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| name = Skaro |
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| image = Skaro.jpg |
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| image_size = 250px |
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| caption = Skaro, as seen in the 1996 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (1996 film)|television movie]]<ref name="TV Movie">{{cite serial|title=[[Doctor Who (1996 film)|Doctor Who]]|credits=[[Matthew Jacobs]] (writer), [[Geoffrey Sax]] (director), Peter V. Ware, Matthew Jacobs (producers) |network=[[Fox Network]]|airdate=14 May 1996 }}</ref> |
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| colour = lavender |
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| source = [[Whoniverse]] |
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| first = ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' (1963) |
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| last = "[[The Witch's Familiar]]" (2015) |
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| creator = [[Terry Nation]] |
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| genre = [[Science fiction]] [[television]] |
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| type = Planet |
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| locations = Dalek City (Kaalann), Kaled Dome, Thal Dome, Petrified Forest, Lake of Mutations |
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| races = [[Dalek]]s, [[Thals]], [[Dal (Doctor Who)|Dals]], [[Kaled]]s |
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| characters = [[Davros]], Yarvelling, Zolfian |
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| blank_label = Moon(s) |
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| blank_data = Flidor, Falkus, Omega Mysterium |
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| blank_label1 = Continents |
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| blank_data1 = Dalazar, Darren, Davius |
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| blank_label2 = Oceans |
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| blank_data2 = Ocean of Death, Ocean of Ooze, Sea of Acid, Sea of Rust, Serpent Sea, Bottomless Sea |
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'''Skaro''' is a fictional planet in the British [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was created by the writer [[Terry Nation]] as the home planet of the [[Dalek]]s. |
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In ''[[The Daleks]]'' (1963–64), Skaro is described as being the twelfth planet from its sun,<ref name="the ambush">{{cite serial |title=[[The Daleks]] |episode=The Ambush |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Christopher Barry]] (director), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers) |network=[[BBC]] |airdate=11 January 1964 }}</ref> while in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (1975) it is stated that Skaro is situated in the "Seventh Galaxy".<ref name="Genesis of the Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[Genesis of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[David Maloney]] (director), [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=8 March – 12 April 1975 }}</ref> It is portrayed as having various moons: Flidor,<ref name="The Dalek Dictionary" >{{cite book |last1=Whitaker |first1=David |authorlink1=David Whitaker (screenwriter) |last2=Nation |first2=Terry |authorlink2=Terry Nation |date=1964 |title=[[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Book|''The Dalek Book'']] |publisher=[[Panther Books]] / Souvenir Press Ltd |location=London |pages=87–88 }}</ref> Falkus and Omega Mysterium,<ref name="Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus">{{cite book |last1=Dicks |first1=Terrence |last2=Nation |first2=Terry |authorlink2=Terry Nation |date=1976 |title=[[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus|''Doctor Who & The Daleks Omnibus'']] |publisher=Artus Publishing Ltd |location=London |pages=11, 86–89 }}</ref> with Falkus being presented as an artificial construct created by the Daleks as a last refuge. Falkus and Omega Mysterium are also referenced in the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''I, Davros'' audio dramas ''[[I, Davros: Innocence]]'' (2006)<ref name="I, Davros: Innocence" >{{cite AV media |people=Gary Hopkins (writer); [[Gary Russell]] (director); Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery (producers) |date=September 2006 |title=[[I, Davros: Innocence]] |medium=CD |location=Berkshire |publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |id=BFPDAVCD01 |isbn=1-84435-231-5 }}</ref> and ''I, Davros: Purity'' (2006).<ref name="I, Davros: Purity" >{{cite AV media |people=James Parsons, Andrew Sterling-Brown (writers); [[Gary Russell]] (director); Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery (producers) |date=October 2006 |title=I, Davros: Purity |medium=CD |location=Berkshire |publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |id=BFPDAVCD02 |isbn=1-84435-232-3 }}</ref> In ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' (1979) the [[Movellans]] refer to Skaro as D–5–Gamma–Z–Alpha.<ref name="Destiny of the Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[Destiny of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Ken Grieve]] (director), [[Graham Williams (television producer)|Graham Williams]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=1–9 September 1979 }}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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[[File:Map of Skaro.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The Dalography of Skaro as illustrated in ''The Dalek Book '' (1964)]] |
