The Curse of the Daleks (audio story)


 * For the stage play, see The Curse of the Daleks''.

The Curse of the Daleks is a new adaptation of SP: The Curse of the Daleks, the first-ever Doctor Who-based stage play.

Publisher's Summary
'A special audio adaptation of the Doctor Who stage-play from the 1960s.'

The space ship Starfinder is taking two dangerous criminals for trial on Earth. En route, they crash through a meteor storm and have to make an emergency landing on Skaro – the planet of the dreaded Daleks. But Captain Redway and his faithful crew don’t anticipate any trouble. After all, the Daleks were defeated fifty years ago and now they are completely inactive. But when a crate full of mysterious devices is discovered and the Daleks start to come back to life, it becomes clear that there is a traitor amongst the Starfinder’s crew… A traitor intent on reactivating the power of the Daleks!

Cast

 * Ladiver - Michael Praed
 * Captain Redway - Patric Kearns
 * Marion Clements - Beth Chalmers
 * Rocket Smith - Nick Wilton
 * Bob Slater - James George
 * Professor Vanderlyn - John Line
 * Harry Sline - Derek Carlyle
 * Dexion - Glynn Sweet
 * Ijayna - Denise Hoey
 * Narrator / The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs

Continuity

 * The story takes place fifty years after a war with the Daleks, in which the humans won. The Daleks are considered to all be dead. Skaro is known to humanity as the homeworld of both the Daleks and the Thals, with the latter still living in the wilds but possessing technology; humanity used to send patrols to Skaro every five years. It is likely the war refers to The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
 * The Dalek City is visited.

Timeline

 * The Curse of the Daleks occurs before:To be Added
 * The Curse of the Daleks occurs after: To be added