CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO | Day Of The Daleks - Part 1 | REACTION

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

I love the 3rd Doctor eating gorgonzola and drinking wine! he's so cool

[@ListerDavid]

This story got the special edition treatment. The effects have been totally redone, model shots upgraded to cgi and the Dalek voices reread by Nick Briggs ( voice of the Daleks since 1999).

[@sixstanger00]

@@Trev359 The CGI shot of the tower looks bloody awful. I've seen better cutscenes in video games.

[@blakesliberator3197]

I like the original the Dalek voices rather than the special edition.

[@ftumschk]

10:08 The two "weird men" were Ogrons - a lumbering, ape-like species of hired thugs. I was quite fond of the Ogrons, and I wouldn't mind if they made a comeback in the new series.

[@swilliams937]

I love when Yates pulls the "rank has its privileges' card on Benton. 😂

[@mark-s]

Yes the return of the daleks after 5 years away from dr who since the evil of the daleks with Jamie and Victoria so it is the longest stint away in its history this is another great story

[@d.-_-.b]

8:55 Bad Guy: *Attacks the Doctor who is having a drink* Doctor: *Karate chops bad guy one-handed* Doctor: *Finishes his drink with the other hand* Marie-Clare: *Cheeky grin!*

[@whobp8]

The Daleks had been absent from the series for five years at this point. Terry Nation had withdrawn them from Doctor Who with the intention of launching them in their own series. But to his surprise and the surprise of early critics of Doctor Who, while the Doctor could survive and even thrive without the Daleks, the Daleks without the Doctor simply didn't work. Producer Barry Letts liked to begin each new season with a gimmick or 'hook', The first story of Season Seven saw the debut of the Third Doctor, the first story of Season Eight introduced the Master, for Season Nine he decided to bring back the Daleks. He actually got in a bit of trouble for this, because he didn't realize Terry Nation owned the rights to the Daleks and they hadn't obtained his permission to use the Daleks beforehand. Fortunately Nation was very amiable about the whole thing. The version you're watching is a special edition where some of the original effects have been updated using modern technology. It had been so long since they had last done the Daleks so they got the voices a bit wrong in this story, so all the Dalek's dialogue has been redubbed to make them sound right. The original effects of the laser guns was a bit pathetic so that's been redone, the CGI establishing shot of the building where the Daleks are headquartered was inserted etc. Really priceless reaction. Glad you didn't look at the titles 😀

[@icantthinkofagoodusername4575]

There were no repeats in the 1970s so it would have been pretty huge having The Daleks appear after 5 years and Also the first time in colour

[@robalexander8065]

There were repeats in the early 70s, though not of Dalek serials. That said, aside from An Unearthly Child, which was repeated the following week back in 1963, the first ever serial to be repeated was Evil of the Daleks in 1968, which was meant to be an example of the dangers Zoe could expect to face by joining the TARDIS. Ironically, Zoe never actually met the Daleks herself.

[@fp7026]

Loads of Doctor Who serials were repeated in the 70's!

[@paulkennedy8701]

@@fp7026 Not in the UK.

[@LesterLeapsIn1]

@@paulkennedy8701 Yes they were, many stories were repeated in either episodic or omnibus form on BBC1.

[@fp7026]

Paul Kennedy Um yes they were! Dozens of Doctor Who's were repeated in either episodic or omnibus format during the 1970's. It's not a matter of opinion, it is merely a fact.

[@Alfwin]

This is such a strong story. After such a long absence, it's good to see the return of our favourite angry space pepperpots. The updated VFX I don't have any strong opinion about, but the special edition is absolutely the better version just for Nick Briggs's Dalek voices. The original ones were... let's just say the actor had clearly never heard a Dalek before. And I honestly think Briggs does the best Dalek voices.

[@carlh429]

Loved your reaction to the first appearance of the Dalek! Can understand watching these back why I was such a huge fan of the Jon Pertwee era. He was so cool and classy and wasn’t afraid of a scrap!

