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Whooverville 17
Saturday 5th Sep 2026 - 10:00-17:30 at QUAD!
Whooverville 17 tickets are available from QUAD now!
WHOOVERVILLE 17 Saturday 5 September 2026 at QUAD - Derby The East Midlands' premier event for fans of the BBC's Doctor Who. There will be a chance to meet guests from the show, both in front of and behind the camera; photo studio; autograph sessions and much more. It's sure to be a great day, as the previous 16 Whoovervilles have all been. Guests will be announced over the coming weeks and months on this page, and look out for the Whooverville Facebook event page, coming soon. So don't hang about, Whooverville nearly always sells out - please don't leave it until that happens to think about getting your ticket. Tickets are now on sale from QUAD now!
Janet Fielding
Janet, of course played Tegan Jovanka opposite the Fourth and Fifth Doctors between 1980 and 1983, and delighted fans with her return to the role for the BBC Centenary Special, The Power of the Doctor in 2022, when she accompanied both the Thirteenth and Fifth Doctors.
Although initially reluctant to reprise the role of Tegan for Big Finish, Janet made her debut for the company to great acclaim in 2006’s The Gathering, so 2026 marks 20 years of Tegan on audio.
We were thrilled when Janet accepted our invitation to return to Whooverville for the first time since 2016 and are very excited to be welcoming her back to Derby.
David Banks
David played the Cyber-Leader in four stories in the 1980s, as well as the mercenary Karl in the stage play Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure, during the run of which, on two occasions, he played the Doctor, as Jon Pertwee's understudy. In recent years, he has returned to the role of the Cyber-Leader for Big Finish Productions.
In the 1990s he became one of the few Doctor Who actors to become also a Doctor Who writer, when he contributed the novel Iceberg to the Virgin New Adventures range, and also wrote the part non-fiction, part speculative history, Doctor Who: Cybermen.
Sophie Aldred
Our dear friend Sophie Aldred will be joining us once more and will be launching her latest book, the second volume of Ace Jacket - Ace Jacket: The Outside Story. Sophie will be available for photographs, wearing the famous jacket.
Sophie is keen to encourage anyone who wishes to come to Whooverville in their own Ace costume to do so - we are looking at the possibility of arranging a many Aces photo session, which should be fun.
It's always a pleasure to see Sophie and we look forward to welcoming her back to QUAD - Derby on Saturday 5 September.
Jason Haigh-Ellery
We are delighted that our good friend, the Managing Director of Big Finish Productions and Executive Producer of their Doctor Who ranges Jason Haigh-Ellery has accepted our invitation to join us at #DerbyQuad on Saturday 5 September.
Very few people have made as big a contribution to the history of Doctor Who as Jason, with Big Finish having produced many hundreds of top quality stories since 1999. It's always a pleasure to talk to him and it's terrific to welcome him for the first time as a guest to our event.
Anita Dobson
We've got a major Whooverville 17 guest announcement for you...
We're thrilled to tell you that one of Britain's best loved and most recognised and versatile actresses, the wonderful ANITA DOBSON will be joining us at QUAD - Derby on Saturday 5 September as an official Whooverville guest.
Anita needs no introduction, but here goes anyway... From a 45 plus year career on stage, film and TV, she is perhaps still best known for her three years playing Angie Watts in EastEnders, which she joined for the very first episode. She made a brief return to the role last year, playing a vision of the long-dead Angie.
During her time on that show, she also scored a number 4 hit with the theme from EastEnders, 'Anyone Can Fall in Love'
Anita has appeared in a wide range of TV dramas and comedies, and her stage career has encompassed leading roles in West End musicals and Shakespeare with the RSC.
Anita joined the cast of Doctor Who for the 2023 Christmas Special, 'The Church on Ruby Road' as the enigmatic Mrs Flood and returned regularly during Series 14 and 15, before finally being revealed as the Doctor's old enemy, The Rani.
We couldn't be happier that Anita has accepted our invitation to Whooverville 17 and look forward to meeting her in September.
Please remember, we only announce guests when they have accepted our invitation to attend, but plans can change and occasionally guests have to drop out owing to urgent professional or personal commitments.
Alex Moore
Alex Moore who was the Location Manager for Ncuti Gatwa's second series of Doctor Who, scouting for and selecting filming locations for the show. In this capacity he made a number of appearances on Doctor Who Unleashed.
We look forward very much to welcoming Alex to QUAD - Derby on Saturday 5 September.
Mark Ayres
I shall step up to the MARK and announce our second official #Whooverville 17 guest for today.
It's our second Mark, musician, composer and audio engineer
Mark wrote the music for the Doctor Who stories The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghostlight and The Curse of Fenric. He was for many years the audio specialist working on the Doctor Who DVD releases and has continued that work into the Blu-ray Collection box sets. Mark's outstanding contribution to Doctor Who was recently recognised with an award by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society
Although Mark first attended a Whoovers group event over 20 years ago, this will be his first Whooverville. We look forward very much to seeing him again.
Mark Hardy
Two more terrific official #Whooverville 17 guests to announce this week. And with both of them, we get TOP MARKS.
First up, we have... MARK HARDY
Mark played the Cyber-Lieutenant in the Doctor Who stories Earthshock, The Five Doctors and Silver Nemesis Earlier, he had played a Swampie Warrior in The Power of Kroll.
We are absolutely delighted that Mark has agreed to join his Cyber-Boss David Banks in coming to Whooverville at QUAD - Derby on September 5 and we look forward to meeting him.
Look out for another Whooverville guest announcement this evening.
Whooverville 17 tickets are still available from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/whooverville17/ but are selling fast - so don't wait until it's too late.
Toby Hadoke
Today's second Whooverville 17 guest announcement is that Toby Hadoke will be joining us at QUAD - Derby on Saturday 5 September.
Toby is an old friend of Whooverville and the Whoovers, who has worked with us many times on both Doctor Who and Quatermass projects.
In case there is anyone out there who isn't aware of his work, Toby is an actor, writer and comedian who is a regular contributor to Doctor Who DVD and Blu-ray VAM and to Big Finish audio plays.
Recently, he has been the public face of Film is Fabulous, when two missing episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan were recovered.
It's always a great pleasure to spend time with Toby and we look forward his return to Whooverville.
Paul Vanezis
The first of our two Whooverville 17 guest announcements for today is Paul Vanezis.
A TV producer and director for over 20 years and a key member of the Doctor Who Restoration Team, Paul has produced a wealth of VAM for the DVD and Blu-ray releases.
He has been actively involved in the search for missing episodes, most notably in the recovery of the first three episodes of 'The Reign of Terror'. Recently he has been involved with the work of Film is Fabulous, who were responsible for the recovery of two episodes of 'The Daleks' Master Plan'.
We first worked with Paul at an event with the Restoration Team in Derby, almost 25 years ago and it is a real pleasure to bring him back to the city after such an over-long absence. We look forward to seeing him on 5 September at QUAD - Derby
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