| Live from Barking! |
 After the success of their live broadcast from Bad Wolf in 2007 we are pleased that Doctor Who Online are back to once again provide a Special LIVE Invasion Edition of their podcast from the event!
More information can be found about the podcast on the website Doctor Who Online.
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| Sponsored Guest Announced |
 We are pleased to welcome Sheridan Smith as a sponsored guest to Invasion for a signing session only in the afternoon, this is due to other commitments in the morning.
Sheridan is delighted to come along and meet fans and we hope we can get her back to do a full days convention in the near future.
Sheridan is sponsored by our friends at Rogue Events therefore a charge will be made per autograph. You will need to buy a pass for each autograph from the Ticket Office outside the Main Hall. |
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| New Guests Announced |
 We welcome back to a 10thplanet event Jean Marsh. She played Morgaine back in 1989 in the Seventh Doctor episode Battlefield, she originally appeared in Doctor Who back in 1966 as Sara Kingdom alongside William Hartnell.
Jean is delighted to appear but has requested to depart as early as possible as she has commitments in the evening, we are therefore reducing the free autographs for Jean to one per person to speed things up.
 We are pleased to welcome to Invasion Sylvia Syms.
She played Mrs. Pritchard in Doctor Who: Ghost Light.
British leading lady Sylvia Syms trained for her craft at RADA where she received The Gerald Lawrence Scholarship and an HM Tenants Award.
Her first major film role came in 'My Teenage Daughter' in 1956 and she has graced our stage and screen ever since, receiving nominations for 'Best Actress' both home and abroad and a British Film Academy nomination for The Tamarind Seed. She recently starred in 'The Queen' playing the Queen Mother with Dame Helen Mirren as The Queen.
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| Start and Finish Times |
 Invasion will follow the following time schedule;
Registration from 7.30am
On-stage Announcements at 8.55am
Morning Events 9.00am to 11.45am
Refreshment Break 11.45am to 12.00pm
Afternoon Events 12.00pm to 1.45pm
Lunch is from 1.45pm to 2.30pm
Autographs from 2.30pm to 5.30pm |
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| Provisional Schedule |
 You will see from the Invasion 2008 schedule that this years Invasion is running slightly different to our normal way. The stage talks, photo studio and coffee lounge sessions are held in the morning then during lunch the hall is cleared and all our guests will be signing autographs for about three hours in the afternoon. This will enable you too hear more of the talks and attend other activities instead of queuing all day long.
You are still getting 5 talks, 5 photo studio sessions and three hours of autographs per actor/group, plus for the coffee lounge sessions each actor/group will be doing a minimum one if not two sessions and these have been reduced to £5 each.
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| Sylvester McCoy Cancellation |
 It is with regret that we have to announce that Sylvester McCoy is now unable to appear at Invasion.
Sylvester went to the USA for two events, unfortunately due to a mix up with the Sci Fi Sea Cruise Organizer his flight ticket was booked for a return trip after Invasion. We have tried to change the ticket but we have been told it is not possible. |
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| Character Actor Confirms |
 We are pleased to welcome Laurie Goode to Invasion, Laurie played a number of different characters in Five Doctor Who story's including; Battlefield, Enlightenment, Meglos, Creature from the Pit and The Mutants.
Laurie will be appearing in the afternoon only to sign autographs. Your get two autographs for free and
then additional autographs are just £5 each.
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| Location, Location, Location |
If coming by car just use a Sat Nav or plan your route on google maps, enter the postcode, RM9 4UN for the venue.
If coming by public transport the nearest tube station would be Becontree on the London Underground District Line. Exit the station and turn RIGHT walk down for about 5-10 mins and Castle Green is on your right hand side.
Below are four budget hotels close to the venue.
Premier Inn - http://www.premierinn.com
Highbridge Road, Barking, IG11 7BA + 44 870 990 6318
Ibis London East Barking
Highbridge Road, Barking, IG11 7BA + 44 20 8477 4100
Etap Hotel London Barking
Highbridge Road, Barking, IG11 7BA + 44 20 8507 8500
Formula 1 London Barking
Highbridge Road, Barking, IG11 7BA + 44 20 8507 0789
Click here for a map that shows you the hotels (Point A) and the location of the venue (Point B). It's about an 8 minute taxi ride straight to the venue or a 10 minute walk into town centre to get the number 62 bus, the bus will take a good 20 mins as it goes through and around the town centre, then up to Becontree Tube Station. |
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| A guest cancellation but a few new guests added! |
Unfortunately we have lost a guest as due to work commitments Bonnie Langford is now unable to appear, we are working on a replacement guest and have sent off a dozen or so emails today, so bear with us while we find out who will be her replacement.
 We do have some more guests for you though and these are as follows;
From the Classic Series we have Johnny Dennis, who played Murray in part one of 'Delta and the Bannermen'.
From the New Series we are pleased to welcome another young actor, Abisola Agbaje, who played Chloe in 'Fear Her'
From Big Finish we have Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs, Nicholas will be on stage with Paul McGann talking about the 8th Doctor's new adventures on Audio and BBC 7 and what is new in the Big Finish world including the new website and download service they now offer!
We are also pleased to welcome back Anneke Wills who played companion 'Polly' from 1966 to 1967, Anneke will be at Invasion promoting her new autobiography Anneke Wills Self Portrait. |
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| Behind the Masks on Doctor Who |
 We are pleased to announce three further guests for Invasion.
Sean Palmer (Clockwork Driod)
Agnieszka Blonska (Weeping Angel) and Paul Kasey who has played Various Masked Roles in Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures!
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| Young actors make their convention debut |
 Two of the younger stars of Doctor Who and Torchwood will be making appearances to sign at Invasion.
Lara Phillipart played Jasmine Pierce in the Torchwood episode 'Small Worlds' & The Master himself, William Hughes who will also be starring in Torchwood in series 2. |
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| The Fourth Doctor Signs Up! |
 We are very pleased to welcome Tom Baker to Invasion.
Tom has visited us several times since we set up our retail store back in 1998 but we have never been able to bring Tom to a convention until now!
TOM is the 2nd Doctor to join us at Invasion and we very much look forward to his appearance next March. |
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| Our First Three Guests for Invasion |
 Our first set of Classic Guests for
2008 will include;
Paul McGann - The Eighth Doctor, Sophie Aldred - Ace
Richard Bonehill - Appeared in six episodes of Doctor Who between 1981 and 1986. |
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| The Venue |
 We have moved Invasion to a much bigger venue. Castle Green is in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The centre is of very high standards and has only recently been built.
 The new venue has enough seats for everyone who buys a pass to see the talks at the same time, something we felt was a problem at our previous venue.
It is still very easy to find, has on-site parking and a tube station within a 5-10 minute walk. More information on Castle Green can be found here. |
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| Event Passes |
 Last years event sold out with many people missing out so our advice is if you want to come book now!
You can call us on 020 8591 5357 or book online.
Don't leave it too late or you may miss all the fun! |
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