BFI Announce Guests for Mind of Evil Screening

The special guests for the screening of The Mind of Evil at the BFI were announced at the screening of The Tomb of the Cybermen.

The screening on Sunday 10th March at 2pm will include the following guests:

Katy Manning - companion Jo Grant

Richard Franklin - Mike Yates

John Levene - Sergeant Benton

Tim Combe - Director

Terrance Dicks - Script Editor

Stuart Humphryes - Recolouriser

The screening sold out in 7 minutes after going on sale to BFI members.

BFI: Patrick Troughton "Tomb of The Cybermen" Screening

I had a great time at the BFI for their second screening to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who with Tomb of The Cybermen. 

There were a number of fantastic guests including companions to the 2nd Doctor: Anneke Wills (Polly) and Deborah Watling (Victoria) and, from Tomb of The Cybermen, Shirley Cooklin (Kaftan), Bernard Holley (Peter Haydon) and Michael Kilgarriff (Cyber Controller). Also in attendance was Michael Ferguson (director of The Seeds of Death, The Claws of Axos) and Patrick Troughton’s son and biographer, Michael Troughton.

There were also two surprise guests in the form of showrunner Steven Moffat and comedian/presenter Frank Skinner who gave the story a short but sweet introduction.

Moffat also commented on Matt Smith's recent casting as the lead in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut for the movie 'How To Catch A Monster,' with "don't worry he's not going."

This was my second visit to the BFI for the 50th anniversary after last months screening of An Unearthly Child. Watching Who on the big screen really does change the way one perceives it as an audience member; things that looks cheap or dated are particularly apparent and the comedic moments are certainly amplified. Overall it is great to watch these beloved stories with a huge and loving audience.

The next installment of the BFI 50th Anniversary celebration is the very recently recolourised version of The Mind of Evil which takes place on Sunday 10th March. The event sold out in 7 minutes but if you were lucky to grabs some tickets I will see you there.

BFI Announce Guests For Tomb Of The Cybermen Showing

The BFI have just announced the following guests for their screening of The Tomb of The Cybermen: Companions to the 2nd Doctor: Anneke Wills (Polly) and Deborah Watling (Victoria) and, from Tomb of the Cybermen, Shirley Cooklin (Kaftan), Bernard Holley (Peter Haydon) and Michael Kilgarriff (Cyber Controller). Also in attendance is Michael Ferguson (director of The Seeds of Death, The Claws of Axos) and Patrick Troughton’s son and biographer, Michael Troughton.

BFI: William Hartnell "An Unearthly Child" Screening

Jessica Carney, Donald Tosh, Waris Hussein, host,
William Russell, Carole Ann Ford & Jeremy Young.

I had an absolutely marvelous time at the screening of An Unearthly Child at the BFI today, for the first of 11 events (1 for each Doctor) set for this year to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

There were a number of brilliant guests including: Waris Hussein (Director); Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman); William Russell (Ian Chesterton); Jeremy Young (Kal the Caveman); Mark Gatiss; Donald Tosh (Hartnell Era Script Editor); Brian Hodgson (Radiophonic Workshop, creator of the TARDIS sound effect); Clive Doig (Vision Mixer) and Jessica Carney (William Hartnell’s grand-daughter and biographer).

It was great to see An Unearthly Child on the big screen and with an audience, but for me finally getting to meet William Russell and Carole Ann Ford in the flesh was the biggest highlight.

The next event to celebrate Patrick Troughton will take place on February 9th. The event is already sold out, but for those of you who snapped up some tickets, I'll see you there.

BFI Announce Guests for Unearthly Child Screening

The BFI have finally announced their guests for this Saturday's screening of An Unearthly Child; the William Hartnell story chosen to kick off the 50th Anniversary celebrations, and it's a very impressive gathering.

The guests include: Waris Hussein (Director); Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman); William Russell (Ian Chesterton); Jeremy Young (Kal the Caveman); Mark Gatiss; Donald Tosh (Script Editor); Brian Hodgson (Radiophonic Workshop); Clive Doig (Vision Mixer) and Jessica Carney (William Hartnell’s grand-daughter and biographer).

I'm going and I can't wait. Anyone else going?

BFI To Celebrate 50th Anniversary By Screening Doctor Who

The British Film Institute have been a big part of Doctor Who for many years, so like the rest of us they're celebrating the fantastic 50th Anniversary of a certain Time Lord.

Each month the BFI will screen an iconic episode of Doctor Who for each Doctor, starting with William Hartnell and An Unearthly Child, then going on to Patrick Troughton and The Tomb of The Cybermen, a special advance screening of the colourised version of The Mind of Evil for Jon Pertwee. These three are the only ones announced thus far, but a story per Doctor is expected each month. 

Also! The BFI are planning a very special Preview screening of the inception of Doctor Who Drama: An Adventure in Space and Time penned by Mark Gatiss.

Each screening will feature a guest or guests involved in each story. The announced screening thus far include:

An Unearthly Child Saturday January 12th 15:30pm

The Tomb of the Cybermen Saturday February 9th 14:30pm

The Mind of Evil (Recolourised) - March - Date and time TBC

An Adventure In Space and Time - November - Date and time TBC

All in all it's shaping up to be a very exciting 50th Anniversary.