November Conventions and Events

November is traditionally a very busy time for Doctor Who events and this year is no exception. The following events will be taking place this month in the UK and North America:

Dimensions 2005, Tenth Planet's annual two-day Doctor Who convention, takes place at the Swallow Hotel in Stockton on Tees on 11-12 November; the guest list includes Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Mark Strickson, Maureen O'Brien, Paul Darrow, David Brierley, Annette Badland, Florence Hoath, Alan David, John Schwab, Corey Johnson, David Gooderson, Bernard Holley, Martha Cope and Caroline Morris.

United Fan Con 2005 takes place on 11-13 November at the Marriott Hotel in Springfield, Massachusetts.Sylvester McCoy is the featured Doctor Who guest, joining "Star Trek" legend Leonard Nimoy, "Stargate: Atlantis" star Rachel Luttrell, Richard Hatch from "Battlestar Galactica" and other guests.

Celebrity Meetings will be holding An Evening with Colin Bakeron Friday 18 November at 7pm in the Bedfordshire area; the evening includes a photo session and autographs, a discussion panel with Baker, an auction for charity and more.

The University of East Anglia will host Doctor Who at 42: Trip of a Lifetime, a one day symposium on Saturday 19 November; the event will feature discussions on how the show became a part of popular culture and how it returned to a changed television landscape; also included will be "Daleks, Cybermen, the Moxx of Balhoon, screaming companions, the cult of Tom Baker, and some decidedly dodgy underpants!" Send email or ring on 01603 593252 for more details.

The Doctor Who Information Network is hosting Bad Wolf 1, a one day mini-convention on Saturday 19 November at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church in Toronto, Canada; the event will include panels, trivia, videos and other fun activities.

The Tenth Planet store will host signings on 20 November in Barking by Lalla Ward and new series guests Zoe Thorne, Eve Myles andSaul Murphy from 12pm to 2pm.

Paul McGann will appear at the Ascension: Cardiff convention on 20 November at the Village Hotel in Cardiff; also in attendance are writer Jim Mortimore and DWM artist Mike Collins as well as guests from "Earth Final Conflict" and "Star Trek".

ChicagoTARDIS 2005 is on 25-27 November at the Wyndham O'Hare Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Among the guests are actors Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Alan Ruscoe and John Schwab, plusMaggie Stablesand Siri O'Neal from the Big Finish audios, writer/producer Nicholas Briggs and writer Rob Shearman, artistChris Achilleos and many others.

The Edinburgh Doctor Who Group will be screening the Doctor Who serial "City of Death" on Sunday 27 November at 1pm at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Julian Glover, who portrayed Scaroth in the serial, will be on hand to present the story, as well as sign autographs and discuss his career during two interview panels.