Doctor Who Experience: Pilot test days

Monday, 27 December 2010 - Reported by Harry Ward
BBC Events are offering fans the chance to take part in pilot days to test the Doctor Who Experience attraction before opening up to everyone.

The test days will take place on Saturday 5 February and Wednesday 9 February. You can enter the random draw at any time until 4pm on Friday 14 January.

More information below from the events listing.

Step into the TARDIS and be part of the adventure.

BBC Worldwide invites you on a journey of a lifetime. The Doctor Who Experience promises to be an unmissable adventure featuring an exhilarating and unique walk-through experience and an awe-inspiring exhibition.

You'll be invited to step through a crack in time to become the Doctor's companion on an adventure. Your challenge will be to reunite the Doctor with the TARDIS whilst fending off threats from a Dalek spaceship and Weeping Angels along the way, before exploring the wonders of Doctor Who at an out-of-this-world exhibition.

Prior to opening to the public on Sunday 20 February 2011 at Olympia Two, we are inviting an audience to take part in two pilot days to fully test the attraction. These audiences will be the first lucky people to view the new attraction, therefore their patience and understanding will be required due to the fact that it will be a test day.

The test days will take place on Saturday 5 February and Wednesday 9 February.

Due to the popularity of this attraction we are operating a random draw and limiting ticket requests to four tickets per household per day.

You can enter the random draw at any time until 4pm on Friday 14 January.

Further information:
The Doctor Who Experience operates a timed ticket entry. You will be allocated an arrival time between midday and 2.30pm. Guests are asked to arrive 20 minutes before their allocated time slot to allow for queuing time, ticket checks and security checks.

Like the television series, the new Doctor Who Experience includes monsters and scenes that young children may find scary, so parental guidance is recommended.

Visitors are not permitted to take any pictures, video or audio recordings of the Doctor Who Experience pilot event or disclose any other information about the Doctor Who Experience pilot event without BBC Worldwide's prior written approval. BBC Worldwide reserves its right to bring legal action for breach of this condition.

CCTV will be in use at this event for your security and safety.

Please note filming will be taking place, by attending you give BBC and BBC Worldwide the right to use the whole or part of your contributions in all media and markets throughout the world.

Please note that by applying for tickets you are agreeing to your details being passed to production who may contact you before the event.

To enter the random draw visit the BBC Events Website or call the BBC Ticket Line on 0370 901 1227.




FILTER: - UK - Exhibitions

Land's End Exhibition Closure Party

Friday, 17 December 2010 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The Doctor Who Up Close Exhibition at Land's End in Cornwall is closing on the 3rd January 2011, and Land's End Cornwall will be holding a special Doctor Who party to mark its passing:

Although we're obviously very sad that the Doctor's Land's End adventure is coming to an end, we're going to be sending him off in style with a special Doctor Who party on January 3rd!

We're inviting everyone to come dressed as their favourite Doctor Who character and visit the exhibition for free. There will be free souvenirs for children and the Daleks will be out and about in the main square!

We're also offering free entry to children between December 26th and January 3rd, so don't miss your last chance to see the Doctor at Land's End!

Meanwhile, the Cardiff Bay Up Close exhibition will remain open until the 27th March, whilst February sees the launch of the new Doctor Who Experience in London.





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Doctor Who Experience Preview Tickets

Saturday, 13 November 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who ExperienceLimited numbers of preview tickets for The Doctor Who Experience, will go on sale next Monday 15th November at 9am GMT.

The new Doctor Who exhibition is set to open at London's Olympia on 20th February 2011.

Special preview days are planned for the 17th, 18th and 19th February 2011 allowing fans to experience the adventure before anyone else. In addition to being the first through the doors of the Doctor Who Experience, preview ticket holders will also receive special Doctor Who Experience limited edition merchandise created especially for these dates.

Tickets are only available from doctorwhoexperience.com/priority. They come in two versions, The Sonic Screwdriver (standard) ticket will include a special limited edition of the Doctor Who Experience souvenir brochure with a unique souvenir ticket while the TARDIS (enhanced) ticket will include all of the above, plus an exclusive preview edition laminate & lanyard set and a limited edition Doctor Who lithograph.




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The Doctor Who Experience: update

Tuesday, 2 November 2010 - Reported by Chuck Foster
As reported in September, the existing Doctor Who exhibitions will close by early next year, and are to be combined into a new exhibition to be called The Doctor Who Experience. A few more details have now been released about the project.

The exhibition is to be designed by Design and AV specialist Sarner, a company well-versed in building large-scale projects such as museums and theme parks attractions. Says Michael Bennett, Sarner's creative director:
Our idea was to put the visitor into a Doctor Who adventure. The show section features powerful scenic recreations, including a TARDIS interior, and uses a storyline featuring the current Doctor, Matt Smith, who we've been fortunate enough to work with.
The exhibition is to feature an immersive, timed dark walk experience where visitors will become involved in "their very own Doctor Who adventure, helping the Doctor with a journey through time and space, fending off threats from iconic monsters along the way." Special effects and exclusively filmed footage will also form a part of the experience, including scenes with the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith) and a recreation of his TARDIS console room.

