Today is Dalek Remembrance Day

“Exterminate! Exterminate!” If you’re a fan of Doctor Who these words will send you into a quick panic attack, or have you running to the TV to see the latest episode. Doctor Who has been with us for a very long time, and the Daleks are his longest ongoing and most feared enemy, ultimately responsible for the destruction of Gallifrey in the Time War.

Dalek Remembrance Day is a recognition of the first time that the Daleks appeared on Doctor Who in 1963. It’s been celebrated as the day that the most instantly recognisable aspect of the show, outside of the TARDIS itself, came into existence.

I've lost interest in Dr Who of late, but I do like a Dalek.

 

So that’s what you do all day

 

Have they gone yet?
And I can Come out from behind the sofa

 

I still remember seeing the first Dalek appearance on television!

 

Is mr on too ?

 

I drove one once at Butlins, Minehead. They had 3 there. You could get in them and for 10p drive them around. They were limited to only a few feet as they had power cables coming out of the bottom of them. That was around 1972. I believe they are part of the massive Dr. Who exhibition, in Wales, now, along with all the other Dr. Who stuff from around the country. Longleat Estate in Wiltshire had a load of Who stuff, that also ended up there.

 

Got stuck in the Longleat one when I was eight. No one else in there and it was dark.
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!

 

Where’s @scrooge95 ? She’s our Dalek expert...

 

Do you do that in front of customers?

 

Why, when I do a partial search on Google for “Dalek”, does the first suggestion come up as “Dale Winton”?

Odd.

 

"SU PER MAR KET SWEEP!
SU PER MAR KET SWEEEEEP!!!"

 

Is your belt made out of old C90s ?

 

That Cyberman’s looking a bit peed-off

 

I wish a dalek would exterminate these so called 'unexpected stars' on the Michael McIntyre Big Show

 

Followed by the show itself if possible