Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode One" | 7 April 1973 (1973-04-07) | 24:51 | 11.0 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Two" | 14 April 1973 (1973-04-14) | 24:08 | 10.7 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Three" | 21 April 1973 (1973-04-21) | 22:34 | 10.1 | Film colourisation and chroma dot colour recovery hybrid |
| "Episode Four" | 28 April 1973 (1973-04-28) | 23:36 | 8.3 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Five" | 5 May 1973 (1973-05-05) | 22:31 | 9.7 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Six" | 12 May 1973 (1973-05-12) | 23:02 | 8.5 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
The story was originally commissioned as Planet of the Daleks, but during production it briefly changed to Destination: Daleks. Episodes 2 & 4 do not feature a reprise of the previous episode's cliffhanger ending, while the reprise in Episode 3 is a re-performance. Though this latter technique was commonplace in 1960s episodes, by this time in the programme's history it was an approach almost never used.
The Dalek Supreme in this story was a modified prop from the film Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD that had been given to Terry Nation. Its eye stalk has been replaced with a conventional torch, which flashes when it speaks.
For many years, Episode 3 of the serial existed in the BBC Archives only as a black-and-white 16mm telerecording, as the 625-line colour PAL transmission master videotape for that episode was wiped for reuse by the BBC in 1976. Episode 3 was restored to full colour in 2008, using a combination of computer colourisation by Legend Films, and software developed by the Colour Recovery Working Group. This version was released on DVD in 2009. The colour masters for the other five episodes are still extant.
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