In less than two weeks,
Gallifrey 2009, the twentieth annual North American
Doctor Who and science fiction media convention will begin! The official convention of Outpost Gallifrey and the Doctor Who Forum, the 2009 Gallifrey One event takes place February 13-15 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, and features an enormous guest lineup including Doctor Who 2005-2008 producer
Phil Collinson in his first-ever convention appearance; the sixth Doctor,
Colin Baker, sponsored by Alien Entertainment;
Nicola Bryant and
Wendy Padbury, Peri Brown and Zoe Heriot from classic Doctor Who; Torchwood star
Gareth David Lloyd (Ianto Jones); recurring Torchwood cast member
Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) sponsored by Tenth Planet Events; writers
Phil Ford (head writer for "The Sarah Jane Adventures"),
Keith Temple ("Planet of the Ood"),
Paul Cornell ("Human Nature"),
James Moran("The Fires of Pompeii") and
Rob Shearman ("Dalek"); "Doctor Who: The Forgotten" comic writer
Tony Lee and illustrator
Pia Guerra; Big Finish producer
Jason Haigh-Ellery and cast members
Laura Doddington and
Ciara Janson; actor/comedian
Toby Hadoke; and Doctor Who/Torchwood novelist and script editor
Gary Russell.
In addition, Gallifrey 2009 has confirmed a variety of new guest appearances in the past few weeks, some appearing on stage and some signing autographs only on one or more days, including
Claudia Christian (Babylon 5);
Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5 and Crusade);
John Levene (Sgt. Benton from Doctor Who, signing at the Sci Fi Sea Cruise tables);
Damian Samuels (Mr. Lloyd from the Doctor Who episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances"); writers
David Gerrold,
Marc Scott Zicree and
Marv Wolfman; Doctor Who novelists and audio writers
Simon Guerrier, Nev Fountain, Mark Wright, Caroline Symcox, Darin Henry and
Peter Anghelides; and many, many more!
For more information, visit the
website here at Outpost Gallifrey.