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The long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who has developed a large fan base over the years.
Doctor Who fans are sometimes referred to as Whovians, most often by the press, although the term is not commonly used by fans themselves.
Fan organisations
Doctor Who fans have had a formally recognised organisation — the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (or DWAS) — since the late 70s. It has thousands of members.
Many Doctor Who conventions are held worldwide. For many years, the largest was Panopticon, run by Dominitemporal Services. The first Panopticon was held in 1977, and the last in 2003. More recently, the Regenerations convention in Wales has had great success. In North America, the largest Doctor Who convention is Gallifrey One in Los Angeles, run by Shaun Lyon of Outpost Gallifrey. Another popular American convention is ChicagoTARDIS.
The Doctor Who Club of Australia was founded in the mid-1970s to galvanise resistance to the decision of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to cease broadcasting the programme (and was ultimately successful in having the decision overturned). In the 1980s, some US fans staged "Save Doctor Who" publicity campaigns, trying to urge their local television stations to keep airing the show.
Families and Whovians worldwide
The series has had an immense impact with the young generation, from first airing in 1963 to its anticipated revival in 2005. Children everywhere adore the Doctor and show their admiration by sumbitting stories and artwork to the BBC. Many writers have even been inspired to break into the storytelling business thanks to Doctor Who's imaginative stories and characters.
Celebrity fans
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The series has a devoted global following of people from a range of backgrounds.
Some fans have ended up working creatively on the television series. One of the most prominent examples is the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the late Douglas Adams, who wrote or co-wrote several television scripts (The Pirate Planet, City of Death and Shada) and was script editor of the original series' seventeenth season. Doctor Who stories featured amongst Adams' earliest childhood writings. Other fans to contribute scripts to the series include the writer of the UK sitcom Coupling, Steven Moffat, who wrote three episodes (The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances and The Girl in the Fireplace), as well as writing articles for Doctor Who Magazine and appearing in documentaries about the series; and League of Gentlemen co-creator and star Mark Gatiss (who has written two episodes of the new series (The Unquiet Dead and The Idiot's Lantern) and narrates Doctor Who Confidential). The writer of the original series serial Full Circle, Andrew Smith, was an unknown fan when his submission was accepted for the original series' eighteenth season.
Celebrity fans include cricketer Graham Gooch, footballer David Beckham, singer and actress Toyah Willcox, the writer Harlan Ellison, American wrestler Chris Jericho, American film and TV star Robin Williams, and Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Fans in the world of music include US heavy metal band Slipknot, Omar & Cedric of At The Drive In/The Mars Volta, Jamie Lenman of UK band Reuben, Welsh hip-hop band Goldie Lookin Chain and Paul & Phil Hartnoll of UK techno duo Orbital.
Fans who are comedians include: Matt Lucas; Jon Culshaw, who has appeared in Doctor Who audio plays for Big Finish Productions; David Walliams, who appears in and co-wrote sketches with Mark Gatiss as part of Doctor Who Night; and Simon Pegg, who appeared in The Long Game and narrated the first series of Confidential; and Peter Kay, who appears in the episode Love & Monsters.
Fans in the political world include the current mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, MP Bob Russell, former MP Tim Collins, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and former Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating.
References
- Lyon, Shaun (2006-07-25). "TARDIS Report: Massive Two-Week Press Catch-Up". Outpost Gallifrey News Page. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Seaborne, Gillane (Series Producer), & Page, Adam (Producer) (2006). Doctor Who Confidential (Television series). Cardiff: BBC Wales.
See also
External links
- Outpost Gallifrey — one of the most popular Doctor Who fan websites (see also Outpost Gallifrey)
- Doctor Who Appreciation Society
- Doctor Who Information Network — Doctor Who International fan organization, oldest in North America
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