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The BBC-licensed [[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Book|''The Dalek Book'']] (1964) includes a map entitled "The Dalography of Skaro" on which three continents are shown; Dalazar, Darren and Davius. Dalazar is described as the most habitable part of Skaro, having a subtropical climate and being the location of the Dalek city. To the south-east is the Lake of Mutations and to the south the Drammankins mountain range, which stretches across the entire continent from the east to west coast. To the north-east Dalazar is joined to the continent of Darren by a land bridge. Darren is indicated to be the site of the neutron bomb explosion which transformed the Daleks from their humanoid form into mutants. The north and south regions are separated by the "Radiation Range" mountains. The third continent, Davius, is shown divided into east and west regions by the "River of Whirling Waters", with the eastern region being identified as the home of the [[Thals]]. Five seas are shown; the Ocean of Ooze, Sea of Acid, Sea of Rust, Serpent Sea and the land-locked Bottomless Sea. Other major features are the Island of Moving Mountains and an island chain named the Forbidden Islands, both situated in the Ocean of Ooze, and the Island of Gushing Gold located in the Sea of Rust.<ref name="Dalography of Skaro" >{{cite book |last1=Whitaker |first1=David |authorlink1=David Whitaker (screenwriter) |last2=Nation |first2=Terry |authorlink2=Terry Nation |date=1964 |title=[[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Book|''The Dalek Book'']] |publisher=[[Panther Books]] / Souvenir Press Ltd |location=London |page=72 }}</ref> |
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The BBC-Licensed ''The Dalek Outer Space Book'' (1966) confirms some of these details in a cutaway illustration entitled "The Strata of Skaro". A sea called The Ocean of Death is added, together with the Islands of Mist which, from the description, is an alternative name for the ''Dalek Book's'' Forbidden Islands.<ref name="The Dalek Outer Space Book - Strata">{{cite book |last=Nation |first=Terry |authorlink=Terry Nation |last2=Ashton |first2=Brad |date=1967 |title=The Dalek Outer Space Book |publisher=Panther Books / Souvenir Press Ltd. |page=12–13 }}</ref> Further information is added by the 1977 Dalek Annual article "The Dark Side of Skaro", which mentions the Crystal Continent, Serpent Island and a feature called The Rocks, consisting of stone needles projecting thousands of feet high out of the sea and populated by gigantic flying creatures. Other areas listed are a prison colony, a region populated by the mutated descendants of prisoners used in early Dalek neutron weapon tests and The Swamp Lands, described as possibly being a vast, living organism that engulfs and feeds upon anything coming near its surface.<ref name="The Dalek Annual 1977" >{{cite book |date=1976 |title=Terry Nation’s Dalek Annual 1977 |publisher=World Distributors (Manchester Ltd) |location=Manchester |pages=20–21 |isbn=0-7235-0384-2 }}</ref> |
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Other Skarosian geographical features are mentioned in the [[TV Century 21|''TV21'']] comic strip [[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#TV Century 21|''The Daleks'']] (1965-1967). In the story "Duel of the Daleks" an acid river and mercury geysers appear.<ref name="Duel of the Daleks" >{{cite comic |writer=[[Alan Fennell|Fennell, Alan]] |cowriters=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|David Whitaker]] |artist=[[Richard E. Jennings|Jennings, Richard]] |story=The Daleks: Duel of the Daleks |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=11-17 |date=1965 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover }}</ref> In "Legacy of Yesteryear" a desert area called Tarran, volcanic plains and a northern polar region are portrayed, the latter area stated to have been created when the explosion of the Daleks’ neutron bomb shifted the planet on its axis.<ref name="Legacy of Yesteryear" >{{cite comic |writer=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|Whitaker, David]] |artist=[[Ron Turner (illustrator)|Turner, Ron]] |story=The Daleks: Legacy of Yesteryear |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=76-85 |date=1966 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover }}</ref> |