[@goblin457]

This version is the special edition with Nick Briggs (new who Dalek voices) doing the voices here and new effects (just read the other comments 🤦‍♂️ lol)

[@johnlarro6872]

I just bought - finally now it's available here in Oz - the Season 9 Collection, and the first story I watched was Day of the Daleks. It's taken me on a bit of a trip for a number of reasons. Day was one of my first ever Doctor Who VHS titles, back in around 1987/88. Whilst I did know Pertwee's Doctor from re-runs, actually having an episode to watch on demand was amazing, and - particularly when it was such a good story as this one. So - watching this again now... has really just made me re-appreciate Pertwee's Doctor. If I was ranking the Docs, generally 1, 3 and 6 are in the bottom 3. And yet - you have brilliance like this! The BluRay, btw, is amazing... such great image quality, could see the actor's pores.

[@peterelliott3015]

I loved the reaction on your face when you saw the dalek. You were genuinely shocked I could tell

[@subscorpion9560]

you look lovely in that dress, I think Jo is beautiful in her dress, and this is one of my top favorite Dalek stories, the Daleks are my favorite enemy of the doctor (glad you're watching the one with Nick Briggs voicing them)

[@Loverboy19691]

This is it, I have been so looking forward to you getting to this story as this is what introduced me to the world of Doctor Who, as a two year old boy in January 1972, thus beginning my life fascination with show. I have actually been to the locations when a friend and I had maps to the Doctor Who locations, , some of it is at ''Bulls Bridge'' where the tunnels are. I video'd it with a big cam corder and I can't upload it on youtube, still on tape, still there ! Your reaction to the Dalek is awesome !

[@AubreySciFi]

Amazingly it was five years since the Daleks had last appeared. "Evil of the Daleks" in 1967. To "Day of the Daleks" in 1972.

[@geoffbrundell4685]

I’m so happy that you like this story and the return of the Dalek’s after quite a few years/seasons

[@gamegeek812]

The Dalek voices in the original version were terrible. Glad that BritBox put up the Special Edition :)

[@CRINOTH]

Yes, the only thing I don't like about the Special Edition is we lose the hilariously delivered "no complications" line which always cracks me up in the original. :)

[@garymcgregor5951]

I really don't like the new visuals, though. Maybe I'm just too used to the original, as I's taped it off TV in the 80s.

[@johntomlinson6849]

Prefer the original

[@AubreySciFi]

Yes, the Dalek voices in the broadcast version are really bad. None of the 60's Dalek voice actors were available I think and the Two new guys they hired apparently didn't review any footage to prepare, as their delivery was very slow and monotone. Nick's version is loads better.

[@damiankarrassj9225]

Again you make me laugh, your brilliant. When you first saw the Dalek... "Report" your face in shock... I thought we were going to have subtitles. Keep up the good work, and thanks for making me laugh. Its been a bad few days for all of us , but your reactions cheer me up.

[@Cires789]

This is one of my top Classic who stories, so glad you are enjoying it. I should probably watch it with some cheese and wine. :-)

[@philippaine8970]

Great reaction as always. This is first story I saw and got me into Doctor Who. It’s a video my dad had and I was 7 years old in 93. It’s the reason I’m a fan and still am. I owe a lot to it. Just thought I’d share that. Also give away my age 😀

[@thatcedric]

Imagine growing up with this as your Saturday teatime entertainment.

[@kevinjones3908]

Great reaction Betty

[@PaulKeywood]

Day of the Daleks was a great way to open up a new series.

[@iansmith4023]

I love this Special Edition. The improved effects,and slightly tighter editing for the action sequences, give the story the scope that the script deserved. Pertwee is absolutely on top form as well. One of his most entertaining performances. When that man was at his best,no other doctor comes close!

[@johnlarro6872]

If you've ever watched the original Charlie & the Chocolate Factory... the Controller in the future time zone was the actor who played the candy-store owner who does a song-n-dance...

[@CRINOTH]

Thanks for brightening my day with this video... my depression is pretty bad today and I only managed to drag myself out of bed at about 11am so I was glad to see this video in my alerts. I'd love to have that swivel chair... My own ordinary swivel chair collapsed a couple of months ago (with me in it) so I sit on a dining chair at my computer now until I can get a new one. :D It's interesting that BritBox have chosen the to use the special edition remastered version. I think it's great but I can see it will be controversial with purists as there are a few edits to scenes and even a few new scenes added to the story.

