'Neither as head of the Kaled Scientific Elite on my home world of Skaro nor as Emperor of the Imperial Dalek Faction did I ever see anything to contradict my view that Doctor Who is nothing more than a figment of a writer's over-active imagination,' he said in his characteristic staccatissimo style of speech.
'Even with the aid of my one and only 20-20 vision-plus cybernetic blue eye, mounted on my forehead, I saw nothing but Daleks, luvvies and dead Thal prosthetics. Believe me, my eye is the acme of cutting edge technology and misses nothing! As for heaven, when you're exterminated you're exterminated - as they say at Dignitas in Switzerland.'
Attempting a smile for his many fans on the Guardian, he added: 'Stephen Hawking is a valued friend.'
