History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsReturnOfTheDaleks

* {{Interquel}}: This story takes place between the second and third ''Dalek Empire'' stories, ''The Human Factor'' and ''"Death to the Daleks!"''.

A special release, part of the ''AudioPlay/DalekEmpire'' story arc. The story takes place over several years and offers a different perspective on the events in ''Dalek Empire''. Chronologically takes place between the first and second episodes of ''Dalek Empire'''s first series.

* {{Interquel}}: This story takes place between the first two ''Dalek Empire'' stories, ''Invasion of the Daleks'' and ''The Human Factor''.

* SlaveRace: The Ogrons make a return!
* TheVirus: The Doctor unleashes one that wipes out all the Daleks due to Lightwave Sickness.
* TitleDrop: "No one will be safe... from the [[TitleDrop return of the Daleks]]."

A special release, part of the ''AudioPlay/DalekEmpire'' story arc. The story takes place over several years and offers a different perspective on the events in Dalek Empire. Chronologically takes place between the second and third episodes of ''Dalek Empire'''s first series.

* SequelEpisode: Basically one to the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Planet of the Daleks]] with [[Creator/JonPertwee the Third Doctor]].

A special release, part of the Dalek Empire story arc. The story takes place over several years and offers a different perspective on the events in Dalek Empire. Chronologically takes place between the second and third episodes of ''Dalek Empire'''s first series.

* AnachronicOrder: The Seventh Doctor wakes up and shouts out for Mel, Ace and Hex. He then realizes [[NoodleIncident that they are all gone]]..
* ColdBloodedTorture: Broken limbs.

* ContinuityPorn: Both to the TV series and to the Dalek Empire series.
** The planet turns out to be [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Spiridon]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: This is the Seventh Doctor towards the end of his life, evidenced by his lack of companion, and lowered voice. The fact he's once again facing off against the Daleks doesn't help. He wipes them all out with a virus.

* HeroicSacrifice: The Doctor tries to pull one. He miraculously survives due to the TARDIS.

* PerspectiveFlip: To Dalek Empire.

* TheVirus: The Doctor unleashes one that wipes out all the Daleks due to Lightwave sickness.
* TitleDrop: "No one will be safe... From the [[TitleDrop Return of the Daleks]]."

A special release, part of the Dalek Empire story arc. The story takes place over several years and offers a different perspective on the events in Dalek Empire.

* LaResistance: Initially subverted, but played straight by the end.
* LesCollaborateurs is what Susan and her friends are at first, though.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This is the Seventh Doctor towards the end of his life, evidenced by his lack of companion, and lowered voice. The fact he's once again facing off against the Daleks doesn't help. [[spoiler: He wipes them all out with a virus]].
* FrazettaMan: The Ogrons are described this way. They also speak with very short sentences, without contractions.
* LaResistance: Initially subverted, but played straight by the end.
* LesCollaborateurs is what Susan and her friends are at first, though.
* HeroicSacrifice: The Doctor tries to pull one. [[spoiler: He miraculously survives due to the TARDIS.]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler: Aytrax]].

* TheVirus: [[spoiler: The Doctor unleashes one that wipes out all the Daleks due to Lightwave sickness]].

* SequelEpisode: Basically one to the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Planet of the Daleks]] with [[JonPertwee the Third Doctor]].

* ContinuityPorn: Both to the TV series and to the Dalek Empire arc.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This is the Seventh Doctor towards the end of his life, evidenced by his lack of companion, and lowered voice. The fact he's once again facing off against the Daleks doesn't help.

** The planet turns out to be [[spoiler: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Spiridon]].

* TitleDrop: "No one will be safe... From the [[TitleDrop Return of the Daleks]]."

It's soon revealed that the planet wasn't originally called Zaleria: it was [Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Spiridon]] all along. Many centuries ago, the first wave of invading Daleks tried to copy the population's inherent invisibility. But the Daleks succumbed to light wave sickness due to their experiments, and the population lost their own invisibility in the process. The Doctor offers himself up to the Daleks in return for the planet's safety, and ends up spending many years working to find a way to make them invisible without negative effects. Of course, he instead spends those years ''increasing'' the sickness, and restoring the population's inherent abilities. By the time he's done, the rebellion (as detailed in Dalek Empire) is strong enough to organise an uprising. The Doctor retreats to his TARDIS, fully expecting to die permanently, but she heals him just in time.