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{{Infobox Exhibition | {{Infobox Exhibition | ||
|exhibition name = Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool | |exhibition name = Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File:Blackpool October 1975.jpg|250px|Exhibition entrance 1975]] | ||
|exhibition features= Regularly changing props | |exhibition features= Regularly changing props | ||
|exhibition location= 111 Central Promenade, Blackpool | |exhibition location= 111 Central Promenade, Blackpool | ||
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The '''Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool''' was located at 111 Central Promenade, on the busy Golden Mile, a prime location for visitors. It ran for 11 years until the lease on the building it resided in expired. | The '''Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool''' was located at 111 Central Promenade, on the busy Golden Mile, a prime location for visitors. It ran for 11 years until the lease on the building it resided in expired. | ||
==Overview== | == Overview == | ||
Through a TARDIS-shaped entrance visitors followed the exhibition through a range of various displays of props, costumes, and models towards a working prop of the console room with console, before reaching the shop at the end. | Through a TARDIS-shaped entrance visitors followed the exhibition through a range of various displays of props, costumes, and models towards a working prop of the console room with console, before reaching the shop at the end. | ||
==Notable elements== | == Notable elements == | ||
* Displays were regularly updated with new exhibits as new stories were aired. | * Displays were regularly updated with new exhibits as new stories were aired. | ||
* Unlike the Longleat Exhibition, the Blackpool Exhibition also included a display of small scale models of landscapes and spacecrafts. Davros, Daleks, Cybermen and K9 were among regular exhibits. | * Unlike the Longleat Exhibition, the Blackpool Exhibition also included a display of small scale models of landscapes and spacecrafts. Davros, Daleks, Cybermen and K9 were among regular exhibits. | ||
==Promotion== | == Promotion == | ||
* Promoted in continuity announcements at the time, following the programme broadcasts. | * Promoted in continuity announcements at the time, following the programme broadcasts. | ||
* In [[1975]] [[Elizabeth Sladen]], [[Ian Marter]] and [[Tom Baker]] promoted the exhibition with a parade led by Tom Baker in the back of [[Bessie]] with the Mayoress and a [[UNIT]] driver. The parade also include a [[Zygon]], [[Bellal]], [[Sontaran]], [[Sea Devil]] and [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] led to the switching on of Blackpools illuminations. | * In [[1975]] [[Elizabeth Sladen]], [[Ian Marter]] and [[Tom Baker]] promoted the exhibition with a parade led by Tom Baker in the back of [[Bessie]] with the Mayoress and a [[UNIT]] driver. The parade also include a [[Zygon]], [[Bellal]], [[Sontaran]], [[Sea Devil]] and [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] led to the switching on of Blackpools illuminations. | ||
* In [[1985]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] were present signing autographs in the console area for [[Children in Need]]. | * In [[1985]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] were present signing autographs in the console area for [[Children in Need]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
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==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
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file:Blackpool Exhibition posters.jpg|Exhibition posters | file:Blackpool Exhibition posters.jpg|Exhibition posters | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who exhibitions]] | [[Category:Doctor Who exhibitions]] | ||
