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Before ''[[The Terminator]]'', there was ''Day of the Daleks''. |
Before ''[[The Terminator]]'', there was ''Day of the Daleks''. |
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A peace conference is being held in Britain under the auspices of Sir Reginald Styles - it's a reconvening of the one from "[[Doctor Who |
A peace conference is being held in Britain under the auspices of Sir Reginald Styles - it's a reconvening of the one from "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S8 E2 The Mind of Evil|The Mind of Evil]]", and UNIT are once again providing security. Because they did such a bang-up job previously. |
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Anyhow, Styles is attacked and nearly killed by a guerrilla fighter in futuristic dress, but is saved by the intervention of a big - well - '''go'''rilla fighter, who knocks the assassin out and disappears. The Doctor deduces that the unconscious man is from the future, and that a device found with him is a time-travel gadget. |
Anyhow, Styles is attacked and nearly killed by a guerrilla fighter in futuristic dress, but is saved by the intervention of a big - well - '''go'''rilla fighter, who knocks the assassin out and disappears. The Doctor deduces that the unconscious man is from the future, and that a device found with him is a time-travel gadget. |
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== Tropes == |
== Tropes == |
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* [[An Astral Projection Not a Ghost]]: The ghosts the Doctor is asked to investigate turn out to be projections of time travellers from the future. |
* [[An Astral Projection Not a Ghost]]: The ghosts the Doctor is asked to investigate turn out to be projections of time travellers from the future. |
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* [[Bound and Gagged]]: This is the ONLY serial in the entire run of ''[[ |
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: This is the ONLY serial in the entire run of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' where both the Doctor and his companion (Jo Grant) are bound and gagged. |
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* [[Crapsack World]]: Future version of Earth, ruled by Daleks |
* [[Crapsack World]]: Future version of Earth, ruled by Daleks |
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* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: "We'll wait 'til it's light", says the time traveller who's just materialised in broad daylight. No attempt is made to match the lighting to the dialogue in this scene. |
* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: "We'll wait 'til it's light", says the time traveller who's just materialised in broad daylight. No attempt is made to match the lighting to the dialogue in this scene. |
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