It’s so crazy to think the advertising chose the year 2000 in that advertisement. What they chose as the somewhat distant future is now 20 years ago. Just shows how long the show has been going and really puts it into perspective

Hartnell's goodbye to Susan breaks both of my hearts every damn time. Hartnell was superb.

This story was a nostalgic boot to the head for me. I was about five years old in 2000 and I remembered the Dalek occupation of earth quite well.

Daleks: reveal plan to turn the Earth into a spaceship by replacing its core MrTardis: I don't think that's how that works

2:33 that’s another Nazi parallel. Nazis would Broadcast radio messages and attempt to get to the British to surrender.

Baby crocodile is cute as f**k.

I had never noticed the structural similarities to the first story until you put it like that... The ‘Terry Nation formula’ had a very early start.

One of the best depictions of an invaded Earth I've seen. The pacing issues from their first appearance are gone and this is a true classic with some of the greatest scenes in Hartnell's era.

Can I just say how much I love your intro? Especially the way it starts with a human voice? Chilling.

This story gave us one of the best goodbye speeches in the whole of Dr Who & on Television in general, I personally loved it and ‘as you already know’ it was reused again at the start of The 5 Doctors.

"The first time they filmed in a quarry" Y E S

Wait...you're telling me that Terry Nation recycled his own story?!? ;) Yes, it's a bit of a retelling of the Daleks, but it's so darn good at times. I really do like this one a great deal and suddenly feel like I should dust off my DVD of it and give it another visit.

My favorite scene is when Barbara uses her history knowledge to trick the Daleks.

I think the Susan/David love story would have worked much better if they hadn't of made Susan act so much like a child - even in the first part of this story. She grows up a little too quickly to make the love story believable. But the Doctor's goodbye speech to her is in the top 5 of Doctor Who tearjerkers.

1:06 not just the Earth Men, but the Earth Women and the Earth Children as well

The untouched potential of the doctor one day finding their granddaughter again. I really hope we get that one day.

Really enjoying this series so far. The Daleks Invasion of Earth has really striking visuals and Susan's departure is still to this day remains one of the best companion departures.

The funny thing is, before Doctor Who was getting criticised for its politics, you pointed out in your 'Why I Love Doctor Who' video (circa 2012) "the Daleks are essentially Nazis from space". I just thought that was worth mentioning.

If only van Staten’s guards were strong enough to pick up the Dalek.

"I think we better pit our wits against them and defeat them!" "Yes they dare and we've got to dare to stop them!" I think this story defined The Doctor's character for years to come, in season 1 he was very much trying to get back to the TARDIS and not wanting to interfere but here he makes a decision not to leave earth until the Daleks are defeated! The Doctor, the ultimate SJW! 😂

A true classic

2:13 I don't mean to sound morbid but, it sounds like the poor guy had his entire family and pet rabbits killed be for he himself is gunned down. So much for 1964. In 2020, even just implying that children or animals are killed would be incredibly risky.

So the Daleks’ plan is to turn Earth into... Starkiller Base?

These videos are great! I’ve missed your regular reviews and it’s nice to see them back in such a monumental way! Keep up the good work!

This was my first Classic story, and I think it's absolutely amazing. So well written, hard to think it' 58 years old.

Thanks! It was a good farewell to Susan. I keep getting this and the Peter Cushing film confused.

When I was a child, I watched the dalek invasion of earth on DVD in my room this made it one of my favourite dalek story

The baby crocodile! :D so cute. It's rather entertaining how easy they are to mess with. The last serial had people manhandling them now a good speech confuses them. Oh that good bye speech gets me every time.

6:33 Did that Dalek just name a mannequin?

The daleks earth is my favourite daleks story story because it is really good a I hope every classic doctor who fan watched the daleks invasion of earth if you haven't watched it

That slight hesitation Hartnell does, before starting his monologue. Like the Doctor (the FIRST Doctor of all people) thought he was ready, but then didn’t trust himself not to show emotion, so he had to pause and collect himself before beginning: “During all the years….” Beautifully done stuff.

5:20 just spouting things about various revolutions in history confusing the daleks is amazing

This Dalek story was the first story to have a Dalek who was a different colour, to the standard Dalek warriors the supreme Dalek been jet black with dark blue hemispheres.

What a review, makes me wanna see the serial!

The first true masterpiece of Doctor Who.

Remember, remember, the Dalek December With Paris in ruins and London an ember In times of the future when fears are abating Don't try to forget them, the Daleks are waiting. Quietly planning and scheming and hating

So the Dalek's plan in this is Lord Slug's plan from DBZ movie 4? So that movie rips off itself AND Dr Who? Idk how many people in this comment section know DBZ but seriously, Slug's whole plan in that is just to turn Earth into a mobile base.

