The Power of the Daleks is one of the most celebrated Doctor Who adventures, and yet no complete film recordings are known to have survived. The master negatives were destroyed in an archive purge in 1974. This brand new animation, being released 50 years after its only UK broadcast, is based on the programme’s original audio recordings, surviving photographs, and film clips.
And it’s coming to Australian cinemas — for a limited release. Here’s where you can catch it.
The six-part adventure features the regeneration – or as it was then called “renewal” — of First Doctor, William Hartnell, into Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and follows the Time Lord and his companions Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) as they do battle with the Daleks on the planet Vulcan.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks is produced and directed by Charles Norton, with character designs from acclaimed comic book artists Martin Geraghty and Adrian Salmon. It will be released on DVD by Roadshow Entertainment on 14 December 2016.
Here’s where you’ll be able to watch it exclusively in cinemas for one week only, starting 12 November. You can get tickets here.
Victoria
Cinema Nova
Village Rivoli
Village Crown
Village Southland
Village Jam Factory
Village Karingal
Village Doncaster
Village Knox
Village Century City
Village Fountain Gate
Village Sunshine
Village Geelong
Village Morwell
Village Bendigo
Village Shepparton
NSW
Cremorne Orpheum
Dendy Newtown
Dendy Opera Quays
Ritz Cinema
Village Albury
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre
Scotty Cinemas
Forum Cinemas Wagga
Forum Cinemas Tamworth
ACT
Dendy Canberra
QLD
Dendy Portside
Cineplex South Bank
Cineplex Victoria Point
Cineplex Hawthorne Deluxe
New Farm Cinemas
SA
Wallis Mitcham
Wallis Mt Barker
Wallis Piccadilly
Wallis Noarlunga
WA
Luna Windsor
Grand Cinema Warwick
Grand Cinemas Currambine
Grand Cinemas Armadale
Grand Cinemas Bunbury
TAS
Village Hobart
Village Eastlands
Village Launceston