
Sophie Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, and brought up in nearby Blackheath. After leaving school, she attended Manchester University, where she took a degree in drama. From university she sang in working men's clubs to obtain her Equity Card, then worked in a children's theatre, appearing in a fringe show, "Underground Men," at a pub theatre in London to get an agent, followed by more childr...
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In 1986, BBC Enterprises organized the Doctor Who USA Tour, a two-year travelling exhibition of props and memorabilia from the program, showcased in a 48-foot trailer decorated with alien landscapes from the show, police box entrances, and a mock-up of the TARDIS interior. This documentary features footage from the events as well as interviews with participants and more.

A young girl (Esme James) yearns to express her love for classic Doctor Who, in the face of a disapproving mother (Sophie Aldred) and antagonistic classmates.

Right from the early days of DOCTOR WHO exhibitions began to appear, the first being in 1965 when Daleks and props from DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS appeared at major department stores across the UK. Since then, countless exhibitions, official and unofficial, temporary and permanent, big and small, have come and gone... all part of the amazing life that DOCTOR WHO has away from the television screen. These truly were, and in some cases still are, the GREATEST SHOWS IN THE GALAXY!

A documentary looking back at the life and career of Dursley McLinden (Mike Smith in the 1988 Doctor Who serial Remembrance of the Daleks), who sadly died of AIDS in 1995 aged just 30.

A brand new documentary featuring Sophie Aldred. Combined with all six digitally remastered episodes of Saffron - a long-lost animated series starring Sophie Aldred in the title role. Created by animator Paul Thomas, Saffron was initially shot for TV in the early 1990s but never broadcast..

The Doctor Who actress talks to Matthew Sweet about her life and career

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era.

Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.

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

In 1995, David Boyle founded the Doctor Who Experience in Llangollen, Wales. When it closed in 2003, he didn’t give up and moved north to Blackpool to open another exhibition there! This time it was his venture, organized and run by him and it was the biggest DOCTOR WHO exhibition ever – with both old and new series exhibits from the programme! In this film we pay tribute to both the exhibition and DAVID BOYLE… one of DOCTOR WHO’s greatest advocates!
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