Dr Who Exhibition, Brighton Pier - June 2005
We were avid viewers of the new Dr Who TV series so
couldn't pass up on a visit to the 2005 Dr Who exhibition on Brighton
Pier (formally Palace Pier) as Brighton is only 'down the road' - an
opportunity not to be missed! There we became acquainted with the
fearsome Daleks, Cybermen, Slitheens, and, of course, the Tardis while
managing to avoid getting exterminated.
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Right outside Brighton Pier we saw the legendary Tardis had landed -
but no sign of The Doctor or Rose. The pier used to be called
Palace Pier but for some reason they changed the established name.
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The Dr Who exhibition was almost at the end of Palace,
er, Brighton Pier, housed in what used to be the amusement hall.
Entry cost £6 and we entered with some trepidation. Oo-er!
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This is a general view just inside the entrance to the exhibition, and
here we saw a transparent Tardis with Dr Who's and Rose's
costumes. Belinda decided...
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...she fancied a new hairdo - watch out, that nasty mechanical Trinny
is about to go snip snip a-snipping! It's behind you! There
were...
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...plenty of information panels with a lot of interesting stuff
about Dr Who past and present. Mike fancied Rose while Belinda
thought the new Dr Who was rather fit! Now, where's those
diabolical Daleks?
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Mike remembers Dr Who... from behind the sofa in the 70s! This
was a display at the exhibition featuring all the past Doctors,
although there wasn't much about his previous gorgeous assistants
though.
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"I hope the plastic on this bin isn't going to melt and drag me in!",
Mike remarked at this point, recalling a programme earlier in the new
series. The...
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...second main section in the exhibition at Brighton housed many of
the scary monsters from the new Dr Who series. Mike scuttled
away behind the stands!
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Ah, so that's where you are Mike, you can come out of that showcase on
the left now! Also seen here are the Dalek boss and the strange
Tree People; it was good to see some new 'characters' in the new series
as well as Daleks and the Tardis.
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Of course the Daleks featured in the new series and we found out at
last that they CAN climb stairs. Here this Dalek guy growled
"exterminate", following which Mike, plus camera, vaporised! But
he returned in the Tardis in time for lunch though.
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Hmm... the Daleks were showing their age - or maybe this shabby
specimen of a Dalek had just returned from clubbing in Brighton last
night the worse for wear! In fact this was one of the models made
for the original TV series back in the 60s; you know, the ones that
caused the nation's kids to hide behind the sofa. We thought the
Dr Who exhibition on Brighton Pier was excellent - well worth the visit
and it nicely blended the old with the new.
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Watch out Mike, there's a Slitheen behind you! The Slitheen was
one of the new monsters developed for the new Dr Who. There was a
button here to do the 'gas exchange' sound they made, which Mike took
great delight in pressing - again and again!
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The Cybermen didn't feature in the re-vamped Dr Who, so perhaps they
will in a later series. Dr Who on Brighton Pier was a
time-limited event, but we've also visited the more permanent Dr Who exhibition at Land's End
in Cornwall.
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And finally, the gift shop. Time to buy a sonic screwdriver to
keep Belinda at bay, oh, and a Tardis would be handy to visit Dr Who's
previous gorgeous assistants! Related websites to the Dr Who
exhibition are in our UK tourist
resources.
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