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The National Media Museum in Bradford has announced their exhibition showcasing the fans devotion to the series. The exhibition will run from 22nd Nov to 9th Feb.
- Curator Toni Booth said:
- A model TARDIS made in 1978/9 by then schoolboy Mike Tucker for his own amateur movie - he went on to become a visual effects assistant on the show during the classic era and model unit supervisor when the programme returned
- Rare, original artefacts provided by David J Howe and Colin Young, including the Servo Robot prop from the 1968 adventure The Wheel in Space, artwork from Doctor Who annuals and Target novels (including art by David McAllister and Andrew Skilleter), and authentic 1970s Palitoy and Louis Marx toys
- Some of fan modelling pioneer Julian Vince's originals, including his first Dalek
- Several full-size replicas from the show, including K-9, Daleks, the TARDIS, Cybermen, and various monster masks
- A very rare 1960s Dalek Oracle board game
- A newly-uncovered poster of Tom Baker and scarf demonstrating semaphore
- A postcard from the BBC sent to a young fan in 1975 outlining the instructions to knit a Tom Baker scarf - the resulting scarf, knitted by the fan's mum, is also on display
- Memorabilia from the Longleat 20th-anniversary event, including tickets and a programme
- 1970s/80s collector cards from Typhoo Tea and Weetabix
- An original script from Dragonfire
Over the past few weeks it has become very apparent that the
influence of the Doctor extends into many parts of people's lives - I have heard
about marriage proposals at a Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool and another fan
confessing to me that in life, "I often ask myself: WWTDD?" (What would the
Doctor do?). The stories and objects in the exhibition will show just how
intertwined into their everyday lives the Doctor has become for so many
people.
We have visited a number of superfans at home and they have simply incredible collections of Doctor Who-related objects. We hope to give a real insight into this ultra-dedicated few, as well as display the objects that mean the most to them from the hundreds of items they have amassed.
We have visited a number of superfans at home and they have simply incredible collections of Doctor Who-related objects. We hope to give a real insight into this ultra-dedicated few, as well as display the objects that mean the most to them from the hundreds of items they have amassed.
Amongst the items on display are: