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|main character = [[Dalek]]s
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|setting = [[Earth]], [[20th century]]
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|director = [[Christopher Pilkington]]
|director       = [[Christopher Pilkington]]
|producer = [[Leonard Chase]]
|producer       = [[Leonard Chase]]
|broadcast date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1973 (releases)|1973]]
|broadcast date = January 1974
|network = [[BBC One]]
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'''''The Dance of the Daleks''''' was a story that celebrated the return of the two stolen [[Dalek]]s that had gone missing the [[June (production)|previous month]].
'''''The Dance of the Daleks''''' was a pre-filmed section of a January 1974 edition of ''[[Vision On (series)|Vision On]]'' whose theme was triangles.
 
== Synopsis ==
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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In a lush park, one Dalek is joined by two others, and then three more, as they break out in a celebratory "dance routine" which ends (of course) in joyful [[gunstick]] fire!


== Cast ==
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== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* [[Director]] - [[Christopher Pilkington]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Christopher Pilkington]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Leonard Chase]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Leonard Chase]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story was broadcast on an episode of ''Vision On''.
* This segment was a pre-filmed insert included during an episode of ''Vision On'' that was broadcast on BBC1 on 29th January 1974 and whose theme was triangles.
* This story was a sort of sequel to ''[[The Dalek Appeal (TV story)|The Dalek Appeal]]'', which asked ''[[Blue Peter]]'' viewers to be on the look out for the missing [[Dalek]]s.
* The accompanying piece of music is ''Danza ritual del fuego'' (''Ritual Fire Dance''), which is a movement of the ballet ''El amor brujo'' (''The Bewitched Love'') by Manuel de Falla.
* Not to be confused with the instrumental track ''Dance of the Daleks'', composed by Jack Dorsey and performed by Jack Dorsey And Orchestra, which was released as a single (b/w ''The Likely Lads'') on the Polydor label in 1965 (catalogue number BM 56020).
 
=== Home video releases ===
* ''The Dance of the Daleks'' was included in the bonus features of the ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' [[DVD]] release.
 
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The Dance of the Daleks was a pre-filmed section of a January 1974 edition of Vision On whose theme was triangles.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a lush park, one Dalek is joined by two others, and then three more, as they break out in a celebratory "dance routine" which ends (of course) in joyful gunstick fire!

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This segment was a pre-filmed insert included during an episode of Vision On that was broadcast on BBC1 on 29th January 1974 and whose theme was triangles.
  • The accompanying piece of music is Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance), which is a movement of the ballet El amor brujo (The Bewitched Love) by Manuel de Falla.
  • Not to be confused with the instrumental track Dance of the Daleks, composed by Jack Dorsey and performed by Jack Dorsey And Orchestra, which was released as a single (b/w The Likely Lads) on the Polydor label in 1965 (catalogue number BM 56020).

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]