With Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse
90min
Digital
Certificate Courtesy of BBC Studios
In this story, the Doctor and his companions Nyssa, Tegan and Adric finds themselves on Earth in the year 2526. Inhabitants of a group of planets work together to try and defeat one of the most deadly foes in the universe – the Cybermen. They in return, are planning to destroy the Earth once and for all, but haven’t factored in the arrival of a Time Lord on a mission. This story has a new 5.1 sound mix and has been up-converted to HD.
Series 11 Launch Party 7th October 2018, Saks Bar, Southend.
The Society is pleased to announce their series 11 launch party. For all fans looking forward to the new series and the new Doctor, this should be a great way to start the show off.
The Printworks will be transformed into the Whoniverse this weekend when a Doctor Who fan convention appears at the entertainment complex.
Fans of the science fiction TV show will be able to meet former Doctor Who actors as well as attend live talks with directors, scriptwriters and producers.
Vworp will appear at The Printworks this Sunday, September 9, between 10am and 5pm.
As well as former Time Lords, there will be a host of famous props to see – including Daleks and the TARDIS – that you can take photos with.
This event follows the successful Harry Potter convention DraigCon back in July this year, and a similar Game of Thrones event back in June.
Former Doctors will be in attendance for photo opportunities and meet and greets, including Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Paul McGann.
There will also be dedicated art prints that have been produced especially for the panels.
Fred Booth, centre director of The Printworks, said: “We’re delighted that we get to host this fan convention which celebrates a much-loved British television series, enjoyed by all members of the family.”
Mark Cookson, event organiser of Vworp, added: “The sheer response from the Who fandom for this event has been immense, and just shows the popularity of the show. We’ve got some great guests lined up, with more to be announced, and it’ll be the perfect warm up for the debut of the 13th Doctor in October.”
Vworp takes place on the 9th September from 10am to 5pm.
Tickets cost £22 each, which will get you access to all panels, screening and lectures, plus an event lanyard and programme, a free autograph from your chosen Vworp guest, and a print of the event’s poster art.
The electronic music pioneers behind the Doctor Who theme will be artists in residence at this year’s Bluedot festival, it has been revealed.
The long weekend, held in the shadow of the giant Lovell Telescope at Joderell Bank mixes music with science, and will also feature live experiments, expert talks and ‘immersive artworks’.
Headlining the event, which takes place from July 19 until 22, will be Chemical Brothers, Flaming Lips and Future Islands.
The Radiophonic Workshop, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, will play a live set featuring iconic sounds and visuals from across their 60 year career.
Using everything from the latest binaural recording techniques to the humble iPhone they will be collecting sounds from around the festival site and working them into compositions that aim to embody the festival’s ‘spirit of curiosity, creativity and collaboration’.
The group’s live set on the main stage will feature music and visuals from across the workshop’s 60 year career including excerpts from Douglas Adams’ HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, classic Doctor Who and some of the BBC radio and TV’s most iconic output.
In a 1981 episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor’s fourth incarnation, played by Tom Baker, fell to his death from a walkway at the Lovell Telescope. He regenerated into Peter Davison.
Professor Tim O’Brien, associate director of Jodrell Bank said: “It wouldn’t be right unless we also included some sounds from space.
“The Radiophonic team will work with resident astronomers to access Jodrell Bank’s archive of weird and wonderful signals to help create a truly cosmic soundscape.”
Also on the bill are Public Service Broadcasting, Gary Numan, Little Dragon, Roni Size: New Forms Live, Gilles Peterson, Unkle, Booka Shade, The Orb, Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor, Alexis Taylor, Nadine Shah, Hookworms, Baloji, Vessels and Lost Horizons, Langham Research Centre, Andy Smith’s Reach Up Disco Wonderland, Human After All (A Tribute To Daft Punk), Will Tramp, To Kill A King, Warm Digits, Snapped Ankles, Park Hotel, Akdk, Henge, Future Get Down and Husky Loops.
Full weekend camping tickets are now on sale and start from £168.25 outright cost. For more information and to buy tickets, visit discoverthebluedot.com.
Fans of comic books, video games and sci-fi will barely be able to contain their excitement – Bath is hosting a Comic-Con event this March and there’s a stellar lineup that includes S Club 7’s (and Primeval actor) Hannah Spearritt and Colin Baker.
