Saturday 10 February 2018

Dimensions In Time - cricket jumper found!

I really enjoy tracking down and replicating costumes in Doctor Who! That’s a given.

Once you’ve gathered a costume to wear, the chase is usually over. But if there are variations to be had, the chase can be back on with avengeance.

It‘s been a while since I made my first full season 19 Fifth Doctor costume, and since then I have added a couple of variants - the season 21 version of the jumper; and the screen-worn waistcoat from Planet Of Fire.

But a friend of mine put me on to a often forgotten variant that’s rarely cosplayed - the Children In Need Dimensions In Time special!

Now, as you can see in this publicity still that accompanied the broadcast, Peter is obviously wearing his screen worn Frock Coat, Trousers and Shirt, but the jumper is neither the season 19 nor season 21 variant - it is something completely different.

Presumably at the time nothing else was to hand, so they sourced a next-best option - it was for charity after all, and they had to call in a host of favours to make it happen.

Personally I hadn’t paid too much attention to this, like I’m sure a lot of others have, and since the episode is mired in rights issues, it hasn’t seen the light of day since it was first broadcast back in the 1990s (you’ll find an illicit copy or two no YouTube, but it’s not on any of the official DVD releases).

Polo Ralph Lauren Cricket Cashmere Cotton V Neck Jumper

As you can see, the knit and pattern is absolutely IDENTICAL to Peter’s costume!

It’s like this was the exact one!



But yet it is a modern garment. I wonder if this is a known team’s whites?
Anyway, so I thought, next time I’m at a big convention, I’ll wear this variant and see how many Fifth Doctor fans I can catch out thinking it’s not “screen accurate”!

Thursday 8 February 2018

Bonhams FLASHBACK: 18th August 1999
Film, Entertainment & Celebrity Autographs

I found this old Bonhams catalogue from 1999 on eBay recently, and it’s got a good selection of costumes and props from a range of eras of Doctor Who.

There are some amazing costumes listed in this sale, many of which haven’t seen the light of day since. It would be amazing to know where they are!
As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Here are just the lots relating to the Fifth Doctor era

Lot 112
Doctor Who
A full sized, fully operational DALEK, in three sections.
Estimate £2,000-3,000

Lot 119
Doctor Who
A CYBERMAN head from the 1982 Earth Shock episode starring Peter Davidson as the Doctor.
Estimate £400—500

Lot 120
Doctor Who
A FRONTIOS GUARD costume used in the episode Frontios starring Peter Davidson.
Estimate £300—400

Lot 121
Doctor Who
A VANIR RADIATION ARMOUR (chestplate, arms, legs etc) from the 1983 episode Terminus starring Peter Davidson, all mounted on card.
Estimate £250—350

Lot 122
Doctor Who
A SEA DEVILS head from the 1984 episode Warriors Of The Deep, starring Peter Davidson.
Estimate £400—500


Lot 127
Doctor Who
A large collection of scripts for episodes from Hartnell to McCoy, some signed, episodes include, Shada, Tomb Of The Cybermen, Genesis Of The Daleles, The Daleles Master Plan and the complete four episodes of Planet The Giants. Approx 20.
Estimate £1000—1500

Lot 129
Doctor Who
A mounted display of autographs and corresponding pictures of seven actors Who have played the Doctor; Williain Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy.
Estimate £200—300

Sunday 10 December 2017

Bonhams auction - 13th December 2017

It’s that time of year when Bonhams hold their Winter Entertainment auction, and there are a number of quite nice items for sale - IF you have deep pockets!!!

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:
Here are just the lots relating to the Fifth Doctor era

 Lot 37
The Watcher full head mask
A screen-used prosthetic full head mask worn by 'The Watcher' for use in the BBCTV Doctor Who episode Logopolis, 1981.
A full prosthetic head mask identical to the one which was worn by Adrian Gibbs who played the character 'The Watcher', the nude coloured mask of synthetic material made up in layers creating a textured and unworldly overall appearance, with narrow slit eyes and mouth, and slits at the sides for the actors ears, accompanied by a letter of provenance.