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The novelisation of [[Remembrance of the Daleks#In print|''Remembrance of the Daleks'']] (1990) states that the Dalek city is called ''Mensvat Esc-Dalek'' and is located in the ''Vekis Nar-Kangji'' (Plain of Swords).<ref name="Remembrance of the Daleks Novel" >{{cite book |title=Remembrance of the Daleks |last=Aaronovitch |first=Ben |authorlink=Ben Aaronovitch |date=1990 |publisher=[[Target Books]] |location=London |pages=151–152 |isbn=0-426-20337-2 }}</ref> In the computer game ''[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games|Doctor Who Adventure Game]]'' "[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games#City of the Daleks|City of the Daleks]]" (2010) the Dalek city is named Kaalann.<ref name="City of the Daleks" >{{cite video game |title=[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games#City of the Daleks|City of the Daleks]] |developer=[[Sumo Digital]] |publisher=BBC Wales Interactive |date=5 June 2010 |platform=[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]] |version=1.0 }}</ref> |
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==Flora== |
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In most media, Skaro is portrayed as a nuclear wasteland and almost entirely devoid of plant life, with only a petrified forest located close to the Dalek city.<ref name="The Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[The Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Christopher Barry]], [[Richard Martin (British director)|Richard Martin]] (directors), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers) |network=[[BBC]] |airdate=21 December 1963 – 1 February 1964 }}</ref> Several exceptions are mentioned, however. Varga plants, resembling large, [[motile]] cacti studded with poisonous thorns, are seen in ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' (1965). Native to Skaro, they have been deliberately mutated by the Daleks to act as sentries and deter other life forms from interfering with their activities. An individual poisoned by the thorns develops an urge to kill and eventually transforms into another Varga plant.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[Mission to the Unknown]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Derek Martinus]] (director) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=9 October 1965 }}</ref> The Arkellis flower is described as being rare and only able to root in metal,<ref name="The Dalek Dictionary" /> with its sap being a constituent of the [[Dalek variants#Golden Emperor Dalek|Golden Emperor Dalek]]’s metallic casing. In the [[TV Century 21|''TV21'']] comic strip [[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#TV Century 21|''The Daleks'']], dense undergrowth is depicted on several occasions, most notably in the mercury geyser swamps and the mutated forest. |
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==Fauna== |
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The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television programme has shown only a few examples of Skaro's native wildlife. In ''The Daleks'', a small, dead reptilian creature with long teeth, a pointed snout and pliable metal skin is discovered, the [[First Doctor]] surmising that its body is held together by a magnetic field.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Daleks]] |episode=The Dead Planet |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Christopher Barry]] (director), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers) |network=[[BBC]] |airdate=21 December 1963 }}</ref> This is later identified by a [[Thal (Doctor Who)|Thal]] as a "Magnedon".<ref name="the escape">{{cite serial |title=[[The Daleks]] |episode=The Escape |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Richard Martin (British director)|Richard Martin]] (director), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers) |network=[[BBC]] |airdate=4 January 1964 }}</ref> (In the 1965 film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', which is based upon ''The Daleks'' television serial, this creature is portrayed as a rather larger, petrified, [[dragon]]-like animal). A multi-tentacled creature with two luminous eyes is also shown inhabiting the Lake of Mutations.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Daleks]] |episode=The Expedition |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Christopher Barry]] (director), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers) |network=[[BBC]] |airdate=18 January 1964 }}</ref> A large, aggressive, tentacled animal called a "Slyther" appears in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' (1964). It is described as the Black Dalek’s "pet" and is used to patrol the Dalek mine workings.<ref name="The Dalek Invasion of Earth">{{cite serial |title=[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Terry Nation]] (writer), [[Richard Martin (British director)|Richard Martin]] (director), [[Verity Lambert]], [[Mervyn Pinfield]] (producers)|network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=21 November – 26 December 1964 }}</ref> Giant land-based clams, capable of crushing bone, are seen in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (1975). They are described as being the discarded results of Davros’ genetic experiments.<ref name="Genesis of the Daleks"/> In "[[Asylum of the Daleks]]" (2012) a flock of bird-like creatures are seen briefly, flying in the distance above the ruins of the Dalek City.<ref name="asylum">{{Cite episode |title=[[Asylum of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Steven Moffat]] (writer), Nick Hurran (director) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=1 September 2012 |series-no=7 |number=1 }}</ref> |
