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Official Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Tickets on Sale

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Welcome to the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who

From celebration.doctorwho.tv

Your Ticket to A Lifetime of Adventure

Relive 50 years of adventures in space and time with the ultimate celebration of Doctor Who. The greatest show in the galaxy comes to London’s ExCeL for three days from 22 November!

Stunts, explosions, monsters – all are involved in this, the most exciting celebration a Time Lord and his companion could have. Even if you’ve got 13 lives, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Doctor Who fans young and old.

Tickets to the official Doctor Who 50th Celebration will go on general sale next Monday (8th July) at 11am BST.

We’re thrilled to announce that current Doctor – Matt Smith – will attend the official Doctor Who 50th Celebration event this November.

Highlight…

The Eleventh Hour panel

Put your questions to the current cast and crew of Doctor Who (including Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith) in these special panels. Geronimo!
Find out more

Regenerations panel

Join us for a Q&A session with special guests Tom Baker*, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. More cast to be announced soon! (*Please note that Tom Baker will only be appearing on Saturday 23rd November).

Meet the Cast

Get autographs from your favourite Doctor Who stars or have your photo taken with Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith.
Find out more

Special Effects Show

Prepare to be blown away with incredible effects devised by Doctor Who Special FX supervisor, Danny Hargreaves.

Plus…

Learn all about intergalactic stunts in our Stunt School.

Walk Like A Monster-Prepare to be upgraded!

Have fun with Doctor Who Adventures magazine.

Press release…

On November 23rd, 2013, Doctor Who fans around the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the world’s longest running sci-fi series. We are delighted to announce that current Doctor – Matt Smith – will attend the only official 50th anniversary Celebration at ExCeL, London alongside special guests confirmed so far: Tom Baker*, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy who have also played the iconic role of the Doctor. The event on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th November is a must for the whole family to celebrate their love of all things Doctor Who, with an exciting range of activities to suit all ages. Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements of high profile guests in the coming weeks.

Matt Smith says, “The event this year will be an extra special occasion for me, I’m truly looking forward to a huge celebration with the fans in the lead up to the 50th anniversary episode.”

Ticket holders to this once-in-a-lifetime event will have access to a whole range of activities including:

Guaranteed seats to two theatre panel shows featuring star guests from 50 years of Doctor Who.

Guaranteed seats in a spectacular special effects show hosted by Doctor Who’s special effects guru Danny Hargreaves.

Activities in the main halls including: stunt workshops with Doctor Who stunt co-ordinator Crispin Layfield and stunt double Gordon Seed, audio and visual effect workshops, on-stage panels with cast members, walk-like-a-monster master-classes with Doctor Who’s official monster choreographer Ailsa Burke, quizzes and games for fans young and old and plenty more to ensure the whole family have an amazing day out celebrating Doctor Who.

All of the above will be available to guests who purchase a standard ticket to the event. Tickets go on general sale at 11am on Monday 8th July 2013 from celebration.doctorwho.tv Standard tickets are priced at £45 for adults and £20 for kids, while a family ticket will cost £104** (two adults and two children***). Tickets cover entry to the Celebration for one day.

There is also an option to purchase a limited edition TARDIS ticket. This ticket guarantees front row seats to the theatre shows, a private lounge for use all day, drinks and light refreshments and a special goodie bag with exclusive merchandise which can be collected on the day guests attend. TARDIS tickets are priced at £95.50 for adults, £44.25 for children and £218 for a family****.

To ensure every visitor gets access to the best experience, when buying tickets online they will have the option to choose one of two streams – Ice Warrior or Weeping Angel – which will reserve each guest a seat for that day’s shows in the theatre.

Visitors to the Celebration will also have the opportunity to visit signature and photo booths where they can meet their heroes from 50 years of Doctor Who (photos with Matt Smith should be booked in advance via the website). These opportunities will be available at a fee and subject to availability.

In addition to the Celebration, further activity is being planned for the Saturday evening and will be announced soon.