FOOTNOTES
Provenance:
Gifted to the vendor by her aunt Dorka Nieradzik MBE - Make-up, Hair and Visual Effects Designer. Dorka was awarded the MBE in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Dorka recalls; 'At the end of the episode 'Longopolis', the character of 'The Watcher' enters Tom Baker and causes him to regenerate into Peter Davidson. For this reason I designed the mask to have an embryonic form.'

A proportion of the proceeds will help fund a short puppetry film due for production by the vendor in 2018. The short film, which will be the vendor's second short puppetry film, will be called 'AppleHead and Cherry'. For further info please see: www.facebook.com/AppleHeadandCherry.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £3,500

Lot 38
The Watcher face mask
A prosthetic face mask worn by 'The Watcher' for use in the BBCTV Doctor Who episode Longopolis, 1981.
A prosthetic face mask which was worn by Adrian Gibbs as 'The Watcher', the nude-coloured mask made up of layers of synthetic materials in a textured manner, with unfinished edges, bulging eyes with narrow slits, a flattened nose, and wide mouth, accompanied by a letter of provenance.

FOOTNOTES
Provenance:
Gifted to the vendor by her aunt Dorka Nieradzik MBE - Make-up, Hair and Visual Effects Designer. Dorka was awarded the MBE in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Dorka recalls; 'This face mask was designed by myself to be laid onto Tom Baker's face during the regeneration montage, as a choice for the director to use to create the effect of his face shifting from an embryonic form into his new face as Peter Davidson.'

A proportion of the proceeds will help fund a short puppetry film due for production by the vendor in 2018. The short film, which will be the vendor's second short puppetry film, will be called 'AppleHead and Cherry'. For further info please see: www.facebook.com/AppleHeadandCherry.
SALEROOM NOTICES
Please note that this mask was made to be laid over Peter Davison's face, during the regeneration sequence and not worn by Adrian Gibbs as the description states.
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £812

Lot 39
Kalid mask and hand glove
A screen-used full head mask worn for the character 'Kalid' for use in the BBCTV episode Time Flight, 1982.
A prosthetic full head mask identical to the one worn by the actor Anthony Ainley for his role as the character of 'Kalid', a mysterious figure who at the end of this episode turns out to be 'The Master' in disguise, the grey/green synthetic mask made up of layers of synthetic materials, with glue and gauze, and simulated hair for the moustache, beard and eyebrows, with slits for the eyes, nose and mouth, together with a screen-used glove of the same material, accompanied by a letter of provenance, (stand not included).




FOOTNOTES
Provenance:
Gifted to the vendor by her aunt, Dorka Nieradzik MBE - Make-up, Hair and Visual Effects Designer.

A proportion of the proceeds will help fund a short puppetry film due for production by the vendor in 2018. The short film, which will be the vendor's second short puppetry film, will be called 'AppleHead and Cherry'. For further info please see: www.facebook.com/AppleHeadandCherry.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £1,750




Lot 40
Mara snake head
A snake head of The Mara, from Snakedance, (Fifth Doctor), 1983.
In moulded and painted foam latex on armature and with partial mechanism for mouth and eyes, approx. 16in x 12in (40cm x 30cm).

FOOTNOTES
This is the original element from the miniature/puppet used to create the manifestation of the Mara creature at the climax of the episode (Episode 4, TX 26th January 1983).
Estimate £600 - 800
Sold for £1,750

Saturday 2 September 2017

Bonhams FLASHBACK:
2nd September 1993 Entertainment sale

I came across this vintage Bonhams catalogue dating from 1993.

In my research into sales of Doctor Who costumes and memorabilia at historical Bonhams auctions, I don’t think I’ve seen quite so many Who-related items in a general sale before - 75 items in total, most of which are costume.

Catalogues in those days were sparsely written, often containing typing errors and misattributions. Hence you will see Sontarin (not Sontaran) and Androzanni (instead of Androzani).
Other instances cite the wrong episode titles; wrong seasons; and occasional wrong aliens!


I have therefore NOT attempted to correct any of these as it is not always possible to fathom the ambiguous nature of some of the listings.