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Other media have introduced additional creatures. [[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Book|''The Dalek Book'']]'s ''Dalography of Skaro'' states that vast serpents, mutated from earthworms by a neutron bomb explosion, live below the surface of the continent of Darren.<ref name="Dalography of Skaro" /> The book also contains ''The Dalek Dictionary'', which includes entries for "Lallapalange" (an extinct harmony bird which sang with two voices) and "Urvacryl" (a two-headed eel inhabiting the Lake of Mutations).<ref name="The Dalek Dictionary" /> Later, the TV21 "The Daleks" comic strip added giant eels,<ref name="The Menace of the Monstrons" >{{cite comic |writer=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|Whitaker, David]] |artist=[[Richard E. Jennings|Jennings, Richard]] |story=The Menace of the Monstrons |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=44-45 |date=1965 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover }},</ref> Terrorkons (large aquatic creatures resembling wingless, two-headed dragons)<ref name="The Terrorkon Harvest" >{{cite comic |writer=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|Whitaker, David]] |artist=[[Ron Turner (illustrator)|Turner, Ron]] |story=The Terrorkon Harvest |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=70-75 |date=1966 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover }}</ref> and amorphous Sand Creatures.<ref name="Sand Creatures" >{{cite comic |writer=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|Whitaker, David]] |artist=[[Ron Turner (illustrator)|Turner, Ron]] |story=Legacy of Yesteryear |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=76 |date=1966 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover |panel=4 }}</ref> ''The Dalek Outer Space Book'' contains illustrations of several subterranean creatures including "Sponge People", a "Sucker" (resembling a red beetle), the tentacled Krakis and an unnamed squirrel-like animal.<ref name="The Dalek Outer Space Book - Strata" /> To this can be added yellow and black beetles and "rock leopards", mentioned in the novelisation of [[Remembrance of the Daleks#In print|''Remembrance of the Daleks'']].<ref name="Remembrance of the Daleks Novel" /> |
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==Sapient inhabitants== |
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In the television serial ''The Daleks'' two sapient, humanoid species are described as having existed on Skaro; the Dals, teachers and philosophers, and the [[Thals]], a race of warriors. Radiation from a neutronic war caused both species to mutate. By the time of the story, the Thals are a blond-haired caucasian people, their physical mutation having come full circle. They have renounced violence and survive by farming. In contrast, the Dals have evolved into hideous, aggressive, xenophobic creatures which have encased themselves in protective metal shells and rely upon technology for survival. They now refer to themselves as Daleks.<ref name="The Daleks"/> |
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This evolution of the Dalek and Thal races is contradicted in the TV serial ''Genesis of the Daleks''. The story depicts the Dalek progenitors as being a humanoid race called the Kaleds. They have been at war with the Thals for generations, turning Skaro into a wasteland devastated by chemical and nuclear weapons. While the Daleks and Thals have each engineered their own huge, protective dome in which to shelter, the disfigured victims of chemical and radioactive contamination are banished to roam the surface as "mutos". The Kaled scientists realise that the planet's toxic environment will eventually cause the mutation of their species, bringing their genetic purity to an end. Their chief scientist, [[Davros]], decides to accelerate the mutation to find the ultimate Kaled form, in the process "improving" it by removing all traces of conscience, feeling and emotion. The resulting organisms are placed into armoured travel machines and referred to by Davros as Daleks.<ref name="Genesis of the Daleks"/> |
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The ''[[TV Century 21]]'' [[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#TV Century 21|Dalek comic strip]] presents a different description of Skaro’s sapient life. One race, the Daleks, are depicted as short, blue-skinned, aggressive humanoids. They are engaged in a vicious war against the Thals who, although not shown in the strip, are described as tall, handsome, peaceful and living in constant fear of Dalek attack. The Daleks build a neutron bomb to finally bring the conflict to an end but a meteorite storm detonates the device prematurely, apparently destroying most of the life on Skaro. A mutated Dalek commandeers a prototype war machine, created shortly before the holocaust, to act as a mobile protective casing. It then convinces the last two humanoid Daleks, Yarvelling and Zolfian, to build more casings for the many other mutants which have survived.<ref name="Genesis of Evil" >{{cite comic |writer=[[Alan Fennell|Fennell, Alan]] |cowriters=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|David Whitaker]] |artist=[[Richard E. Jennings|Jennings, Richard]] |story=Genesis of Evil |title=[[TV Century 21]] |issue=1-3 |date=1965 |publisher=Century 21 Publishing / City Magazines Ltd. |location=London |page=Rear cover }}</ref> No further mention of the Thals is made in the strip, the implication being that they all perished in the nuclear conflagration. |
