Surprisingly for creatures so known for their appearance, the Daleks are just as effective on audio as they are on television. This is no better demonstrated than with the no-holds-barred finale to the Eighth Doctor's series of audio dramas, To the Death, which sees the Daleks at their cruelest, hitting the Doctor where it hurts the most. In his hearts. The Doctor and a team of friends have gathered to save 22nd Century Earth from the Daleks but not everyone survives. If you've not heard the drama before, then look away now... In a string of heart-rendering moments, the Doctor's own great-grandson Alex dies saving the Earth as does his companion Tamsin (above) who is killed merely due to the fact that the Daleks think her useless and 'surplus to requirements.' However, the most devastating of the deaths on show here is the self-sacrifice of Lucie Miller, this Doctor's long-running best friend, who gives her life to wipe the Daleks out. As such a widespread massacre may well be a little out of place on TV, To The Death reminds us just how dangerous the Daleks can be.
24. The God Of All Daleks The Parting Of The Ways
While we've previously explored the likes of Dalek sub-groups such as insane Daleks, dim Daleks and even political Daleks, 2005's The Parting of the Ways introduces a new breed; religious Daleks. Falling back in time from the Time War, the Dalek Emperor set about rebuilding the Dalek race, harvesting human beings and pulping them into Dalek mutants. When the Doctor encounters it after it has been hiding from the universe for centuries, the Emperor believes itself to be god, and is worshipped by its creations. This scene shows that even after so many years and stories, the Daleks can still be taken in new ways, with religious extremism being an innovative way of translating the Daleks' threat for a modern audience.
23. Daleks In Technicolour - Dr Who And The Daleks
Surely a big signifier of the Daleks' grip on the globe was their invasion of the silver screen back in the sixties with a cinematic adaptation of their debut story. It had budget! It had scope! But most importantly where the Daleks are concerned, it had colour! From the moment we first see these Daleks trundling out of their chrome city, they are instantly the most gorgeous incarnation of the monsters ever realised. With their bright and shining livery and sturdier casings, these Daleks are a direct influence on both the bronze and Paradigm Daleks seen in the modern series. However, they win on aesthetic value over their bronze cousins and retain the classic Dalek proportions unlike their Paradigm descendants. In short, Dr Who and the Daleks proves that not only are they brutish and amoral, the Daleks can also be beautiful. Just don't judge a Dalek by its colour...
22. In A Glass Dalek Revelation Of The Daleks
One of the most gruesome scenes in Doctor Who history, to be expected considering their track record, comes at the hands of the Daleks, in one of the show's blackest adventures. In the Tranquil Repose facility on Necros, Natasha searches for her father, the famous scientist Arthur Stengos. Unfortunately for her, she finds him. Sitting inside a glass Dalek casing, Stengos is mutating into a Dalek. In between Dalek outbursts, he cries out for his daughter to kill him. She regretfully obliges. Told you it was dark. While it's not going to make its way onto anyone's 'Doctor Who Moments That Make Me Smile' list (and if it does, you might just be a Dalek), Stengos' grim transformation is one of the most visceral reminder of the evil of the Daleks. Speaking of which...
21. 'Dizzy Doctor!' The Evil Of The Daleks
As shown in many entries on this list, the Daleks display the opposite of what we like to think of as humanity's best traits. Way back in 1967, the Daleks realised this and tasked the Doctor to create the Human Factor, something they believed would make them invincible. However, the Doctor fiddled with the formula and created some very different Daleks. Named Alpha, Beta and Omega, these Daleks reverted to a childlike state of mind, playing with the Doctor like a toy, spinning him around and chanting 'dizzy Doctor! Dizzy Doctor!' Much like the madness of Dalek Caan, the childlike Daleks playing with the Doctor provide such a memorable moment because they are so un-Dalek. These humanised Daleks are so different in fact that they rise up against their Emperor and well, I'll leave that for later.
While we've previously explored the likes of Dalek sub-groups such as insane Daleks, dim Daleks and even political Daleks, 2005's The Parting of the Ways introduces a new breed; religious Daleks. Falling back in time from the Time War, the Dalek Emperor set about rebuilding the Dalek race, harvesting human beings and pulping them into Dalek mutants. When the Doctor encounters it after it has been hiding from the universe for centuries, the Emperor believes itself to be god, and is worshipped by its creations. This scene shows that even after so many years and stories, the Daleks can still be taken in new ways, with religious extremism being an innovative way of translating the Daleks' threat for a modern audience. 
