Doctor Who and Blackpool: The Time Lord's favourite Earth resort
By Iain Lynn
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 24th Sep 2019, 15:04 GMT
The man who ran one of the famous Doctor Who exhibitions in Blackpool, David Boyle, has died.
There were two exhibitions in the resort. The first at 111 Central Drive, which ran for 11 years from 1974 to 1985. We've searched our archives to have a look at Blackpool's association with Doctor Who over the years.
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10 Giant Spiders stop the traffic on Blackpool Promenade as they make their way to the Dr Who Exhibition in 1974
Tom Baker with Elizabeth Sladen and Ian Marter (all wearing junior reporter badges) meet some of the Gazette prize winning Junior Reporters
Colin Baker opens the Space Invader ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Doctor Who Exhibition, Blackpool
1974
Blackpool Carnival procession organised by Round Table as a finale to Centenary Celebrations. Tom Baker pictured with some of the many carnival collectors in June 1976
Huge crowds assembled outside the New Ritz on the Golden Mile to see the arrival of Dr Who (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) to officially open the new BBC TV Tardis Exhibition
Huge crowds assembled outside the New Ritz on the Golden Mile to see the arrival of Dr Who (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) to officially open the new BBC TV Tardis Exhibition
Dr Who (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) with a chocolate Dalek baked specially for the opening of the Dr Who Exhibition in Blackpool
The Lions Carnival on Blackpool Promenade. Hyde fundraisers and staff of the Dr Who exhibition
Tom Baker switching on Blackpool Illuminations in 1975
Daleks arrive at Blackpool North Rail Station in 1965
The Doctor Who Exhibition on The Promenade
Following the closure of the Doctor Who Museum on Sunday November 8th
Jason Matthews who posed as many Dr Who baddies at the attraction.
Reporter Rob Stocks dwarfed by to of the monsters which have never been photographed before. Sontaran (left) and Garm.
David Boyle in the TARDIS
Dr Who exhibition on the promenade at Blackpool. The Clowns monsters.
David Boyle, with an old favourite.
The new Doctor Who illuminations in Blackpool.
Doctor Who Illuminations under construction for 2007
One of the Doctor Who features in the 2007 Blackpool Illuminations
