Lucky enough to meet Tom Baker at a local supermarket once, i was amazed at how tall he was and how he was so eager to chat. What a lovely friendly man, and definitely my favourite doctor who when i was a child.

It's a nice touch how Davros's voice starts sounding Dalek-like when he's being particularly crazy.

This story has it all. Mood, atmosphere, lighting, the opening scene, the original Davros, the twists turns and betrayals and Tom Bakers "have I the right" speech. And lets not forget we also have the best Doctor of them all along with a brilliant Tardis team of Sarah and Harry. You just don't get better than this for classic Who.

Davros' voice actor really knocked it out of the park with the Virus speech.

Davros scared the hell out of me when I first saw this as a kid.

Tom Baker is the quintessential embodiment of Doctor Who! He perfectly portrayed the character; and few have even come close.

"That is our future..." "You've got troubles!" Understatement of the whole episode!

One of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever.

Best DW of the classic series. I like how Davros' declaration at 32:00 that he would destroy "everything" was eventually returned to with the "Reality Bomb" in Stolen Earth/Journey's End.

Genesis of the Daleks is one of the all time classics, a landmark story for Doctor Who and the 4th Dr's era.

Now we’re talking. This is classic “classic” Dr Who.

I keep trying to think of reasons why this isn’t the best Who story ever, but you just can’t argue with it can you? Truly legendary.

Dalek stories are the best

"Excuse me, can you help me? I'm a spy." The Doctor of War, everybody!

Can't believe I found a dalek for £1 in a charity shop and the same day this pops up on my recommended videos. Both very happy and weirded out at the same time. Tom Baker was my doctor as a child as well.

If every good series has that one episode which achieves near perfection, and greatness which speaks to the ages, then for Dr Who THIS is that episode. Amazing.

Still my all time fav Dr Who episode. A true epic from the days when a great story was more important than mere SFX

Actor Tom Baker is the essential Doctor Who as the Fourth Regeneration of the iconic character with the best in British wit from the BBC, brilliant bespoke wardrobe, and superb acting that makes him the best that science fiction can offer as the timeless Time Lord of choice for eternity.

Tom Baker - the best Doctor who of all time...fantastic voice.

I first started watching Doctor Who on PBS in 1978, when I was 4. My family and I had just moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and it aired on Saturdays after Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. My little mind was completely blown by what I saw: an eccentric Englishman traveling in a blue box with hapless companions, battling homicidal robots. I have been a Whovian ever since.

One of the first Dr Who's I ever saw in 1981 when I had stumbled upon on the show on PBS. Bought it on DVD when it came out in '05. Simply classic.

I was lucky enough to be in the studio when this was recorded. I still have the camera script!

I'm almost 46 years old and this is a blast from the past. I grew up watching Dr who. Thanks for the walk down memory lane ❤

Michael Wisher, the best Davros. Nothing beats his maniacal screams of EXTERMINATE when he orders the death of Ronson.

“Excuse me, could you help me-I’m a spy!!” *knocks out the Thal guards* 😂

Davros was right when it came to the one glaring weakness of the doctor, he has a conscience.

And Elisabeth Sladen will always be the best companion a doctor could ever want.

The greatest storyline in DW history It was the 1st episode I ever watched, when it was re-shown on BBC in the 90's and got me to be a fan Thanks for the upload

Michael Wisher was untouchable as Davros, the rest dont come close. I love the end of the first episode when he says "Now we can begin"

"Do I have the right ?" A question that I can see haunting the Doctor for the rest of his lives.

This is when I became a fan! To find out that some of my fellow fans think this is the best episode of DW ever seems right! Thank you for this!

"Excuse me, can you help me? I'm a spy." Legendary.

Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars and Planet of Evil are the measurement for all Dr. Who episodes. 1975 was the a banner year.

Genesis of the Daleks was the first classic Doctor Who story I watched and I've been hooked ever since.

“Do I have the right?” One of the most brilliant lines ever written

"Do I have the right?" yes.

"Your views are not important." `~ Nyder Peter Miles steals every scene.

