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Peter Davison + 40 New Guests Added to Celebration
Peter Davison Added to Celebration Line-Up
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who now less than a month away, BBC Worldwide is delighted to announce that over 40 additional guests from the classic era of Doctor Who have been added to the bill for the Doctor Who 50th Celebration which takes place at ExCeL London over the anniversary weekend.
They will join current Doctor Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker*, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy at the ultimate anniversary event, which will welcome over 20,000 fans of the world’s favourite Time Lord to the venue in east London.
First on the list of new names is Peter Davison, who played the role of the fifth Doctor from 1981-1984. Joining Peter at the event over the anniversary weekend will be cast from throughout the 50 year history of the show including the Director of An Unearthly Child (the first episode of Doctor Who), Waris Hussein. William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, who starred as companions Ian and Susan alongside the first Doctor – William Hartnell – will be attending on Saturday 23 November.
Dick Mills (BBC Radiophonic Workshop), Mike Tucker and Mat Irvine (Classic Era Visual Effects) will also be on hand to facilitate some of the special features at the Celebration, which will be announced in more detail soon.
The Doctor Who 50th Celebration’s opening hours will also be extended on Saturday evening so visitors can enjoy a free 2D simulcast screening of The Day Of The Doctor together. Saturday attendees will be emailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat. Visitors should note that the screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Additional line-up by day:
Friday 22nd November
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O’Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton, Terry Molloy, Gabriel Woolf, Barry Newbery, Michael Ferguson, Fiona Walker, Fiona Cumming and Ian Fraser.
Saturday 23rd November
Janet Fielding, Louise Jameson, Yee Jee Tso, Katy Manning, Carole Ann Ford, Geoffrey Beevers, Frazer Hines, William Russell, Nicola Bryant, Deborah Watling, Sophie Aldred, Daphne Ashbrook, David Collings, Terrance Dicks, and June Hudson.
Sunday 24th November
Peter Purves, Mark Strickson, Bonnie Langford, John Leeson, Lalla Ward, Wendy Padbury, Maureen O’Brien, Michael Kilgarriff, Julian Glover, Stephen Thorne, David Graham, Donald Tosh, Anthony Read, Andrew Morgan and Andrew Cartmel.
*Tom Baker is only able to attend the Doctor Who Celebration on Saturday 23rd November
BBC Worldwide publishes DVDs and an assortment of products from and inspired by the classic era of Doctor Who. Most recently, 9 missing episodes feared lost forever from the 1960s stories The Web of Fear and The Enemy of the World were discovered in Nigeria and are now available to download on www.itunes.com.
The Enemy of the World will be released on DVD on the 22nd November as a www.bbcshop.com exclusive for the anniversary weekend before being released on general sale on the 25th November.
50 year old
November 21st, 2013 - 8:13amBooBoo do you know anyone with a tardis ticket ?
booboo
November 21st, 2013 - 9:43amnot of hand sorry
Mary
November 17th, 2013 - 12:16pmHi Booboo, is there a list available yet of merchandisers attending the event??
booboo
November 17th, 2013 - 12:21pmnot a full one but i can tell who we know
Forbidden Planet (dont know if its .com or .co.uk)
BBC Shop
Rubbertoe Collectables
Big Chief Studios
New Zealand mint
Titan
Dawn Keohane
November 4th, 2013 - 9:23pmWanted tickets for the Excel 2 adults 1child for the Saturday or Sunday please…….
MONKEY MONK MONK
November 3rd, 2013 - 10:06amDan Starkey and Neve McIntosh isn’t there it would be good if they were 🙂
james connolly
November 3rd, 2013 - 5:49pmWhy? Their importance pales in comparison to the various Doctors and companions. Besides, they’ve been at almost every event this year! They need a break
MONKEY MONK MONK
November 3rd, 2013 - 6:22pmI know It was just that I haven’t met them yet.
The Master
November 2nd, 2013 - 7:44pmbooboo, I’m not able to find out what role Andrew Morgan in respect to the franchise.
Could you help me out a bit?
booboo
November 2nd, 2013 - 8:00pmhe was a director i think, 7th Doctor stories
Androzani12
November 2nd, 2013 - 9:54pmDirectered Remembrance Of The Daleks
the jamie
November 2nd, 2013 - 11:28amabout the Celebration is it £15 for just one autograph?
Darren
November 2nd, 2013 - 5:39pmyes it is so could get expensive if you want a lot of them
the mediocre timelord
November 2nd, 2013 - 8:57amis there a website boo boo
callum c
November 1st, 2013 - 9:12pmi am really surprised that David Tennant wont be at Excel , although i had heard rumours that he might be there on 23rd ?
MONKEY MONK MONK
November 1st, 2013 - 9:21pmBut he’s in Richard II on Sat 23rd so he might be there on Sun 24th as he’s not in it then
david nulty
November 1st, 2013 - 6:57pmim advised all drs appear in some form,mainly stock footage or flashbacks,in day of the dr,one of the main leads implied a few days ago when i bumped into them in london?
Dr Evil Fez
November 1st, 2013 - 3:49pmYay! I might meet Mark Stricksion!
MONKEY MONK MONK
November 1st, 2013 - 2:27pmBooboo do you think that William Russell, Carole Ann Ford and all that will be there on the Sunday? Many Thanks
booboo
November 1st, 2013 - 2:28pmonly on the days listed i think
Johnny
November 1st, 2013 - 2:26pmIs there a caveat to Tom Baker attending as there is an asterisk beside his name, which suggests there is.
drjakeyoung
November 1st, 2013 - 2:27pmHe is only there on the Saturday.
booboo
November 1st, 2013 - 2:27pmTom Baker is only able to attend the Doctor Who Celebration on Saturday 23rd November
Johnny
November 1st, 2013 - 3:16pmThanks for updating the article to show this.
drjakeyoung
November 1st, 2013 - 2:15pmDam the limited seating! I hope i manage to get a seat, or i will miss the episode!!!
Rob
November 1st, 2013 - 2:00pmDo you think they’ll be any current stars like Jenna? I know they’ve not been announced I just hope they’ll be there.
booboo
November 1st, 2013 - 2:06pmi know they are trying to
Dalek The Supreme
November 1st, 2013 - 12:59pmWould Matt Smith, Tom Baker, and the other Doctors be there all weekend?
MasterKasterborous
November 1st, 2013 - 1:43pmAll the Doctors except for Tom Baker will be there all weekend. Tom is only there for the Saturday.
Dalek The Supreme
November 1st, 2013 - 9:39pmAh, I wish I could go, if just to see Matt Smith and the Classic Doctors interact. Who knows, maybe someone will upload it on Youtube…
drjakeyoung
November 1st, 2013 - 9:43pmI am planning on filming the panels and the highlights of the convention and even film that rumored extended Christmas trailer after the episode….
Dalek The Supreme
November 2nd, 2013 - 11:24pmThanks, Drjakeyoung.
the jamie
November 1st, 2013 - 11:56amso is Peter Davison just on Saturday?
booboo
November 1st, 2013 - 12:05pmassume he is there all weekend, its only the named people on specific days
the jamie
November 1st, 2013 - 12:28pmthanks
Darren
November 1st, 2013 - 3:35pmIf you read the internet page about it on the doctor who 50th anniversary BBC worldwide page it says Peter Davison is there for all 3 days