For more information on the Celebration and a Plan Your Day guide, visit celebration.doctorwho.tv. To hear who else will be making the journey to this once-in-a-lifetime occasion at ExCeL in November subscribe to the doctorwho.tv newsletter and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/dwcelebration.

*Tom Baker is only able to attend the Doctor Who Celebration on Saturday 23rd November

**Prices shown for standard tickets exclude booking fee

***Children under five can attend for free, but must be able to sit on a parents lap during the theatre shows as seats are pre-allocated

****Prices shown for TARDIS tickets include booking fee


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159 comments

  • Andrew

    September 3rd, 2013 - 12:15am

    Looking for either single adult or family ticket for either day.
    Will pay reasonable price, get in contact if you have any spare tickets please. Thanks.

  • Judooning

    August 30th, 2013 - 1:35pm

    I’m Cosplaying as the Tenth Doctor! 😀 just ordered his brown trench coat from EBay and I’ve got some bids going for his grey suit and his tie. I’ll pick up a pair of black rectangle lense glasses from the pound shop, grab my sonic and I’m away! So excited!!

    • RYCBAR123

      September 3rd, 2013 - 8:36pm

      I’m going as a Weeping Angel! My mum and I are making the costume ourselves, she’s sewing the dress and I’m making the mask. What day are you going? 🙂

    • Judooning

      September 5th, 2013 - 2:09pm

      Saturday – Weeping Angel group.

    • RYCBAR123

      September 5th, 2013 - 8:08pm

      I’m going on Friday, Ice Warrior.

  • Jane

    August 17th, 2013 - 10:25am

    Unbelievable eBay seller advertising starting price £800 for family ticket talk about ripping off the fans (2 very disappointed children)

    • Steve Downes

      August 28th, 2013 - 5:58pm

      Hi there,

      I have a family ticket for sat 23rd nov for sale. Due to change in work commitments I can no longer attend….I am not looking to make money on the tickets so make me an offer if interested

      cheers

    • Natasha Flack

      August 28th, 2013 - 6:48pm

      Do you still have tickets, if so how many???

      Many Thanks

      Natasha

    • Harry

      August 29th, 2013 - 1:27pm

      how much are we thinking here?
      Harry

    • Mary

      August 29th, 2013 - 6:52pm

      @ Steve Downes – are your tickets still available. Family of 4 missed out on purchase thanks to drunk driver taking out lines in our village which took BT 2 days to fix!

    • Harry

      August 29th, 2013 - 7:13pm

      how much was a family ticket to start with? so I can make decent estimate on if I’m being ripped off or not

    • Julie

      September 9th, 2013 - 1:21pm

      Hi – looking for either 1 Adult or a Family Ticket for Sat only (weeping angels group) – my daughter has been brought a Tardis ticket but unless I can get another ticket she will be unable to go. Can anyone help?

  • Rebekka

    August 6th, 2013 - 1:20am

    American family traveling in London during event with two huge Dr. Who fan kids… So bummed not to get tix. Is there a transfer page for anyone who wants to buy/sell? They say eBay isn’t allowed, what is?!

    • Steve Downes

      August 28th, 2013 - 5:56pm

      Hi I have a family ticket for sale for Sat 23rd Nov 2013 ( family ticket consists of 2 x adults and 2 x kids) If interested make me an offer or for more information email me

      cheers

    • Matthew

      September 2nd, 2013 - 5:55pm

      Hi there
      If anyone has any spare tickets or unable to go for any day I will take them missed my chance get hold of 2 tickets and promised my girlfriend,. Any help cheers Matt

  • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

    July 27th, 2013 - 7:46pm

    Know this has nothing to do with this and is related to Merchandise but who here thinks it would be great if Character Options would make a 5 inch John Hurt Doctor Figure Exclusive to those attending the 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend in November? Like a SDCC Exclusive but easier to get hold off

    • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

      July 27th, 2013 - 7:51pm

      It would be pretty easy to make just remove the cravat on The Eighth Doctor Figure’s body remove his coat and replace it with The Ninth Doctor Figure’s leather jacket. then it would just be the case of remoulding the place where the cravat’s meant to go, repaint the waistcoat where his fob watch is burgundy and the arms to match his leather jacket and his legs. Finally all CO would have to do is make a head sculpt ressembling John Hurt.