[@gregf9160]

It worked for me all those years ago, too :)

[@MiqelDotCom]

Lol @ "blow me sideways and call me Betty" 🤣 That's one I've never heard before!

[@joshbostock_2040]

You look like you pooed yourself when you saw the Daleks 😂😂 was you not expecting it. Jo's so good in this story!! And at last you have met the ogrons

[@oddjob5589]

your reaction to the dalek was pricelss!

[@TheGava4]

05:57 😳😳😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 your reaction for rest of episode 😂

[@genemroch7059]

You realize when the show originally aired the weekly tv programs listed the titles in the index

[@matthewjh138]

Your reaction was fantastic! I love this story it’s one of the most underrated Doctor who story's in my opinion. The Daleks hadn’t been seen for 5 years at this point so it’s a really big deal that they are back. Interestingly this wasn’t originally going to have the Daleks in it but they where added at the last minute ad the production team wanted their to be a returning villain for the season opener. Though they did this without Terry nation’s approval which he got angry with but they sorted it out in the end. As most have pointed out this version has new effects I personally love the new effects and I don’t say that often this is a rare story where it just enhances everything especially the dales voices which in the original where terrible!

[@ianmansfield68]

You reaction to the first appearance of the Ogrons - and then later the Daleks - is epic! There's a lot going on in this episode and the Wikipedia entry points to some issues with the production - apparently the Daleks were actually inserted into the story from an idea for a season end, which some reviewers didn't like at the time; interesting, because when I read the book as a kid I thought it was a great story, and a natural fit for the Daleks. I didn't realise on reading it that this was the first appearance of the Ogrons.

[@stephensinclair3771]

One of the best reactions on KZbin

[@CountScarlioni]

I'm guessing if you were in a haunted house, you wouldn't mind bumping into Benton in the dark! Day of the Daleks is one of my favourite 3rd Doctor stories, and I think not looking at the title was worth it because your reaction to the Dalek appearance was classic!

[@blakesliberator3197]

Oh, It's the special edition. I wish I could say "Hooray!".

[@alexfletcher5192]

The Dalek return ensured the show the coveted Radio Time front cover - but I wonder what people thought of it? They had been supposedly killed off for good in the 1960s (with Terry Nation famously getting close to producing his own colour Dalek serial for the American market). My older brother would have been 10 when this came out, so he would be in a position to remember 'Evil of the Daleks' - but half a lifetime ago. A situation that I also experienced later on in the show's run...

[@johng5859]

A great reaction to the opening of my favourite Season 9 story. I think it's a bit of a shame BritBox didn't make the original version available, so you could see what the first viewers of this saw in 1972. The Dalek voices in this version are better, but I don't like the new effects, which just look totally fake to me. Anyway, long-time viewers back then must have been thrilled to have the Daleks back, and in colour for the first time. The irony is that they did not feature at all in the original draft of this story, which was the work of Louis Marks, making his first contribution to the series since Planet of Giants seven years earlier. Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks asked him to substitute the alien master race he had originally devised for the story with the Daleks instead, and Terry Nation gave his approval after reading the script, which is a strong one. Interesting you liked Jo's Country & Western look here, as if I remember correctly from the DVD commentary Katy Manning was not so keen! The guerilla soldier with the moustache at the end of the episode was played by Jimmy Winston, a one-time pop star who had played keyboards with The Small Faces in the 1960s before they decided to replace him. Incidentally, this episode was first broadcast on 1 January 1972, making it the second Who episode to receive its original broadcast on New Year's Day - The Daleks' Master Plan part 8 had been the first in 1966.

[@robalexander8065]

Nicely done "not looking at the title" moment!

[@Eltonlaleham]

This been the first Dalek story since Evil of the Daleks with Patrick Troughton

[@davidmckie7128]

The two ape like creatures are called Ogrons.

[@alexfletcher5192]

Another choice example of a scene (the Doctor's impromptu one-man 'Wine & Cheese Party') that made a lot of fans view him as an establishment figure. Not even Jon Pertwee himself fell wholeheartedly into that category.

[@ElectroTherapyFTSoul]

Honestly, I can't stand the "upgraded" effects special editions. I like my Doctor Who untampered with all wonkiness intact! The cheap CGI, in my opinion, actually makes the serial look cheaper.

