The construction of the Daleks

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The War Master: Anti-Genesis, is the latest in Big Finish’s full cast audio drama adventures featuring the Doctor’s greatest foes versus his best enemy.
Starring Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Gatiss, this four-part box set pits Master versus Master, in a story that journeys back in time to the birth of the Daleks, on the planet Skaro.
In a Time War, there is a crime that not even the Daleks would dare consider. But the Master has more than considered - and he is ready to commit.
When his TARDIS returns to Gallifrey carrying his corpse, a chain of events ensues that will change established history. Old friendships will be destroyed and dark alliances formed, as the Master exploits a terrifying truth.
Even for the two most powerful races, time can be rewritten.
The War Master: Anti-Genesis box set contains four pulsating stories:
From the Flames by Nicholas Briggs
After the Master’s TARDIS returns his remains to Gallifrey, in accordance with his final wishes, an intricate plot begins to change the nature of the universe forever. But even in death the Master threatens life. And only CIA Coordinator Narvin can hope to stop him.
The Master’s Dalek Plan by Alan Barnes
As the Master infiltrates the Kaled scientific elite, the Time Lords seek to counter his interference. But while Narvin and President Livia try to stabilise the past, a new and horrifying future dawns in the wastelands of ancient Skaro.
Shockwave by Alan Barnes
With all known history threatened, the Daleks take desperate action to preserve their established legacy. When they cross dimensions to recruit an alternative incarnation of the Master, an uneasy alliance is formed … But can either side truly trust the other?
He Who Wins by Nicholas Briggs
The Master has achieved an ultimate victory. But at what cost?
CAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM
Derek Jacobi (The War Master)
Mark Gatiss (The Other Master)
Seán Carlsen (Narvin)
Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks)
Zaraah Abrahams (Kaled Corporal)
Pippa Bennett-Warner (Livia)
Vikash Bhai (Arfor)
Daniel Brocklebank (Yaren)
Richard Clifford (Novar)
Ben Crystal (Soogasor)
Christopher Harper (Kaled Guard)
Will Kirk (Uglen)
Jordan Renzo (Insloy)
Gavin Swift (Crazlus)
Franchi Webb (Lamarius)
Script Editor Scott Handcock, Nicholas Briggs
Sound Design Richard Fox @ FoxYason Studios, Robert Harvey
Cover Artist Tom Newsom
Director Scott Handcock
Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
Music Robert Harvey
Producer Scott Handcock
Written by Nicholas Briggs, Alan Barnes
Theme Music by Ioan Morris

[@paultovar2794]

The way they excitedly yell "exterminate" over each other like eager puppies has always been kind cute tbh

[@errorninja1019]

until they turn you into one of them

[@someguy4405]

error ninja101 You’re thinking of cybermen

[@errorninja1019]

@@someguy4405 ok

[@whytheheckarewedoinginhere1886]

Dalek: and this why I want to be a red Dalek! Sorry.

[@etazeta674]

I take it you haven't seen a squad of these things butcher everyone on a planet while excitedly chanting like this before. Kinda kills the cute vibe

[@neurodivergentminor2042]

Today on how it’s made: Daleks

[@theblackmesaresearchfacili1079]

The how it’s made show at 2:00 am

[@BEANBOYOBEANITH]

Bubby Man half life be series was so good

[@BMakabre]

"Then it is rubbed down with the Fleeb. This important as it contains all the Fleeb juice..." Whoops that's how you make a Plumbus not Daleks.

[@bettyswunghole3310]

I remember that episode well: "Daleks, paper cups, hemorrhoid cushions and ramen noodles".

[@NICKatronMC]

This is by far one of the best Dalek sequences I’ve ever witnessed and it was all digitally made. God I’m so excited

[@Symon2099]

I like the car factory production line vibe. I can just see one of the floor workers up in the main office, chatting to management... - "'Scuse me, Mr Briggs, was just wondering what voices we were gonna use in the latest batch?" - "Why d'you ask?" - "Well, some of the lads was thinking we could try something new. A little variety, ya know, like they had back in the day. After all, we've been using exactly the same voice for every single Dalek for over 20 years now." - "Get out." - "Yep. That's the one."