This was by far my favorite era of the show- Baker will always be my favorite Dr. and Sladen will always be my favorite traveling companion. The Dalek episodes were always the best ones too- and this specific episode was the best of the best- their origin story. Davros scared the hell out of me as a kid- he was one of the few bad guys they made look truly terrifying on this show. The Daleks themselves weren't scary as far as how they looked- it was the idea of this cold machine that only existed to "exterminate" any other race and was so difficult to kill- they were the first terminators if you think about it.

Sarah is always frozen in fear, "I can't do it Doctor!" and in 60s platform shoes...clomping her way across the universe and time. Great stuff!

Genesis of the Daleks was the first Doctor Who serial I’d ever seen. I stumbled across it in the 70s as a kid on PBS in the US and was immediately enthralled by it. Davros scared the crap out of me and I recall making Daleks out of Legos to attack my other action figures. My parents probably thought of was out of my mind as I yelled “Exterminate!” while I played. Oh, the memories... Tom Baker will forever be my favorite Doctor!

So I just watched this today on FORCES TV and the speech that the Dr gave, whether he had the right to destroy the daleks. Sarah Jane asks why not to which he says if you found a child that you knew was going to grow up and do dreadful things could you kill that child. That scenario was written by Stephen Moffat for Peter Capaldi when he rescues Davros, as a child, from a mine field. Total dedication, just a big fan writing his own storyline, love it.

A 45 minute clip of all the best bits of 'Genesis of the Daleks' not just one of the best Dalek stories ever made but one of the best Doctor Who stories full stop. On the tin it's says 'written by Terry Nation' in the credits but looking at the best bits it smacks 'written by Robert Holmes' on it...

I know this is highlights, but even so, within scenes you can see this is really well edited: so when the Dalek is demonstrated, you look at Davros and often he is not speaking, but we hear him, because the audio from moments later has been edited in early to tighten the pace. And other little things like Sarah's scream climbing the scaffold when the uniformed escapee is shot whilst helping her, which is an overdub too. There's also loads of electronic atmosphere, like when Ronson visits their cell or Sarah and Sevrin are caught climbing the rocket, just listen behind it - lovely radiophonic noise. They also spot the music well, it's not all the same and it's not constant. So like when Davros is dreaming about the power of the capsule, the way the music comes in and then how it changes. It all just helps to give it the blend of sound and action, keeping things moving. It doesn't feel so much like we are waiting for action to take place before the cameras, it's more filmic. They keep cutting to shots of Dalek guns or reactions, different angles etc. All takes time, but so worth it as many others suffer from that sense of drag; where you can just tell everyone and everything is waiting to be caught by a studio camera. Here it feels pacey and that's no accident. It's why people mention Talons (David Maloney directing again there) and Androzani in the same breath as this, they too are tightly constructed, with a good dramatic pace. Also doesn't hurt that Barry had a damn good idea of what he wanted from Terry on this one. And he rose to it admirably. Yes it does have elements of previous scripts with gangs of humanoid fighters against the Daleks, but it's Davros that makes this so special along with Tom completely focused and hungry to get it right. Then Philip and David decide they want it to be more atmospheric and mature and bingo... the perfect storm (oncoming) :)

Tom Baker, my Absolute Favorite Doctor of all time. I grew up watching this. Thank you!

Doctor, you have a new enemy...RTD.. 😂

I loved this arc probably my favourite involving the Daleks and Skaro itself the writing was perfect Davros was the true show stealer of this storyline

one of the all time greats not just of doctor who but of tv in general

Tom Baker..Without a shadow of a doubt the BEST Doctor Who 1974-1981

While the special effects has always been dodgy in older doctor who, the acting and storytelling hits bullseyes.