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The [[Big Finish Productions]] ''I, Davros'' series of audio plays (2006) places the divergence of the Kaled and Thal species at a point 10 million years prior to the events depicted in ''Genesis of the Daleks''<ref name="I, Davros: Corruption" >{{cite AV media |people=[[Lance Parkin]] (writer); [[Gary Russell]] (director); Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery (producers) |date=October 2006 |title=I, Davros: Corruption |medium=CD |location=Berkshire |publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |id=BBFPDAVCD03 |isbn=1-84435-233-1 }}</ref> and refers to two other species, the Tharons and the Dals, as both being extinct due to Kaled genocide by the time of the Kaled-Thal war.<ref name="I, Davros: Purity"/> |
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==Fictional history== |
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The central plot device of the ''Doctor Who'' television programme, and of the [[Whoniverse]], is time travel. Coupled with successive programme producers' and scriptwriters' uneven approach to continuity, attempts at imposing a strict chronology upon Skaro's fictional history are problematic. |
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The events leading to the creation of the Daleks, as depicted in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (1975), apparently pre-date those of ''[[The Daleks]]'' (1963–64) while in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' (1967), the story of which concludes with the apparent destruction of the Daleks due to a civil war on Skaro, the [[Second Doctor]] states that this is the creatures' "final end".<ref name="The Evil of the Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[The Evil of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|David Whitaker]] (writer), [[Derek Martinus]] (director), [[Innes Lloyd]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=20 May – 1 July 1967 }}</ref> |
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In ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' (1979), set many centuries after the events of ''Genesis of the Daleks'', the Daleks return to an abandoned and still radioactive Skaro to retrieve their creator, Davros.<ref name="Destiny of the Daleks"/> In the subsequent serial ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' (1985), the Daleks are shown to have re-occupied Skaro; those loyal to the Dalek Supreme travelling from there to capture Davros and destroy his new Dalek army on the planet Necros.<ref name="Revelation of the Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[Revelation of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Eric Saward]] (writer), [[Graeme Harper]] (director), [[John Nathan-Turner]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=23–30 March 1985 }}</ref> |
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Skaro's final appearance in the classic series is in the story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (1988), in which the [[Seventh Doctor]] tricks Davros and his [[Dalek variants#Imperial Daleks|Imperial Daleks]] into using a [[Time Lord]] device called the [[Hand of Omega]] on Skaro's sun to recreate the [[Gallifrey]]an time travel experiments. The Doctor sabotages the device, however, causing their sun to turn into a [[supernova]] which completely obliterates the planet.<ref name="Remembrance of the Daleks">{{cite serial |title=[[Remembrance of the Daleks]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Ben Aaronovitch]] (writer), Andrew Morgan (director), John Nathan-Turner (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |airdate=5–26 October 1988 }}</ref> |
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An image of Skaro is shown briefly at the start of the [[Doctor Who (film)|1996 ''Doctor Who'' television movie]], the narrative indicating that it is the site of a trial of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]]. No reference to the prior destruction of the planet is made.<ref name="TV Movie"/> An attempt to explain this incongruity is made in the novel ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' (1997) in which, at the climax of the events portrayed in ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', the Daleks manipulate Davros and the Seventh Doctor into destroying a planet called Antalin which they have [[Terraforming|terraformed]] to resemble Skaro and take its place. The novel further places the story ''Destiny of the Daleks'' on the disguised Antalin, and not Skaro.<ref name="War of the Daleks" >{{cite book |last=Peel |first=John |authorlink=John Peel (writer) |date=October 1997 |title=War of the Daleks |titlelink=War of the Daleks |series=[[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |location=London |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |isbn=0-563-40573-2 }}</ref> |