[@blihkeempat740]

EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATEEEEEE

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Lol

[@simonyonker]

A golden ticket in each dalek casing where you get to meet the Daley’s.

[@Grey_Shard]

"Okay, who did the Dalek casing in sunshine yellow?"

[@suzannegrant9327]

Detroit gone to the dark side!

[@2Scribble]

The one thing a Dalek CAN'T do... touch. Sealed inside your casing, not feeling anything, ever. From birth to death. locked inside a cold metal cage, completely alone. That explains your voice! No wonder you scream.

[@BEANBOYOBEANITH]

Born with nothing but anger and hatred, and exterminate don’t forget that.

[@Venuswenis007]

you also have to remeber that,in the dalek sewers,it is not used for the "waste",it is a graveyard,not even that,daleks cannot die from old age,they slowley become a water like living thing,daleks to not even die,there is no release,it is pain and suffring for years and years untill they become a weird water,or they get killed by something

[@BEANBOYOBEANITH]

@@Venuswenis007 it must suck not being able to eat japanese food

[@BEANBOYOBEANITH]

what tf was i on when i wrote this

[@thevampiregirl7529]

@@BEANBOYOBEANITH you were on the good shit XD

[@captainyossarian388]

Loved that you included the symbol for the Kaled Scientific Elite, the eye with the lightning bolt.

[@tommyfox854]

Oh, that's the Kaled Scientific Elite symbol? I thought it was the Kaled species flag; oopes.

[@captainyossarian388]

@@tommyfox854 It was only on the uniforms of the Kaled's assigned to the Scientific Elite bunker. Didn't show up on the soldiers' uniforms, like the General. I assumed it was Davros' idea as a reference to his 'third eye'. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-slXd7gNBljNk

[@tommyfox854]

@@captainyossarian388 thank you very much for the info Captain; I'll make sure to watch it, when I have the time (busy right now). Again, thank you.

[@Squicx]

Just knowing that one casing being made will have the blood of billions on it

[@dakotastricklin2691]

I dont remember seeing much blood when a dalek kills. Isn't it always just a laser that instakills with no visible wounds?

[@notarealclownhonkhonk]

I think they meant figurative blood.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Dakota Stricklin without a zanny timelord and company around at every olace and time in the universe, the daleks are free to wreak havoc across all creation. We saw in doomsday they were confident one dalek would be able to wipe out an entire species as powerful as the cybermen with a single dalek.

[@dakotastricklin2691]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 so...no blood then? I was fine with leaving this alone but this was pretty much dead so please pull some necromancy and let me just keep repeating myself.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Dakota Stricklin PFFT! SORRY dude i misread your thing! Feel free to ignore this chain!

[@Geoff69420]

That moment when you realize that the Daleks are technically piloting giant mechas.

[@someguy4405]

xof49 Your average dalek is about the size of a human head so it’s not like gundam for them or anything.

[@beastwarsFTW]

They are basically mini tanks.

[@night06phere35]

Its pretty crazy that a kaled is in there

[@Iknowhowbadthisnameis8828]

@@someguy4405 then it would be a normal mecha

[@potatoons3270]

Comparatively from a dalek’s size and point of view would be the equivalent size of a human to a 40yr old oak tree

[@facedeer]

I appreciated the extreme precision the assembly process conveyed. Everything just slid perfectly together, no clanging and banging.

[@jbcatz5]

More Derek Jacobi is never a bad thing. Add in the goodness that is Narvin, and the sheer evilness that is the Unbound Master, bring it on!

[@bobbywatson5697]

My lord, big finish seriously needs to make an Animated Doctor Who show! I feel as if with their quality writing, amazing voices and THESE FREAKING ANIMATIONS it could be up there right next to the main show in popularity!

[@HighSlayerRalton]

Animating machines is one thing, making good-looking people is a whole other kettle of fish.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

@@HighSlayerRalton True, but that doesn't mean that the series couldn't be a success. It worked out pretty well (financially) for the Star Wars franchise.

