Perfect Purchase

I absolutely adore this story. It doesn't drag and it kept me hooked. Absolutely Brilliant! Wonderfully narrated by Anneke Wills also.

Fantastic

Loved it always love a good doctor WHO story and this is a classic brilliant

Troughton makes his mark well

The Second Doctor sets his style amid intrigue and treachery. Good strong story with the Doctor struggling to c

The very best of Doctor Who

No matter if you have previously listened to a Doctor Who audio episode or not, I would highly recommend this episode.

Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, arrives on scene

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes - this first Patrick Troughton's Doctor Who story from 1966 is precious as only the soundtrack exists and no video. Ben and Polly are confused that the old man with white hair has changed into a lively black haired man, who insists on playing a recorder. If that is not enough the Daleks are back and are not happy with their lot - cue some exterminating!

What other book might you compare Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks to, and why?

Any long running science fiction saga such as star wars or start trek

What does Patrick Troughton and full cast bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Great acting and narration to transport you to the Tardis and alien worlds.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes - about 2.5 hours long

Any additional comments?

Part of a rich archive of BBC Audios available on Audible

Fantastic Audio Description

Great first story for Patrick Troughton. It's such a shame that we may never see the story, but this audio copy works so well to get your imagination to fill in the gaps!

beeb exterminates the daleks

Where does Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very good, such a shame we can watch Patrick troughton's first story *shakes fist at the BBC* if only they had seen video tapes becoming a house hold thing

What was one of the most memorable moments of Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks?

Everything , though episode 1,2,4 and 6 were the best episodes

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Every last scene with Patrick in it

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes and no, no the story didn't make me cry the fact I can't watch this six parter does

Any additional comments?

Damn the Beeb for wiping the master tapes and stuff anyway still a brilliant stroy 9.9/10

awesome

I adore this such a brillant and funny introduction to patrick Troughton reign as the fantastic second doctor :)

A new beginning

Would you listen to Doctor Who again? Why?

Such a shame that there are so many black and white episodes of Doctor Who missing but the recent discovery of 9 missing episodes gives me hope that the others including this gem are out there somewhere. 2nd Doctor Patrick Troughton's debut story taking over from William Hartnell and where his final story The Tenth Planet left off, this sees the newly regenerated Doctor come face to face with old enemies The Daleks on the planet Vulcan. No, not that one from Star Trek which would have been fantastic but instead an Earth colony where The Doctor gets mistaken for an ambassador from Earth and he decides to go along with it to find out what is going on after he finds the real one dead. Patrick Troughton is magnificent as The Doctor trying to convince companions Ben and Polly that he is the real thing and not an imposter and the soundtrack does give you an idea of what is happening on screen with linking narration by Anneke Wilks who played companion Polly. An excellent debut.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Doctor Who?

The Daleks sound fantastic.

Which character – as performed by Patrick Troughton and full cast – was your favourite?

Cast on a whole are good but it's Troughton who is the best here.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Didn't quite have time to listen in one sitting.

From when Daleks were smart as well as scary

Whether you're a new-who or classic series fan this story should be on the curriculum! Too often you meet the daleks as something a bit bumbling, only happy to shout out their plan to a non-dalek at the first opportunity. Here they're properly sneaky, smart and manipulative.

Recently the show tried to recreate some of the magic from Power of the Daleks in Victory of the Daleks but soon lost the subtler (and best) parts of the story in favour of things like spitfires in space and it just goes to show that they're going to struggle to ever beat the original.

The last reason to get this audio book is that you can't watch the original episodes anymore! The narration is more than up to the job of describing the scene though and, besides, imagination creates the best pictures...