When I was 11 and on holiday in Australia, this was the first Doctor Who episode. And it scared me. But it was magic. And now come to think of it. It came out 2 years before Star Wars. And one year after Space Battleship Yamato. And now I have talked to Star War Fans. And I showed them Genesis of the Daleks. And they now know. That the Daleks are the number 1 Sci-Fi villain of all time. Knocking off the Batman's Joker. And Michael Wisher as Davros. Is brilliant. And a beloved stage actor. And you think that bio-medical research was just coming on. The pacemaker, the electronic wheelchair. Electronic sensors. Davros is a combination of Adolf Hilter, Dr. Mengele, and Dr Frankenstein.

I like how they've changed a 6 episode (I think) arc into a single 45 minute episode!

So funny how Russell T Davies saw Davros and instantly believed everyone in a wheelchair is evil.

One of the best Doctors. That time ring is more like a time bracelet.

R.I.P Dr Who.....

43:53 (Davros tries to reach for the button) Dalek: Exterminate! "Fires ray gun" Davros: (Screaming)

The recent big finish release, Doctor of War: Genesis, really shows how poignant the “Do I have the right?”, moment was to the Doctor. I won’t spoil it, but the excerpt that’s available from the newsletter gave me chills.

This is my Davros. A brilliant iconic character and design.

It is an absolutely cracking story. Davros (Michael Wisher) and Nyder (Peter Miles) played brilliantly, two great characters, evil supreme!

60 years and still going , Doctor who has certainly been a time traveler through out TV screens .

I remember watching this when I was young. It was one of the best episodes of the Fourth Doctor's tenure for me. Watching the Tenth's Doctor episodes The Stolen Earth and Journey's End in what for me felt like a sequel because of its inclusion of Elisabeth Sladen (RIP) as Sarah Jane Smith brought tears to my eyes and I was glad to see things come full circle for her, Davros and the Doctor. That's was good storytelling and imagination!

That “do I have the right” speech The Doctor gives is one of the most profound speeches given for a children’s tv show. You just don’t see it in this medium any more.

At least Guy Siner got to keep his little tank.

I miss the old series. The great script writing,the adventures, the excellent actors. I want the BBC to bring those days back.

Sarah. The first non-Kaled being in the Universe to see a Dalek in action. No wonder the look she had, all those years later, when the Daleks were on Earth...

The power to wipe out the Daleks in the palm of his hands. I wonder if the Doctor would go back to prevent him from stopping himself?

Quite frankly one of if not the best representations of classic doctor who. If anything ever created an archtype for how the doctor behaves and who they are it is this group of episodes.

Tom Baker is in my opinion the greatest doctor ever with David Tenant a close second!!🤗

Best DW story ever. Tom Baker and Michael Wisher at the top of their game. Utterly wonderful!

I still love this story, one that gave The Doctor the option to play God, but he rightfully turned it down.

Truly a cautionary tale of what can happen with AI don't you think?

I have to agree with you my friend. Not only the best Dalek story but the best Doctor Who story ever

That Dalek voice still gives me goosebumps for so many decades...

The single best story in all of Who classic or New

I haven't even though of Dr. Who in idk 20 or more years. I was washing dishes and Dr. Who popped into my head out of nowhere. I came here to see if these old episodes still hold up. I was blown away to see full disclosure in here. That's why it's the best episode, the story is real.

These condensed episodes are perfect for people trying to get into classic Who.

What a masterpiece

Tom baker, my personal favorite doctor who. my father got me into that show, it wasn't the same after baker left

Tom Baker's "Have I the right?" speech here is arguably Dr Who's greatest ever moment.

Tom Baker is a living legend.

This was great! A few scenes shy of the whole, if memory serves, but all of the good parts still in.

This was my favorite Dr Who episode series when I was a kid. Best Doctor, best companion, great story. What can you say?

I wish I had known about Doctor Who as a child. Over here in the U.S. the TV station PBS used to show Doctor Who in the 80's. Since about 2007 I've been trying to collect classic Who - and I'm always excited when I hear of lost episodes being found.

