Dalek Exterminator Beam

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Lore & Background

Exhibitions have featured 'many monster costumes and heads including Daleks' and describes the 'Dalek Cavern' at the Blackpool exhibition which incorporated sets from episodes such as 'Genesis of the Daleks', 'Destiny of the Daleks', 'Resurrection of the Daleks', and 'Revelation of the Daleks'. It notes that life-size, moving Daleks were built to be scary, with some interrogating and threatening the public with extermination. The text also references Davros as a popular set feature in Blackpool. However, there is no information regarding the origin of the beam on Skaro, its molecular disintegration capabilities, or how its visual signature shifted between red, blue, or green over centuries.

In Their Own Story

The source describes a scene at the Blackpool exhibition where visitors walked past life-size, moving Daleks that were 'interrogating and threatening the public with extermination'. It mentions a specific event in April 1983 at Longleat featuring the set of 'The Five Doctors' and appearances by Jon Pertwee. In November 2005, Colin Baker visited the Blackpool exhibition prior to 20 stars emerging from the TARDIS live. The text does not contain a narrative about a corridor encounter, the smell of burnt plastic, or a beam striking a wall to vaporize steel.

Reader's Guide

The Blackpool exhibition featured 'Life size, moving Daleks' and a 'Dalek Cavern' with sets from specific episodes. It mentions that interactive computer banks were part of the TARDIS console room reconstruction at Blackpool. While it notes that props included sonic screwdrivers and various monster costumes, it provides no guidance on how the Exterminator Beam functions via a gunstick, requirements for line of sight, or methods to deflect it with shielding. The text does not discuss limitations against regenerative biology or energy barriers generated by Time Lord technology.

Did You Know?

• The first permanent exhibition opened at Longleat in 1973 and ran until 2003, hosting annual conventions including the 'Twenty Years of a Time Lord' event in April 1983.
• At the original Blackpool exhibition (1974–1985), visitors entered through a blue Police box that appeared small on the outside but led down stairs into a larger cellar space, utilizing the TARDIS 'bigger on the inside' illusion.
• The Dalek Cavern at the Blackpool exhibition incorporated sets from multiple episodes including 'Genesis of the Daleks', 'Destiny of the Daleks', 'Resurrection of the Daleks', and 'Revelation of the Daleks'.
• In 2003, an attempt to gather the largest number of Daleks ever assembled was made at Longleat for the 40th anniversary, attended by Colin Baker, Sophie Aldred, and John Leeson.
• The exhibition 'Worlds of Wonder' opened in Liverpool in May 2022, moved to Edinburgh later that year, reopened in Wellington, New Zealand in June 2024, and is currently located in San Diego, California since March 2025.