughout the series’ life including in its current incarnation and in other films and TV shows. They’re also well-known for their catchphrase, “Exterminate!” It is often thought that Cusick’s design was inspired by a pepper shaker. He recently said the detail came during a lunch with the special effects expert who would make the Daleks. At the meal, Cusick...
- 2/24/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
News Andrew Blair 24 Feb 2013 - 12:18
Production designer Ray Cusick, who numbered the design of Doctor Who's Daleks amongst his career achievements, has died at the age of 84...
After trying his hand at teaching, serving in the armed forces, and Civil Engineering, Ray Cusick responded to an advert placed by Granada for a designer on cabaret show Chelsea at Nine. He then became a staff designer for the BBC, working from the early Sixties through to the late Eighties on a variety of genres, many of which were literary adaptations (Bronte, Somerset Maugham, Cold Comfort Farm, Agatha Christie).
His most famous work, however, came out of a three year association with the then new children's science fiction show (that adults enjoy), Doctor Who. His first story introduced the creatures that would help ensure the show's survival. Working from Terry Nation's script, Cusick sat down with Bill Roberts (who...
Production designer Ray Cusick, who numbered the design of Doctor Who's Daleks amongst his career achievements, has died at the age of 84...
After trying his hand at teaching, serving in the armed forces, and Civil Engineering, Ray Cusick responded to an advert placed by Granada for a designer on cabaret show Chelsea at Nine. He then became a staff designer for the BBC, working from the early Sixties through to the late Eighties on a variety of genres, many of which were literary adaptations (Bronte, Somerset Maugham, Cold Comfort Farm, Agatha Christie).
His most famous work, however, came out of a three year association with the then new children's science fiction show (that adults enjoy), Doctor Who. His first story introduced the creatures that would help ensure the show's survival. Working from Terry Nation's script, Cusick sat down with Bill Roberts (who...
- 2/24/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Ray Cusick, who designed the look of the genocidal Daleks for the longrunning science fiction show Doctor Who, has died at the age of 84, according to the BBC. Cusick’s daughter said he died in his sleep after a short illness.
The Daleks made their debut in the second-ever Doctor Who adventure, which premiered in 1963 and was written by Terry Nation. Future Alien director Ridley Scott, who was then working at the BBC, had been originally scheduled to design the look of the Daleks but, because of a scheduling conflict, Cusick was handed the task. In 2005, Cusick confirmed the rumor...
The Daleks made their debut in the second-ever Doctor Who adventure, which premiered in 1963 and was written by Terry Nation. Future Alien director Ridley Scott, who was then working at the BBC, had been originally scheduled to design the look of the Daleks but, because of a scheduling conflict, Cusick was handed the task. In 2005, Cusick confirmed the rumor...
- 2/24/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside TV
Ray Cusick, the designer of infamous Doctor Who villains the Daleks, has died aged 84.
The BBC reports that he passed away on Thursday (February 21) of heart failure, according to his daughter Claire Heawood.
During his time at the BBC, Cusick was responsible for set design on the long-running science fiction show, and created the first versions of the extraterrestrial race for the second episode of the original 1963 series of Doctor Who, featuring William Hartnell as The Doctor.
He later went on to speak about the Daleks' design and how they were developed in a 2008 episode of Doctor Who Confidential.
After retiring as an art director for the BBC, Cusick contributed to several specialist magazines on the subject of battles from the Napoleonic era.
He leaves behind two daughters and seven grandchildren.
The BBC reports that he passed away on Thursday (February 21) of heart failure, according to his daughter Claire Heawood.
During his time at the BBC, Cusick was responsible for set design on the long-running science fiction show, and created the first versions of the extraterrestrial race for the second episode of the original 1963 series of Doctor Who, featuring William Hartnell as The Doctor.
He later went on to speak about the Daleks' design and how they were developed in a 2008 episode of Doctor Who Confidential.
After retiring as an art director for the BBC, Cusick contributed to several specialist magazines on the subject of battles from the Napoleonic era.
He leaves behind two daughters and seven grandchildren.
- 2/23/2013
- Digital Spy
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