Where possible I have used the (few) photos from the catalogue to illustrate the items, but most I have sourced images from either episodes cited, or later Bonhams auctions where it would appear these items resurfaced for sale.
As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Here are just the lots relating to the Fifth Doctor era

Lot 459 ‘EARTHSHOCK’
1981 (Peter Davison) A Black Trooper helmet and visor, also used as Gavrok Guard helmets in ‘Delta and the Bannerman’, 1987 (Sylvester McCoy).
Estimate £150 - 250

Lot 460 ‘ARC OF INFINITY’
1983 (Peter Davison)A script for Episode III.
Estimate £10 - 20

Lot 461 ‘ENLIGHTENMENT’
1983 (Peter Davison) ‘Tegan Jovanka’s (Janet Fielding) black space suit including blue helmet, boots and backpack.
Estimate £100 - 200

Lot 462 ‘THE FIVE DOCTORS’
1983 (Peter Davison) A reproduction Cyberman in excellent condition, comprising silver boots, gloves, head, breastplate and voice changer.
Estimate £1 ,000 - 1,500
Cybermen were ruthless inhabitants of the planet Mondas, with invulnerable silver plastic bodies.


Lot 463 ‘THE FIVE DOCTORS’
1983 A replica Cyberman gun modelled as one featured in ‘The Five Doctors’. Estimate £80 - 100

Lot 464 ‘THE FIVE DOCTORS’
1983 A replica Cyberman gun from ‘The Five Doctors’ series.
Estimate £80 - 100

Lot 465 ‘THE FIVE DOCTORS’
1983 A replica Cyberman head modelled on one featured in ‘The Five Doctors’.
Estimate £100 - 150

Lot 469 ‘PLANET OF FIRE’
1984 (Peter Davison) A quantity of Sarn Dwellers’ costumes incuding robes
and head-dresses. (approx. 10)
Estimate £80 - 120

Lot 469a ‘WARRIORS OF THE DEEP’
1984 (Peter Davison) A green and perspex foam Silvarian bracelet.
Estimate £50 - 80


Lot 470 ‘RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS’
1984 (Peter Davison) Six Dalek Prisoner costumes, and a pair of surgical overalls from ‘Mindwarp’ 1986 (Colin Baker). (7)
Estimate £150 - 250

Lot 471 ‘RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS’
1984 (Peter Davison) ‘Styles’ (Rula Lenska) uniform, comprising guard bodysuit and armour.
Estimate £200 - 300
A mercenary on the space prison, where Davros, the Dalek leader, has been kept frozen for 90 years.


Lot 472 ‘RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS’
1984 (Peter Davison) A replica Dalek Guard helmet.
Estimate £100 - 150

Lot 473 ‘RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS’
1984 (Peter Davison)
A replica Dalek Guard gun.
Estimate £100 - 150

Lot 474 ‘FRONTIAS’
1984 (Peter Davison) Costume of ‘Noena (Lesley Dunlop), comprising jacket and trousers.
Estimate £50 - 80
She was the daughter of Science Officer ‘Range’ (William Lucas).


Lot 475 ‘THE CAVES OF ANDROZANNI’
1984 (Peter Davison) A mercenary jacket and trousers (also used as a Shimeron trooper jacket), together with ‘Meglos’, a Tigellans outfit plus a dress and guard’s tunic seen in Dr.
Who. (4)
Estimate £100 - 150

Lot 476 ‘THE CAVES OF ANDROZANNI’
1984 (Peter Davison) A damaged android head/ mask from the Season 20 story.
Estimate £150 - 200

Lot 477 ‘THE CAVES OF ANDROZANNI’
1984 (Peter Davison) General Chellack’s gas jacket.
Estimate £30 - 50

Lot 478 ‘THE CAVES OF ANDROZANNI’
1984 (Peter Davison) A script for Part 4 of the last Peter Davison adventure.
Estimate £30 - 50

Lot 498 DR. WHO - THE AUCTION, CATALOGUE
From 11th May 1991 Sale of selected costumes from the wardrobe, 41 page catalogue with black and white illustrations, colour cover, together with a sheet of prices realised. (2)
Estimate £10 - 20

Lot 506 CYBERMAN
Complete replica Cyberman costume, consisting of silver jumpsuit, chestplate, silver moon boots, silver gloves and fibreglass helmet with tubing attached.
Estimate £400 - 600

