Showmasters have confirmed that Christopher Eccleston (The 9th Doctor) will be joining them for London Film & Comic Con this July!

Christopher will be attending on the Saturday only, and details on ticket prices are below:

[Source: Showmasters]

A new dawn for Doctor Who events in the UK has arrived, as Manchester based ‘Vworp’ launches their first event with a bang at the Printworks on 9th September 2018, with a line up of signings, panels and activities that will please fans of all ages.

Photo opportunities with full size police boxes, Daleks, Cybermen and a host of other monsters, lurking throughout the venue, and with a number of dealers for you to track down that elusive action figure or sonic spatula (it’s a thing - trust us) you’ll have to hope that your bag is bigger on the inside.

In addition to all the Doctor Who fun, a lot of the venues within the Printworks will be offering deals across the weekend on food and drink so you won’t even have to leave the event space.

There will be a full slate of panels and talks across three stages and signings with Doctors, Companions and Monsters.

Tickets are available now from: http://www.vworpcon.com/tickets.html.

Even though Tom Baker cannot make the event, the Vworp team have managed to secure a private signing with Tom on 27th March.

You can either send in your own items (actions figures, posters, books, records etc.) and Tom will personally sign these for you during the time that the Vworp team spend with him. Every attempt will be made to have photo proof of your items being signed subject to approval from Tom and his team.

Each signature ordered during the pre-order period will cost only £20.00. The pre-order period will last from 1st March 2018 – 21st March 2018. Orders placed after this period will not be accepted. Full details can be found at: http://www.vworpcon.com/tom-baker.html.

[Source: Vworp]

Bedford’s second charity Doctor Who convention is taking place on Saturday 23rd April – and Doctor Who Online readers can claim a 10% discount on their tickets!  (See below for details.)

This year’s guests are Katy Manning, Deborah Watling, Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Briggs, Mike Tucker, John Leeson – and The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.

Bedford Who Charity Cons are fairly new on the scene, but they’ve already established a reputation for being fun, relaxed and friendly.  Feedback from both audiences and guests have been excellent.  Sophie Aldred said the last one was a ‘truly lovely day’ with a ‘great atmosphere’; Mike Tucker said it was ‘a lovely, informal event.’  All profits will be donated to Bedford Foodbank. Each month, they provide emergency food for some 500 local children and adults who would otherwise go hungry.

It’s a good line-up.  The day will be a mixture of panel interviews, signings, and the opportunity to chat to guests and to have your photo taken with them.  Not everyone’s familiar with The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: they’re an award winning comedy act from the Edinburgh Fringe and they’re also very, very funny. Check them out on YouTube.  They’ll be giving us their take on Doctor Who.  (They can be a little sweary but they’ve promised to be suitable for a family audience.  Their Malcolm Tucker as the new Doctor sketch won’t, alas, be part of their performance!)  Mike Tucker’s going to be doing a presentation on how classic-Who icons were adapted and updated for nu-Who; he’s also bringing along a mystery prop which we’re not allowed to say anything about yet, but it’s really exciting!  (As is usual with conventions, guests appear subject to their other work commitments.)

The basic ticket costs are £40 for adults, £20 for 14-18 year olds and full time students, and £15 for under-14s.  If you mention when you book your tickets that you heard about the day through Doctor Who Online, you’ll receive a 10% reduction on the price!  Concessions and family tickets are also available; details are on the convention’s website (see below). Special rates are offered for group bookings, too, though you’ll need to email organiser Simon Danes (see below again!) for the rates.  (This may especially appeal to university and college Doctor Who societies.)  It has to be said that the ticket rates are at the low end for Doctor Who cons, and they’re very good value. The organisers stress they’re not out to fleece you; the tickets give you access to all the events on the day.  Guests will ask a fee for autographs, though, and if you’d like photos with the actors, a charity donation is asked for.

Bedford’s a small town in the south Midlands, about 50 miles north of London (and just 35 minutes from St Pancras). Communications are good:  it’s just off the A1 and M1; good bus and coach links from Oxford and Cambridge and others; direct trains from Brighton, Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester.

Date, Time & Location:

Saturday 23rd April 2016

10:00am-5:30pm

The King’s House,
245 Ampthill Road,
Bedford
MK42 9AZ

+  Website:  bedfordwhocharitycon.co.uk

+  Facebook:  facebook.com/bedfordwhocharitycon

+  Email:  info@bedfordwhocharitycon.co.uk

[Sources: Simon Danes]

The schedules for the San Diego Comic Con 2015 panels have now been revealed, with Doctor Who featuring this Thursday.

Thursday 9th July:

Doctor Who panel with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez, and Steven Moffat. 2:15PM (Hall H)

In addition to the Doctor Who panel, LEGO Dimensions will be revealing their Doctor Who additions to the range.

