The Dance of the Daleks (TV story)

The Dance of the Daleks
Main character(s):	Daleks
Key crew
Director:	Christopher Pilkington
Producer:	Leonard Chase
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	January 1974
Premiere network:	BBC One

The Dance of the Daleks was a pre-filmed section of a January 1974 edition of Vision On whose theme was triangles.

Plot

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

• Dalek operator - John Scott Martin

Crew

• Director - Christopher Pilkington
• Producer - Leonard Chase

References

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Story notes

• This isn't a story but 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

• The Dance of the Daleks was included in the bonus features of the Genesis of the Daleks DVD release.