May 7th, 2013
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Pop-Up Shop materialises in Sydney – Pictures
Doctor Who Pop-Up Shop materialises in Sydney
From BBC Worldwide
A Doctor Who fan’s paradise will land in Sydney this Autumn with the first ever Doctor Who pop-up shop opening its doors on Thursday 9th May at 7 Wilson Street, Newtown.
The Doctor Who pop-up shop is the first of its kind and will feature exclusive merchandise not currently available in Australian stores including the Doctor Who home range, which boasts a selection of stylish teapots, mugs, tea towels, notebooks, laptop covers and more.
With the upcoming 50th anniversary on November 23rd fans can equip themselves for this landmark event with women’s apparel from the US, men’s t-shirts from the UK and replica props and coats from the UK and Canada.
Also on offer will be the popular range of toys, gifts, DVDs and books that Australian fans love and as a special treat fans will have the opportunity to have their photo taken in-store with a Dalek and a replica TARDIS.
To mark this special event fans are invited to dress up as their favourite Doctor Who characters to celebrate the store opening on Thursday 9th May at 10am and a small gift will be given to the first 20 fans to arrive in costume.
The pop-up shop will be landing in Newtown for a short time only and just like the TARDIS who knows where it may land next.
Says Rachael Hammond, BBC Worldwide’s Senior Licensing Executive: ‘Doctor Who has always cultivated an extremely diverse, loyal and passionate fan base.
With the 50th anniversary fast-approaching we are delighted to be able to offer a dedicated space for fans of the world’s longest running Sci-fi show to interact with each other and take home their very own piece of Doctor Who.’
Couple of images thanks to William…
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Phil
July 12th, 2013 - 7:10amIs this shop still open ?
I live in NSW but a way from Newtown.
I would love to go there but not if it is shut already.
Only found out about the shop today !!
dalek99
May 9th, 2013 - 11:06amjust went now had a few different things that are not in sydney,Australia mainly clothing and posters. Not many action figures but who know what they may bring to the store in the coming weeks
Nicholas
May 8th, 2013 - 3:45pmI want one in Barnstaple. We’ve only got Youing’s ToyMaster
Dalek Sec
May 8th, 2013 - 4:07amWow!! Holy **** I never thought there was going to be anything like this in Austraila. Shame i don’t live in Sydney, and i have Uni for the next few weeks. But wow, i wonder what the gift is. 😀
Radburn
May 8th, 2013 - 3:14pmAn extremely tiny badge?
MAXP
May 8th, 2013 - 12:41amForget the pop up shops, I think I can safely say what Aussie fans really want is an episode of the show set in Australia! Maybe the Doctor materialises in Old Sydney Town where alien nasties are causing trouble among the convicts. You could even have a guest appearance by a certain old gobby Australian companion! It’s way overdue!
Dalek The Supreme
May 8th, 2013 - 2:46amBrave heart, MAXP!
Drew
May 8th, 2013 - 9:24amTrue that.
Sebatron
May 24th, 2013 - 9:29amToo True! That’s what we want!
The Doctor
May 7th, 2013 - 11:30pmI lots of people go to these, so they will stay open.
Lachie
May 1st, 2013 - 7:20amsurprised i thought only Connor and i were from Sydney, especially since this is a Uk website haha but that’s cool, doubt l’d go though i prefer online retailers and the abcshop although tbh for DVD’s always go to JB Hi Fi i was able to get The Key to Time Boxset for half price all because i bought a new release The Planet of Giants when it came out. Best Deal ever… and another thing it was probably one of the last hundred or so to come i can’t see The Key To Time Boxset listed anymore
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 11:24amwe had 312 (unique) visitors from Australia yesterday from the following areas
1. New South Wales 132
2. Victoria 72
3. Western Australia 43
4. Queensland 40
5. South Australia 16
6. Tasmania 5
7. Australian Capital Territory 3
8. Northern Territory 1
CG
May 1st, 2013 - 2:58pm(replying to Lachie and Booboo), lots of people on this site are from Aus and I was actually considering getting the new release ‘The Ambassoders of Death’ from JB Hi Fi and getting the key to time half price fir my birthday but my dad bought me tickets to a concert instead.
Booboo, were the various Australians just tourists?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 3:29pmThey are people in Australia i assume
MAXP
May 8th, 2013 - 12:38amThe Doctor’s not that popular in the Northern Territory it seems. Oh well.
