#209 - Exploitation of the Daleks

The Metebelis Two - a Doctor Who podcast

It's the summer lull! So what better time to persuade their respective better halfs to sit down with them to watch the 1965 movie adaptation of the first Dalek adventure known by all as Dr. Who and the Daleks, starring Peter Cushing as the inventor, Dr. Who. Along with his granddaughters Susie Who, played by Roberta Tovey, and Barbara Who, played by Jennie Linden. They are joined by Barbara's boyfriend, Ian Chesterton played by Roy Castle. Ben remembers how his 8-year-old self was unsettled by seeing the host of Record Breakers on the BBC playing Ian. He also watching this not-Who movie made his boyhood self seethe with rage. Meanwhile, David wonders what the movie would have been like if Bill Hartnell and the other original members of time team reprised their roles and how he would have reworked the script for the big screen. Opening music is the theme to Dr. Who and the Daleks, composed by Malcolm Lockyer. Closing music is the 1961 45" single, "A Lonesome Cup of Coffee", sung by Roy Castle and featuring Wally Stott and his Orchestra. We recorded this episode on 3 July 2022.