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Doctor Who stars pay tribute to Patrick Troughton at plaque unveiling

Doctor Who stars pay tribute to Patrick Troughton at plaque unveiling

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Legends of classic Doctor Who gathered to pay tribute to Patrick Troughton as a plaque was unveiled in his honour at his former school. The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, the show’s longest-running fan club, collaborated with Mill Hill School in London to place the plaque at the school’s Patrick Troughton Theatre. Sylvester McCoy, who played the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred, who played Ace, and Frazer Hines, who played Jamie McCrimmon, were among those pictured in attendance to celebrate the actor, best known as the Second Doctor. Carole…

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Regeneration episode lands time slot

Regeneration episode lands time slot

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A time slot for Jodie Whittaker’s final episode of Doctor Who has been revealed. Fans will know that the star’s regeneration episode ‘The Power of the Doctor’ will be airing later this month on October 23. The BBC has now confirmed that the adventure will air at 7.30pm that evening, lasting 90 minutes until 9pm. The episode’s trailer was released last week, where the Master (Sacha Dhawan) warns the Doctor of “the end of your existence”, while we also get a glimpse of Whittaker’s regeneration scene. The episode’s…

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BritSciFi ONLINE

BritSciFi ONLINE

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The National Space Centre will be hosting a FREE online weekend of talks, Q&A sessions, workshops and fun fan and family science fiction experiences. Join us for a celebration of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Sapphire and Steel, Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, The Tomorrow People and many other iconic science fiction films, tv programmes, books, comics, games and art. Friday is our learning day, with sessions for schools, children, families and fans. This kicks off into a weekend of guest Q&A sessions…

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Sophie Aldred says she “burst into tears” after reading script for her Doctor Who comeback

Sophie Aldred says she “burst into tears” after reading script for her Doctor Who comeback

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Doctor Who fandom went wild back in September when Sophie Aldred unexpectedly reprised her role of companion Ace, 30 years after she was a regular on the BBC sci-fi series. A specially-shot trailer for Doctor Who: Season 26 – The Collection Blu-ray set saw Aldred play an older Ace – a teenager when she first appeared, the character was head of a philanthropic foundation called A Charitable Earth. Ace’s fate was left in limbo when Doctor Who was originally cancelled in 1989,…

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The Thirteenth Doctor meets Ace in a new book by Sophie Aldred

The Thirteenth Doctor meets Ace in a new book by Sophie Aldred

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BBC Books will publish Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End, the first epic novel from Sophie Aldred, who played the Seventh Doctor’s friend Ace. “Past, present and future collide as the Thirteenth Doctor is reunited with her friend Ace” Once, a girl called Ace travelled the universe with the Doctor. Decades later, she is known as Dorothy McShane, the reclusive millionaire philanthropist who heads global organisation A Charitable Earth. Dorothy is haunted by terrible nightmares, vivid dreams that begin just as scores…

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Graeme Curry: 1965 – 2019

Graeme Curry: 1965 – 2019

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The writer Graeme Curry has died at the age of 54. Graeme Curry wrote the 1988 Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The story featured Sheila Hancock as Helen A, a character now acknowledged to be based on the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. The story is unique in Doctor Who stories for being mentioned in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon when Dr Rowan Williams referenced the story…

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