[Source: San Diego Comic Con; LEGO Dimensions]

It has just been confirmed that Billie Piper will be attending Collectormania Milton Keynes on Sunday 26th May! 

This brings the total number of Doctor Who guests appearing at the event to fifteen, including current companion Jenna Louise Coleman (Clara), Dan Starkey (Strax), Carole Ann Ford (Susan) and John Leeson (K-9).

Although the online shop is closed for all other photo shoot ticket sales, the Showmasters team will be keeping it open until Wednesday 15th at 4.30pm for Billie Piper photo shoot tickets. More information can be found on our forum showmastersonline.com/forums/.

As well as Doctor Who guests there are nearly 75 stars from the world of film and tv appearing over the weekend. You can meet movie stars and sports legends at Collectormania Milton Keynes on Saturday 25th to Bank Holiday Monday 27th May 2013, the region’s biggest movie collectors event held at the Dons stadium:mk. And best of all… entry is still free!

DWO will have tables at the event, offering a wide range of Doctor Who merchandise - stop by and say hi!

For more details on the event check out the website collectormania.com/miltonkeynes/ or the forum showmastersonline.com/forums/.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday 25th-Monday 27th May 2013 (Bank Holiday)
Venue: thestadium:mk, Stadium Way West, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST
Entry: FREE!
Website: http://www.collectormania.com/miltonkeynes/
Contact: info@showmastersonline.com / 01908 671138

Media guests confirmed so far include:

Billie Piper – Doctor Who, The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Mansfield Park

Jenna Louise Coleman – Doctor Who, Captain America

Bernard Cribbins – Doctor Who, The Wombles, Carry On films

Sylvester McCoy – Doctor Who, The Hobbit

Richard Franklin, Sheila Steafel, Bonnie Langford, Carole Ann Ford, Nabil Shaban, Rachel Bell, John Leeson – Classic Doctor Who

Jean Marsh – Doctor Who, Upstairs Downstairs, Willow, Return to Oz

Dan Starkey, Neil McDermott – New Doctor Who

Gillian Anderson – X-Files, Bleak House

Charles Dance – Game of Thrones, Alien 3, The Golden Child

Alfie Allen – Game of Thrones, Equus

Malcolm McDowell – Clockwork Orange, Star Trek, Heroes

Torri Higginson – Stargate Atlantis

Ariana Richards – Jurassic Park

Lou Ferrigno – The Hulk

John Rhys Davies – Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, James Bond

Steven Robertson, Colin Hoult, Ben Greaves-Neil – Being Human

Denis Lawson – Star Wars, New Tricks

Henry Ian Cusick – Lost

Dave Legeno – Harry Potter

Gethin Anthony – Game of Thrones

Richard Poe – Star Trek

Julian Sands – Stargate, Smallville

Duncan Regehr – Star Trek, Zorro, Monster Squad

Ken Kirzinger – Freddy vs Jason

Sonita Henry – Star Trek, Chuck

Spice Williams – Star Trek, Stuntwoman

Mary Ellen Trainor – Lethal Weapon, Back to the Future

Oliver Ford Davies – Star Wars, Hamlet

Kenny Baker – Star Wars

Christopher Judge – Stargate SG-1

Eric Milligan – Bones

Mark Stanley, Luke Barnes, Ellie Kendrick – Game of Thrones

Amy ‘Lita’ Dumas, Tara, Kid Cash, Doug Williams, Shelton Benjamin – TNA/WWE wrestlers

Rupert Young, Eoin Macken – Merlin

Anjli Mohindra, Paul Marc Davis – Sarah Jane Adventures

Nick Shirm, Ryan Nelson – Harry Potter

[Sources: DWO; Showmasters]

There have been a handful of last minute guest announcements for the Entertainment Media Show, including the wonderful Matt Smith from Doctor Who!

Our friends at Showmasters have also announced James Cosmo from Game of Thrones, Highlander and Sons of Anarchy, Vaughn Armstrong of Star Trek fame, the great British actor Joss Ackland, and Anime voice artist Vic Mignogna amongst others.

Photo shoot tickets are now available on the online shop, and for Matt Smith they have also added autograph tickets which can be bought now online with tickets exchanged for an in-person autograph on the day.

The online shop closes for UK orders this Saturday, however tickets will still be available to buy at the event. The online shop can be found here.

And for those of you who can't make the event but still want autographs, Showmasters have a pre-order service. You can find more details on the pre-order website here.

Convention Details:

The Entertainment Media Show
6th-7th October 2012
Olympia Grand Hall; London; UK

Early entry from 9am - £12 (all ages).

Standard entry from 11am - £6 adults, £3 children (aged 12 and under).

Under 4s go free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Doors open: 9am to 6pm both days. Last admission 5.30pm.

[Source: Showmasters]