Every incarnation of The Doctor has faced the Daleks, in one way or another. The current Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) is to face them again very soon . . . There’s no foe like them. They really are terrifying and deadly. This week May The Verse Be With You remembers just how scary they are to children, and how hearing them meant hiding your eyes!
Exterminate
Half-hid, engrossed young eyes would watch and wait
to make sure that The Doctor wriggled free
and Daleks failed to exterminate
So many kids allowed to stay up late
to see the greatest show on B.B.C.
Half-hid, engrossed young eyes would watch and wait
The Daleks declared they’d annihilate;
again, The Doctor was to escapee
from Daleks screaming out exterminate
When they laid traps, The Doctor took the bait,
and it all proved to be just too scary
Half-hid, engrossed young eyes would watch and wait
Discovering the Universe’s fate
meant gritted teeth and enduring bravely
the Daleks’ war cries of exterminate
Oh, how that word declared could devastate,
making children barely want to see
Half-hid, engrossed young eyes would watch and wait
as deadly Daleks screeched exterminate!
All words by Benjamin Francis Cassidy
Illustration by L A Cassidy
That sound still instills dread in all ages! Everyone has their fondest (and scariest) Dalek moments or episodes. There’s no shortage to choose from, from the many over the years. Get commenting with your best bits and maybe even let us know what lies in store for The Doctor, soon to face them again! See you next week.
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