  • nick r

    July 10th, 2013 - 6:39pm

    tickets at sky high prices on e bay £150 to £200 per ticket as usal the non doctor who fans have got there hands on them to rip off us true fans I could not get a ticket s bah.

    • drjakeyoung

      July 10th, 2013 - 7:21pm

      can you link please?

    • nick r

      July 11th, 2013 - 3:02pm

      just go to e bay uk and type in doctor who tickets now one stands at £300

    • Jucy-Lane

      July 18th, 2013 - 7:34pm

      Can not believe how many people on ebay claim to have accidentally bought too many tickets and are selling them for 100s on ebay. Shame on you, this is supposed to be an amazing day for fans not a way to make money!!!
      BBC should have banned resale and offerred to take back unwanted tickets to sell to families and fans!!!

    • Jane

      August 17th, 2013 - 10:28am

      £800 starting price posted by one eBay seller obviously just a ticket tout making a killing!

  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    July 9th, 2013 - 10:29pm

    sold out… oh well. silly they released them at 11 tho, I was at skl, mum was at work.
    woops, txt speak.

  • Cybermen

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:26pm

    Who is cosplaying?

    • RYCBAR123

      July 9th, 2013 - 7:01am

      I’m not sure yet, who are you thinking of going as?

    • THE ENIGMATIC WATCHER

      July 9th, 2013 - 3:17pm

      I AM! Series 7 part 2 Doctor for me!

    • Cybermen

      July 9th, 2013 - 4:36pm

      The doctor for me too!

    • RYCBAR123

      July 9th, 2013 - 7:46pm

      Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Don’t really have any ideas about who to be. :3

    • Matt Smithy

      July 10th, 2013 - 7:18am

      I WOULD do a series 7B Doctor, but unfortunately Don’t have the right clothes. Instead, to represent the hole 50 years rather than just smith, I’m going in my fez, Tom baker scarf and maybe a walking stick or something. I’m making my own psychic paper to put my tickets in so I can just hold it up whenever I want 😀 I might make a spare with that Doctors library card from vampires in Venice as well!

    • RYCBAR123

      July 10th, 2013 - 1:22pm

      That’d be cool! Unfortunately, there aren’t that many people that I /can/ cosplay as, unless I do a female Doctor… :3

    • Rosalynd

      July 11th, 2013 - 11:10am

      I was thinking about going as Clara but I don’t know yet cause my friend who I was meant to be going with just cancelled.. I might have to go with my mum now cause it’s in London and I’m in Glasgow

    • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

      July 27th, 2013 - 7:55pm

      I was going to go as The Master from Series 3 but am not sure yet.

  • Anonymous

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:15pm

    Yay tickets for Friday!!!

    • Anonymous

      July 8th, 2013 - 11:23pm

      But I did want to meet matt 🙁

  • deborah smith

    July 8th, 2013 - 8:35pm

    what happens if my uncle has bought me a ticket but a child ticket and im age 18 and the only one going and he cant get it refunded ? because thats what bsaically happend i mean they wont let me in will they because im not 18 ?

    • deborah smith

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:36pm

      16* but im older ?

    • 76 Totters Lane

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:43pm

      You could pretend.

    • RYCBAR123

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:50pm

      They won’t be asking for ID or anything probably so how about you go in heavy cosplay so they can’t tell how old you are? 😉

    • deborah smith

      July 8th, 2013 - 9:00pm

      haha thanks guys looks like thats what ill be doing but im glad he did i was waiting in the que for an hour and 20 minutes my uncle used my other card to book it anyways so pretty kind of him tbh and aha looks like ill have to do that 😉

    • RYCBAR123

      July 8th, 2013 - 9:01pm

      Good luck! :3

    • Anonymous

      July 8th, 2013 - 9:19pm

      Thank you I’m gonna need it aha

    • Rosalynd

      July 11th, 2013 - 11:11am

      I heard they were asking for ID, can’t you try using someones ID that is younger than you but you look similar?

