The Doctor’s oldest enemies have celebrated a milestone! <\/p>
While Doctor Who<\/a> celebrated its 60th anniversary in November this year, we couldn\u2019t forget to get the streamers back out for the Doctor\u2019s oldest and most iconic enemy, the Daleks!<\/p>\n The Daleks made their very first appearance on 21st December 1963 in The Dead Planet, the first episode of a seven-part William Hartnell story written by Terry Nation.<\/p>\n Over the past 60 years, the Daleks have been through various iterations and were brought back for the modern series in the 2005 episode Dalek.<\/p>\n Nicholas Briggs, who started voicing the Daleks when Doctor Who returned in 2005, has celebrated the momentous occasion, exclusively telling RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201c60 years since they first appeared on television!<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re iconic because they\u2019re just so incredibly evil and despicable and dastardly and sneaky and murderous and that makes them the perfect foil for the Doctor, a Time Lord who\u2019s good through and through, and I think that the Daleks being so evil makes the Doctor even more heroic and brilliant.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, they\u2019ve got a fantastic design, a brilliant voice that you can imitate quite easily and a key thing for any villain is that they have to be in some small way or another slightly ludicrous. Even though the Daleks are incredible and look great and sound great, they also are a tiny bit silly and, viewed from a distance, you can laugh at them \u2013 until, of course, they say, \u2018Exterminate!\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I reckon that\u2019s the reason why the Daleks are iconic!\u201d<\/p> As part of Doctor Who\u2019s 60th anniversary celebrations, The Daleks was revamped<\/a>. The serial was re-edited, with its seven 25-minute episodes recut as a 75-minute feature-length outing.<\/p>\n Phil Collinson, Executive Producer on Doctor Who, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been my absolute pleasure to spend these past 12 months working with such a talented team to breathe new life into this classic adventure \u2013 a story that is literally the foundation stone of all that Doctor Who has become.<\/p>\n \u201cThe original is a masterpiece of 1960s television drama, and this new version stands on the shoulders of the pioneering spirit of 1960s Doctor Who.\u201d<\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and\u00a0<\/strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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