Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Toby Hadoke – a moderator of Dr Who DVD commentaries for the original series releases.

Cameron McEwan - a high profile blogger known as ‘Blogtor Who’.

Chris Chapman - a documentary filmmaker who has made several documentaries for the original series DVD releases.

Mat Irvine - who did special effects work on the show, and built and operates K9.

The event is broken into four sections, with the aim of analysing, discussing and celebrating all things Who-related!

Each section begins with a keynote presentation, which then leads into a panel discussion.  It is relatively informal and each section is followed by a short chance for Q&A.  

Section 1: Mission to the Unknown: the rise of Doctor Who

This panel will look at how the show was created, its influence and precursors (H.G. Wells, Quatermass, other TV shows at the time (US/UK) and also the influence of British culture of 1963. From history lessons to ‘Dalekmania’, embracing ‘bug-eyed monsters’.

Section 2: From smacked bottoms to cosmic kisses: the Doctor’s women

This panel will investigate the role of the female companion and how it has changed over the years from screaming girls to "the most important woman in the universe".  This panel discussion will touch upon the changing portrayal of women on television, as well as women behind the camera.

Section 3: Edge of Destruction: the wilderness years

In this session we will look at how the fan community kept the show alive during the years when it was off-air.  We will also talk about fan fiction as well as the way the show embraced different technologies to generate new content.  The lost episodes and the work of the Doctor Who Restoration Team will also be discussed.

Section 4: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: the regeneration of Doctor Who

In this final session we will look at how the show was revived and became a successful, new - yet still recognisable - format, and how it has grown to become one of the BBC's flagship shows. We will also look to the future and ask: How many more Doctors can there be?

(If anyone has anything particular they know they would like to discuss on the day please advise us in advance and we can arrange for the technology to be prepared and extracts ready to screen).