All that, Because the Daleks wants to drill to the Earth’s core to pilot it like a spaceship.. Yeah for an powerful threat that ruled over Earth that’s a pretty dumb move in their part.

Don't diss the Slither. It actually scared me when I was little! But then I was also scared of the rats from Talons so I'm probably not a very good source on this.

How do you get such detailed reviews? You must teach me!!!!

'Conquer the Earth, you poor pathetic creatures, don't you realize, before you attempt to conquer the Earth, you will have to destroy all living matter' Not only is this a wonderful monologue and put down to the Dalek that came out of the river, but may have been the inspiration for the reality bomb many years later. Regardless of Billy fluffing his lines now and then, some of the best lines belonged to The First Doctor, and only William Hartnell could do them, he was The original, you might say.

This is the best dalek episode ever!

I love the throwaway lines of early Doctor Who before they knew what Timelords were. Like 'Grandfather's old now". Meanwhile 1000 years later and he has the body of a middle aged woman. I kind of wish they never had Susan be a Timelady. Like if it wasn't for the Five Doctors, you could retcon Susan as someone of a humanoid species who the Doctor found on one of his first trips off Galifrey and convinced her to stay with him as his Granddaughter.

"The males, the females, the descendants!" I have a feeling he was rejected by the Dalek council...

Two of key pieces of info in that BBC trailer are flat out wrong!

Dalekcember eh? clever name

What’s really tragic for me is that he never did revisits Suzan

The almighty algorithm invasion of KZfaq

0:54 Oh, those were the days. Renember the year 2000? We celebrated the new millennium, VHS died out...well, along with half the Earth’s population when the Daleks landed. I’m sure we all had a mate who had a sudden mandatory career change to a Roboman after that whole malarkey. Tell you what, though: the best political change the Daleks ever made was exterminating Westlife. You can’t say they didn’t get things done back then; had we known Brexit was gonna be a thing, we wouldn’t have bothered rising up for liberation after Bedfordshire blew into pieces. Anyway, nostalgic rant over.

While it's good, I kinda prefer the Cushing version of this one. Only just though.

So if the Doctor goes back there will he have to do it all over again. How many attempts did he have to get the right result. Time travel is complicated.

The Doctor never bothered to revisit his own Granddaughter in any of his subsequent incarnations? The question has to be put... Why? Why not? If she really is the Doctors Granddaughter then she is a Timelord aswell, so it seems a rather abrupt parting of the ways. Families should at least keep in touch!

Daleks more daleks and for Christmas uhhh.... asylum? No!!!!!

Is this the Dr Who Debut of the BBC Quarry?

So how can Dalek go up and down those steps?

I got so fed up of the damn quarry in the Jon Pertwee era 😅

I like The Dalek Invasion of Earth

So this story is supposed to happened in 2000? How is it canon by the time of Nu Who? If at all?

Project Demavitate!

I could’ve sworn you said you didn’t like this story & called it overrated in one of your film brits podcasts ages ago

And thanks to New Who David will wake up one day to find his wife Susan is actually a 6' 4" burly bloke called Gavin.

Her goodbye comes off as really sexist to me. She's 16, and he just leaves her with the first guy who comes along because it's what a "normal woman" should do. It'd be one thing if Susan actually wanted to stay on her own accord, but she says no to David and tries to get back in the TARDIS. Furthermore, the Doctor is obviously lying about coming back for her. We know from the 60 years of stories that he never does. But even at the time, the TARDIS was very random. I just have distaste for this scene and wish they'd just written her as wanting to leave on her own accord for whatever reason.

I grew up with Classic Who from 1971 onwards. For me Classic Who has "magic" and "charm." The "Blue Peter" practical effects were fun! The low budget show was creative and imaginative. When it was good, it was GREAT! ... I've fallen out of love with New Who. It's style over substance. Deafening music, sex-change Doctors, stupid stamping deleting Cybermen, and daft "brass" Daleks! For me, it's boring and forgettable. Unlike the Who of 50+ years ago, that still sticks in the mind! Long live Classic Who! ... Death to New Who! 🤣 Incidentally, although I love the TV original, I like the 1966 movie version even more, because I love shiny black PVC! 👍🤣

I love how younger Fans obsess over the special effects. None of these Chaps were part of that whole era where we'd pay hundreds of pounds just for an awful, almost pictureless copy of a rare story. It's not a bad thing lol, they just don't get it. Then again the section on the effects was brief and yes... falling Ian is bloody funny.

Wait so by Nu-Hu logic, Susan will eventually regenerate into a Man, and if that happens with David, and he doesn't turn gay... then he's a bigot. And there's a Man called Susan... Couldn't Whittaker just have been Romana in a spinoff?! I'd gnaw my head off in perplexed excitement if they'd done that.... just like Missy should have been the Rani, but the Producers just... aren't very bright these days...