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Doctor Who has endured for almost 55 years. This is a TV show that has changed hands more times than a charity shop bought copy of the Target novelisation of Genesis of the Daleks. As we prepare to see the 14th actor to play the leading role (canonically), we’re witnessing yet another shift in the show’s style, adding to a rich televisual history. Through Doctor Who we not only see the history of the show, but a history of television production itself. Look closer still, and you will see an eclectic, ever growing, ever changing base of dedicated fans.

Fans of (amongst others) Star Trek, My Little Pony, Ghostbusters, and One Direction have been documented, analysed, and ultimately celebrated in documentaries. However, beyond DVD extras, no film has properly attempted to shine a light on Doctor Who fandom and the myriad forms it has taken since that cold wet night in November 1963. A new documentary seeks to redress that balance somewhat, charting the changing face of fandom from 1963 to the present day.

Along the way, we hope to discuss the positive impact that a love of the show has on fan’s lives, what it inspires in people, how fandom kept the show alive for almost two decades, not to mention how fan communities have shifted from the hotel function rooms of the 80s and 90s to the massive convention centres of the 2010s.

To complete this mammoth task, we need Doctor Who fans to come forward with their brilliant stories about any of the subjects above or anything else they’d want us to know. We want to talk to fans old and new, artists, filmmakers, cosplayers, musicians, collectors or just anyone with a story to tell about Doctor Who fandom.

“Us” is Richie Morgan and Mark Donaldson, the film makers. We are both Doctor Who fans and are keen to showcase the weird and wonderful aspects of fandom whilst acknowledging that the weird is very wonderful indeed. Both men have “form” as the hosts of the Doctor Who podcasts I Hate Doctor Who (@bobby_davros) and On the Time Lash (@OnTheTimeLash)

We’ve set up an email at – DrWFanDoc@gmail.com. If talking to us is something that might interest you, drop us an email and introduce yourself, tell us your story.

In this film we are looking to create something positive, fandom is a celebration and this looks to be a celebration of fandom, and Doctor Who itself, in all its multi-faceted glory.

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