[@robalexander8065]

Loved your reaction to the henchmen...

[@trav28]

The CGI enhancements were a nice touch :)

[@GreatHealer.]

This is without a doubt one of my personal favourite stories. Great reaction. Better without the title reveal :)

[@kemmdog4444]

This was the first Dalek story since Evil of the Daleks.

[@martynhill3479]

Your look when the Daleks appeared was worth watching on its own, so don't apologise for being quiet

[@neilmcdonald4113]

For most of 70s BBC only 3 daleks so dummy empty daleks were used when more than 3 were not used in a scene 🎩

[@katie2940]

It wasn't "most" of the 70s, it was just these first two stories. Starting with Planet, they gained an extra 7 of the things!

[@Moochtv]

Blimey your on every day! Keep this up chick! Thisll be your full time job soon at this rate! x

[@MarieClaresWorld]

I am trying to give people 10 mins of distraction through this crazy time...thank you!

[@Moochtv]

@@MarieClaresWorld Thats excellent to hear. I need to motivate myself to do stuff. I should really do reactions videos like yourself but so comfy watching Disney plus in bed! Keep up the great work. Ill do another doctor you ep soon!

[@alexfletcher5192]

Your face! This special edition of course deals with two major issues with the original production. The first (which we can deal with here) is the problem of the Dalek voices - Director Paul Bernard couldn't have been more out of luck if he'd hung around on Wood Lane auditioning passers-by! This is simultaneously one of my favourite - and least favourite - Dalek stories... for reasons I'll come back to at the end.

[@nigelmathewsnrm]

Ah, watching the special edition I see ;)

[@bletheringfool]

I know a lot of people don't like the upgraded effects but trust me the daleks sounded wrong in the original and the new version only improves the great original story.

[@neilmcdonald4113]

You are watching a revamp of this story with improved special effects and scenes...I have the original version on vhs with poorer sfx🎩

[@JakobLumley1978]

Neil McDonald the original version is the better cut. I’m not a fan of the new effects, and I rather like the original Dalek voices (though as this was one of the first stories I got on vhs in the late 80s, there’s probably nostalgia at work there)

[@AubreySciFi]

@@JakobLumley1978 I disagree. The voices were really off. It's like the two new guys had never heard Dalek voices done before and just winged it. Their delivery is so slow and monotone. That's always been my one criticism of this story. I also think the new edit tidies up a few other little minor goofs too. Plus the added footage in the last episode is good fun. Regardless it's a great story either way.

[@CardiffOneOne]

M-C, you probably need to see the original version to get a proper view of the story. I'd love to see your reaction to the shonky Dalek voices!

[@thunderboltlorimer7645]

Tempted to comment but spoilers! Keep watching 😁

[@willg2010]

I have to confess that when I said to you don't look at this episode title....I got the wrong season 😂

[@powerspyin2]

As I expected, this is the special edition version from the DVD which features new shots and a Dalek voice dub by Nicholas Briggs. If you want to hear the original voice, I would say that it's reaction worthy kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHKXdmubfpJpj68

[@markdavidson9100]

Top notch

[@chrisbrooker7260]

I didn’t like this one when I was a kid. Didn’t get the timey-wimey bits... love it now

[@Jamienomore]

I loved your initial shock when you saw the Dalek. I can tell you what those Creatures were. They are Monsters and I'm the man who runs from monsters.

[@icantthinkofagoodusername4575]

The original Dalek voices from this story kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHKXdmubfpJpj68

[@Eltonlaleham]

I say Marie-Claire this story is not as highly rated as the Daemons but it is still fun an also I like the way the Master is not the main villain in this story for once

[@Cires789]

Hey Betty. Do you think we were right in asking you to avoid the title? You seemed to enjoy the "reveal".

[@MarieClaresWorld]

Yes you were :)

[@r.4315]

@@MarieClaresWorld Don't watch the first episode of season 10 either

[@Concreteowl]

This is the dvd special edition. But it has certain improvements.

[@thomasleedham6572]

From a story aspect this is one of my favourites but it wasn't until I saw the special edition that you're watching now that I properly fell for this story. Its amazing what just a bit of modernising can do for certain stories.

