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Penarth Pier Pavilion in Cardiff will host a special event based on the Doctor Who reference book Connecting Who: Artificial Beings on Sunday the 26th March 2017 at 6pm. Written by Penarth-based Peter Grehan, the book is a perfect read for those who want to delve deeper into the hidden mysteries and secrets of the Doctor Who universe. In recent years Penarth Pier Pavilion has staged several Doctor Who events, and guests have included Sophie Aldred and Louise Jameson. Peter…

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The force will be strong in Kent on April 1 as some of the UK’s most iconic sci-fi characters descend on Medway Park in Gillingham for the annual Medway Comic and Screen Festival. One figure attending needs no introduction, apart from when he isn’t wearing his infamous suit. David Prowse is a figure not everyone will have heard of but nearly all of us know the iconic movie villain he portrayed. His character, Darth Vader, has captured the minds of…

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Time Lords, rejoice! Peter Capaldi of Doctor Who fame is the latest guest to be announced for this year’s Ottawa Comic-con Calpadi — known for playing the 12th incarnation of the doctor in the long-running sci-fi series — will appear at the comic and pop culture convention on May 13 for autographs and photos. Capaldi, 58, will be appearing for his final time in the next season of Doctor Who. An Oscar-winning director, Capaldi has also previously starred as doctor…

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  This spring see the return of Doctor Who to our screens and to celebrate a new series of exciting adventures and monsters – old and new – the Doctor Who Experience is holding a special Easter Monster Day – our biggest yet! Kicking off the monster activities will be the award-winning prosthetic company Millennium FX, who bring to life many of the Doctor Who monsters you see on your screens. Hosting workshops throughout the day, Millennium FX will show you…

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Everything’s looking rosy for Liverpool Comic Con with today’s announcement of a Doctor Who legend joining the line-up next month. Billie Piper, the actress who helped make the revival of the BBC time-travelling series a smash hit with viewers, will be joining the already impressive assembly of TV and film legends at the city’s Exhibition Centre on the weekend of March 11 and 12. Her role as Rose Tyler, companion to Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant ’s Doctors, redefined the…

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Leicestershire will soon be able to delve into the world of everyone’s favourite Time Lord at a special event later this month. The National Space Centre is hosting a ‘Science of the Time Lords’ weekend on January 28 and 29. It will give fans of all ages the opportunity to discover the science behind the long-running TV series Dr Who, and includes a jam-packed schedule of workshops, competitions, challenges, talks, exhibitions as well as some terrifying Who foes to encounter….

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Doctor Who will be travelling through time to Coventry next year as part of the city’s first comic con event. Sylvester McCoy, who played the seventh doctor, will be among special guests at the event at Sports Connexion in Ryton. And another Doctor Who star will be making his first appearance at any comic con in the world, Peter Walshe, who starred alongside Tom Baker in the role of Erak in The Sontaran Experiment and as a Pikeman in The…

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The seventh incarnation of The Doctor from classic BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who is coming to Nottingham to talk about his travels through time. Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy played the Time Lord from 1987 to 1989 before briefly returning in 1996 for a television film. He later appeared as Radagast the Brown in The Hobbit trilogy of films and will be talking about his career at a question and answer session at the Southbank Bar, Friar Lane, on Tuesday, March…

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