If superheroes, wizards, spaceships and zombies float your boat, you should make your way to the Bath Pavilion, where the event is taking place, as the organisers are inviting Bathonians to come and meet actors from film & TV, chat to comic artists, explore film props and cult memorabilia and take part in the Cosplay competition.
What is there to do and what’s the line-up?
There will be lots to see and do here for fans. These are some of the acts that have been announced so far.
Colin Baker (the sixth Doctor)
Ewen Macintosh (from The Office)
Hannah Spearitt, who played the outspoken Kandice Taylor in Primeval (and is currently in Eastenders)
Body painting by Cat (Cat will be painting a live model from head to toe as well as doing face painting for younger audience members
MK Garrison and their host of Star Wars characters will be attending.
Jon Campling, who played one of the “Death Eaters” in Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Annette Hannah who portrays one of the “Little Birds” in Game of Thrones will also be joining us in Bath.
Get a photo of yourself in The Black Series prop from Star Wars
Artist Grahem Bleathman, illustrator for the worlds of Gerry Anderson
South Coast Apes
Virginia Hey, who appears in Farscape, The Road Warrior & The Living Daylights
Photo Pre-Bookings are also now being taken.
When is it?
Saturday, March 17
What time?
10am-5pm (last entry 3pm)
How much are tickets and where do I book?
Adult & Teen Early Bird Ticket – £7
Child Eary Bird Ticket – £4
Family Early Bird Ticket – £16.75
The Final Day Of The Doctor Who Experience – Exclusive Report!
Doctor Who fans gather for the final day of The Doctor Who Experience.
Today, Saturday the 9th of September 2017, was the day all Doctor Who fans secretly wished wouldn’t arrive, the final day of The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay, South Wales. The Gallifreyan Newsroom attended, together with three very good friends to bid it a fond farewell.
A sad day? Well, yes, but also a day of celebration for an attraction that has become very much a Mecca for Doctor Who fans from right across the country and far beyond too.
Today, as you can imagine was a sell-out. It was packed with Dr Who fans of all ages from all corners of the United Kingdom. I even met two fans from Russia, who just had to be a part of this wonderful attraction on its final day, certainly nobody could accuse Doctor Who fans of not being faithful, dedicated and loyal!
Us Doctor Who fans love nothing more than to express our loyalty to the series, some take to cosplay, (and there were some wonderful examples of that today!) some just love meeting new friends and chatting but we all share a commonality, we are all fans no matter how old or young, whether we have been watching the show for years or not, it doesn’t matter, whilst we are together we all share a command understanding, our love for the series and there is something quite wonderful about that! In a word where division and hatred seems upper most, to come together in the spirit of love and optimism should be savoured and celebrated and long may it continue!
The atmosphere for this final day was just magical and the exhibition was, as always chock full of wonderful sets and costumes that represented all areas of the programme, from its earliest times right up to and including the latest series (10)
A scene featuring The Ice Warriors from The Empress of Mars – Series 10 (2017)
No on screen stars of the series were present but there was a good selection of creatives from behind the scenes in attendance including Neill Gorton, Mike Tucker, Howard Burden (Costume Designer)
The Doctor Who costume designersModel maker Mike Tucker talks to a David Tennant look-a-like!
Also from behind the scenes we were entertained by voice artist and Big Finish supremo Nicholas Briggs, who gave us a fascinating presentation on Dalek / Cybermen voices, he even brought along his ring modular to demonstrate his vocal talents much to the delight of the audience. He also gave anyone brave enough the opportunity to come forward and speak into the ring modulator microphone and thus speak like a Dalek. Nick was, as always, very entertaining and paid tribute to the original voices of the Daleks, Peter Hawkins and David Graham, who set the standard for everyone who came after.
Nicholas Briggs talks Dalek voices.Voice artist and Big Finish supremo Nicholas Briggs.
Also on hand and dressed in a very fetching Time-Lord robe was Dr Who super fan Andrew Beech. The Gallifreyan Newsroom plucked up the courage and asked the costume designers, “Of all the Dr Who costumes that have ever been, was there one that you would have liked to have designed yourselves?” Two answers came back, one was the dolls from the story “Night Terrors” (2011) and the other notable monster they praised were The Draconians from the Jon Pertwee era (Frontier in Space) 1973.
Doctor Who super fan Andrew Beech dressed in Time-lord robes.
It was just wonderful to wander down memory lane, just one more time, looking at all the marvellous sets and costumes and we hope you will enjoy some of the best images we have included for you on this page.
