Doctor Who Series 7 Trailer and Promo Pic

 Excited for Series 7 yet?...If you haven't seen them already, the new trailer and promo picture posted by the BBC for Doctor Who series 7 are bound to get you on the edge of your seat! Guess what?... the Daleks are back!

 In my personal opinion, the thought of Amy and Rory leaving the Doctor is upsetting because I have always felt their presence in the series would last for a longer period of time. However, I understand completely that Doctor Who relies on change to re-capture the imagination of others by constantly re-inventing and reviving itself. Back in March at the Doctor Who Convention when I met Karen Gillan whilst she signed autographs, I made sure I told her how much I was going to miss her character, and she agreed. I'm sure a lot of you feel the same, whilst many others would disagree and are looking forward to the change.

I've watched the trailer about a million times already, it never gets old...whilst monitoring it closely frame by frame... I need to get out more! 

By 1.22mins my eyes are ready to burst in to tears. 'Who killed all the daleks?' 

See the trailer for yourself, here:

let me know what you think!

Thanks for reading

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Amy and Rorys Home - Filming Location - Cardiff Bay

Hello!
Hope you are all well, just a quick post to let you know I am still here! Its crrrazy times in my household at the moment, deadlines are looming at University and I have, what feels like 100000000 things to do! I'm counting down the days until the 2nd May when my final assignment will be handed in! 
However, I have got lots to post in the near future, its just finding the time to do so, I won't let you down ;)
So I thought I'd use the small amount of time I have tonight to show you the other place I went to on the weekend of the Convention, Amy and Rorys House (Series 6 + Christmas Special). It was just around the corner from Cardiff Bay so it didn't take long to walk! Note the Tardis blue door and exterior... even the car parked outside is blue!

And a still from 'The God Complex' courtesy of the BBC:

 Here is the last few minutes of the series 6 episode 'The God Complex' to refresh your memories, where the Doctor leaves Amy and Rory. *Warning: tearjerker -

 

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As well as this, I have uploaded one of my many videos to Youtube from the Official Doctor Who Convention last week. It features Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill talking about their life before and after Doctor Who (and Matt & Arthur get a bit animated!!) 

Give it a watch if you're interested, the sounds a bit low so you may need to turn your speakers right up!

We're also expecting a new arrival to the family in a few weeks time... a baby kitten :) Its a little dark grey male but the family are finding it hard to agree on a name. I have suggested a few Doctor Who related names such as 'Rory' and 'Smithy' but its more than likely going to be called Alfie, which is cute also :) - (and is the name character Craigs son in Closing Time, hehe)
...If you have any suggestions feel free to let me know!

Blog to you soon, have a lovely weekend! 

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Memorabilia Birmingham November 2011

So, recapping last November, my University course was getting much more difficult, my first and only pet cat had past away of 15 years and I had just endured a car accident. However, to brighten up my days I found out Arthur Darvill (a.k.a Rory Williams in Doctor Who) was going to be at the Memorabilia event in Birmingham near the end of the month.

I JUST HAD TO GO!! I had never been to an event like this before and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the list of guests looked good, the price was reasonable and my partner and brother were interested in the sports personalities attending.

You can find about Memorabilia events HERE ... my dads made me promise I'll take him next time! 

We saw a few Doctor Who characters – notably Catrin Stewart who played Jenny in Series 6 part 1 finale ‘Good Man Goes to War’ and Emma in of one of my new favourite programmes ‘Stella’ with Ruth Jones. Regrettably, we didn’t pay for her autograph but saw her from afar.

- ARTHUR DARVILL -

We then realised Arthur Darvill had arrived so jumped in the queue to meet him. I had never met anyone from a programme I absolutely adore before so I was pretty nervous. I paid £20 for my chosen photograph and moved on along the line to meet him. I have to say he seemed like such a nice, down to earth person. I asked him how he was and how his day was going and he answered very positively and upbeat. My partner took some sneaky photos from the sidelines (I didn’t realise this was not allowed until after – which I personally think is a bit ridiculous when you pay so much for the autograph itself, but it’s not the actors fault, just security these days gone mad!) I have to add here that I wait behind gigs all the time for my favourite bands and they happily sign tickets, take pictures and spend time chatting to you without security thrusting you out of the way, and all this for free, so I really don’t see the problem, although I do realise there is sometimes high demand! 

But yes, Arthur was a lovely person, and it was such a pleasure to finally meet him. I have treasured my signed photo ever since, and I am willing to add to it with other signed photos in the future ;)

 I also purchased a Matt Smith stetson mug I have had my eye on online for ages! You can get yours from http://forbiddenplanet.com

And a random Dalek speeding past on our way out…

 Thanks for reading

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The Curse of the Black Spot Filming Location, Cornwall

So it’s early September 2011, and my parents decide to whisk the family and my partner off to Cornwall for a week in the caravan. It had been YEARS since I'd stayed in a caravan and years since I'd gone on holiday with the family, so we all agreed and what a fantastic week we ended up having!  

The weather was stunning, we picked the best week of the year by far! But being the avid Doctor Who fan I am, my favourite part was finding out they shot the majority of the 2011 Series 6 episode ‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ 10 minutes down the road in Charlestown, near St Austell.

So the second day we headed to the shipyard. It was a big place, and there was only the one ship in the dock when we went, but they sail in and out on a weekly rota.

Unfortunately for us, the ship used in the episode was out of the dock for the week we were there, but we made do with the Kaskelot, one of the three fleet, and I have to admit it was rather exciting running above and below board.

 

Then mum called me below board, intrigued for me to look at all the photos and information on past and present film and tv that had been shot on board the fleet of ships. And there it was - a huge chunk of the wall, full of images and information on the night Doctor Who set up and filmed on board the Phoenix in Charlestown. How exciting!   

Exploring the ships costs a couple of pounds each, or you can buy a cheaper family ticket (I think this was around £8.00 altogether) I definitely recommend it, Charlestown is beautiful with elegant restaurants and bars, and the scenery from the dock on looking the sea is breathtaking. I would love to go back again this year, it’s a shame it’s so far away! You can find information on the ships HERE

To be honest, the episode itself wasn't my favourite, as it came straight after the massive two-part opener to series 6. But looking back, after visiting the location, it has given me a new-found respect for the episode and the story-line.

Here’s the trailer from the episode to refresh your minds, courtesy of the BBC:

On the way back from Cornwall, we took what turned out to be a 3 hour (!!!) detour to Stonehenge. I had never been there before, and by coincidence Doctor Who filmed here in the series 5 two-parter ‘The Pandorica Opens/Big Bang’. We didn’t pay extra to go nearer to the stones themselves, but viewed them from afar for free in the sunshine.   

My Tip: Take a packed lunch if you plan on spending the day here, the food and drink are sooo expensive to buy, and the location itself is not near any shops. Also, make sure you check out the prices before visiting, it may be worth buying a family ticket if it works out cheaper than paying individually. Also, watch out for the tanks if you venture through the Salisbury Plains!

  

I’m currently watching ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ episode from Series 5…  I love it! And I love seeing the locations I’ve visited in episodes (sad I know!!) But yes, I love the concept of the episode… educational as well as entertaining :-) 

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