[@jamesattenbourgh]

Yes please

[@Symon2099]

Less than 90 seconds of Dalek footage is considerably easier and mahoosively cheaper than making even a short animated episode of Doctor Who. Also, BF would probably charge a packet for it.

[@tailsknuxfan101]

@@Symon2099 if they partnered up with BBC and commissioned the people who animated the Clone Wars it'd look pretty good

[@Timelord007]

Sir Derek Jacobi War Master has become my favourite audio Master, he oozes both charm & malevolence & relishes his evilness. The Daleks have met there match.

[@DJ.V-W]

I couldn't agree more! Sir Derek Jacobi is such a well rounded actor, he seems to be able to take on any role and make it his own.

[@stephen5060]

I really like how thoroughly evil Jacobi’s Master is, though my favourite audio one is still Alex MacQueen. He’s so much fun to listen to

[@DJ.V-W]

@@stephen5060 We need more of MacQueen's Master that's for sure, he is very good in the role. I'm glad I don't have to choose just one Master to listen to, because I'd struggle to make the choice!

[@Timelord007]

@@stephen5060 you can tell Sir Derek enjoys playing the role his Master his performances are amazing. MacQueen also a good Master & be interesting see what BF got in store for John Simms Master.

[@Timelord007]

@@DJ.V-W I love these BF audio dramas the stories are so well written & engaging.

[@mgtowchampion7961]

"All daleks assembled and ready to exterminate" SKYNET......"Hold my beer"

[@EditedAF987]

Skynet wouldn’t stand a chance against the Daleks

[@mgtowchampion7961]

@@EditedAF987 a T800 can climb stairs

[@EditedAF987]

MGTOW CHAMPION Daleks can fly up stairs. They’ve been able to since 1988

[@mgtowchampion7961]

@@EditedAF987 but they cant change shape.

[@EditedAF987]

MGTOW CHAMPION so? Shapeshfting wouldn’t help a terminators this situation as the Daleks would still be able to track them

[@IlovetheEmpire564]

1:20 I like how at the outro everything in the background bursts in lava like flames and we get the title: The War Master Anti-Genesis. Really cool detail with the drumbeat theme.

[@jdzencelowcz]

I never get tired of seeing this ad.

[@ScopeGuardPony]

I will never, ever tire of Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks

[@minicle426]

I have.

[@DarthZevrel66]

@@minicle426That’s a YOU problem

[@alexzm4735]

Those trailers are getting better and better

[@LordFindogask734]

now imagine if there was a sequence like this in victory of the daleks when the new paradigm is being constructed.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Since apparently they was supposed to have a lot of weapons, explaining the rail that leads to a giant slot in the back, imagine seeing how many weapons get shoved in there Mr. Potato Head style. “And here is your gunstick, and here is your manipulator arm, and here is your claw, and here is your torch”

[@theponydalek7923]

@@crimsondynamo615 "and here's your angry eye stalk!"

[@theblackmesaresearchfacili1079]

Nope but instead they just pop into existence trough a steel egg

[@TheGingerburger]

@@crimsondynamo615 in the original blueprints for the TV show the dalek had the manipulator on the lower ring and the gun on the upper ring not in boxes between the rings and could rotate independently so they could reach and shoot behind themselves but it would have been to complicated to assemble and operate so they simplified the design

[@plantainsame2049]

@@crimsondynamo615 and here's your Sonic probe seriously you think they would probably put some of those on them to help them battle ducky who

[@ThomasEdwards123]

This looks so good, really excited to see how this series wraps up especially with the Master involved in the creation of the Daleks somehow or even changing history somewhat to suit his own means yet again.

[@SpencerCJ]

This gives me big 90's opening cutscene to a PC game vibes and I love it

[@ourlordandsaviorpete8274]

What an absolute unit

[@Lumibear.]

Great! Can I just say I appreciate the little wobble of the eye stalk as the finished Dalek made its first movement forward, and the rationalisation of the internal workings of the sucker. Little details, they make all the difference.

