Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

Museum owner and curator Neil Cole (left) with Alex Storer (right) and the museum’s Sentinel Dalek.

I was recently lucky to visit Neil Cole’s Museum of Classic Sci-Fi, tucked away in the rolling hills of the Northumbrian countryside. I was blown away by the sheer amount of screen-used props, costumes and production models in Neil’s collection, and most of all his impressive ‘archive’ of classic Doctor Who items.

While the Doctor Who section makes up the bulk of the museum, you’ll also see a vast range of items from films and series such as the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, Alien, Prometheus, Planet of the Apes, Babylon 5, The Tripods, Blake’s 7, Battlestar Galactica and the Marvel films.

I have reviewed my visit in the new edition of Shoreline of Infinity magazine, which is out today. See the link below for more details!

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October 8, 2021 by thelightdreams Categories: Blog, NewsTags: alien, Allendale, Classic Doctor Who, Classic Science Fiction, Costumes, Doctor Who, exhibition, fantasy, Film & TV, Films, Marvel, Museum of Classic Sci-Fi, Neil Cole, Props, Reviews, science fiction, Shoreline of Infinity, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superhero Leave a comment

Blackpool Revisited – out now!

Blackpool Revisited is here… John Collier’s follow-up to last year’s hugely popular Blackpool Remembered delves even deeper into the history of Doctor Who exhibitions in Blackpool from the 1970s to present day, with lots of stuff in between.

I’ve really enjoyed helping John realise this project, as well as writing numerous pieces and providing illustrations. With contributions from over 90 fans, here are over 600 pages of memories and nostalgia, all free to download.

Download Blackpool Revisited here.

August 28, 2021August 30, 2021 by thelightdreams Categories: NewsTags: Blackpool Doctor Who exhibitions, Blackpool exhibitions, Blackpool history, Classic Doctor Who, Cult TV, Dapol, David Boyle, digital publication, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Blackpool, Doctor Who exhibitions, Doctor Who Museum, ebook, Free books, free ebooks, John Collier Doctor Who, science fiction, Sevans Leave a comment

The Space Museum

My latest illustration commission was something a little different – a new banner for The Space Museum; a website documenting classic Doctor Who merchandise. Curator Christopher Hill wanted to depict an image of a young fan in the 1960s, featuring some of the toys of the day such as the Marx Daleks – and also a present-day, adult version of the same person, now with an expansive collection. Any Doctor Who collectors will surely resonate with this – and it was a great fun project to work on!

November 1, 2020 by thelightdreams Categories: Blog, NewsTags: Classic Doctor Who, Cult TV, Dalek toys, Daleks, Doctor Who, Doctor Who collectibles, Doctor Who toys, fandom, ilustration, Merchandise, science fiction, The Space Museum Leave a comment

Blackpool Remembered – out today

Today sees the release of Blackpool Remembered – John Collier’s long-time ambition to create an extensive book about the original Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool.

I have illustrated the front cover and several exclusive interior pieces, as well as producing the year-by-year floor plans and providing several written pieces – it has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of this epic project. Blackpool Remembered is a digital publication, with over 400 pages and 80 contributors, and it’s all available for free!

The August Bank Holiday weekend was a time when the Collier family would traditionally be making their way up to Blackpool – which for young John, meant it would soon be time to descend those famous stairs once again, to see the year’s new exhibits at the Doctor Who exhibition, hidden beneath the surface of Blackpool’s Golden Mile.

It is now time to re-live those moments, as John’s long-time ambition to compile an expansive book about the Blackpool Doctor Who exhibition has finally come to fruition.

Enter the TARDIS and defy the Daleks once again, as Blackpool Remembered is now available! It is most certainly bigger on the inside – you will find over 400 pages of memories, photographs, interviews, floor plans, nostalgia, memorabilia, artwork and much more. For those fans who visited, this is the opportunity to go back in time, and for the generations of fans who missed it, your visit starts here!

Download Blackpool Remembered from the project website.

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