Our friends over at The Doctor Who Appreciation Society have been in touch with details of a charity eBay auction of items belonging to late Doctor Who fan, Philip Jessett, who sadly passed away of Leukaemia.
By agreement with Phllip's mother Paula, the items in the collection are now available to bid on via the DWAS eBay site. 100% of each item's sale price will be donated (via eBay's charity partner Missionfish) to 'Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research'.
We hope that everyone who reads this will take a look at the items available and consider placing a bid for something.
Some items have been restricted to UK bidders as delivery costs to overseas locations are likely to be prohibitive.
+ More information about the charity can be found at: http://leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk
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Dr Who and the Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD, originally released in 1965 and 1966 have been completely restored by the current owner, Studio Canal, to create new High Definition versions.
As well as being scheduled for release on Blu-ray, cinematic versions have also been made, and Riverside Studios in association with the Doctor Who Appreciation Society will be amongst the very first to premiere the new versions.
On Sunday 26th May 2013 both films will be shown in HD on the big screen at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The afternoon, co-organised by DWAS will be a fun packed afternoon Dalek-themed fun.
Tickets are just £10-50 for the double bill with discounts for children and other concessions.
Full details can be found at the DWAS website by visiting www.dwasonline.co.uk and clicking the ‘Dr Who at the Movies’ link.
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On Saturday 29th October, The Doctor Who Appreciation Society will be staging their annual 'Time' Doctor Who convention at Hammersmith's Riverside Studios.
Time 5 will be an unmissable event for Doctor Who fans - not just because of their fantastic guest line-up, but also due to the fact that Episode One of the Classic Series Jon Pertwee adventure Invasion of the Dinosaurs is going to be screened in colour for the first time since its original broadcast on 12th January 1974!
DWO will also be in attendance on the day offering a wide selection of Doctor Who related merchandise, and giving away a FREE Doctor Who Micro Figure to the first 50 customers!
Guests:
Paul Darrow (Tekker in Timelash, Hawkins in Silurians)
Richard Franklin (Mike Yates Pertwee era)
David Bailie (Taren Capel in Robots of Death, Celestial Toymaker at Big Finish)
Louise Page (costumes for the Tennant era)
Mike Tucker (VFX classic and New Who and bringing props!)
Dan Hall (Commissioning editor 2Entertain with surprises!)
Chris Guard (Bellboy from Greatest Show)
Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake Simmons from Rise of the Cybermen and Doomsday)
Daniel King (Davenport in Unicorn and the Wasp)
Ayesha Antoine (Dee Dee Blasco from Midnight)
And Gareth David Lloyd (Ianto Jones in Doctor Who and Torchwood)
In other DWAS related news, the society now has a presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, so make sure you follow them, and stay tuned to their YouTube channel as some great Doctor Who related content will be added over the coming weeks and months.
+ For more info or to book tickets to DWAS events, visit the DWAS website at:http://www.dwasonline.co.uk/.
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Respected Doctor Who artist Alister Pearson has produced a piece of artwork based on the three books covers for ‘Day of the Daleks’, including Alister’s own.
This will be raffled at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's 'Time 5’ convention on 29th October 2011.
DWAS have also produced some high quality A4 prints of the picture, each of which will be individually signed by Alister. These can be bought either at Riverside Studios on 29th October or pre-ordered now via their website.
The price is just £5 and all proceeds from both print sales and the raffle will be given to ‘Help for Heroes’ which supports British servicemen and women who have been injured in service.
To order online or by post please visit www.dwasonline.co.uk and click the ‘Day of the Daleks’ link.
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On Sunday 4th September, in front of a packed Riverside Studios, Colin Baker (The 6th Doctor), proudly accepted the post of Honorary President of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society.
His surprise appearance at the "Day of the Daleks" convention held in Hammersmith, London followed a poll amongst DWAS members where he received more votes than all the other candidates combined. The post had been vacant since the death earlier this year of Nicholas Courtney, who had previously been the incumbent since 1997.
Colin received a rapturous reception from the audience, and was genuinely taken aback by both the title that was bestowed and also the response from those present.
Colin said: "I feel humble and truly delighted. To follow Jon Pertwee and Nicholas Courtney is a great honour. I am abashed and very grateful."
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At Midnight on Saturday 12th February 2011, The Doctor Who Appreciation Society will open the first section of it’s extensive archive online. They have a massive collection of publications about Doctor Who going back over thirty years and in the coming months will make some of the best parts available online, starting on Saturday with a number of interviews with people from years gone by.
Future selections will include items on conventions, newspaper stories, reference items, the changing faces of The Doctor and more.
Each item is, where possible, presented in it’s original format showing the public the changing face of Doctor Who Appreciation.
The ‘Celestial Archive’ will be available from Saturday at http://www.dwasonline.co.uk.
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society is the longest running Doctor Who fan club in existence.
For more information and for press interviews please contact www.dwasonline.co.uk/pressandpublicity.
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