Geoff K

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I can tell, Sean hasn't done a Showmasters event since 2014. I see him being announced for other UK events, so I'm wondering why he hasn't appeared at LFCC etc. I'd be interested to know if it's probably that he just hasn't been asked/available, or is there perhaps another reason that is known about?

The only non-Doctor Who guest I've had a photo shoot with.

Caroline's late husband was involved in an attempt to make a Doctor Who film, which got scuppered when the people they were trying to get interested in backing it heard about what became the McGann movie.

Interesting to hear Simon Bisley is attending. He gets a mention in 'Doctor Who - The Inside Story', so will get his auto in that. I'd be very happy with Tim Dalton - I do need him in 'The Vault'. Jonathan Pryce would be great too - someone else needed in 'The Vault'. In other news, I've bought an entry ticket for the Saturday.

I haven't got anything I need Matt to sign, so I may pass on him this time. I'll wait and see if another big DP Who guest for whom I do have something that needs signing is announced. I do have a gorgeous A3 print of the 11th Doctor that I'd like Matt to sign, but it does really need a dedication & a quote. The thing is I don't want to rock up at his table & he's not doing either.

D-C-A, Geoffrey Beevers has just been announced for a signing event.

Listening to ELO's 'Wembley or Bust' tonight reminded me that I have Shirley Henderson's auto on the CD booklet.

Logged in on my mobile and noticed it says I'll need to have 250 posts to reach the next rank on my profile. Looks like the numbers on the list need to be revised down by 50 posts.

Nice to see another Doctor Who guest. Sadly, I've got nothing for him to sign, having met him a couple of times already.

Thanks. Maybe forums will make a comeback, like cassettes are now.

A no-brainer to meet this Doctor Who guest.

I suppose it would be too expensive to get one of the DW artists at LFCC to do ones for Jodie & Ncuti for you if you wanted something that matched the ones you have. There are some very talented fans doing DW art, so what about one of them?

I have a record of all my Doctor Who autographs, listed by name of the cast/crew member, so I'm thinking I can just add a note to the relevant entry, such as 'Not signed at event'. I was thinking of using a different coloured Sharpie, but of course I'd then have to remember to take that pen.

I've just noticed that the 'Doctor Who Festival Handbook' from the 2015 event at ExCel features a 'Scripts & Storybords' section, which has a couple of Michael Collins storyboards. I'd have to break my rule of only getting event specific items signed at the actual event though.

With regard to Mike Collins, personally I wouldn't get him to sign an episode or series related item, as I like to keep those for the cast. He does feature on the CD 'Doctor Who At The BBC - The 10th Doctor', so I'd get him to sign that. I'll see if he's selling any repo versions of one of his DW storyboards, and get him to sign one of those.

I'm very glad you included Mark Buckingham. 'Planet of The Rain Gods' is reproduced in 'The Brilliant Book 2012', so I'll probably meet Mark to get it signed. I would say include anyone with a connection to the TV series. Better to include them & let whoever reads this thread decide the 'tenuocity' of the guest.

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I'd get an auto from Tessa on a photo of her from 'Time of The Doctor'. It was only a tiny role, but I can get just as excited about meeting Doctor Who cast & crew like that, as I do about the major cast & crew.

I guess a lot of those who would have posted here, do so on Facebook now, & Twitter. More convenient for them presumably, though I found easy to lose the useful posts in the sea of people tagging friends. I'm not on FB or Twitter anyway. Why has the Moderation disappeared? Are SM not bothered about the forums anymore & don't want to assign any staff to it, now the volunteer moderators have gone?

Would be great if SM got Tessa Peake-Jones for this too. She did a London Film Fair in April last year, but I was at a weekend Doctor Who con & couldn't make it.

Also 'Clarence DeMarco' in 'Doctor Who' ('The Name of The Doctor' & 'Clarence and The Whispermen').

The list says I should be only be a 'Gaffer' only on 200 posts, but I've been one for a while, hence my thinking that the number of posts required for each rank have changed. I've now hit '200' & I'm still a 'Gaffer' so maybe the lower limit for this rank has been lowered, or the list is wrong. Not that it really matters.

I'm sure you're right. I wasn't really expecting to get an answer from a Mod, it's more a case of leaving the question here, in case fellow a member might just see this one day & have the answer.

I've made 197 posts & according to the first post in this thread I should be a 'Best Boy' but I'm actually ranked as a 'Gaffer'. Have the number of posts needed for the ranks changed & is there an updated list?

I only work 2 nights a week, Friday & Saturday, which is obviously inconvenient for DW events on those days - which most are. On the other hand, I'm off Sunday to Thursday. All my holiday allowance goes on booking time off to go to DW events, and I often have to book unpaid time off, as there are more events to go to than I have holiday hours. Sunday events are good, as I don't need to book any time off - not working Sunday night. Next Saturday, I'm off to my regular monthly DW signing. I'll finish work at 6 am, then its home for a few hours, before catching the train. As usual I've got the Saturday night booked off as holiday.