[@TB1fan]

Lumibear Thanks! Glad someone noticed the wobble :)

[@Lumibear.]

Chris Thompson thanks so much for adding it! For me, they simply aren’t the same without a bit of it. I’m annoyingly overly sensitive about tiny fine details, as such most CGI drives me crazy, it looks perfect but moves like a ghost, unaffected by gravity or mass, nothing but a projection of a concept. But this is fantastic, thank you for caring enough to put the extra work in to give them physical presence!

[@AnubisX1]

This trailer alone tells me that big finish should do an animated feature!

[@andrewparkin4036]

I wholeheartedly agree, who ever they use to make them should animate the audio stories they'd be brilliant.

[@cannonfodderlord]

Now that's what I wanted to see: how the Daleks are built. I know that Davros have created them but not fully constructed themselves, that's how the Genesis of the Daleks was made. Epic!

[@Yan_Alkovic]

“All Daleks assembled” I see what you did there

[@Damarcus123]

Yan Alkovic I dont

[@Yan_Alkovic]

@@Damarcus123 Well they're "assembled" Cause they've just rolled off of the assembly line

[@stiky5972]

@@Yan_Alkovic ...i hate you...

[@ReiverBlue1971]

00:58 Love the fanning out of the new Daleks here :)

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

Listened to Anti-Genesis the other day. Probably my favourite Big Finish box set I've listened to.

[@darthplagueis3488]

Davros: am I a joke to you? War master: Y E S

[@Zneelsen]

The Master? Don’t you mean Davros’ uncle, Sorvad?

[@swishfish8858]

Let's not forget that someone made a garbage can with a plunger taped to it one of the most amazing and terrifying things pop culture has ever seen, and then someone else made the very creation of them into one of the best visual sequences I'VE ever seen. What the fuck, creativity.

[@richardruff8712]

I assume you are referring to the First season story with William Hartnell at the Dalek City on Skaro, and your second reference is to the classic ' Genesis of the Daleks ' with Tom Baker, which many people ( including me ) consider to be the BEST EVER Dr Who story...

[@Squid1562]

This makes me want an animated Dalek movie

[@irrevenant3]

"The Master's Dalek Plan" is the greatest title ever. :D

[@Kanerade]

The music is absolutely perfect for this video

[@baldeagle3715]

Simply brilliant so looking forward to this I think it’ll be the best war master series of them all.

[@midnightstormentertainment9183]

When I was in the third grade, we were given an assignment and that was to write a creative story. Mine was a crossover between the aliens called the visitors from V the series and the Daleks. The premise was where the Daleks employed the visitors like they did the Ogrons.

[@JeffJolly1]

I wish Big Finish made the TV show! It would be absolutely AWESOME! Even just an animated series would be great, particularly if it was based on the epic Dalek Empire series. 😁

[@CTPadres]

A plunger and a whisk. The most feared items in all of time and space.

[@carealoo744]

Hey! I always thought that the Daleks were built when Davros was digging around in his recycling bin, and just start putting stuff together in random order is, until we got something that worked! Don't mess with my Head-Cannon!

[@patrick_j_lee]

Wow, that was great! Always wanted to see how they're casings are made!

[@MushroomHaterProductions]

Such a terrifying but fantastic take on The Power of the Daleks!

[@suzannegrant9327]

Chilling sequence! The live action series ought to have this. The animation here is excellent.

[@leduc6919]

This had got to be a reference to that Terminator 2 ad!It‘s a good thing though, I like it.

[@wyvernbravo]

Dalek 1 completed! Dalek 2 completed! DARLEK THREE COMPLETED!

[@jkmenttonet1478]

I love it how this is an anticipation on how Daleks are made

[@Cybermat47]

Just listened to the first part of this boxset. That was one hell of a first act!

[@planes124]

Really wish there was theme played at end of this would make it perfect

[@EditedAF987]

They played the War Master theme at the end

[@planes124]

@@EditedAF987 I mean like the Howell theme or something

[@EditedAF987]

@@planes124 why would they include that though? This is a trailer for a war master box set, not a doctor who story.

