Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/1960s
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Occasionally, elements of the Doctor Who universe are referenced in the broader popular culture. This page exists to throw a spotlight on some of these casual references made in television, comics, films and other media which happened during the 1960s.
Films
- The script for the James Bond film Thunderball (1965) had Band saying "The Daleks have taken over!" However, the line was changed to "Somebody’s probably lost a dog".
Television
- "Get Off My Cloud" (1969), the final episode of the third season of the BBC's anthology series Out of the Unknown was partly set in the subconscious mind of a science-fiction writer. It featured in-character appearances by the Daleks as fictional creations in the mind of the writer. (The episode's designer was Raymond Cusick, who was responsible for the original Dalek design.)
Comics
- "The DeGaullek" (1964) was a satirical political cartoon of Charles de Gaulle as a Dalek. It was drawn by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth and published in the Daily Mail on 25 November 1964.
- The First Doctor, the TARDIS, a Dalek, and a Zarbi appear on Captain Pugwash's ship in Pugwash Ahoy!. (Radio Times 27 March-2 April 1965)
- Circa 1965, a Daily Mail cartoon by Stanley Franklin showed two Daleks painting "Keep Monsterland White" in response to the presence of Zarbi. An onlooker say the Daleks are "stirring up trouble again".