Davros Connections (documentary)

 is a documentary which covers and discusses Davros' life. It is narrated by Davros actor Terry Molloy and features excerpts from televised stories and audio plays. CGI scenes of the audio plays were created for the documentary.

The documentary was first available in The Complete Davros Collection and the re-release special edition DVD of Remembrance of the Daleks.

Interviews
Writers and actors discuss the life, motives and actions of Davros throughout the televised stories and audio plays. The subjects speculate about his death. Some of the answers refer to events in the television stories.

Davros Connections features I, Davros writer Gary Hopkins, Big Finish Productions producer/director Gary Russell and archival interview with Michael Wisher who first played Davros. Peter Miles, who played Nyder, director Ken Grieve, David Gooderson, the second actor to play Davros, script editor Eric Saward, Terry Molloy, the third actor to play Davros and writers Joseph Lidster and Ben Aaronovitch also appear.

CGI
The CGI portions of the documentary highlight events from Davros' life, such as the creation of the first Dalek. The scenes were adapted from an I, Davros episode and Davros.

Excerpts
The documentary uses excerpts from the televised stories and audio plays to highlight events/scenarios discussed by the interviewees. Below are the televised stories and audio plays used.

Television episodes

 * The Chase
 * Genesis of the Daleks
 * Destiny of the Daleks
 * Resurrection of the Daleks
 * Revelation of the Daleks
 * Remembrance of the Daleks
 * Dalek

Audio stories
Animation was made by Daniel Reed and Rob Semenoff to accompany most of the following audio extracts. Notably, they showed the design of the Mark I Travel Machine.
 * I, Davros series
 * "Innocence"
 * "Purity" (no animation)
 * "Corruption" (no animation)
 * "Guilt"
 * Davros
 * The Juggernauts (no animation)
 * Terror Firma

Booklet synopsis
An in-depth look at the history of the Daleks’ creator, Davros, as portrayed in both the TV stories from the BBC and in audio adventures from official licensee Big Finish Productions. With actors Terry Molloy, David Gooderson and Peter Miles, audio producer/director Gary Russell, director Ken Grieve, and writers Eric Saward, Ben Aaronovitch, Gary Hopkins and Joseph Lidster. Narrated by Terry Molloy.

People interviewed

 * Gary Hopkins - Writer - I, Davros Part I
 * Gary Russell - Producer/Director - I, Davros
 * Michael Wisher - Davros (archive recording)
 * Peter Miles - Nyder
 * David Gooderson - Davros
 * Ken Grieve - Director
 * Terry Molloy - Davros
 * Eric Saward - Script Editor
 * Ben Aaronovitch - Writer
 * Joseph Lidster - Writer - Terror Firma

Crew

 * Narrator - Terry Molloy
 * With thanks to - Derek Handley, Andy Holding, Mark Ayres, Sharon Gosling, Nicholas Briggs, Ed Stradling
 * Music by - John Devereaux, Richard Wells
 * Audio clips courtesy of - Big Finish Productions
 * CD Artwork by - Lee Binding, Clayton Hickman, Stuart Manning
 * Special Sound - Brian Hodgson, Dick Mills, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
 * Lighting Cameramen - David Simons, Ian Smith
 * Dubbing Mixer - David Young
 * Colourist - Jonathan Wood
 * Online Editors - Leanne Sheppard, Michael Connors
 * Davros Animation - Daniel Reed
 * 3D Animator - Rob Semenoff
 * Assistant Producer - Karen Davies
 * Executive Producer - Dan Hall
 * Produced & Directed by - Brendan Sheppard
 * © 2|entertain 2007