Lot 507 A TARDIS ROUNDEL
(Doctor unknown) A transparent fibreglass disc.
Estimate £50 - 80

Lot 508 A TARDIS ROUNDEL
(Doctor unknown) A transparent fibreglass disc.
Estimate £50 - 80
Lot 512 LONDON POLICE BOX (T.A.R.D.I.S.)
A blue London police box, complete with beacon on the top, built of wood, to the same dimensions and appearance of the B.B.C. TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions In Space) featured in regular episodes of Dr. Who.
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000

Lot 513 ASSORTED RUNNING ORDERS
Including those for ‘The Five Doctors’, ‘Rememberance’, ‘Nemesis’, ‘Ghostlight’, ‘Paradise Towers’ and others. (a lot)
Estimate £50 - 80

Lot 516 ‘ARTWORK: DR. WHO’
By Stuart J. Hunphreyes Featuring a plethora of creatures and characters from thirty years of Doctor Who.
Estimate £20 - 40

Lot 517 DR. WHO ARTWORK
Six pieces of original artwork by well known ‘Who’ artists (Dicky Howett and Lee Sullivan), including artwork previously featured in the Doctor Who Magazine. (6)
Estimate £100 - 150

Lot 520 VARIOUS DR. WHO AUTOGRAPHS
Including Sarah Sutton, Jessica Martin, William Russell, Richard Briers, Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Dinsdale Landen, Sophie Aldred, and others.
Estimate £30 - 40

Lot 521 DR. WHO AUTOGRAPHS
Another similar collection of Dr. Who associated autographed photographs and postcards, including Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Bonnie Landford, Bernard Cribbins, Mark Strickson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, William Russell, Hugh Lloyd, Richard Franklin, and several others.
(a lot)
Estimate £100 - 1 50

Lot 523 DR. WHO ANNUALS
Another selection of ‘B.B.C. TV Dr. Who annuals, including those for 1965, 1976 (x2), 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Estimate £150 - 250

Wednesday 1 March 2017

Bonhams FLASHBACK: -
19th December 1994 Entertainment Sale

In my researching into sales of Doctor Who costumes and memorabilia at historical Bonhams auctions, I came across the catalogue for an Entertainment Sale in late 1994.

There are a good dozen Who-related items right at there end of the sale.

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:
Here are just the lots relating to the Fifth Doctor era
NB: There are minimal photo illustrations in the catalogue. 
All colour images are internet sourced and as example only

Lot 376 BLAKE’S 7/DR. WHO
A Federation Guard helmet with perspex rings from Blake’s 7 (1981), together with a two - piece grey costume with badges from a Dr. Who episode called ‘Frontios’ (1984, Peter Davison), in which the helmet was worn with the costume in 1983. (3)
Estimate £200 - 250



Lot 384 DR. WHO
Planet of Fire, 1984 (Peter Davison) Three cream cotton robes and two cream/brown cotton headdresses worn by Timanov (Peter Wyngarde) the High Priest of Logar, the God of the Fire Mountain, on the planet Sarn. (3)
Footnote: See lot 52 May 11th 1991 Bonhams Dr. Who Auction.
Estimate £80 - 120
Lot 387 DR. WHO
Season 21, Peter Davison Camera scripts for Frontios and the Twin Dilemma. (qty.)
Estimate £70 - 90

Lot 394 DR. WHO/VARIOUS
A selection of postcards and photographs, of varying sizes, signed individually by Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee, John Levene, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sylvester McCoy, a clipped autograph of William Hartnell, and some others. (qty.)
Estimate £200 - 300

Thursday 4 August 2016

Original 5th Doctor items on eBay -
August 2016

This first item I found on eBay this month was originally sold at the big Bonhams Doctor Who costume auction in 1991.

It was either part of Lot 49 or Lot 50, which contained a number of costume pieces from Resurrection Of The Daleks, including body suits, belts, jackets, helmets and the cap.

The hat was re-sold (or one very similar) at another Bonhams auction in 2011.

I am not 100% sure if this is the same hat - there were many made for the story so it could be one of many.

