#whooverville

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A selection of my favourite DW things I got to do in the past year(ish) to celebrate Doctor Who Day:

Time Controller in Hammersmith 04.11.23

- Remembrance of the Daleks event in the actual school used in the story. Being in the actual classroom, watching Sophie dressed as Ace, recreate how she beat up the Dalek is a memory I'll hold dear forever I think.

Whooverville in Derby 31.08.24

Dragonfire Day at Riverside Studios 08.09.24

- We watched the entire story & heard talks from most of the cast. Dragonfire is my favourite DW story, this was so special to me

The Stuff of Legend - Big Finish Live 15.09.24

Set To Stun exhibition in Gunnersbury 28.05.24

- Exhibition about the making of sci-fi shows & films in West London

[theangelshavethephonebox]

Whooverville is an amazing place for fans to come together and be nerds who love Doctor Who. No one has to feel out of place there, or worry about being made fun of - it's by fans, for fans. But the charity space which hosts them, Derby Quad, is likely to close. There may never be another Whooverville if it does. So, if you can donate to this registered charity, please do, so that Whooverville and many other wonderful events can continue running:

EDIT:

The QUAD is staying open, but with reduced hours. Whooverville is happening again next year, at the QUAD, which is the good news! But still, the QUAD is a charity, and it needs our donations to continue to survive. I'm thinking of starting something like a Who zine to help the QUAD, but I need to know there'll be interest -

[georgiacooked]

Heading to Whooverville in September as a vendor (come find me if you're going!) so pulling together a limited-run poster set in honour of the upcoming Doctor Who anniversary.

Featuring two new bobble designs for Doctor Fourteen and Rose!

[fiotrethewey]

2024 post!

Back in the days of LiveJournal, I used to do round-ups of my year, and then that went to Facebook, but as I have Tumblr, I decided to post here as well.

So, this year has been both amazing and stressful, and I thought it good to summarise it all to look back on...

WORK:

Work-wise, I was promoted just before the end of last year to Deputy Manager Cover, which was my role until October. Navigating a new work role was stressful, but at least I survived on a slightly better London Wage.

Unfortunately, that didn't become a permanent job as we hoped. Still, it did get me the respect of my peers and a recognition award at the end of the year, and now an opportunity to work with another team 1 day a week, so there's a lot to be thankful for and to look forward to seeing how that progresses next year.

CREATIVE WORK:

I had a short story 'In The Heart of Lads' published this year, which I wrote in 2018 for "Overdue: Mystery, Adventure, and the World’s Lost Books." It is about four boys who stumble across a missing Wilfred Owen—and a dangerous treasure hunter on their heels as they travel overseas to get it into safe hands. Thank you to everyone at 18thWall Productions!

There were two Big Finish releases this year, Twelfth Doctor Chronicles You Only Die Twice and the Gallifrey Echoes of Eternity Release - The Questing Beast. There's still a lot I can't talk about, but that being said, it's been an honour and privilege to work with Georgia Cook this year on @theholmwoodfoundation, which was our original audio project that not only meant we could work with some fantastic new friends and old friends, but we got to learn production as well as writing and how to successfully hit a very hard Kickstarter target so we could finish Season One, and tell the rest of this story!

Being part of the Independent Podcast Community this year and working with Karim C Kronfli and Sarah Golding has been amazing. Generally, I hope to be a force for good in the space, even though Georgia and I are incredibly new to the world.

MISC:

Here's a list of some of the stuff I did this year:

LOS ANGELES - Back to Gally One (cries in FOMO about not going next year)

I celebrated my birthday in style at Mirror Room at Rosewood London, where I had afternoon tea with Georgia inspired by famous artists!

I went to two Concerts! Hozier and Seth Lakeman!! And, of course, Doctor Who Proms!

I started learning the drums again. (This is parked for now until I can get my own drumkit in a permanent place!)

I saw Hadestown and The Stranger Things Play, and I went to the Globe for the first time, where I watched Anne Odeke's incredible Princess Essex!

I visited the family in Cornwall and went to the Fowey Regatta to watch the fireworks in August.

I've been participating in a TTRG Livestream - Explorers of Elsewhere!

I also visited the Eden Project for the first time since 2008

Three Conventions as Guests - DWAS Capitol Event, Big Finish Day and Whooverville. We also helped with Audio Hub PodFest and attended the Premiere of Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, celebrating 90 years of Hammer!