  • RYCBAR123

    July 8th, 2013 - 8:12pm

    I have 2 TARDIS VIP tickets for Friday!!! So excited!!!! YAY!!!

  • Dr Evil Fez

    July 8th, 2013 - 7:12pm

    I HAVE TICKETS!!!

  • Matt Smithy

    July 8th, 2013 - 7:00pm

    Got TARDIS VIP tickets for Friday as I want to be at home on the 23rd (plus I have already met tom baker) but can’t wait to finally meet Matt! 😀 I must be very lucky, because I got proms tickets as well when they were on!

    • Rosalynd

      July 11th, 2013 - 11:12am

      I wanted tobe home on the 23rd to for the episode, but my code didn’t work and by the time I finally got on all the TARDIS VIP tickets were gone 🙁

  • drjakeyoung

    July 8th, 2013 - 3:19pm

    Just got a reply from an email/complaint i sent them and they asked me want tickets i wanted and on what day and they will sort it out for me!!!!!!

    If anyone else has trouble getting these, i suggest you contact them and complain!

    • Jaketorwho

      July 8th, 2013 - 5:10pm

      Whats the email address?

  • Chryse

    July 8th, 2013 - 1:42pm

    I’m going! Got through at 9:20am, got tickets for the Saturday but couldn’t find stock for t-shirts or photo, still, I’m glad I got tickets! Can’t wait!!!!

  • DarkknightDalek

    July 8th, 2013 - 1:08pm

    I’m going!!! Looks like I will be seeing Tom baker again!!

    • JT

      July 8th, 2013 - 1:49pm

      Can I just ask,did anyone get Tardis Tickets? Took 20mins to get onto page as the Passcode would not work, when tickets went live at 9am Tardis Tickets weren’t even an option. So annoyed! Lucky have managed to get Standard tickets.

    • JG

      July 8th, 2013 - 4:20pm

      I tried different versions of the passcode and got lucky with celebration50! I got Tardis tickets about 15 minutes after the priority booking window opened.

    • Bigcountry

      July 8th, 2013 - 6:42pm

      Got my tardis tickets at 0907 this morning for Saturday I put celebration50! In as pass code by mistake and got through …. Thank the Dr for auto correct!

    • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

      July 9th, 2013 - 11:29am

      No but me and my mate have booked online to have a photo with Matt Smith!!!

    • jack

      July 10th, 2013 - 2:55am

      the doctor he has a good team on his hands

  • Barley

    July 8th, 2013 - 12:13pm

    I was waiting online in the queue and after 20 mins got access to tickets to find I could get 3 kids tickets but not one for me. I couldn’t let my children go in unattended so I went away empty handed. So disappointed. We have never been to anything like this and was hoping people would not be greedy and just buy for themselves. I don’t think that happened. I just hope everyone who got tickets enjoys it.

  • MONKEY MONK MONK

    July 8th, 2013 - 12:13pm

    YES GET IN THERE IM AT SCHOOL AND MY MUM JUST TOLD ME WE’VE GOT TICKETS (AS SHE WORKS AT MY SCHOOL) IM GOING ON SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • drjakeyoung

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:57am

    This is so stupid. They have completely sold out of all days and tickets. I am going to be making a massive complaint against the BBC about this. Not happy at all. I know why they sold out, because it’s the same with the proms. Stupid taulbs buying hundreds of them then selling them for a huge proft.

    • booboo

      July 8th, 2013 - 11:58am

      that will have something to do with it probably

    • mr_stereomaster

      July 9th, 2013 - 8:52am

      I’m totally agree with you drjakeyoung. I’m a huge fan from Italy (from 80s). It’s a shame. BBC has totally underestimated this important event.. Tickets sold out probably just in 1 hour!? what is this? a private party? come on..