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In the revived ''Doctor Who'' series, Skaro is referenced by the introduction of the [[Cult of Skaro]] in "[[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|Doomsday]]" (2006)<ref name="Doomsday">{{Cite episode |title=[[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|Doomsday]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Russell T Davies]] (writer), [[Graeme Harper]] (director) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=8 July 2006 |series-no=2 |number=13 }}</ref> and "[[Daleks in Manhattan]]" (2007), where the character [[Cult of Skaro#Dalek Caan|Dalek Caan]] states that the planet is "gone... destroyed in a great war".<ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[Daleks in Manhattan]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Helen Raynor]] (writer), [[James Strong (director)|James Strong]] (director) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=21 April 2007 |series-no=3 |number=4 }}</ref> Later, in the episode "[[Asylum of the Daleks]]" (2012), the [[Eleventh Doctor]] is lured to Skaro briefly. The planet is depicted as having been abandoned once again and is shown with a stormy, rain-swept red sky, the landscape filled with derelict structures and skyscrapers.<ref name="asylum"/> This is consistent with the appearance of post-Time War Skaro as seen in the downloadable computer game [[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games#City of the Daleks|City of the Daleks]]<ref name="City of the Daleks" /> and an article written by [[Russell T Davies]] in the ''Doctor Who Annual 2006'', which states that Skaro was devastated at the end of the Time War.<ref name="Doctor Who Annual 2006" >{{cite book |editor1-last=Hickman |editor1-first=Clayton |editor1-link=Clayton Hickman |date=2005 |title=Doctor Who Annual 2006 |publisher=[[Panini Comics|Panini UK]] |location=London |page=7 |chapter=Meet the Doctor by Russell T Davies |isbn=1-904419-73-9 }}</ref> |
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Skaro appears in "[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]" and "[[The Witch's Familiar]]" (2015), where Davros is shown first as an adolescent lost on a desert battlefield, and then having returned to the planet many years later to die with his "children", the Daleks. The planet has been made invisible and, when questioned by the Doctor, Davros states that the Daleks have rebuilt it.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Steven Moffat]] (writer), [[Hettie MacDonald]] (director), [[Peter Bennett (producer)|Peter Bennett]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=19 September 2015 |series-no=9 |number=1 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[The Witch's Familiar]] |series=[[Doctor Who]] |credits=[[Steven Moffat]] (writer), [[Hettie MacDonald]] (director), [[Peter Bennett (producer)|Peter Bennett]] (producer) |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=26 September 2015 |series-no=9 |number=2 }}</ref> |
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''The Dalek Outer Space Book'' (1967) contains a chart entitled "The Evolution of Skaro" which traces the development of the planet from its creation, through various geological periods, to the advent of the Daleks.<ref name="The Dalek Outer Space Book - Evolution" >{{cite book |last1=Ashton |first1=Brad |last2=Nation |first2=Terry |authorlink2=Terry Nation |date=1967 |title=[[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Outer Space Book|''The Dalek Outer Space Book'']] |publisher=[[Panther Books]] / Souvenir Press Ltd |location=London |page=57 }}</ref> |
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==Other appearances== |
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Skaro is the setting for the feature film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' (1965), starring [[Peter Cushing]].<ref name="The Dalek Collection" >{{cite AV media |people=Writers [[Terry Nation]], [[Milton Subotsky]], [[David Whitaker (screenwriter)|David Whitaker]]; Director [[Gordon Flemyng]]; Producers [[Max Rosenberg|Max J. Rosenberg]], Milton Subotsky |date=2006 |title=The Dalek Collection (Dr Who and the Daleks & Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060278/ |access-date=14 January 2010 |medium=DVD |publisher=Optimum Home Entertainment |location=London |id=OPTD0591 }}</ref> Although it is not named in the film, it is retroactively identified in its sequel, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (1966). |
