Science of the Time Lords
Science of the Time Lords – 26 – 27 January 2019
Time to discover the science behind one of the world’s most popular TV franchises, if you can come out from behind the sofa for long enough of course!
Join the National Space Centre for a fun family weekend where we look at the fact behind the fiction.
An event for families, children and fans to enjoy, there is a jam-packed schedule of workshops, competitions, challenges, talks, exhibitions and lots of your favourite terrifying foes to encounter.
Saturday Guests:
Sylvester McCoy
The Seventh Doctor
With his trademark panama hat and question mark umbrella, the Seventh incarnation of the Time Lord from Gallifrey will be making his fourth visit to The National Space Centre. You may also recognise Sylvester from his role as Radagast in the hit trilogy; The Hobbit.
Paul McGann
The Eighth Doctor
Paul starred in the 1987 dark comedy Withnail and I, and as the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film, a role he reprised in more than 70 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode “The Night of the Doctor”. McGann is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in Hornblower and Professor John Gaskell in Holby City.
Peter Davison
The Fifth Doctor
Peter was the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984. Peter’s real life daughter is actress Georgia Moffett, who played The Doctor’s daughter Jenny in the episode “The Doctor’s Daughter”. In December 2011 she married Scottish actor David Tennant, who played the Tenth Doctor, making them a true Time Lord family.
Colin Baker
The Sixth Doctor
The sixth incarnation of the Doctor, from 1984 to 1986. However, he made his first appearance in Doctor Who as Commander Maxil in the story Arc of Infinity (1983) and was one of the few characters to actually shoot the Doctor, then played by Peter Davison.
Sunday Guests:
Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding is known for her role as Tegan Jovanka, a companion of the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), and later of the Fifth Doctor, (Peter Davison), however, she also made a guest appearance on Jim’ll Fix It in a Doctor Who-related sketch alongside Colin Baker’s Doctor in 1985 (A Fix with Sontarans) and played Mel during Sylvester McCoy’s audition for the part of the Seventh Doctor!
Sarah Sutton
Sarah Sutton is best known for her role as Nyssa in Doctor Who. Nyssa was first the companion to Tom Baker and then to Peter Davison, from 1981 to 1983. Sarah has reprised her role in several of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio dramas, as well as appearing in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors.
Shobna Gulati
Shobna has become a household name for her role as Anita in Victoria Wood’s “dinnerladies” and as Sunita, in ‘Coronation Street’, however, Shobna has recently joined the cast of Doctor Who as Najia Khan in Arachnids in the UK and Demons of the Punjab.
Louise Jameson
Louise is best known for her appearances in British TV series EastEnders, Doctor Who, Bergerac, and Tenko. Louise appeared as Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor (40 episodes from 1977-8). Jameson continues to reprise the characters of Leela and Anne Reynolds in audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions.
Katy Manning
Katy is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant (1971–73) alongside Jon Pertwee’s incarnation of the Doctor. Katy voices Jo Grant in the Companion Chronicles Audio Adventures, and she is also the voice of the Time Lord Iris Wildthyme in several of the Big Finish Productions. Katy returned to Doctor Who in the Sarah Jane Adventures with Matt Smith as Jo Jones and has featured in audio adventures for the last 12 years as Time Lady Iris Wildethyme.
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