Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.X

Beneath the City of the Exxilons: The Making of Death to the Daleks (2012)

26 minutes

The people interviewed for this feature are 

• Julian Fox, Peter Hamilton
• Arnold Yarrow, Bellal
• Nick Briggs, executive producer for Big Finish Productions
• Richard Leyland, assistant floor manager
• Michael E Briant, director
• L. Rowland Warne, costume designer

Things discussed in this feature include

• parallel power outages 
• special effects
• Dalek self destruct
• target practice TARDIS
• Exxilon and subterranean creature design
• out of sequence filming

Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.04

Death to the Daleks - Part Four

The Doctor and Bellal avoid the trap the Doctor detected at the end of the previous episode. They continue to work their way through the city. Two Daleks continue to follow them. The Doctor and Bellal encounter a few other challenges but eventually make it to the nerve center of the city. The Doctor rigs the city to self destruct.

The city sends a couple humanoid creatures to stop the Doctor and Bellal. The two Daleks show up just as the two humanoid creatures are attacking the Doctor and Bellal. The Daleks fight with the city's creatures. The Doctor and Bellal escape during the confusion.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.03

Death to the Daleks - Part Three

Sarah is approached by a humanoid creature. She finds his appearance frightening but he means her no harm. The Doctor, elsewhere in the caverns, is attacked by a snake-like creature that breathes fire. The Doctor evades it. A Dalek shows up and gets into a fight with the snake-like creature. The Dalek is destroyed but the fight gives the Doctor a chance to escape back the way he came.

The Doctor and Sarah evade the Daleks with the help of their new friend, Bellal. He tells them about the city and how his people used to travel to the stars. The Doctor concludes that Bellal's people might have visited Earth.

The Doctor goes with Bellal to investigate the city. He sends Sarah back to the human spaceship. A couple Daleks enter the city not long after the Doctor and Bellal. They are closing in on them when the Doctor notices that he and Bellal are about to step into a trap.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.02

Death to the Daleks - Part Two

The Dalek weapons don't work. It turns out that they are there for the same reason as the humans, they need the cure for the disease that is ravaging the galaxy. The Daleks reluctantly agree to work with the humans until they can get their devices and their ship to work and get off the planet.

The Daleks, the humans, and the Doctor go to examine the spot where the humans have been gathering the precious cure to the disease. They are attacked by a large group of Exillons. Captain Railton and one of the Daleks are killed. Galloway takes charge but they have no choice but to surrender. They are taken to the Exxilons underground lair.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.01

Death to the Daleks - Part One

The Doctor and Sarah are headed for a vacation when the TARDIS crash lands on a planet that is later revealed to be Exxilon. The TARDIS has lost power. They head outside where it is dark and foggy. Sarah goes back inside to put on something warmer. She was dressed for the beach. The Doctor promises not to wander off but does so anyway.

Sarah goes outside to look for the Doctor but can't find him. She returns to the TARDIS only to discover that one of the locals is inside. She hits him and then takes off running. She keeps moving until she comes across what looks like an abandoned city.