[@Magic12553]

These trailers get better and better! Waiting for the animated doctor who stories from them! With the script and voice talent plus these animations it would be great

[@Finn_01]

This feels like an homage to the T2 trailer, and I am here for it

[@DerektheDalek]

So the Master has actually managed to replace Davros as the creator of the Daleks? How devilishly like him.

[@thegameartist034]

DerektheDalek He’s alive?!?!?

[@FortNightPG]

TheGameartist03 no

[@antonyandrewson5803]

What??!?!?

[@SantiHRod]

He created the Cybermen as well.

[@EditedAF987]

TheGameartist03 this is the Master during the time war. We’re not talking about the Doctor falls

[@Write_Charlie]

These get better and better! 👏👏

[@Kytori95]

With the quality of these animations... I would love BF to go into full time animation production and make their stories semi visual, it would be awesome for stories like Spare Parts.

[@Cyber_Smoke]

In all honesty I'm surprised they haven't I would snatch them up on day release, spare parts desperately needs animating because we need the origin story for the cyberman and because Peter Davidson gives a great performance.

[@EditedAF987]

- smoke - animating a short trailer with no humans present is one thing. Animating a full two hour story is another

[@Cyber_Smoke]

@@EditedAF987 I'm not saying they need to be animated with a big budget and expensive cgi I'm just asking for animations like the missing episodes, so it's not really that bad.

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I felt that that was pretty awesome man going all the way back to season 1 vibes here

[@snazzyquizzes2336]

Surprisingly good graphics. Good work, Big Finish.

[@Lemuel928]

War Master,lived the same time just as War Doctor would live it.

[@EditedAF987]

Lemuel Delvalle no the War Master was only around during the early years of the war before the Eighth Doctor regenerated

[@EmperorDestruction]

0:57 Davros: today the Kaled race has ended consumed by the fire of war but from its ashes there will be a new race the supreme creature! The ultimate conqueror of the universe! THE DALEK!!!!!!!!!

[@supertna9154]

The episode power of the Daleks has a daleks being constructed but due to the episode missing there isn’t much to show other than telesnaps but there is an animated version of it though.

[@derekhart3308]

Love to see big finish do full audio animation videos (full stories )

[@Yetaxa]

Not only would that be prohibitively expensive, I don't think their licence covers it

[@davidhuggins16]

Great trailer. Reminds me quite a bit of the theatrical teaser for Terminator 2, in which we saw the T800 assembled… this looks like the equivalent assembly line but on Skaro rather than in Skynet ;)

[@bigfinishprod]

Talent borrows, genius steals!

[@doctorwhumour1105]

Bruh this is amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@Cyber_Smoke]

Reminds me of power of the daleks manufacturing but with more detail.

[@gerrycalhoun9827]

That's what I thought, and I'm sure that's what they were going for

[@MrKillJoy200]

0:44 - 0:52 The audio of SCP-895’s wind ambient noises was a nice touch for the Dalek Activation sequence, you think I wouldn’t notice that?

[@TB1fan]

mfreyno Interesting flex but it’s actually Explosion 17 from the cinesound fx library slowed right down. I used it as an ambient space noise on a Thunderbirds fan film 10 years ago.

[@Blueboxdpod]

It is only a matter of time until we see an animated Big Finish because this is so great, it would be a complete missed opportunity if you guys don't try at least doing one animated story.

[@timothyd181]

Who has turned Big Finish's trailers up to 11, and can we give them all the rice pudding?

[@elliothunter2579]

It always annoys me that Derek Jacobi only had one episode as the Master - would have been so epic to have him for a few more, with his brooding and ability to show the evil through his eyes alone.

[@plantainsame2049]

Yeah I want more of him but I feel like I'm going against anyone but John hurt's War Doctor it's kind of doesn't fit well damn Universe I shall dream of a timeline were eight got three seasons Eric Roberts was able to actually act and not just rely on Camp and we got a big ol event of a four-way battle between davros the War Doctor Rassilon and the wall master

[@CamPalinSmith]

Finally getting round to listening to this set, and its only just occurred to me that the outfit the Master is wearing on the cover art is the same as Nyder's from 'Genesis of the Daleks'.