I was about 6 years old when I met Tom in Woolworths Lincoln, I queued with my mum for about an hour to get a book signed which I saw in my local news agent and begged mum to buy it for me with the promise that I will read it from cover to cover and of which I still haven't read LOL and I actually don't know where the book is but it doesn't matter because I met Tom Baker... I'm 52 now and still admire the amazing performance Tom gave throughout so many years. Paul

I'm old enough to remember every Doctor... Although I was very young for the Willy Hartnell (Dr-001) episodes (I caught-up on the reruns, thousands of centuries later....) Patrick Troughton (Dr-002) was the first Doctor that I specifically remember and was old enough to understand and be thrilled by. . Then a family divorce... And with that the end of my DrWho 'privaleges'... The new Step-Patriarch - someone who would put Nieder (seen in this episode...) to shame, first used DrWho as a leverage and then permenantly banned me from watching. This was the John Pertwee (Dr-003) era... However, I did manage to catch quite a few of those episodes, as I tactically arranged to be at a friend's house on the odd Saturday evening ... Which also coincided with my other favourite SF prog - UFO, which I was also banned from watching at home. . Then the family upsticks and moved to Wales... Again, I was banned from watching DrWho... However, In 1975 I did manage (using the same tactic as before...) to catch all of 'Genesis of the Daleks' and the following 'Revenge of the Cybermen' episodes... I was now 16 and very scientifically aware, so both these series episodes resonated with me... Especially the ethical dichotomy at the end of G.o.t.D... . In September of 1975 I joined the Royal Navy and during the following years initial training period I caught every Dr Who series for that period (Dr-004) and Peter Davison (Dr-005)... Then sea-time - no British TV whatsovever.... When I did catch up, it was Colin Baker (Dr-006), then Sylvester McCoy (Dr-007... who was also cojncidentally, employed by MI6 ...). By this time, I was simply too bored with DrWho... . Obviously - countless millennia later - I caught the film - Paul McGann (Dr-008) and subsequently all of the New Era of Doctor Who, from Eccleston (Dr-009) onwards until the final regeneration of Peter Capaldi's (Dr-012)... Where the charcter changed gender.... That was the final straw for me... A female Time Lord? I DON'T THINK SO.... Again, political correctness and gender equality (which I mostly agree with...) ruins a damn-good story arc and character. The same could be said for the Bond franchise... . Enough is enough. . My favourite Doctors were - Pat Troughton, obviously (and especially) Tom Baker, Paul McGann and Pete Capaldi. But I look back at all the episodes (that I've now caught-up with) and consider - The Genesis of the Daleks and the Revenge of the Cybermen my all time favourite series/episodes. Inspite of the productions, it is the story that counts and these two were landmark stories. Though the 'Bad Wolf' episodes featuring John Hurt and (cameos of) all of the Doctors to date (upto Mat Smith - (Dr-011) - The Time Wars - is up there with them.

Davros always reminded me of Frank Bough.

Those are some seriously grumpy giant salt shakers.

44:03 Oh my god the power in this dalek's voice, I love these classics so much

37:52 was the best soliloquy of Classic Doctor Who of all time.

Two words- Tom Baker, my favorite Doctor (I grew up during his tenure)

One of the many things that I love about classic Doctor Who is that no matter how far in time or space the Doctor travels there is always one thing for certain. Every possible person, alien, and monster is going to speak with an English accent. Sometimes even if they don't speak English...🤣😂🤣

I love watching all Dr. Who series. I’d love to see more if not all of them. Please give us more. Thank you.

This series with Tom Baker is where I came in.I was in high school and just happened upon it on public television.I never looked back.The hat,the scarf,the hair,dammit,Baker to me will always be Doctor Who.

Dock-tor! DOCK-TOR!! Where is the Dock-tor?! getting more jelly babies of course!! Want a jelly baby? have a Jelly baby!! hehe!!

Thank you so much for uploading this!

One of my all time favourite Dalek stories. 👍

This is my favorite Dr Who story. I love this story.

Tom Baker, the ultimate Doctor.

Tom is still the best Dr so far. Its looking like he won't lose his place for a long time to come. Haha

Damn after all this time I still love this serial

One of the greatest stories in the history of Doctor Who. No matter how many times I watch, it never gets boring.