DOCTOR Who fans have been given their first look at the special edition release of The Power of the Daleks.

No complete film recordings of The Power of the Daleks are known to have survived the purge of the BBC’s archive in 1975.

The Power of the Daleks was second Doctor Peter Troughton’s first adventure in 1966, but it has now been brought back to life in a high definition animated series.

The special edition release also includes surviving footage from the original Power of the Daleks serial from 1966, offering a rare glance at this now lost story, plus the original Doctor Who soundtrack at the end.

It also features an interview with Mike Tucker from visual effects, which forms part of the ‘Behind the Scene’ documentary in disc 2.

The interview gives interesting insights into the model Daleks used in the filming of the Power of the Daleks, with Mike revealing how bosses used Dalek toys that were readily available in shops at the time to shoot some sequences.

He explained: “The model sequence for the Power of the Daleks revolved around the construction, the Dalek conveyor belt where the Dalek casings are being constructed.

“And the production obviously decided it was too big a deal to do full size and therefore they were going to attempt to do that in miniature.

“As with many Doctor Who serials over the years, the effects department obviously decided to go with the commercially available toy Daleks, and at the time the Power of the Daleks was being made, these were very popular which are the Hertz plastic one-piece injection moulded Daleks which I believe were available to buy in Woolworths.

“And they would presumably have gone down, bought dozens of them and then they actually did modify them to look slightly closer to the new props, that was changing the dome and adding the slats and the mid-section.

“The irony of course is that these toys are now rare and as a result, expensive.”

The six animated episodes replace the 2016 physical and digital release, with new and improved animation and authentic black and white visuals.

The latest release also showcases a vast array of exciting new special features, in addition to all of the VAM on the 2016 release.

Doctor Who: The Power Of The Daleks out on DVD and Blu-ray July 27 and is available here.