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{{Infobox Exhibition | {{Infobox Exhibition | ||
|image = llangollen Exhibition opening.jpg | |image = llangollen Exhibition opening.jpg | ||
|exhibition features= Located with [[Dapol]], Largest Doctor Who exhibition | |exhibition features = Located with [[Dapol]], Largest ''Doctor Who'' exhibition | ||
|exhibition location= Lower Dee Mill, Llangollen, North Wales | |exhibition location = Lower Dee Mill, Llangollen, [[North Wales]] | ||
|opening date = | |opening date = 1995 | ||
|closing date = | |closing date = 2003 | ||
|clip = Monster escape at the Doctor Who Experience | |clip = Monster escape at the Doctor Who Experience | ||
}}Located next to the [[Dapol]] toy factory, the ''' | }}Located next to the [[Dapol]] toy factory, the '''Llangollen Doctor Who Experience''' was the largest [[Doctor Who exhibition|''Doctor Who'' exhibition]] to have ever been staged, and open continuously. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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=== Full props and masked costumes === | === Full props and masked costumes === | ||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] console ([[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]] onwards version) | * [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] console ([[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]] onwards version) | ||
* [[Time Lord]] headwear from [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'' or ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | * [[Time Lord]] headwear from [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' or ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | ||
* Doctor costumes ([[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]] (burgundy variety), [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]) | * Doctor costumes ([[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]] (burgundy variety), [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]) | ||
* [[Cyberman]] from | * [[Cyberman]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' and ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | ||
* [[Bessie]] | * [[Bessie]] | ||
* Several [[Dalek]]s from multiple eras | * Several [[Dalek]]s from multiple eras | ||
* A [[Robot Yeti]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' | * A [[Robot Yeti]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' | ||
* A Time Lord costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0178.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 - AMG_0178]</ref> | * A Time Lord costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0178.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 - AMG_0178]</ref> | ||
* An [[Axon]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' | * An [[Axon]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' | ||
* A [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''-era [[Sea Devil]] | * A [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''-era [[Sea Devil]] | ||
* An [[Ice Warrior]] (appears to be) of the [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' era. <ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol200110/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre October 2001]</ref> | * An [[Ice Warrior]] (appears to be) of the [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' era. <ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol200110/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre October 2001]</ref> | ||
* An [[Eight Legs]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' | * An [[Eight Legs]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' | ||
* [[K1|Giant Robot]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0192.asp | * [[K1|Giant Robot]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0192.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 - AMG_0192]</ref> | ||
* [[Osiran service robot]] sarcophagus from [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' | * [[Osiran service robot]] sarcophagus from [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' | ||
* [[Krarg]] from [[ | * [[Krarg]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' | ||
* [[Morbius]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' | * [[Morbius]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' | ||
* [[Chancellery Guard|Gallifryan Guard]] | * [[Chancellery Guard|Gallifryan Guard]] | ||
* The Captain from [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' | * The Captain from [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' | ||
* [[Mandrel]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' | * [[Mandrel]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' | ||
* [[Argolin]] and a [[Foamasi]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' | * [[Argolin]] and a [[Foamasi]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' | ||
* [[Melkur]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' | * [[Melkur]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'' | ||
* [[Gundan|Gundan Warrior]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' | * [[Gundan|Gundan Warrior]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' | ||
* [[K9 Mark III|K9]] and Coven Leader [[Hecate]] from [[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'' | * [[K9 Mark III|K9]] and Coven Leader [[Hecate]] from [[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'' | ||
* [[Malus]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'' | * [[Malus]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' | ||
* [[Omega]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | * [[Omega]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | ||
* [[The Garm]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' | * [[The Garm]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' | ||
* A [[Tractator]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' | * A [[Tractator]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' | ||
* A [[Silurian]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' | * A [[Silurian]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' | ||
* [[Magma Beast]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' | * [[Magma Beast]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' | ||
* [[Mestor]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' | * [[Mestor]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' | ||
* [[Drathro]] and a Serivce Robot from [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'' | * [[Drathro]] and a Serivce Robot from [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'' | ||
* [[Sil]], [[Kiv]] and a Delegate from [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp]]'' | * [[Sil]], [[Kiv]] and a Delegate from [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' | ||
* A Vervoid from [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'' | * A Vervoid from [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' | ||
* At least three [[Haemovore]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'' | * At least three [[Haemovore]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' | ||
* [[Kandyman]] and [[Fifi]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'' | * [[Kandyman]] and [[Fifi]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' | ||
* [[Special Weapons Dalek]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | * [[Special Weapons Dalek]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[Nemesis]] statue from [[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' | * [[Nemesis]] statue from [[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | ||
* [[Control (Ghost Light)|Control]] and a Husk from [[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' | * [[Control (Ghost Light)|Control]] and a Husk from [[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' | ||
