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It’s Monday everyone!

I know, I know. There’s nothing we can do to change that. Since we as humans haven’t perfected TARDIS technology (yet), we’ll all have to travel through time the regular way.

Very… Slowly.

On a positive note, for some of our readers (like those in the UK), Monday is much further along than for others. We can’t change what day it is, but we can give you good news to make you as happy as the Eleventh Doctor with a new fez!

Here’s a simple Whovian bucket list:

Meet any (or all of the living) of the Doctors
Step on-board the TARDIS
Be present during filming
Be in the cast or crew
(Part of the last one) BE the Doctor
Many more things

About a week ago, fans who went to the Ka-Pow! sci-fi market and family fun day were able to meet the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) himself. The good Doctor arrived on the scene in a blue police box, complete with TARDIS noises and all the proper hype. His arrival sequence is seen in this vlog video (at 7:12 roughly). Guests also included Terry Molloy (one of the men who’ve portrayed Davros) and UNIT’s very own Sergeant Benton (portrayed by John Levene). Brian Burr of Who-Ray!, organisers of the event, said:

“It’s been a very hectic day and it’s been very successful. I think we have definitely underestimated how busy this was going to be. Thousands of people must have come along.”

Since the shop opened in 2010, Who-Ray! has run a few sci-fi events with Doctor Who celebrity guests. But they’ve never had a Doctor in the house before. This was exciting for both Who-Ray! and fans.

Ever wanted to have tea with the Doctor? Later that day, fans were invited to the Silver Street coffee shop to have afternoon with the celebrity guests!

Councillor Bob Cook, Leader of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, said:

“Ka-Pow [brought] something very different to the heart of the High Street and is the latest addition to Stockton’s growing specialist markets programme. The specialist markets really do attract more visitors and shoppers into the town and build on what the popular weekly market has to offer.”

The Ka-Pow sci-fi market and family fun day was held in the High Street and Wellington Square in Stockton Town Centre on Saturday, June 6th. And our editor was there, with his son…