We are the Daleks! (short story)

We are the Daleks! was a short story original to the 1973 Doctor Who Special.

Summary
The Doctor discovers on the inhospitable and hostile terrain of Ollendorf 2 the remains of a Dalek and, in a cave, two human skeletons which have lain there for centuries. He wonders what brought the two men to this world. An account follows, told by space geologist Joel Kendon, describing the Halldon scientists' experiment. In it they transplanted primitive humans to the planet Ameron. The scientists artificially accelerated the humans evolution and in so doing created the Daleks.

Characters

 * Joel Kendon
 * Space geologist for Astro Survey and Mining (Venus) Inc., from whose point of view the story is told


 * Dag Richie
 * Owner of Astro Survey and Mining (Venus) Inc. / Navigation officer of the Chaser


 * Caesar
 * Pilot of the Chaser


 * Ziegler
 * Chief engineer of the Chaser


 * Lleyn
 * Astro-Meteorologist


 * Ravella
 * Communications officer


 * Bryant Anderson
 * An anthropologist hiding out on Ollendorf 2, who has discovered a terrible secret

Story notes

 * Neither the Doctor nor his companions (who remain in the TARDIS) are identified in this story.
 * This is the first Doctor Who short story to be published in Radio Times. The next and currently last would be Birth of a Renegade, however Radio Times have gone on to publish Doctor Who comic stories.

Continuity
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