The original TARDIS set from 1963.A Mondasian Cyberman enters The TARDIS!Two TARDIS’s to the left the 1980’s vintage and central from the 1960’sThe TARDIS console room early 1980s (Pre The Five Doctors)The TARDIS console room from The Five Doctors onwards (1983-1989)A Dalek cerca 1963The Mire (left) from The Girl Who Died (2015) A Zygon (right) from The Zygon Invasion / Inversion (2015)A Sea Devil from Warriors of the Deep (1984) A Cheetah Person from Survival (1989)From left to right: A Silurian, A Sycorax, The Hath, A Sontaran, A ScarcrowThe restored Morbius monster from The Brain of Morbius (1975)From left to right: A Ice Warrior, A Sontaran, The Giant Robot (K1) A Zygon, A TetrapA montage of The Doctor’s costumesSome more of the famous Doctor costumes.The War Doctor’s TARDIS from The Day of the Doctor (2013)The TARDIS as featured in Face The Raven (2015)A montage of Doctor Who costumes.The Daleks!A Doctor Who fan meets a Silurian!The newly restored Yeti costume from The Abominable Snowmen (1967)A Doctor Who fan meets K9!Andrew Beech outside The Doctor Who Experience after close-down on the final day!
During our very busy day I got talking to Danny Hargreaves, who is the Special effects supervisor on Doctor Who. He confirmed that the new series of Doctor Who will start filming in the next month or so, certainly before Christmas, however there is no news as yet to when it will transmit, but he did indicate that the autumn of 2018 would be likely. When pressed for news on whether a new site had been found to re-house The Doctor Who Experience the answer was a no, not yet, so any news you might have heard is very much speculation, nothing is likely to happen for at least a year and possibly longer, however when there is confirmation it will be communicated through the usual channels, Twitter, Facebook and so forth, so stay tuned!
As the clock ticked ever nearer towards closing time there was a palpable feeling that “something” was going to happen, despite the officials telling everyone to “move along, there is nothing to see here!.. However, Doctor Who are an instinctive lot, so we didn’t believe a word of it, and sure enough our feelings were well founded a “thing” was about to occour”
Around 4.30pm the ominous sound of The Cloister Bell rang out and then a voice, stating that the museum systems have been breached, “it is coming, it has come”……
“The museum time space visualizer is emitting a signal, this signal is a warning, a warning of a catastrophic time event! A phisher in space and time, the Cardiff time rift has remerged! The museums data banks have many entry logs of time activity associated with its existence. The last entry records it as having closed, but the rift is opening again, here, now!”
“These are the last moments of The Gallifrey Museum, its transdimensional gateway cannot be closed in time, it will be dragged into the rift. “We cannot stop this, but the museums visitors must be saved, the humans still here, under our protection! There are records in the museums archives which have chronicled the events of enough energy being created to eject the humans out of harm’s way, away from this time event before the rift closes and takes the museum with it!
To create this energy we need time crystals and the humans own memory imprints. We have so very little time, our future hangs in the balance!
[There was then a command to hold your passes up, and a huge explosion took place!]
[The voice continued….]
“Our actions have opened the heart of the TARDIS, while it remains open, our protection, our safe passage from here, from The Doctor Who Experience is assured! But wait, there is one final message in our data banks, once final signal!”
[Queue a final message from The Doctor himself, Peter Capaldi who appeared on a video screen.]
“Hello, The Doctor Who Experience. I’ve had the Doctor Who Experience and it’s very very special, I’ve also been at The Doctor Who Experience many times and always loved it. It such a warm friendly place and apart from that, it’s got all these fabulous exhibits, all these bit and pieces that I just want to touch and play with and wear! In fact I have worn them, I wonder if I could have them back, would that be possible?.”
“It’s incredible to be in the streets of Cardiff and to hear someone who comes from China or someone who comes from Russia or someone who comes from America saying, “can you direct me to The Doctor Who Experience”? “And that’s actually happened! But people do come from all over the world to come and visit The Doctor Who Experience and that’s a great example of how successful it has been!”
“I’m sorry it closing, I’m sorry I’m not there, please have a wonderful, wonderful time and take the spirit of Doctor Who and The Doctor Who Experience wherever you go! Are you experienced? I am, you should be too!
[There was then a huge round of applause for Peter Capaldi as the screen faded to black.]
The sound of the TARDIS dematerialising was then heard followed by the cloister bell fading into nothing”!
