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=== Interactive story ===
=== Interactive story ===
The visitors are being shown various artefacts (most from the Doctor's past) by a [[Node]] onboard [[Starship UK]. Suddenly, alarms ring and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] appears on a screen. He explains he has been trapped inside the [[Pandorica|Pandorica II]]. He's angry at it being the same colour, and he believes having a second Pandorica to be cheating. The Doctor uses his [[Sonic Screwdriver]] to materialise the TARDIS nearby the visitors, whom the Doctor refers to as "Shoppers". The Shoppers pass a [[Smiler]] and enter the TARDIS. Several shoppers operate the TARDIS controls and the TARDIS lands in a [[Dalek flying saucer]]. The [[Supreme Dalek]] and two [[Dalek drone|drone Daleks]] capture the shoppers, and a screen appears showing the [[Dalek]]s. The Doctor appears on the screen, bargaining with the Daleks to release them. A few minutes later, [[New Dalek Empire|Daleks]] that survived the destruction of the [[Crucible]] appear on the screen. The Dalek Paradigm believe those Daleks to be "impure". The Crucible Daleks counter that they are the children of [[Davros]] himself. They attack the Dalek Paradigm ship and, on the screen, a space battle rages. The Shoppers escape in a time corridor extruded by the Doctor using the TARDIS. They go through it and find themselves in a unit quarantine zone in Avenbury forest (as a sign at the end of this section shows) and find three [[Weeping Angel]]s - one screaming, one calm and another one created by an image. The Doctor tells them to keep running and they run through another newly opened time corridor to the last stop, the location of the Pandorica II. The Doctor manage to free himself, and appears on screen back in the TARDIS. As they watch him, the Pandorica II opens and they fly through the [[Vortex]]. Daleks, Weeping Angels and [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] attack them, but eventually they escape them and the Shoppers are returned to Starship UK.
The visitors are being shown various artefacts (most from the Doctor's past) by a [[Node]] onboard [[Starship UK]]. Suddenly, alarms ring and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] appears on a screen. He explains he has been trapped inside the [[Pandorica|Pandorica II]]. He's angry at it being the same colour, and he believes having a second Pandorica to be cheating. The Doctor uses his [[Sonic Screwdriver]] to materialise the TARDIS nearby the visitors, whom the Doctor refers to as "Shoppers". The Shoppers pass a [[Smiler]] and enter the TARDIS. Several shoppers operate the TARDIS controls and the TARDIS lands in a [[Dalek flying saucer]]. The [[Supreme Dalek]] and two [[Dalek drone|drone Daleks]] capture the shoppers, and a screen appears showing the [[Dalek]]s. The Doctor appears on the screen, bargaining with the Daleks to release them. A few minutes later, [[New Dalek Empire|Daleks]] that survived the destruction of the [[Crucible]] appear on the screen. The Dalek Paradigm believe those Daleks to be "impure". The Crucible Daleks counter that they are the children of [[Davros]] himself. They attack the Dalek Paradigm ship and, on the screen, a space battle rages. The Shoppers escape in a time corridor extruded by the Doctor using the TARDIS. They go through it and find themselves in a [[UNIT]] quarantine zone in Avenbury forest (as a sign at the end of this section shows) and find three [[Weeping Angel]]s - one screaming, one calm and another one created by an image. The Doctor tells them to keep running and they run through another newly opened time corridor to the last stop, the location of the Pandorica II. The Doctor manage to free himself, and appears on screen back in the TARDIS. As they watch him, the Pandorica II opens and they fly through the [[Vortex]]. Daleks, Weeping Angels and [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] attack them, but eventually they escape them and the Shoppers are returned to Starship UK.


=== Exhibition ===
=== Exhibition ===

Revision as of 11:58, 13 October 2013

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The Doctor Who Experience was one of the largest and most ambitious Doctor Who exhibitions ever staged. Featuring props and costumes from throughout the franchise's forty-seven year history, it also featured one new and different element; an interactive story in which people could take part and become part of the adventure.

Overview

A huge exhibition with both interactive elements and exhibition elements from throughout Doctor Who's history: covering over 4000 square metres, this large exhibition covers all of Doctor Who history. With walk through parts of the exhibition and part where the audience becomes a part of the interactive story with Matt Smith as the Doctor taking part in interactive video! On launch, Steven Moffat said, "It will also be the first time that Doctor Who artefacts from all the show's 47 year history - classic and new - will be on display together."[1]

Notable elements

There were two separate portions to this exhibition, an interactive story and a free-flow exhibition. with the interactive portion taking 30 minutes to complete. Part of the interactive element included a 3D presentation.

