The Daleks in Colour

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan land on a planet that appears to be dead, but just as they're about to set off, Ian spots a fascinating city, an exploration would change the world forever.

First of all, why the release, and the cynic in me seems to think it's to keep on with the commercial releases, we've had the DVDs, box sets, vinyls and blu rays, this means a few more guaranteed releases over the next few years.

So, The Daleks is a favourite of mine, easily my most watched Hartnell, so the idea of tampering with is was just not right.

Let's applaud it for bringing it to a new audience, one that simply cannot watch black and white.

The visuals were decent, I liked the colourisation, what I didn't like was the music, it jarred with the episode quite badly.

The scene I thought worked incredibly well was Barbara's first encounter with The Dalek, the music worked there, and that scene was given a whole new, threatening vibe, I really liked it.

The updated dialogue and special effects, I can't really say I thought they were necessary, some worked better than others let's say.

I get why people dislike it, I can also see it appealing to a new audience, so overall, it's a slow moving thumbs up from me, maybe my score is a little kind, anniversary celebrations and all that.

7/10.