18. The Daleks Were Based On The Nazis...
Well, it doesn't exactly take a genius to work that one out, does it?! The desire to destroy anything in its path that isn't like them, a foreboding battle cry, an ongoing mission to achieve total conformity throughout the entire universe... Yep, if you hadn't guessed already, the Doctor's most formidable adversaries were based on the real life motives of Hitler's infamous German party. The persistent pepperpots were initially described as "Nazis on casters" by their designer, Raymond Cusick and their creator, Terry Nation, developed them as an alien race that glided rather than walked so you never knew they were coming... and they even had a plunger which was likened to a certain soldier salute. All hail the Daleks! Or not.