* [[Gods of Ragnarok]] and Clown costumes from [[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' | * [[Gods of Ragnarok]] and Clown costumes from [[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' | ||
* Three [[Cheetah People]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'' | * Three [[Cheetah People]] from [[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' | ||
=== Other props and costumes === | === Other props and costumes === | ||
* Weapons from [[TV]]: ''[[The | * Weapons from [[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'' | ||
* [[Kroll]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' | * [[Kroll]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' | ||
* [[Mona Lisa]] painting from [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' | * [[Mona Lisa]] painting from [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' | ||
* A [[Mutt]] head from [[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''<ref name="Dapol2002">[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol2002/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre 2002]</ref> | * A [[Mutt]] head from [[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''<ref name="Dapol2002">[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol2002/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre 2002]</ref> | ||
* A Dinosaur model from [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0197.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0197]</ref> | * A Dinosaur model from [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0197.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0197]</ref> | ||
* "Cyberscope" from [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' | * "Cyberscope" from [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' | ||
* Snake model from [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0243.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0243]</ref> | * Snake model from [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0243.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0243]</ref> | ||
* Cyberman heads from all eras of the Cybermen from [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' through to ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' | * Cyberman heads from all eras of the Cybermen from [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' through to ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | ||
* [[Nyssa]]'s brown velvet costume | * [[Nyssa]]'s brown velvet costume | ||
* [[Turlough]]'s costume | * [[Turlough]]'s costume | ||
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
* The [[Third Doctor]]'s cloak from [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | * The [[Third Doctor]]'s cloak from [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
* Lytton's Cyberman chestplate from [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' | * Lytton's Cyberman chestplate from [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
* Dinosaur in a vat from within the Rani's TARDIS in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' | * Dinosaur in a vat from within the Rani's TARDIS in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' | ||
* The Renegade Dalek Battlecomputer chair from [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | * The Renegade Dalek Battlecomputer chair from [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* A Sontaran mask from [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''<ref name="Dapol2002" /> | * A Sontaran mask from [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''<ref name="Dapol2002" /> | ||
* | * {{O'Mara|c}}'s costume from [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | ||
* [[Tetrap]] head from [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' | * [[Tetrap]] head from [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | ||
* Pool cleaner robot from [[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' | * Pool cleaner robot from [[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' | ||
* The Eye medallion from [[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol2002%282%29/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre 2002(2)]</ref> | * The Eye medallion from [[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol2002%282%29/index.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience in Lower Dee Exhibition Centre 2002(2)]</ref> | ||
* Ace's period costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0157.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0157]</ref> | * Ace's period costume from [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenris]]''<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/dapol20030802/AMG_0157.asp Dapol Doctor Who Experience August 2, 2003 AMG_0157]</ref> | ||
* The Master's costume from [[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'' | * The Master's costume from [[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' | ||
== Promotion == | == Promotion == | ||
* [[Colin Baker]] and [[Caroline John]] were present to promote the exhibition when it opened. | * [[Colin Baker]] and [[Caroline John]] were present to promote the exhibition when it opened. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Unlike some other exhibits, both previous to this and running concurrently (such as the Longleat exhibition) this exhibition was open all year round. | * Unlike some other exhibits, both previous to this and running concurrently (such as the [[Doctor Who Exhibition (Longleat)|Longleat exhibition]]) this exhibition was open all year round. | ||
* When, in 1997 [[Tom Baker]] went to [[New Zealand]] to make a series of television commercials for New Zealand Superannuation Services, he got on loan the scarf from his time as the Doctor from this museum.<ref>[http://thomas-stewart-baker.com/article44.html 'Time is Everything' - The Doctor Who Commercials]</ref> | * When, in 1997 [[Tom Baker]] went to [[New Zealand]] to make a series of television commercials for New Zealand Superannuation Services, he got on loan the scarf from his time as the Doctor from this museum.<ref>[http://thomas-stewart-baker.com/article44.html 'Time is Everything' - The Doctor Who Commercials]</ref> | ||
* Given the range of props and costumes, many of them must have come from previous defunct exhibitions such as [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool]], [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] and the [[ | * Given the range of props and costumes, many of them must have come from previous defunct exhibitions such as [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool]], [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] and the [[World of Doctor Who Exhibition]] exhibition. | ||
* At least one source attests that there were Daleks from the 1960s Dalek movies and from the 1996 [[Doctor Who ( | * At least one source attests that there were Daleks from the 1960s Dalek movies and from the 1996 [[Doctor Who (TV story)|television movie]]<ref>[http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/llangollen.htm Dr Who Experience Llangollen]</ref> however according to another source<ref>[http://www.dalek6388.co.uk/where-are-the-daleks-now.htm Dalek 6388 - A History of the Dalek Props from 1963 to 1988 and Beyond - Where are they now?]</ref> states that the Dalek props that are in this exhibition are at least in part from the 1960s (a walk-in variety) and another (black and gold) a repainted Dalek from [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''. From the images available there are no immediately apparent props from the 1996 TV movie. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == |