Editing Doctor Who (section)

====Daleks====
{{Main|Dalek}}
[[File:Dalek (10634451635).jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|A Dalek at the ''Doctor Who'' Experience, [[Cardiff]]]]

The Daleks, which first appeared in the show's [[The Daleks|second serial]] in 1963,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Louise |date=21 December 2023 |title=Doctor Who star Nicholas Briggs celebrates 60 years of the Daleks |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-daleks-nicholas-briggs-exclusive-newsupdate/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[Radio Times]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Farmer |first=Sarah |date=21 December 2023 |title=Doctor Who: TV crew member recalls genesis of the Daleks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-67509239 |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> are ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s oldest villains. The Daleks are Kaleds from the planet [[Skaro]], mutated by the scientist [[Davros]] and housed in mechanical armour shells for mobility. The actual creatures resemble octopuses with large, pronounced brains. Their armour shells have a single eye-stalk, a sink-plunger-like device that serves the purpose of a hand, and a [[directed-energy weapon]]. Their main weakness is their eyestalk;  attacks upon them using various weapons can blind a Dalek, making it go mad. Their chief role in the series plot, as they frequently remark in their instantly recognisable metallic voices, is to "exterminate" all non-Dalek beings. They even attack the [[Time Lords]] in the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]], as shown during the 50th Anniversary of the show. They continue to be a recurring 'monster' within the Doctor Who franchise, having appeared in every series since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Andrew |date=8 August 2023 |title=Doctor Who: No, It's Not Time To Rest the Daleks |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-not-time-to-rest-the-daleks/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref> Davros has also been a recurring figure since his debut in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', although played by several different actors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draven |first=Derek |date=12 April 2020 |title=Doctor Who: 5 Best Davros Moments (& 5 Of His Worst) |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-davros-best-worst-moments/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

The Daleks were created by the writer [[Terry Nation]] (who intended them to be an [[allegory]] of the [[Nazis]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nation, Terry |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationterry/nationterry.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210152526/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationterry/nationterry.htm |archive-date=10 December 2006 |access-date=19 May 2008}}</ref> and BBC designer [[Raymond Cusick]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2013 |title=Doctor Who Dalek designer Ray Cusick dies after illness |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104130915/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344 |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=27 October 2013 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The Daleks' début in the programme's second serial, ''[[The Daleks]]'' (1963–1964), made both the Daleks and ''Doctor Who'' very popular. A Dalek appeared on a postage stamp celebrating British popular culture in 1999, photographed by [[Lord Snowdon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Daleks get stamp of approval |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/273260.stm |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The Daleks received another stamp in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stamps |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/02/royal-mail-to-issue-doctor-who-stamps/1805519/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> In "[[Victory of the Daleks]]" a new set of Daleks were introduced that come in a range of colours; the colour denoting its role within the species.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2010 |title=The New Daleks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007l73p |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617174226/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007l73p |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>