Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular 2015 - Peter Davison

Galloping Gallifrey Whovians of the UK this little treat just came across my desk.

As friends of the site know I am a massive Doctor Who fanboy and spent last summer catching up with Colin Baker and Paul McGann at Sci-Fi by the Sequel: this year I shall be meeting my own personal childhood fav Sylvester McCoy!

As well as the phenomenal Sci-Fi by the Sea 3 Doctor Who fans can get to experience all the dimensions of time and space with this live extravaganza!

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Vision Nine and BBC Worldwide are delighted to bring to the UK and European premiere of the hugely popular Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular at six major city venues in May 2015.

The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, which celebrates the world’s longest running science fiction TV series, showcases the evocative and thrilling music written by Murray Gold for the series since 2005; and features over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and members of the BBC National Chorus of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster. The first ever UK shows will be staged from Saturday 23rd May 2015 to Friday 29th May 2015.

Peter Davison, who portrayed the Fifth Doctor on the BBC One series between 1981 and 1984, has acted as presenter for the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in Australia and New Zealand in 2014 and 2015 and will reprise this role in the UK this year. 

The show features a host of the Doctor’s famous adversaries including the iconic Daleks and Cybermen, the spine-chilling Silence and many more fan favourites. The live monsters provide a dramatic contrast to the award-winning and very popular music written by Murray Gold, who has been responsible for composing music for the series over the last eight years, including the record-breaking (and BAFTA award-winning) 50th anniversary episode Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor. 

The show also features Murray’s latest score and footage from the most recent series eight of Doctor Who, the first starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, including the Christmas special broadcast at the end of last year.

The live music will be accompanied by a big screen presentation of key moments from Doctor Who in specially edited video sequences. 

Peter Davison said “I’m very excited to be hosting the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in the UK in 2015. Doctor Who fans are an extraordinary, wonderful bunch, who are very passionate about the series. The Symphonic Spectacular has already proved to be a monster hit down under with thousands of fans packing into arenas across the southern hemisphere and the UK’s first ever tour promises to be even bigger.”

Tickets are on sale now via the website below.

 www.doctorwhosymphonicspectacular.com

Experience Murray Gold’s captivating musical score for Doctor Who performed live, accompanied by specially edited big-screen sequences featuring all incarnations of the Doctor, as a host of real-life monsters stalk the auditorium! Book tickets now:http://www.doctorwho.tv/events/doctor