As well as the 'adventure', the project will also include the more traditional exhibition, charting the entire history of the show from its humble beginnings in 1963 to the most recent series, with interactive areas, displays and memorabilia from the television show. Items in the exhibition include two versions of the TARDIS console room, harking from the 5th and 10th Doctor eras, the police box exterior circa 4th Doctor, and very recent props such as the Pandorica. Monsters include several generations of the Daleks and Cybermen, as well as Silurians, an Ice Warrior and a Zygon.

Steven Moffat, Head Writer and Executive Producer for Doctor Who, is enthusiatic about the project:
The Doctor Who Experience is a fan's dream come true - a fully interactive adventure that will allow viewers of the show to get as close as possible to some of the scariest monsters from the series. It will also be the first time that Doctor Who artefacts from all the show's 47-year history - classic and new - will be on display together, many of them being seen for the first time. And never mind that, this is the day the Doctor teaches you how to fly the Tardis through time and space, and takes you into battle with all his deadliest enemies in a brand new adventure.

So steady your nerves and bring your own sofa - the Doctor needs you.
Matt Smith, the Doctor:
The whole concept of the Doctor Who Experience is massively exciting! I hope as many people as possible enjoy boarding the TARDIS next year to embark upon an exhilarating and sometimes terrifying adventure through time and space.

The Doctor Who Experience is set to open at London's Olympia on 20th February 2011, and then move to its permanent home in Cardiff during 2012. Tickets go on sale from the website from the 18th November, with prices ranging from £15-£20.




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Doctor Who Experience

Monday, 11 October 2010 - Reported by Marcus
A website promoting a Doctor Who Experience in London in 2011 has been launched. The Experience has also been promoted on flyers distributed at Doctor Who Live. No further details are available. The current Doctor Who Exhibitions are due to close over the next few months with a new exhibition planned for Cardiff. This is the first indication that something new is planned for London.

It also appears that a new Doctor Who Mobile game is being planned for the iPhone, iPad and Android according to advertising in the official Doctor Who Live Programme.




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Exhibitions Close - New Attraction Planned

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who:ExhibitionsBBC Worldwide has announced the closure of the Doctor Who Exhibitions currently running in Cardiff, Newcastle and Land's End.

A new and larger attraction is being developed at a new location in Cardiff.

A statement from BBC Worldwide says
We have consulted with the City Council for the past 18 months regarding our plans and we are confident that the new attraction’s features, size and location will draw many more fans to the Welsh capital from across the UK.

The current Cardiff Exhibition has drawn over half a million visitors since it opened in December 2005 at the Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay. It will run until 27th March 2011. The Land's End exhibition will close on 2nd January 2011 and the Newcastle one on 31 October 2010.

Further details regarding the new Cardiff attraction will be published shortly.




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News Round Up

Saturday, 22 May 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who has been nominated for or the title of best terrestrial programme at this year’s Channel of the Year Awards ceremony, part of the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival taking place in August. The series is up against The X Factor, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Outnumbered and Flash Forward.

ReelScotland have published an interview with Scottish-born actress Neve McIntosh who stars in The Hungry Earth on BBC One this Saturday. Interview contains some spoilers.

The Sun claims a cave painting created 7,000 years ago shows an object not unlike the TARDIS.

A new Doctor Who Exhibition opens this Saturday in Newcastle in the North East of England. The show runs until 31st October at the Centre For Life. Thanks to "Vain Sharp Dad" for the preview pictures.





FILTER: - Exhibitions - Press

Lancaster Exhibition

Wednesday, 7 April 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Kings DemonsAn new exhibition dedicated to memorabilia from the classic series of Doctor Who, has opened in Lancaster in the north of England.

The exhibition consists of items from the remarkable collection of Dr Peter Jewell, a life long fan of the series. Over the years he has has amassed a huge number of rare and vintage items based the show, a number of which are now on view at Judges Lodgings in the centre of Lancaster.

The exhibition opened on Good Friday and runs until the end of October.

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FILTER: - Exhibitions - Classic Series

Gadget on Display

Saturday, 28 November 2009 - Reported by Marcus
Gadget The Robot has gone on display at the Doctor Who Exhibition in Coventry in the West Midlands.

The exhibition, which has an extended run until January, now features the Robot along with other props and costumes from The Waters of Mars including The Water Zombie and the costume of Captain Adelaide Brooks.

Visitors to the exhibition at Coventry Transport Museum, can also see Bessie, the Third Doctor's yellow roadster car and Jon Pertwee's costume.

Chief executive of the museum, Gary Hall, said: "The Doctor Who exhibition has been a big hit, with visitors coming again and again to see the exhibition. Getting new props for Christmas provides our visitors with a fantastic opportunity to visit the exhibition during Christmas holidays. We would urge people not to miss out on seeing the fantastic new props and costumes and posing next to Bessie for a photograph."

Note that although there is a charge to see the Doctor Who Exhibition, entry to the general museum is free. Visitors can see Bessie for nothing.




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Blackpool Exhibition to close

Tuesday, 13 October 2009 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The Doctor Who Museum in Blackpool is to close on the 8th November; there has been a permanent exhibition based at the seaside resort for some five years. The museum will remain open for visitors between 10:30am and 8:00pm every day until the 8th.

The large collection of props, monsters and costumes will be distributed to other exhibitions around the country.

For more information visit the Doctor Who Exhibitions website.




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