TRANSITION:

Lastly, it would be amiss of me to not mention my transition, which at the end of last year saw me announce that I'm a transgender man. Well, this year, I was able to start Hormone Therapy - in my case, applying Testosterone or Testogel every day, which I've now been taking for almost ten months, and it's honestly been such an eye-opener to just how dysphoric it was to present in a feminine way. My new voice, my new hairline, my beard, and how I'm now perceived in public make a massive difference in my confidence and how I go about in the world. So much so that I was asked to talk about it at work, and I got a photo taken for our work newsletter and was on a podcast!

THE FUTURE:

Looking forward to next year, as Georgia and I are imminently moving to Manchester, to be able to survive a bit easier and live together in a little 2 bed flat we've found. We've got more Holmwood to make, and looking forward to a year where we get to make decisions together.

As always, I am incredibly grateful to friends and family for their love and support. I will take this opportunity to express my utter joy about starting to live with the love of my life next year. Every stressful thing has been manageable because my darling @georgiacooked has been there with me. Thank you for everything!

[heckyeahcolinbaker]

R.I.P Michael Jayston 😞

Michael was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet, the complete opposite of his portrayal of The Valeyard. I still have fond memories of playing pub quizzes with him and Nicholas Briggs at The Tap in Derby some years back the night before the Whooverville convention, laughs were had by all. He also shared a flat with my Grandad David in Nottingham in the late 50's. Saddened by the news of his passing, rest well dear friend. 🕊💔

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my other pics from whooverville! 💙💙💙

[timetravel-tv]

REELTIME PICTURES WILL BE AT WHOOVERVILLE 15!

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!

More importantly, KEITH BARNFATHER is sharing dealers tables with NEIL COLE from THE MUSEUM OF CLASSIC SCI-FI and he'll be launching his new book IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!

AND he's bringing a special guest THE SKARASEN from TERROR OF THE ZYGONS! (courtesy of the inestimable MIKE TUCKER!).

PLUS Reeltime will be launching two new special productions: DOCTOR ON DISPLAY - GREATEST SHOWS IN THE GALAXY and SAFFRON. More on both soon!

AND maybe we can drag BEDWYR GULLIDGE and ROBERT DICK along to say hello too!

REALLY, REALLY looking forward to seeing any of you lucky enough to have got tickets!

[tindogpodcast]

TDP 1170: Whooverville 14 2023

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  The 60th Anniversary Edition! Saturday 2nd September 2023 FROM 10:00-17:30 at Quad!

So, Whooverville 14 – celebrating Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary with FOUR DOCTORS – Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Michael Jayston and Michael Troughton. (Four Doctors and counting!)

We are delighted to announce that MICHAEL TROUGHTON has agreed to join us for Whooverville 14 at Derby QUAD on Saturday 2nd September. Michael Troughton, of course, is the son of the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton; and wrote an acclaimed and very much recommended biography of his father.

He made his own Doctor Who television début in the 2014 Christmas Special, Last Christmas, playing Professor Albert.

In 2022 he took on the role of Patrick’s Doctor in a new range of full cast audio productions from Big Finish. We look forward very much to welcoming Michael back to Whooverville in September.

Tickets are now on sale via the QUAD website. They are – Adults: £55, Concessions: £38, Children: £10. Terms and conditions are also available via the website.

Whooverville 14 - A Special Bonus Announcement

We are delighted to announce a special bonus for attendees at Whooverville 14 at Derby QUAD on Saturday September 2nd. Each ticket holder will be offered a free copy of a special DVD release from Reeltime Pictures.

THE DOCTORS: THE SYLVESTER McCOY YEARS

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the SYLVESTER McCOY era of DOCTOR WHO to life! These six documentaries are the best in-depth interviews with SYLVESTER McCOY (the Seventh Doctor), SOPHIE ALDRED (Ace), ANGELA BRUCE (Brigadier Bambera), JESSICA MARTIN (Mags), LISA BOWERMAN (Bernice Summerfield) and Script Editor ANDREW CARTMEL ever undertaken!

Presented by ROBERT DICK, “voice of the Daleks” NICHOLAS BRIGGS and “Ace” SOPHIE ALDRED. For all DOCTOR Who fans, this 2 DISC special collector’s edition is 5 hours of pure nostalgia, which will give you a whole new insight into the making of your favourite science fiction series! SPECIAL FEATURE: Introduction by SOPHIE ALDRED and Producer KEITH BARNFATHER

Our thanks go to our friend Keith Barnfather for this extraordinarily generous gesture and for his support of Whooverville. Reeltime Pictures will be launching their latest DVD release at Whooverville,

DOCTOR ON DISPLAY: BLACKPOOL 2004-2009

And don't forget that, at no extra cost, as part of our programme during the day, we will be presenting MYTH MAKERS 3, your chance to watch two future Myth Makers releases being filmed, during which Sylvester McCoy will be interviewed by Sophie Aldred and Sophie will be interviewed by Sylvester.

