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Doctor Who: Dalek Empire #8.5
Doctor Who Short Trips: Dalek Empire
Everybody knows Doctor Who's terrifying arch enemies, the metallic, murderous Daleks! Here they come again in a collection of scary yarnsluckily, the good Doctor in his many incarnations is on hand to guide us through the terrible events before, after, and during the Daleks' ruthless onslaught.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 28, 2007
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Nicholas Briggs
376 books133 followersNicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer, predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs. Some of Briggs' earliest Doctor Who-related work was as host of The Myth Makers, a series of made-for-video documentaries produced in the 1980s and 1990s by Reeltime Pictures in which Briggs interviews many of the actors and writers involved in the series. When Reeltime expanded into producing original dramas, Briggs wrote some stories and acted in others, beginning with War Time, the first unofficial Doctor Who spin-off, and Myth Runner, a parody of Blade Runner showcasing bloopers from the Myth Makers series built around a loose storyline featuring Briggs as a down on his luck private detective in the near future.
He wrote and appeared in several made-for-video dramas by BBV, including the third of the Stranger stories, In Memory Alone opposite former Doctor Who stars Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant. He also wrote and appeared in a non-Stranger BBV production called The Airzone Solution (1993) and directed a documentary film, Stranger than Fiction (1994).
Briggs has directed many of the Big Finish Productions audio plays, and has provided Dalek, Cybermen, and other alien voices in several of those as well. He has also written and directed the Dalek Empire and Cyberman audio plays for Big Finish. In 2006, Briggs took over from Gary Russell as executive producer of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio range.
Briggs co-wrote a Doctor Who book called The Dalek Survival Guide.
Since Doctor Who returned to television in 2005, Briggs has provided the voices for several monsters, most notably the Daleks and the Cybermen. Briggs also voiced the Nestene Consciousness in the 2005 episode "Rose", and recorded a voice for the Jagrafess in the 2005 episode "The Long Game"; however, this was not used in the final episode because it was too similar to the voice of the Nestene Consciousness. He also provided the voices for the Judoon in both the 2007 and 2008 series. On 9 July 2009, Briggs made his first appearance in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood in the serial Children of Earth, playing Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Rick Yates.
He wrote and appeared in several made-for-video dramas by BBV, including the third of the Stranger stories, In Memory Alone opposite former Doctor Who stars Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant. He also wrote and appeared in a non-Stranger BBV production called The Airzone Solution (1993) and directed a documentary film, Stranger than Fiction (1994).
Briggs has directed many of the Big Finish Productions audio plays, and has provided Dalek, Cybermen, and other alien voices in several of those as well. He has also written and directed the Dalek Empire and Cyberman audio plays for Big Finish. In 2006, Briggs took over from Gary Russell as executive producer of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio range.
Briggs co-wrote a Doctor Who book called The Dalek Survival Guide.
Since Doctor Who returned to television in 2005, Briggs has provided the voices for several monsters, most notably the Daleks and the Cybermen. Briggs also voiced the Nestene Consciousness in the 2005 episode "Rose", and recorded a voice for the Jagrafess in the 2005 episode "The Long Game"; however, this was not used in the final episode because it was too similar to the voice of the Nestene Consciousness. He also provided the voices for the Judoon in both the 2007 and 2008 series. On 9 July 2009, Briggs made his first appearance in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood in the serial Children of Earth, playing Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Rick Yates.
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December 8, 2022
Hmmmm..... unfortunately a real disappointment.I am a long time Whovian and love Doctor Who and of course the Daleks so I was really looking forward to this one but it was such a let down.The stories themselves were pretty dire, boring and tedious.More frustrating though was the fact that the Doctor barely featured in the stories.It's annoying because yes I understand that the characters were taken from the Dalek Empire series of audio stories but at the end of the day the umbrella title of this series of short stories is Doctor Who so should always feature the character of the Doctor! Anyway,if you're a big fan of Dalek Empire audio's then you'll probably love this collection.For me....it was just .... boring.....shame .
June 5, 2018
I haven’t actually listened to the audio series of Dalek Empire, however I enjoyed this book. There is a script for the audio Return of the Daleks near the end but I decided I would rather listen to that story before reading the script. There’s some good short stories in this book and I particularly liked the second story in which a soldier converses with a damaged Dalek and some parts in that story did make me chuckle.
Recommended if you’re a big Dalek fan and especially if you’re fond of the Dalek Empire audio series. I think I’ll have to give that a listen now!
Recommended if you’re a big Dalek fan and especially if you’re fond of the Dalek Empire audio series. I think I’ll have to give that a listen now!
February 23, 2021
The two Simon Guerrier Sixth Doctor stories are standouts. Otherwise, this was a pretty blatant cash grab by Big Finish and basically a “commercial” for their Dalek Empire audios.
December 6, 2025
Review by story…
Hide and Seek: A solid, classic Dalek story. Don’t trust Nazi’s everyone. Not essential, but really good. 4/5
Hide and Seek: A solid, classic Dalek story. Don’t trust Nazi’s everyone. Not essential, but really good. 4/5
January 29, 2010
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It's a bit variable, to be honest; I was not blown away by the three Dalek Empire series of audio plays, and about half of these stories are explicit tie-ins to it (and it also includes the script for the Seventh Doctor crossover into that series, 'Return of the Daleks', which has a rather implausible though well-conveyed denouement). The standout pieces for me were Simon Guerrier's 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' (despite its unexpected revelation that Evelyn Smythe is an archaeologist as well as a historian) and James Swallow's 'Museum Peace', which I already knew as it was released as a Big Finish audio freebie late last year.
It's a bit variable, to be honest; I was not blown away by the three Dalek Empire series of audio plays, and about half of these stories are explicit tie-ins to it (and it also includes the script for the Seventh Doctor crossover into that series, 'Return of the Daleks', which has a rather implausible though well-conveyed denouement). The standout pieces for me were Simon Guerrier's 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' (despite its unexpected revelation that Evelyn Smythe is an archaeologist as well as a historian) and James Swallow's 'Museum Peace', which I already knew as it was released as a Big Finish audio freebie late last year.
August 5, 2009
A decent collection of scenes from the Dalek Empire as envisioned in the Big Finish audio series (can you envision something in audio?). Several Doctors appear in the stories: 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th, along with stories focussing on some non-tv characters. However it wasn't essential to be familiar with any of the characters beforehand in order to enjoy this. A nice side trip.
May 16, 2017
DNF at 90 pages.
The first 50 pages of this book were alright but I started to lose interest after that because neither the doctor or his companions are in the majority of the stories that I read. What it says on the blurb of this book: "the good Doctor in his many incarnations is on hand to guide us through the terrible events" is misleading because the doctor isn't in the majority of the stories. Some of the stories were slow paced as well, which is surprising considering it is a short story collection. Maybe I would have liked this book a lot more if I had listened to the audio drama.
The short stories are all connected to the Daleks invasion of a galaxy whether before, during and after it. Also when the doctor does appear, he tries to stop it from happening and also fights it during the invasion.
The first 50 pages of this book were alright but I started to lose interest after that because neither the doctor or his companions are in the majority of the stories that I read. What it says on the blurb of this book: "the good Doctor in his many incarnations is on hand to guide us through the terrible events" is misleading because the doctor isn't in the majority of the stories. Some of the stories were slow paced as well, which is surprising considering it is a short story collection. Maybe I would have liked this book a lot more if I had listened to the audio drama.
The short stories are all connected to the Daleks invasion of a galaxy whether before, during and after it. Also when the doctor does appear, he tries to stop it from happening and also fights it during the invasion.
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