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interest was awakened anew then, and REMINISCING ABOUT THE I finally found out about the existence of even more Doctors than the three I had watched so far, the New and Missing DWE IN CARDIFF - Adventures, conventions and so on. All EDITORIAL this delighted me, even though it took 5 YEARS OF VISITS me a while to catch up with all this stuff. by Christine Grit In 2013 I really took off by getting to By Grant Bull and Ian Wheeler write some pieces for some great charity In 2012 the Doctor Who Experience works, starting to visit said conventions, (DWE) in Cardiff Bay opened. In that subscribing to Doctor Who Magazine same year I paid a visit for the first time. and eventually becoming a member of Happy holidays! Hot on the heels of our last issue, we’re It wouldn’t be my last, as I managed to the Dutch fan club (yes, that actually pleased to be back with another great visit the place once a year at least until existed and still does) as well as DWAS. Man, I love Christmas and it’s right selection of features. Once again, our it sadly closed down in September 2017. around the corner now. Decorations are dedicated team of contributors have My second confession is of a totally up, presents wrapped, cards sent and really pulled out all the stops to keep It’s strange to imagine that this vehicle different nature, and that’s my obsession the He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special you amused and diverted. Highlights of for showing off former TARDIS sets with Daleks. I really love these beasties, has been watched... 2017 for me have included the news of and various props, combined with an with their beautiful 60s design, the a wonderful new Doctor and the return interactive adventure with the Doctor, a staccato delivery of their voices, as well Not only does this time of year mean the of Tom Baker to the role, in full costume, green screen photo studio, a lovely shop as the slight differences between them appearance of Santa is nearly upon us, thanks to the new version of Shada. We and some wonderful signposting just through the years. The only ones I don’t it means a new episode of Doctor Who may live in uncertain times politically, outside to get there, is no more. That really like are the ones with the larger, is too and what an episode it looks like, but Doctor Who continues to burn bright unique spot where my love for the show less sleek model of the new paradigm featuring no less than three Doctors! as a beacon of hope and a reflection of and all things Dalek got a boost that can although even those have some nice Capaldi, Bradley and by the end of the all that is good in the world. Thank you never be repeated elsewhere has gone variants, like the ‘stone’ versions which episode we will have witnessed the first for your continuing support of DWAS - I forever. Hopefully it will be replaced appeared in the series final in 2010. So, moments of Jodie Whittaker as Doctor wish you all the best in 2018. by something else, although it will be bear with me whenever I start to get Thirteen. Blimey, the promise of it all. difficult get another location so close to lyrical about Daleks. Ian This issue is a real ‘selection box’ of the BBC studios, if that is even possible. pieces. We have reviews, we have The year before I really started to really Cosmic Masque Issue 5 I have to confess first of all that although become active as a fan (whatever that interviews, we have fiction, we have December 2017 art, we have more than you can shake I grew up with Tom Baker’s Doctor, saw is), in the summer of 2012, I paid a a tinsel-covered stick at. I do hope you Published by the a bit of Peter Davison, and I never got visit to Wales which included Cardiff Doctor Who Appreciation Society disillusioned with the series as some and the recently opened DWE. Having enjoy it all and if you do or even don’t Front cover by Patrick Wray then please get in touch with us at cm@ Back cover by Iain Robertson have done, becoming an ‘active’ fan never been to anything like it before I dwasonline.co.uk. Layout by Nicholas Hollands is quite a recent development. In the had no real expectations besides that All content is © relevant contributor/DWAS Netherlands, the wilderness years, as I looked forward to seeing a bit more Doctor Who is (C) BBC Finally, this issue sees the official No copyright infringement is intended many call the years without the series of my favourite TV show. I felt a bit appointment of Allan Lear as ‘Editorial being on telly, took a bit longer than the uncomfortable because I was a middle- Assistant’. Al has been an integral part of CONTACT US sixteen (with a one off in-between) that aged woman on her own, and I expected DWAS, PO Box 1011, the CM team from day one and it seemed Horsham, RH12 9RZ, UK one was confronted with in the UK. After the visitors mostly to be families with only right that after his continued or email: [email protected] the season with Arc of Infinity, Doctor children who would look at me askance. support and hard work that he be given FIND US ONLINE Who did not appear on Dutch screens I needn’t have worried. True, there were www.dwasonline.co.uk a proper title. Don’t fret though we will facebook.com/dwasonline until Christopher Eccleston turned up lots of families with (small) children, but be keeping a close eye on him to make twitter.com/dwas63 in 2005. Simultaneously there was of thankfully I saw a lot of middle-aged sure the power doesn’t go to his head... youtube.com/dwasonline course the rise of the internet – although people not accompanied by children not as invasively present as now and like me as well, including another The views and opinions expressed in the Until next time, a very Merry Christmas articles in Cosmic Masque are those of the social media was still in an infant stage woman of approximately my age. I was to you and yours, individual writers and do not necessarily then – with all its possibilities, not in the slightly overwhelmed by the interactive reflect the official position of the Doctor Who least the buying of VHS tapes and DVDs adventure with Matt Smith calling me a Grant x Appreciation Society or the editors not readily available in my country. My ‘shopper’ (I don’t like shopping – unless - 2 - - 3 - it’s concerned with buying books – at is one of those exceptions to the rule). Oswin Oswald one. That mission being Also, some new made Daleks were on all) and being a part of a Dalek battle Then when I left, I suddenly noticed the successful I again ended up with buying show outside the Exhibition itself and between the pure rather blown-up TARDIS placed outside in the Bay itself, some nice gadgets, including a lovely that was enjoyable too. Drinking coffee new paradigm Daleks and the, in my made a few pictures and walked back to Dalek to include in my ever-growing while looking at your favourite monster view, beautiful bronze ones, as well as the Millennium Centre. And then I saw Dalek collection. is ever so relaxing. Alas, the weather some monsters lashing out at me from the signposting…I had totally missed was detrimental to taking pictures of a screen due to wearing 3D glasses. those on the way to the Experience but Although I originally hadn’t planned to the road signs this time. However, the After that a kind of heaven opened up how wonderful to have these road signs go in 2014, I decided to book a short trip enormous number of Daleks present on to me. I had never seen a life size Dalek with Daleks on them to point out the to Bristol in November, and then decided location compensated a lot for that. before, and here there were loads of way to the DWE. I instantly fell in love I may just as well take the train to Cardiff them. That’s how it felt to me at least with them. and pay a visit to the DWE after all. No In 2015 I visited the DWE for the first time at the time, although there were far less sooner said than done, and on a chilly, with a companion. Christopher Stone of them present than I was to encounter After that wonderful visit, it may not be very rainy day I arrived soaked through and I had regularly been messaging each during future visits. What bliss to see so surprising that I turned up again in and through at the premises. I had walked other for a while due to my participation them, take pictures of them and even to 2013. This of course was a very special from the centre. A nice three quarter of in his Book Guide project, and we be pictured with one of them (I did not year for Doctor Who, and the popularity an hour walk on a summer’s day, but decided to meet up in June for a visit to yet do ‘selfies’) by one of the kind staff of the DWE had grown.