This is the little seen Doctor Who sketch, 'Hallo My Dalek' performed on BBC1's Crackerjack on 21 March 1975. Don McLean as The Doctor, Jan Hunt as Sarah and Peter Glaze (The Sensorites) as The Brigadier
That was amazing. I remember watching this when it first went out, not seen it since, until today, Wednesday 15th of March 2017, almost exactly 42 years, and I still remember the dance with the Dalek, and the music.
I remember watching this as a child 1st time around - lovely seeing this again - Used to watch Crackerjack every week - Sad to see some have sadly passed away but great to see them as I remember them - Thank You
I haven’t seen that in nigh on 50 years. A few cultural references that would’ve been lost on a modern of audiences like “fighting the flab” from Terry Wogan’s radio two show. Still quite amusing. “Gerroff the scarf!”
Yeah yeah, the hardened fan knows the connections, but this is joyful simply because entertainment and drama (and everything else for that matter) was produced at the BBC on roughly the same level and with the same kind of resources. Once they get in the studio that becomes obvious.
I believe they're chanting "Oggle Cockle, Oggle Cockle". The origin can be heard on the album: www.discogs.com/Don-MacLean-Jacqueline-Clarke-Peter-Glaze-Christine-Ozanne-Crackerjack/release/10280932 In a nutshell, the joke was something like: "Why do they call milkbottles 'oggle cockles' in Venice? Because when they put them outside the door at night they go 'oggle cockle, oggle cockle, oggle cockle...' When I was about 7 I thought this was the funniest joke ever written. ...crackerjack. You know.