Still, the seller has provided some great detailed images of the hat, giving some clues to its construction.

Resurrection Of The Daleks
Prison ship soldier’s hat

This is a gem.

This is a genuine (not replica) cap from the classic episode of Doctor Who- Resurrection of the Daleks. It was worn by the soldiers who boarded the spaceship.

This was bought from John Fitton (RIP) Books and Magazines c. 1990, folowing the selloff of costumes from the BBC.

Not sure how to price this. It originally cost me £75, and that was quite some time ago. So open to offers. Buyer is welcome to inspect in person before buying, but cash only for collection (Surrey) please.


If you have any questions, please do ask. I have a number of harder-to-find Doctor Who items up for auction, so please do take a look and see if anthing takes your fancy.



Time Flight
Set Blueprints (signed by Peter Davison)
GENUINE BBC DR WHO BLUEPRINT PROP FOR THE PETER DAVISON STORY TIMEFLIGHT, THESE ARE THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE MASTERS CRYSTAL BALL MACHINE, WHICH WAS A CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE STORY.
THIS IS A VERY LARGE PIECE AND DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME PAPER LOSS TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BUT THIS DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE ITEM, WOULD LOOK GREAT FRAMED.
COMES COMPLETE WITH A PROP MASTERS CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
SIGNED BY THE DOCTOR HIMSELF PETER DAVISON. I OBTAINED THIS AUTOGRAPH PERSONALLY FROM PETER WHEN HE ATTENDED A CONVENTION IN NOTTINGHAM, AND THEREFORE GIVE A 100% LIFETIME MONEYBACK GUARANTEE AS TO ITS AUTHENTICITY
A VERY DESIRABLE AND UNIQUE PIECE, SIGNED BY AN ORIGINAL DOCTOR.

Thursday 2 June 2016

Bonham auction - 29th June 2016

After Bamfords nipped in earlier this month an stole Bonhams thunder, it’s now time for the summer Film and Entertainment auction at Bonhams in Knightsbridge.

There is a mix of new items; some items previously sold; and some items from previous sales that went unsold, now listed with lower estimates.

For the Fifth Doctor it is all new stuff which I haven’t seen at auction before, though the Earthshock helmet could be the one sold at Bonhams in 1992.


As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:
Here are just the lots relating to the Fifth Doctor era
Lot 82
Doctor Who: A Cyberman Charge,

in silver-painted composite with moulded and other detailing, remnants of attaching strips to base, 13.5 x 8 x 6cm (5 1/4 x 3 4/16ths x 2 1/4in)

FOOTNOTES
According to information from the vendor, this was screen used in the 1982 story, 'Earthshock' and was made by model maker Bill Pearson.
Estimate £1,500 - 1,800

UNSOLD

Lot 83
Doctor Who: Earthshock, an Earth Trooper's helmet,

1982, moulded and painted composite, each cheek-piece with inset torch, inside of dome with plastic headpiece, with CoA from Movie Bits, helmet 25.5cm (10in) high
Estimate £700 - 800

Sold for £937

Lot 85
Doctor Who: A Cyberman head, 1960s-1980s,

in silver-painted composite material, inside dome with foam, 17in (43cm) high

FOOTNOTES
According to information received from the vendor, this head began as a new style of Cyberman made by Jack Lovell for 'The Invasion', 1968, and was screen used in this story, following which it then had corrugated pipes added and screen used in 'Revenge Of The Cybermen', 1975. After this it was kept in the BBC archive until the early 1980s, when it was decided that the Cybermen should be completely revamped for their appearance in 'Earthshock', 1982. Richard Gregory of Imagineering was given the contract to design the new style of Cyberman and was given this 'Invasion/Revenge' Cyber head to work from. He re- sculpted the head by cutting areas out, adding details such as the eyebrows and ear sides, using items to hand such as metal, wood and filler. The final result was the head offered here: this head was then used as the master form for all Cybermen made during the 1980s. (The clear mouth and handle bars are later replacements.) Spanning three decades of the classic T.V. series, it is believed no other example of an 'Invasion/Revenge' Cyberman head exists.
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000

Sold for £6,250