Sergeant pepper pots.

The article considers the Daleks, villainous robot-like characters in the science fiction television program "Doctor Who." The creation of the characters by writer Terry Nelson in 1963 and their origins in his memories of aerial bombing in World War II are discussed. The immediate popularity of the...

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Published in:New Statesman Vol. 141; no. 5121; pp. 36 - 38
Main Author: Turner, Alwyn W
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Published: New Statesman Ltd. 9/3/2012
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