Ages ago in the chat room, somebody dug out some facts from a Dalek Annual to the effect that;
The Daleks couldn`t see red
They could move at some phenomenal speed
Their language had no word for...something pretty basic. Red?
could that person, or someone equally knowledgeable confirm all this? My sister is doing an article about Daleks for an Australian newspaper and needs these facts for it.
thanks
Just how factual are these 'facts' really?
"MEMO: Can you have a Daleks profile on my desk by Friday? Something about how fast they are, what they're made of, are they afraid of the dark, can they taste phenylalanine, etc.? Cheers, Ed. (Daleks Annual)"
I expect they're from either The Dalek World or The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers' Guide - mid-60s things (partly) written by Dalek creator Terry Nation and (mostly) then Doctor Who script editor David Whitaker. So they're reasonably 'true'. Don't have copies of either - we had them kicking around the Doctor Who Mag office. Someone on the Outpost Gallifrey forum will probably be able to help out. (www.galllifreyone.com)
I do, however, remember the Dalek word 'Zyquivilly'.
Alan
From 'The Dalek World', the sequel to 'The Dalek Book':
A Dalek weighs only 2 lb.
A Dalek can travel at 2,000 miles per hour.
A single Dalek can provide enough power for the whole of the city of London.
Daleks cannot see the colour red.
And that book has Terry Nation's name on it, so it must be true!
A single Dalek can provide enough power for the whole of the city of London.
It's a wonder they don't go off *pop!*
2,000mph? Yeah, right.... in every single Dr.Who serial I've ever seen them in!
Oh, and apparently 'J' is the forbidden letter in the Dalek alphabet, according to 'The Dalek Pocket Book and Space Travellers' Guide'.
that`s fabulous, thanks.
Why is `J` forbidden?
If you trick a Dalek into saying it, do the other Daleks execute him?
just wondering,
Stands for Jehovah dunnit?
"All i said was - that piece of halibut was fit for Jehovah". Cue stonings by ladies in unfeasible wigs
ladies in unfeasible wigs
Sarah Jane Smith?!?
or, as the Daleks would have to call her, `Sarah ane Smith`
is `J` forbidden or are they just unable to say it?
ust oking
Floyd nothing Kermode
unfeasible wigs... huh! It was unfeasible beards mister.
what did Zyquivilly mean?
My sister has written her piece and had it published. She`s duly impressed with my nerdy know-how, so thanks for that. I`ll post the article here if she gets around to sending it to me or if I can find it on the net. It`s in the Melbourne Age Green Guide.
what did Zyquivilly mean?
'Farewell.'
Huh, everyone knows that...