Once outside The Doctor Who Experience there were hordes of people just congregating around the entrance, just taking that one last look before the doors closed for the final time. Only Doctor Who fans would spontaneously applauded a set of doors closing, but it felt the right and proper thing to do. This was our way of saying thank you, thank you to The Doctor Who Experience for the past five years!
“It’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for!”
This way to The Doctor Who Experience (no longer!)
There was a wedding proposal on the final opening day of the Doctor Who Experience
Saturday 9th of September marked a sad day for Doctor Who fans as the Doctor Who Experience closed its doors for the final time.
But a surprise proposal made the ending of the city landmark a truly magical event.
The sci-fi experience has been based at the heart of Cardiff Bay for the past five years, attracting thousands of fans to walk the same streets as the likes of Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith and David Tennant.
Tickets sold out for the last day of opening, with fans of the hit BBC television show taking part in a host of activities – including interactive exhibitions, and taking on a room full of terrifying Weeping Angels.
Daniel Green asked his girlfriend of three years, Annabel Hobbs, to marry him inside of the TARDIS.
The 26-year-old was instigated into the crazy fandom of Doctor Who by Annabel, who grew up watching the television show with her family.
“I am over the moon!” The 24-year-old said, “I am still really surprised. What has made it so emotional is the fact that the exhibition is closing today.
“This is definitely the top place that he could have proposed to me. He has done a good job.”
The Essex couple travelled down to see the exhibition for the first time in October 2016, after Annabel successfully managed to “bully” Daniel into going along with her.
(Image: Peter Bolter)
“I wasn’t a big fan of the show before,” Daniel explained, “But seeing all of the props got me much more excited about it and now I enjoy it.
“The proposal has been planned for a long time and it has been so hard to keep it a secret, but I am relieved that she said yes and loves the ring.
“She’s very passionate about Doctor Who – that’s how I would describe it! She would like to think she’s an expert.”
So is a Doctor Who wedding now on the cards?
Annabel said: “We have had brief discussions about having some Doctor Who inspired decorations – but I don’t think I could convince Daniel to wear the attire!”
Other visitors came away from the experience feeling disappointed at the site’s closure.
(Image: Peter Bolter)
One Twitter user, Sarah-Jane Pealing said: “This breaks my heart. I came [to the Doctor Who Experience] regularly, especially since I’ve based my Costume A-Level on Dr Who. Devastated. No chance of re-opening?”
This breaks my heart. I came regularly, especially since I've based my Costume A Level on Dr Who.. Devastated. No chance of reopening?
The popular attraction has been phased out because its sub-lease from the Cardiff Council has drawn to an end. It closed officially at 5pm on Saturday, September 9.
The BBC’s official line at the moment is: “News of how we are planning further ways of taking Doctor Who directly to our audience, and how we are using the filming locations to continue the commercial presence of Doctor Who in Cardiff, will be communicated in due course.”
(Image: Peter Bolter)
What’s On Reporter Josh Knapman, who is a huge Doctor Who fan, wrote a piece on why the closure is such a shame for Cardiff.
He said: “The experience offered a tourist destination to the city that fans far and wide would come to see, especially after Matt Smith’s run as the Doctor seemed to increase the US audience numbers.
“It really put Cardiff – and Wales on the map – and had fans booking hotel rooms, spending money in our shops, eating in our restaurants, visiting other attractions and generally spreading the word about Cardiff being a great tourist destination.”
After five years enchanting Doctor Who fans, The Doctor Who Experience is set to close this weekend, with the collection of Whoniverse props, sets and costumes facing an uncertain future as the BBC sci-fi series begins a new era.
Here’s everything you need to know about the final days of the exhibition.
When is the Doctor Who Experience closing?
The Experience will officially close on Saturday 9th September, though tickets are all sold out for the last day.
Why is the Doctor Who Experience closing?
The five-year sub-lease on the building (leased from Cardiff Council) has come to an end, with the land now reverting to the council.
“The Doctor Who Experience has enjoyed a fantastic five-year run in Cardiff Bay but, sadly, our five-year sub-lease from the City of Cardiff Council will come to an end in Summer 2017,” BBC Worldwide said in a statement last November.
Will the exhibition open anywhere else?
Rumours have circled for a while that a new version of the Doctor Who Experience could be opened in Manchester, though the BBC has yet to announce any such plans officially.
Such an idea isn’t completely out of the question – a different Doctor Who Experience previously existed in London before the move down to Cardiff – but given the silence around the project, any such move can only be in the very early stages of planning, if the rumours are true at all.
