Doctor Who News - National Media Museum exhibition details revealed

National Media Museum exhibition details revealed

Friday, 8 November 2013 - Reported by John Bowman

Colin Young, pictured at home with his original Servo Robot prop - one of the display objects at the National Media Museum's exhibition Doctor Who and Me: 50 Years of Doctor Who. Picture: Paul Floyd Blake/National Media Museum

Rare, original artefacts provided by David J Howe and Colin Young, including the Servo Robot prop from the 1968 adventure The Wheel in Space, artwork from Doctor Who annuals and Target novels (including art by David McAllister and Andrew Skilleter), and authentic 1970s Palitoy and Louis Marx toys

Some of fan modelling pioneer Julian Vince's originals, including his first Dalek

Several full-size replicas from the show, including K-9, Daleks, the TARDIS, Cybermen, and various monster masks

A very rare 1960s Dalek Oracle board game

A newly-uncovered poster of Tom Baker and scarf demonstrating semaphore

A postcard from the BBC sent to a young fan in 1975 outlining the instructions to knit a Tom Baker scarf - the resulting scarf, knitted by the fan's mum, is also on display

Memorabilia from the Longleat 20th-anniversary event, including tickets and a programme

1970s/80s collector cards from Typhoo Tea and Weetabix

An original script from Dragonfire

In a change to the original plan, the display will now run from Saturday 23rd November to Sunday 9th February, and the museum - which also has free entry - has organised a launch party for Friday 22nd November to mark both the exhibition and the show's 50th anniversary. Starting at 7.30pm and open to all, this free event will give people the chance to have a preview of the exhibition and will also have entertainment in the form of performance poetry from Rod Tame, music, and a flash open-mic event for attendees. There is no need to book for the party - just turn up.

Anyone wanting to take part in the open-mic event, in which they can read some of their fan fiction or perform a song or a poem - basically, anything family-friendly that has been inspired by Doctor Who - must let the museum know by e-mailing Sophie Loftus at sophie.loftus@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk by no later than Sunday 17th November. Names will be selected at random and people notified in advance if they have a slot. The open-mic pieces should last no more than three minutes.