[@AubreySciFi]

Yay, it's the Special edition version! Great! This is a great story either way, but the Special edition version makes it even better. There's one specific flaw in the broadcast version that this version fixes very well. Plus they added footage to the final episode which does help a specific sequence be a bit superior too.

[@toddbeilby6484]

Wow, mind blown 😍 You are watching the special edition with updated VisualFX. Trust us when we say don't look at the title 😊 the last time we had a full Dalek story was the end of Season 4! A pleasure to watch, thanks MC 🤗💕

[@eclecticdog2k901]

Good grief, the Special Edition CGI feels really disrespectful to the original story. If they had just fixed the Dalek voices, it wouldn’t bother me, because they were pretty annoying, but putting in these totally extraneous CGI shots seems to imply that the serial wasn’t good enough before the CGI, which misses the point entirely. (Plus it sets people up for disappointment when they watch unaltered versions of Classic episodes.) Classic Doctor Who isn’t still a great show today for its brilliant, up-to-date special effects-it’s still a great show today because it knew how to tell a good story. Not every story did this well, but that’s the point-that’s how every Doctor Who story stands or falls, as a story, and that’s a criterion that will never go out of date regardless of the effects. (Also, the CGI itself just doesn’t fit into the 70s at all. Personally, I think it’s visually lot more jarring and out of place than anything George Lucas has added to Star Wars.)

[@bananasaregood8655]

Hooray its the special edition version! Not so important for the cgi effects, but the dalek voices. In the original they sounded sooo weird and...limp lol like sum1 who knows wat daleks are but has nevr actually heard them doing an impression 😂 also the controller guy who talks to the daleks is the candy shop owner from the old wonka film haha

[@AubreySciFi]

This story features the first appearance of the Ogrons. They are simian creatures from a satellite of Grundle, who act as mercenaries for hire. They were Jon Pertwee's second most favorite Doctor Who alien. The first being a race who will show up later on down the line.

[@AubreySciFi]

@@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx Well, they've never been in New Who (so far anyway) so I didn't see the harm in it, but sure... I suppose mentioning any planet, alien, story title, etc from the future could be considered a minor spoiler, although I'm always careful to avoid giving anything away like plot details or things she would recognize from new Who, etc. That's fine though. (I've gone back and altered my two comments here to avoid any issues.)

[@paulkennedy8701]

@@AubreySciFi Mentioning that Pertwee's favorite alien is yet to come is in no way a spoiler. However, saying now that they were a one-off IS a spoiler and, yes, you should delete it.

[@johntomlinson6849]

No need to do polls! When fans say "don't look at the title", there's a good reason!!!!!

[@Dogbarkssome]

I'm not a fan of these 'Special Edition' versions, to be honest. You are no longer reacting to the show as broadcast at the time, but some weird mish-mash of old and modern, so you slightly miss out on the historical context of watching the show in order, and seeing how the style develops over the years. That said, this is far from the worst offender (some of the earlier ones have some really jarring CGI that has ironically now dated just as badly as the original 70's FX).

[@petersvillage7447]

Well, it was clearly worth you not looking at the title of this story. In view of that, you really MUSTN'T look at the title of the first story in series 10..!

[@petersvillage7447]

@@fp7026 I know, but MC is likely to race get through the current series pretty fast... I'm sure I won't be a lone voice over time.

[@darthknight1]

The new CGI effects are really jarring. Why can't we just enjoy the stories for what they were in the context of when they were made. I almost cringed at some of the "new" effects. Five years without Daleks and they're finally back... At least the new version Dalek voices are better than the original for this story, where back in 72 they were a bit out of touch with how to deliver the syllables. I highly recommend watching the original version of these stories if you ever get the opportunity. You should definitely watch it again. And what about Mike Yates being a dick to Benton? :-)

[@MegaDratsab]

Do not listen to this man!

[@evandavid2816]

Great reaction as ever...as far as I'm concerned, the only way this episode could have been improved would have been if the two Jo Grants had started flirting with each other like the two Amy Ponds did in that 'Space'/'Time' Comic Relief special a few years back, yes?! Hope you and your Mum are both feeling better, and hope you enjoy the rest of the story...!!!

[@MegaDratsab]

I'm glad you get to see the revised CGI. The original is pretty lackluster.