What will happen to the props and costumes?
When the closure of the exhibition was announced, BBC Worldwide suggested that there could be a future for the valuable Doctor Who props, sets and costumes on display, saying that while they were “not sure” what was coming they were “exploring ways in which we can use the artefacts in possible new events.”
They added: “BBC Worldwide is always looking at new and exciting ways to increase fans’ enjoyment of Doctor Who.”
However, as of yet there’s no word on what these events may be, with the BBC remaining tight-lipped about whether the props could be toured around the country or donated to other museums (assuming rumours of a new Doctor Who Experience elsewhere are false).
If no such role is found for them, RadioTimes.com understands that the props would be returned to BBC storage or their private owners, waiting for use at future events.
Doctor Who returns to BBC1 this Christmas
Dr Who stars to attend as Leigh hosts its first Comic-Con event
A WORLDWIDE phenomenon is coming to Leigh for the first time.
Dr Who stars John Leeson, Rosie Jane and Jon Davey will be among the famous faces at the Comic-Con event at Leigh Leisure Centre on Saturday, November 25.
Comic book conventions have steadily grown in popularity since Comic-Con International was launched in San Diego in 1970 and now imitation events are held across the globe.
They attract the some of the biggest names in film and TV as special guests.
The inaugural event in Leigh is being organised by North West Comic-Con and will include talks surrounding Marvel and DC comics as well as independent artists showcasing their work.
Event organiser Paul Prescott said: “We have decided to bring Comic-Con to Leigh because we have had a lot of people from the town coming to our events in Wigan and Bolton so we know there is interest.
“We hope it will prove to be a hit which becomes an annual event like our others.”
Based inside Leigh Sports Village, the leisure centre will host a cosplay competition on the day with a prize going to the best comic book inspired outfit.
A retro computer museum will give gamers the chance to play on 20 consoles from previous generations, such as the ZX Spectrum and Sega Megadrive.
There will also be 10 classic arcade games available on the day.
Props from film and TV shows will be on display and there will be opportunities to have photographs taken with the famous guests.
For example visitors can have their picture taken with John Leeson, his character K-9 and the iconic police box Tardis.
Tickets for the event start from £6, with family passes available for £18.
Sylvester McCoy, Doctor Who mark VII is coming to Somerset and he will be joined by Transformers, Daleks, a DeLorean, characters from Star Wars and so much more.
From wizards of middle earth to one of sci-fi fans’ favourite on screen couples, the Stars of Time and Film Comic Con is landing in Weston’s Tropicana event space in partnership with both Joker Squad SWG and MT Games, amongst others.
The event is overflowing with attractions including lightsaber displays, meet and greets with different illustrators, designers and characters at booths, a charity auction and cosplay competitions throughout the event.
You mentioned Doctor Who?
The major pro of the con is the chance to get your hands on a photo opportunity with the seventh Doctor himself; Sylvester McCoy.
Accompanied by his very own police box, McCoy will be holding meet and greets both days of the event for excited fans of all ages to get the opportunity to shake hands with the Doctor himself. This follows on from last year’s star guest, fifth Doctor Peter Davison, and is followed by this year’s December show guest, film Doctor Paul McGann.
The event will also feature Primeval (and S Club 7) star Hannah Spearritt as well as Andrew Lee Potts. Clem So, who appeared in Doctor Strange, Doctor Who and more is also a special guest.
What else is there to do?
Okay – just briefly – there’s a chance to come face to face with James Cameron’s creatures, see a Batmobile, a DeLorean, have a photo taken at Ghostbuster’s Temple of Gozer, meet a Tyrannosaurus Rex, see street artist JPS painting live, meet Lightning McQueen, meet Beast Quest artist Steve Sims, see B-9 from Lost in Space, enjoy cosplay contests, live sculpting and more.
There’s also an added bonus, isn’t there?
All guests also enjoy free entry to Funland throughout the weekend. It’s a token-based funpark though so be prepared for some expense if you want to enjoy the rides.
How do I get tickets?
Tickets are available via online purchase , Weston’s own MT Games store or on the door subject to availability – all of which allow access to Tropicana’s popular summer attraction Fun Land for the duration of the bank holiday weekend.
Some of the proceeds from the event will go to the events’ chosen charity, which this year is Mental Health Association MIND.It runs from 10am to 5.30pm daily