[@TheNerdestOfOne]

I’m picking this up especially for Jacobi

[@Unknown-sg4tv]

How to make time travel a good idea 1. Invent time machine. 2. Travel to the 23rd century. 3. Invent a machine that can change probability. 4. Use probability machine to make probability certain that time travel is a good idea.

[@kieran69]

"Inside that shell is a creature born to hate!"

[@evanj1114]

i think I might work for them...

[@kuchenkurbis7943]

Hammer Animation 👍👍

[@falke_blade9341]

I legit walking in the snow hearing this made me feel like I was on skaro.

[@Drixenol86]

Mass produced Daleks.

[@AHTN-vd1wv]

I want more stuff like this

[@FlyinScottsman]

I like how this video shows what's inside the manipulator arm, to see that it actually has some functionality. Good thing it's not a useless plunger.

[@90lancaster]

Call the Dalek Plumber ; (Downstairs Toilets and Kitchens only / No Timelords) Pest Extermination services also available - specialising in Rodents, Spiders, Insects and Girl Scouts.

[@jezcartner4104]

Awesome trailer

[@bigboymedia453]

Right, is it essential to listen to the other war master box sets before listening to this one?

[@iamokayiswear]

No. They're worth listening to, but each boxset is relatively stand-alone.

[@TheFanRift]

Proof the classic design will never not be menacing

[@MrExplosion449]

Big finish, we love daleks, although I’ll probably be buying it anyway

[@RiainRamblez]

Woahhhhhh!!! Looks great!

[@TechnoCrab42]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@DiegoRamirez-xn7nl]

Siempre me he preguntado como se crean los Daleks y al fin tengo respuesta.

[@jcrossan1351]

These daleks look very interesting they seem to have a 70s body but a 60s eyestalk and silver paint

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

Power of the Daleks flashbacks

[@mrneutral8423]

Incredible.

[@liamroberts1458]

This is cool. Nuff said.

[@Timeworks]

EPIC!!!

[@DucksFor4]

YESS HELLO TIMEWORKS

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

He’s found a bot lol

[@tomklein6883]

as a DALEK builder I approve , Milwaukee dalek asylum :O

[@Vidiocity92]

I read this somewhere else and never thought of it lol, but can we get classic Daleks to have classic Dalek voices with all the goofiness that came from them? They all sound like new series Daleks.

[@JeffJolly1]

My favourite Dalek voices are the ones done by Roy Skelton who also did Zippy and George off Rainbow 😂

[@EditedAF987]

VideocityOne Nick Briggs is fine, besides he normally alters his vocal delivery depending on what Era of Daleks he’s voicing

[@chimeragenesis361]

0:50 that noise is always bad news.

[@mymumbakescakes]

Now if only the current Doctor Who was this good.

[@justsome500yearoldwithsmug2]

Haven't really cought up with the master himself I was glad to see him face the second doctor though and I'll get to this series at some point

[@write.31]

This gives me hope in dr who again

[@Marguns21]

I always wondered, what would happend to the daleks if all of their metals corroded. I mean can they even construct anything without their armor?

[@vittovioletcreeper]

This is amazing

[@agentother1476]

Do more trailers like this 💙💙💙💙💙

[@johnbanks4761]

need to make an animated film of this

[@martinnorman9012]

This is like watching terminator but dalek

[@superiorsoldier57]

I don't know if this is cannon, but this is really cool...

[@dalekexterminae]

It is, it’s apart of the audio drama “anti genesis”

[@james_luigi6366]

The music sounds like it's from portal 2

[@liamtaylor3576]

Whoa this is so cool!

[@joshrandar]

I'd love to see a dalek go up agenst a warhammer dreadnought venerable.

[@rakninja]

i think the dalek would have the edge, dreadnought's aren't quite big enough to pack void shields. a dalek vs a warhound titan would probably be a more even matchup.

[@Curtisstollery]

It like T2 trailer when building the t 800.