Panopticon Genesis

Movie"Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the worlds first Doctor Who convention"
Panopticon Genesis
NR 1 hr 15 minDocumentary
On August 6th 1977 the worlds first Doctor Who convention was held in a church hall in Battersea South London Organised by The Doctor Who Appreciation Society DWAS Convention 77 was ground breaking featuring star appearances from the then current Doctor Tom Baker with his latest assistant Louise Jameson and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee Together with autograph sessions a display of props a visual FX lecture by Mat Irvine and talks by Terrance Dicks and producer Graham Williams this convention set the tone for the future and led directly to the legendary DWAS PanoptiCons of the 1980s and 90s 40 years later stars guests fans and organisers returned to the church hall to reminiscence about that special day what they expected and what they experienced Also to evaluate its importance what it started and what it led to

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Reeltime Pictures