    • RYCBAR123

      July 9th, 2013 - 11:02am

      I think it’s also to do with the capacity of the ExCeL 🙂

    • Matt Smithy

      July 10th, 2013 - 7:21am

      I got my tickets at 12, 3 hours after the code let us in but I suppose that is only an hour after standard entry…

  • Jaketorwho

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:49am

    So despite having a priority code i still had to wait till 11:40 before getting my tickets! i wanted to go on the 23rd with TARDIS tickets, but only managed to get the 22nd with standard tickets! and i thought i would be able to get a photo with Matt Smith, but that sold out before i even got tickets! whats the point in having priority, if you don’t get priority! Worst booking experience in my life! extremely disappointed!

    • booboo

      July 8th, 2013 - 11:51am

      I think you will find the proms was the worst, you actually got tickets, proms was totally out by 11.00am

  • Judooning

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:27am

    YES! My first ever Doctor WHo convention!! Got the tickets. I’m so excited!

    I’m going on the 23rd Nov – Weeping Angel Group.

  • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

    July 8th, 2013 - 11:17am

    YYYYEEEESSSSS!ME AND MY BEST FRIEND (DARKKNIGHTDALEK)ARE BOTH GOING ON THE 23RD NOVEMBER!!

  • whovian

    July 8th, 2013 - 10:21am

    yes yes yes yessssssssssssssssss!
    I am going I just got a standard family ticket for the 23rd yessssssssssssssss
    it will be so cool meeting the actors and writers!

  • RYCBAR123

    July 8th, 2013 - 8:21am

    I think I’m getting TARDIS tickets!!! Ahhh!!!

    • The Doctor

      July 8th, 2013 - 5:53pm

      tardis tickets were givin out to the family of te workers first you would be very lucky to get them

    • drjakeyoung

      July 8th, 2013 - 6:14pm

      Where did you here that?

    • RYCBAR123

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:14pm

      I got them guys! Two!!! 😀

    • drjakeyoung

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:28pm

      When and how did you get them?

    • RYCBAR123

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:48pm

      I don’t know, my mum somehow got them! And it was about 11:15-ish, according to her 🙂

    • Matt Smithy

      July 9th, 2013 - 7:34am

      I got them about 12…AND I had priority! That means it took 3 HOURS with priority, let alone standard entry!

    • RYCBAR123

      July 9th, 2013 - 8:17am

      Man, that’s ages! I wonder how my mum got them w/out priority before you?

  • Kino

    July 7th, 2013 - 11:11pm

    Can I only get one autograph or from all the doctor’s?
    I won’t to bring items for them to sign.

    Going to travel from Denmark 🙂 to see this.

    Regards
    Kino

  • Megan

    July 7th, 2013 - 11:08pm

    What age counts as a child’s ticket?

  • Jude

    July 7th, 2013 - 10:34pm

    I have the priority email but need to book a disabled ticket which you can only do over the phone, anyone know if I can book from 9 over the phone??

  • the doctor

    July 7th, 2013 - 4:56pm

    whats a tardis ticket booboo

    • RYCBAR123

      July 8th, 2013 - 8:25am

      I’m not booboo but this is what it says in the article:

      This ticket guarantees front row seats to the theatre shows, a private lounge for use all day, drinks and light refreshments and a special goodie bag with exclusive merchandise which can be collected on the day guests attend. TARDIS tickets are priced at £95.50 for adults, £44.25 for children and £218 for a family.

      🙂

  • Judoon Captain

    July 7th, 2013 - 3:51pm

    Does anyone know if CrowdSurge (The company who supply the tickets) allow you to pay via PayPal?

  • Matt Smithy

    July 7th, 2013 - 1:03pm

    So glad these tickets are so cheap for such a big event, got the priority pass so will be going straight for VIP!

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