Interactive story

The visitors are being shown various artefacts (most from the Doctor's past) by a Node onboard Starship UK. Suddenly, alarms ring and the Eleventh Doctor appears on a screen. He explains he has been trapped inside the Pandorica II. He's angry at it being the same colour, and he believes having a second Pandorica to be cheating. The Doctor uses his Sonic Screwdriver to materialise the TARDIS nearby the visitors, whom the Doctor refers to as "Shoppers". The Shoppers pass a Smiler and enter the TARDIS. Several shoppers operate the TARDIS controls and the TARDIS lands in a Dalek flying saucer. The Supreme Dalek and two drone Daleks capture the shoppers, and a screen appears showing the Daleks. The Doctor appears on the screen, bargaining with the Daleks to release them. A few minutes later, Daleks that survived the destruction of the Crucible appear on the screen. The Dalek Paradigm believe those Daleks to be "impure". The Crucible Daleks counter that they are the children of Davros himself. They attack the Dalek Paradigm ship and, on the screen, a space battle rages. The Shoppers escape in a time corridor extruded by the Doctor using the TARDIS. They go through it and find themselves in a UNIT quarantine zone in Avenbury forest (as a sign at the end of this section shows) and find three Weeping Angels - one screaming, one calm and another one created by an image. The Doctor tells them to keep running and they run through another newly opened time corridor to the last stop, the location of the Pandorica II. The Doctor manage to free himself, and appears on screen back in the TARDIS. As they watch him, the Pandorica II opens and they fly through the Vortex. Daleks, Weeping Angels and Cybermen attack them, but eventually they escape them and the Shoppers are returned to Starship UK.

Exhibition

The exhibition covers the whole gamut of Doctor Who dating all the way back to 1963, with exhibitions from every era of the programme. It contains a large number of original props that the BBC has had in storage, including some that have not featured in previous smaller exhibitions.

Wax model of Matt Smith.

Promotion

Billboard in the underground promoting the Experience.

Notes

It was designed because we did conduct some research and asked fans what they wanted from a live Doctor Who experience. The number one response was 'I want to go inside the Tardis'.Philip Murphy[2]

  • BBC Worldwide relocated the Doctor Who Experience to Cardiff in 2012.[1]
  • Company Brandnew manages the exhibition and merchandise shop was also responsible for recruiting, training and briefing staff.[15]
  • Within the exhibition is the "first ever shop devoted to Doctor Who"[16]
  • There is around 4000 square metres of exhibition space at Olympia Two.
  • Steven Moffat wrote all the interactive story elements.[2]
  • It took 2 years and over 150,000 construction hours to construct the exhibition.[17]
  • Mike Tucker was behind the restoration and assessment of which costumes and props were placed on display at the exhibition.[17]
  • For the interactive story element, Matt Smith plays the Eleventh Doctor and Nicholas Briggs voices the Daleks.

Gallery

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CultBox - 'Doctor Who Experience' coming to London in February 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Q&A: Philip Murphy talks 'The Doctor Who Experience' - Digital Spy
  3. ↑ Making my 4th Doctor costume: Doctor Who Experience - Fourth Doctor incarnation
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Making my 5th Doctor Costume: Doctor Who Experience -Fifth Doctor incarnation
  5. ↑ Making M y 6th Doctor Costume: Doctor Who Experience -Sixth Doctor incarnation
  6. ↑ Making My 7th Doctor Costue: Doctor Who Experience -Seventh Doctor incarnation
  7. ↑ Making My Tennant Coat: Doctor Who Experience - Tenth Doctor incarnation
  8. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fray101/5461115074/ Flikr - The Doctor Who Experience]
  9. ↑ The Doctor Who Experience - Flikr
  10. ↑ The Doctor Who Experience - Flikr
  11. ↑ Doctor Who Experience - Silence - Flikr
  12. ↑ Doctor Who Experience - Melkur - Flikr
  13. ↑ Doctor Who's Cybermen invade London to promote Doctor Who Experience - Mail Online
  14. ↑ London Evening Standard - The Doctor will see you now…show is a Who's Who for fans
  15. ↑ Event - BBC brings in Brandnew for Doctor Who Experience
  16. ↑ BBC - Press Office - BBC Worldwide breaks new ground with retail and mobile plans for Doctor Who Experience
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 BBC - Doctor Who - The Doctor Who Experience: Making It Happen

External links

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