[dropcap size=small]M[/dropcap]att Smith and Karen Gillan will be making a number of convention appearances in Australia this year as part of the WHOniverse tour. Hub Productions have announced the securing of the former Doctor and Amy Pond for select dates in March. A statement on their website reads: If you’re in Continue Reading
By Mark Perkins Can a con get any better than this? I’ve had a week to process my experience at Lords of Time 2 and I can honestly say it was the best convention, Doctor Who or otherwise, that I’ve ever been to. Being only my second Doctor Who convention Continue Reading
Con Kasterborous, the North Alabama Doctor Who convention, has announced a special discounted rate to pre-register for their 2014 convention taking place the 28th and 29th of June 2014. The convention, which started in 2012, has grown considerably over the last couple of years. The first year saw approximately five Continue Reading
By Mark Perkins Following on from the successful Lords of Time convention earlier this year, First Contact Conventions, in conjunction with Culture Shock Events, brings together a bevy of Who alumnae for Australian fans of Doctor Who. Set over two weekends in 4 cities, fans will be able to meet Continue Reading
Chicago TARDIS, which ranks as the second longest running US Doctor Who convention having started in 2000 (with Doctor Who conventions in the Chicago area dating back to the show’s twentieth anniversary in 1983) is in the last leg of pre-registration before the convention. The three day convention, taking place Continue Reading
By Paul Driscoll The fourth and final part of our recap of the Religion and Doctor Who Day from earlier this month in Manchester, England. Keynote Speech: Caroline Symcox Rounding off the day Caroline Symcox speaking from within a Christian tradition presented a paper on why religious themes remain fundamental to Doctor Who. Continue Reading
By Paul Driscoll The third of our four part recap of the Religion and Doctor Who Day from earlier this month in Manchester, England. RELIGIOUS AND MYTHICAL THEMES IN DOCTOR WHO The Doctor and his iconographic search for an ecstatic human experience (Stacey Embert) Embert’s study discusses in depth the characterisation of Continue Reading
By Paul Driscoll The second of our four part recap of the Religion and Doctor Who Day from earlier this month in Manchester, England. DOCTOR WHO AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. As We See, So We Learn: Doctor Who as Religious Education Broadcasting (Owen David Edwards) Owen David Edwards paper brought a Continue Reading
Stars from Doctor Who, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Hobbit, Star Trek, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings will all be appearing at Collectormania this weekend in Milton Keynes alongside stars of sport. Confirmed names include: Paul McGann, Colin Baker, David Bradley, Steven Thorne, Peter Purves, Lalla Ward, Michael Jayston, Continue Reading
By Paul Driscoll The John Rylands theological library in Manchester is perhaps best known for holding one of the most significant fragments of early Christian papyri outside of the dead sea scrolls and Nag Hammadi collections. P52 at just nine centimetres or so high is all that remains of the Continue Reading
The first Doctor Who convention in the New York metropolitan area since 1990 will kick off on November 8 and will feature a range of stars, panels, tables and much more. Organiser Ken Deep is enthusiastic: “What differentiates my convention is accessibility.. [The venue] holds 1,000 and I want every Continue Reading
There’s sure to be plenty of collectible Doctor Who toys and games on offer at the Sandown Park Toy Fair on November 16. With more than 500 tables of toys, games and models from of the likes of Star Wars, James Bond, Doctor Who, Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox, there’s bound to Continue Reading