Tickets for Whooverville 14 are still available (but selling fast) from QUAD Get them while you can.

Simon Fisher-Becker

We are delighted that our friend SIMON FISHER-BECKER is once again returning to Whooverville as a sponsored guest.

Simon played Dorium Maldovar in the Doctor Who stories The Pandorica Opens, A Good Man Goes to War, The Wedding of River Song, and for Big Finish in the Eleventh Doctor Chronicles story The Light Keepers. Also for Big Finish he played the Time Lord Science Minister Kavil in series 5 of Gallifrey; and voiced Lift in the Iris Wildthyme story A Lift in Time.

Beyond Doctor Who, he is known for appearing in the popular Harry Potter film franchise as The Fat Friar, and for playing the Fat Controller from Thomas the Tank Engine for ten years. We look forward to welcoming Simon to Whooverville 14 at Derby QUAD on Saturday 2nd September.

Simon will be at his table in our dealers' and traders' room selling copies of his books. Please remember that as a sponsored guest, Simon will charge for all autographs.

Doctor on Display

We are delighted to be able to announce that Whooverville 14 at Derby QUAD on Saturday 2nd September will feature an exclusive World Premiere screening of a new release from Reeltime Pictures.

The Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2004-2009 tells you everything you need to know about the second Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition and features previously unseen footage of the fondly-remembered attraction and its owner David Boyle, together with reminiscences by those who were behind the exhibition and the fans who visited.

Our premiere presentation will be introduced by the man behind Reeltime Pictures Keith Barnfather and the DVD will be available to buy throughout the day at a special price, from the Reeltime stall.

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[radiofreeskaro]

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[faithful-viewer]

Human or Zygon? Meeting Ingrid Oliver (Petronella Osgood) @ Whooverville XI (Derby QUAD, August 31, Derby, UK)

➡️ Interview Video ➡️ More Photos

[sophieiles]

Thank you for finding my page! I am an artist & storyteller who I sells my work at cons. I am also due to be published very soon and have recently written a Doctor Who subscribers short trip for Big Finish Productions called “A Song For Running” which will be available in the distant future. 💫 Website: sophieiles.co.uk 💫 Twitter: twitter.com/sophilestweets/ 💫 Facebook: facebook.com/sophieilesart 💫 Patreon: patreon.com/sophieilesart Conventions 2019! 💫 LFCC Summer - 26-28/07 Whooverville XI - 11/08 Vworp 2 - 8/09 Pandorica 2019 - 22-24/11 #sophieiles #doctorwho #doctorwhoart #classicwho #newwho #illustration #writing #fanart #londonfilmandcomiccon #vworp #whooverville #fantomevents https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVBlC1juoA/?igshid=1q8x5co98zcs6

[theangelshavethephonebox]

Heyyyyy if you're going to Derby this May for the doctor who book con, message me! I want to know people there lol

[katseternity]

I have 8 hours max to make cosplay or dress up for Whooverville X tomorrow because I didn't know my brother had bought me a ticket. Tears are both happy and panicked. Mostly happy for Paul Cornell though.

[itswhatilikeok]

Sophia Myles at #Whooverville (at QUAD - Derby) https://www.instagram.com/p/B11JxHFHLX-N7bnV41NxQvENlQgx8GAwmCS0IQ0/?igshid=tw3x03yrqn4d

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#Repost @starbookingmgmt ・・・ Exclusive #Whooverville Artwork featuring our client #ChristopherRyan who will be attending next weekend, we are very excited as it sees the pre-launch of #SilandTheDevilSeedsofArodor, the launch of #ChristopherRyansMythMakers and the run up to the Blu-Ray boxsets release of #TrialoftheTimelord. A huge credit to the talented #RichardYoung who has designed this amazing piece of artwork for the event. Please see show for more details. We are also excited that the launch of the Myth Makers sees our debut in the DVD world with a thank you in association with #OurDisappearingPlanet for helping supply our wonderful client Christopher Ryan for the DVD. The original Lord Kiv will be attending as the screen used costume Mr Ryan wore will be attending. Finally, as a treat. Christopher Ryan and #NabilShaban will be talking all things Doctor Who on their Q&A panel as well as a look at the release of Sil and The Devil Seeds of Arodor. #DoctorWho, #SigningEvents, #ComicCons. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bsZg9lyX1/?igshid=1m3x7o4hd3wvl

[higheldertala]

my jo grant cosplay for whooverville!! 💙💙