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Skaro appears in the Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'' (2000)<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Nicholas Briggs]] (writer); Nicholas Briggs (director); Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery (producers) |date=December 2000 |title=[[The Mutant Phase]] |medium=CD |location=Berkshire |publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |id=6C/C |isbn=1-903654-21-1 }}</ref> and ''[[Davros (audio drama)|Davros]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Lance Parkin]] (writer); [[Gary Russell]] (director); Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery (producers) |date=September 2003 |title=[[Davros (audio drama)|Davros]] |medium=CD |location=Berkshire |publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |id=6W/A |isbn=1-84435-030-4 }}</ref> and features prominently in the ''[[I, Davros]]'' spin-off series (2006), which focuses on Davros' life and the events that led to his creating the Daleks.<ref name="I, Davros" >{{cite web |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/released/i-davros |title= I, Davros - Released Items |date=2012 |website=BIG Finish Website |publisher=[[ Big Finish Productions]] |access-date=26 August 2015 }}</ref> |
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Skaro makes an appearance in the ''[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games]]'' episode "[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games#City of the Daleks|City of the Daleks]]". In the narrative the Daleks remove Skaro from the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]], preventing its destruction. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] thwarts the Dalek's plan, negating the planet's survival and restoring the proper timeline.<ref name="City of the Daleks" /> In April 2010 [[Piers Wenger]], executive producer of ''Doctor Who'' at the time, stated that the games constitute "episodes" and form part of the ''Doctor Who'' universe.<ref name="Adventure">{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100412081326/https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100408_01/adventure_games |title=Doctor Who: The Adventure Games |date=21 April 2010 |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=5 October 2013 }}</ref> |
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==Exterior filming locations== |
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For ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' exterior scenes supposedly taking place on Skaro were shot at Betchworth Quarry, Surrey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/betchworthquarry|title=Betchworth Quarry, Doctor Who - The Locations Guide|accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref> and for ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' at Winspit Quarry, Dorset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/winspitquarry|title=Winspit Quarry, Doctor Who - The Locations Guide|accessdate=4 February 2008}}</ref> In "[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]" and "[[The Witch's Familiar]]", exterior scenes set on Skaro were filmed in [[Tenerife]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3JZDF14smXfkQNdlcbsGXM5/the-magician-s-apprentice-the-fact-file |title=The Magician's Apprentice: The Fact File |date=2015 |website=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 9 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=21 September 2015 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Doctor Who|Science fiction}} |
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*[[Dalek]] |
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*[[Dalek variants]] |
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*[[History of the Daleks]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book |last1=Whitaker |first1=David |authorlink1=David Whitaker (screenwriter) |last2=Nation |first2=Terry |authorlink2=Terry Nation |date=1964 |title=[[Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels#The Dalek Book|''The Dalek Book'']] |publisher=[[Panther Books]] / Souvenir Press Ltd |location=London }} |
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*{{cite book |last=Nation |first=Terry |authorlink=Terry Nation |last2=Ashton |first2=Brad |date=1967 |title=The Dalek Outer Space Book |publisher=Panther Books / Souvenir Press Ltd. }} |
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*{{cite book |date=1976 |title=Terry Nation’s Dalek Annual 1977 |publisher=World Distributors (Manchester Ltd) |location=Manchester |isbn=0-7235-0384-2 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Remembrance of the Daleks |last=Aaronovitch |first=Ben |authorlink=Ben Aaronovitch |date=1990 |publisher=[[Target Books]] |location=London |isbn=0-426-20337-2 }} |
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*{{cite book |last=Peel |first=John |authorlink=John Peel (writer) |date=October 1997 |title=War of the Daleks |titlelink=War of the Daleks |series=[[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |location=London |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |isbn=0-563-40573-2 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Tribe |first1=Steve |last2=Goss |first2=James |authorlink2=James Goss (producer) |date=2011 |title=The Dalek Handbook |location=London |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |isbn=978-1-84990-232-8 }} |
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{{Refend}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{TardisDataCore|Skaro}} |
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*[https://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/dalek/skaro/ Skaro Home of the Daleks], article at [https://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/ The Doctor Who Site] |
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