This past Tuesday, BBC America confirmed that they are creating a new animated feature that will depict the regeneration of the first Doctor into the second Doctor called Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks. It will premier on BBC America on November 12th and will be a six-part series. Not only will it show William Hartnell's Doctor regenerating into Patrick Troughton's Doctor, but it will also feature Troughton's Doctor's companions, Polly and Ben.
The writer and director for this animated feature is Charles Norton, and he brought in some star comic book artist to help with the show's creation. The two artists are Martin Geraghty and Adrian Salmon. When discussing the project, Norton had this to say to the show's fans:
“The Power of the Daleks animation is the most ambitious Doctor Who archive restoration ever attempted and we’re all very honored to be a part of such an exciting project,” he said. “Intelligent, suspenseful and magnificently staged, The Power of the Daleks is one of the great lost classics of 1960s television and a superb example of the black and white era at its finest.”
The Power of the Daleks was one of the shows most popular storylines that ran in 1966 over six episodes, but unfortunately there are no intact recording of these episodes that have survived. The BBC had destroyed the master negatives while doing an archive cleaning back in 1974. Why they did this, I have no idea. They said that some audio recordings and short clips from the shows have been preserved, but the entire storyline hasn't been seen in nearly fifty years. I guess that an animated feature showing us this story will have to do, eh?
So what do you think about this little piece of news? Are you excited to finally be able to see The Power of the Daleks? Let me know your thoughts on this in the comments section down below.
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