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Reeltime Pictures Doctor on Display (Llangollen) DVD
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In the early 1970s, the BBC decided to launch a series of exhibitions featuring monsters and props from Doctor Who.
Over the next three decades, untold thousands of children (and adults too!) were thrilled by a mix of innovative, exciting and stunning extravaganzas!
For many fans, these exhibitions were their first and only real chance to get close-up to their favourite TV programme … and the memories they share in this innovative documentary series are bound together by interviews with experts and people who actually worked at them!
This time we’re off to North Wales and the historic mill town of Llangollen – home to a Doctor Who exhibition with that little bit more to offer. Llangollen sits alongside the River Dee in Denbighshire and is a popular tourist attraction, not least for its steam railway and awe-inspiring aqueduct.
In this film we’ll be travelling back in time to visit the exhibition, enjoy the scenery, see the props and monsters, visit the DAPOL factory and hear the stories of those who worked there … and those who have happy memories of visiting one of the biggest Doctor Who exhibitions ever mounted!
Special feature: The Story Of Johnny Who Entertainments – Johnathan Banes tells Sophie Aldred about the influence the exhibition at Llangollen had on his life and how it led to his fan film productions!
Dalekz
November 7th, 2022 - 1:13amI went to Llangollen in the late 1990’s to see this while on holiday in Wales it was rather good.
The console with the mirror was fun and I saw them packing the Dapol toys.
I think I bought an Ace figure in the little shop too as I couldn’t get one back home.
MJS
November 6th, 2022 - 6:33pmThis should be good! I have many fond memories of the Dapol exhibition. Including one that found its way to the Scunthorpe Evening Herald…or one of their papers!!