TheDoctorOfWho
May 1st, 2013 - 6:17amBooboo my mum asked the painters inside how long it is intending to stay and she said it shall be in for 6-8 weeks 🙂
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 12:01pmcould we get some pictures when its open? would love to see it
TheDoctorOfWho
May 1st, 2013 - 12:04pmAbsolutely, mum works up the road and is going to take a picture every day to see the updates, nothing to see but white room and spot light at moment
MAXP
May 1st, 2013 - 12:11amAs a resident of Newtown, Sydney, who lives a mere few blocks from Wilson St I can quite honestly say this is great news!
The Master
April 30th, 2013 - 9:31pmI wonder if any other parts of Australia will get a pop up shop
pug in a kilt
April 30th, 2013 - 5:48pmlaptop covers!!!!
DoctorWhoFan101
April 30th, 2013 - 6:01pmI’m visiting there and I’m sure it will be open then… I won’t be there for the day it opens. But I will visit. And sure enough the thing I’m lookin’ forward to is the laptop covers! Exciting!
josh smith
April 30th, 2013 - 5:40pmwhere in England is this?
or is it foreign?
booboo
April 30th, 2013 - 5:45pmAustralia
josh smith
April 30th, 2013 - 6:32pmoh lol
Dalek The Supreme
April 30th, 2013 - 1:30pmWell, good for Australian fans. I wish the would do something like that in America (Preferably around Pittsburgh)
The Greater Intelligence
April 30th, 2013 - 2:59pmI think Simpsonville would be IDEAL for a Doctor Who shop, don’t you think, Supreme.
Connor
April 30th, 2013 - 1:00pmI live in sydney Australia! Im so excited cant wait my new favorite store!!!!!
TheDoctorOfWho
April 30th, 2013 - 12:55pmOh wow looking forward to this, I’ll be there early first day in full The Angels Take Manhattan costume, look for me 😉
Some bloke
April 30th, 2013 - 3:45pmwhich costumes that?
TheDoctorOfWho
April 30th, 2013 - 9:04pmThe blue shirt red bow tie and braces with Amy’s glasses
THEBIGBLUEBOX
April 30th, 2013 - 11:49amDoes anyone know how long it will be in Sydney for?
The Monitor
April 30th, 2013 - 6:22pmIf everyone supports it well, it could demonstrate an opportunity for something more permanent.
Droney
April 30th, 2013 - 11:03pmI am not shore but it could be a event.
Timelord63
April 30th, 2013 - 10:40amOnce again though us british fans are short-changed by the BBC! Why wasn’t this opened first in London? It’s nice that Dr who is enjoyed world-wide but lets not forget that this is a british programme.
booboo
April 30th, 2013 - 10:44amProbably as there are multiple independent and national retailers of Doctor Who merchandise in London already who might be rather upset and the BBC opening a shop on a temporary basis to cash in and take away their trade.
Bring something like this to towns who dont have a decent shop fine but stay away from towns who have retailers who have always supported the brand – its hard enough on the high street as it is.
drjakeyoung
April 30th, 2013 - 10:49amyea, open one up in Banbury! we have no DVD or toy shops! Well tell a lie, there is one toy shop, but it is a privet owned one and a sound FX dalek is £18! compared to £9 at Toys R US!
booboo
April 30th, 2013 - 10:51amat least you have that, In Cheltenham where we are which is a large town there is nothing whatsoever
drjakeyoung
April 30th, 2013 - 10:53amWhy do they keep building these big shops all in one space in a city? WHY?!!!
booboo
April 30th, 2013 - 10:55amIf you know what i costs to run a high street shop you would know why, believe me i know.
MAXP
May 1st, 2013 - 12:16amThere’s actually an art supplies/book shop in Newtown that already stocks a fantastic range of Who merch. But if this pop up shop will only sell products that aren’t already available in Aus then it’s alright. And if it is in direct competition then hey, that’s capitalism isn’t it?
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 30th, 2013 - 10:30amI bet the Ozzy’s will be pretty pleased 😀
CG
April 30th, 2013 - 11:03amYes we will be!
CG
April 30th, 2013 - 11:24amI don’t live in Sydney so I am not that excited but I reckon they should open a few around Australia because Sydney only has 20% of Australia’s population. But if you did live in Sydney you would be pretty excited because we don’t have much DW stuff going on here and to find a certain piece of merchandise can be a little hard sometimes.
booboo
April 30th, 2013 - 11:26amlooking at the press release this is going to move around Australia by the looks of it so i might come near you
CG
April 30th, 2013 - 11:28amThanks thats great!
Sebatron
April 30th, 2013 - 12:26pmWe are very happy! I hope one opens in Adelaide!!!!