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The '''University of Central Lancashire''', or '''UCLan''', is a university in the city of [[Preston]]. In 2019, staff, students and alumni from the university worked together to [[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|recreate]] ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', with the help of certain ''[[Doctor Who]]'' cast and crew, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Peter Purves]] and [[Edward de Souza]]. | The '''University of Central Lancashire''', or '''UCLan''', is a university in the city of [[Preston]]. In 2019, staff, students and alumni from the university worked together to [[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|recreate]] ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', with the help of certain ''[[Doctor Who]]'' cast and crew, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Peter Purves]] and [[Edward de Souza]]. | ||
The project, originally dubbed "Sci-fi in a Week", followed a successful "Soap in a Week" project in 2016 where students worked with cast and crew from ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Emmerdale]]''. [[Ariana Scott]], who worked as a [[production assistant]] on [[series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', worked as producer on this project.<ref>https://twitter.com/arianamedia8/status/697473320590172160</ref> During the 'Soap in a Week' project, the university's outdoor set was officially opened by former ''Doctor Who'' producer, [[Phil Collinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/lost-episode.php|title=UCLan recreates lost episode of Doctor Who|author=Boardman, Lyndsey|date of source=20 February 2019|website name=UCLan|accessdate=09 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/success-soap-partnership.php|title=Success for unique soap partnership|author=Atkinson, Rachel|date of source=26 February 2016|website name=UCLan|accessdate=09 October 2019}}</ref> | The project, originally dubbed "Sci-fi in a Week", followed a successful "Soap in a Week" project in 2016 where students worked with cast and crew from ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Emmerdale]]''. [[Ariana Scott]], an alumna of the University of Central Lancashire who worked as a [[production assistant]] on [[series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', worked as producer on this project.<ref>https://twitter.com/arianamedia8/status/697473320590172160</ref> During the 'Soap in a Week' project, the university's outdoor set was officially opened by former ''Doctor Who'' producer, [[Phil Collinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/lost-episode.php|title=UCLan recreates lost episode of Doctor Who|author=Boardman, Lyndsey|date of source=20 February 2019|website name=UCLan|accessdate=09 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/success-soap-partnership.php|title=Success for unique soap partnership|author=Atkinson, Rachel|date of source=26 February 2016|website name=UCLan|accessdate=09 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
[[Mandip Gill]], who plays [[Yasmin Khan]], is an alumnus of the University of Central Lancashire. She completed her studies as an acting graduate in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/mandip-gill.php|title=Making it in the performance industry|author=Boardman, Lyndsey|date of source=15 November 2018|website name=UCLan|accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> | [[Mandip Gill]], who plays [[Yasmin Khan]], is an alumnus of the University of Central Lancashire. She completed her studies as an acting graduate in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/mandip-gill.php|title=Making it in the performance industry|author=Boardman, Lyndsey|date of source=15 November 2018|website name=UCLan|accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> In 2024, she received an Honorary Fellowship from her former university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/doctor-who-actor-returns-to-university-to-accept-award|title=Doctor Who actor returns to University to accept award|author=|date of source=11 July 2024|website name=UCLan|accessdate=16 July 2024}}</ref> Peter Purves received an Honorary Fellowship from the university in 2022, to acknowledge the significant contribution he has made in services to television, acting and presenting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/blue-peter-presenter-to-receive-uclan-award|title=Blue Peter presenter to receive UCLan award|author=|date of source=05 December 2022|website name=UCLan|accessdate=07 November 2022}}</ref> [[Steve Pemberton]], who played [[Strackman Lux]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television episodes ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' and ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'', also received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/bafta-award-winner-recognised-by-local-university|title=BAFTA award-winner recognised by ‘local’ university|author=|date of source=12 July 2024|website name=UCLan|accessdate=16 July 2024}}</ref> | ||
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