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IMAGES OF BESSIE
This is a miscellaneous Bessie photo
section for photos other than the actual on-screen appearances. This
section includes publicity photos specific to Dr Who stories plus
other photos from exhibitions and public appearances.
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SILURIANS
 
   NOTES
- Photos of Bessie parked beside the barn are from the first
location filming to feature Bessie. They are from the scenes in
episode 3 of UNIT at the farm after the Silurian attack on Liz.
The photo was taken at Sheephatch Farm, Tilford, Surrey on
Friday 14th November 1969.
- Photos of the Doctor and Liz Bessie are from a BBC Photocall.
Photos taken at Thames Embankment, Richmond, London on Tuesday
13th January 1970.
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AMBASSADORS OF DEATH
 
NOTES
- Photos of the Doctor, Brigadier and Liz in Bessie. Photos
taken at Wycombe Air Park (Booker Aerodrome), Booker,
Buckinghamshire on Thursday 29th January 1970.
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INFERNO
  
NOTES
- Studio recording in the set of the
Doctor's hut for Episode 1 and 2 took place at Studio Three, BBC
Television Centre on Friday 24th April 1970.
- Studio recording in the set of the Doctor's hut for
Episode 3 and 4 took place at Studio Three, BBC Television Centre
on Thursday 7th May 1970.
- Studio recording in the set of the Doctor's hut for Episode
5 (middle scenes) took place at Studio Six, BBC Television
Centre on Thursday 21st May 1970
- Studio recording in the set of the
Doctor's hut for Episode 6 (Warp I) took place at Studio
Three, BBC Television Centre on Thursday 7th May 1970.
- Studio recording in the set of the
Doctor's hut for Episode 6 (Warp II) took place at Studio
Six, BBC Television Centre on Friday 22nd May 1970.
- Studio recording in the set of the Doctor's hut for Episode
7 took place at Studio Six, BBC Television Centre on Friday 29th
May 1970
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TERROR OF THE AUTONS
 
NOTES
- Photos around the exterior of the circus tents were from a
BBC Photocall at a field (Roberts Brothers Circus) near Lea
Bridge Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest, London on 18th September
1970.
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THE DAEMONS
  
NOTES
- Photos taken on the village green were from a BBC Photocall
at Aldbourne, Wiltshire on 24th April 1971.
- Photos taken of the Master in Bessie were taken at Aldbourne,
Wiltshire on 28th April 1971.
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RADIO TIMES SPECIAL
PHOTO-SHOOT  
NOTES
- Photos of the Brigadier and Liz in Bessie were taken by the
Radio Times in a special photo-shoot as part of the Dr Who 10th
anniversary celebrations, circa 1973, location unknown.
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ROBOT
  
NOTES
- Photos of the Doctor and Sarah in Bessie were from a BBC
Photocall at the BBC Engineering & Training Centre, Wood Norton,
Hereford and Worcester on 2nd may 1974.
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THE FIVE DOCTORS
  
NOTES
- Photos of the 'Five' Doctors and companions in Bessie were
from a BBC Photocall taken at Haylings House (MOD/YMCA Hostel)
Denham Green, Buckinghamshire on 17th March 1983.
- The third Doctor driving in the Death Zone rescues and meets
up with Sarah-Jane Smith. This scene was filmed at Manod
Quarries Gwynedd, Wales on 14th March1983.
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THE AMERICAN TRAVELLING
EXHIBITION
  
NOTES
- Various photos of Bessie around the trailer that acted as
the travelling Dr Who
exhibition that toured America.
- The US trailer exhibition began its tour of American in
Washington DC on 8th May 1986.
- The schedule for the trailer was to tour America visiting
two cities every week until 1988.
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BATTLEFIELD
  
NOTES
- Photos of the Doctor and Ace beside Bessie were from a BBC
Photocall taken at Hambleton Old Hall Upper Hambleton,
Leicestershire on 8th May 1989.
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LONGLEAT
  
NOTES
- Various photos of Bessie at Longleat over the years.
- The Longleat Dr Who exhibition opened two days later than
the Blackpool exhibition on 12th April 1974.
- It originally started as a small display and grew into a
more substantial exhibition.
- The exhibition ran regularly for nearly thirty years until
it sadly closed at the end of 2003.
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LLANGOLLEN
  
NOTES
- Various photos of Bessie at the Llangollen Dr Who
exhibition over the years.
- The Llangollen Dr Who exhibition was opened in 1994.
- The exhibition was an alongside the 'Dapol' factory that
manufactured many Dr Who toys throughout the 1990s.
- The exhibition closed at the end of December 2003.
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BLACKPOOL
  
NOTES
- The original Dr Who exhibition at Blackpool opened on 10th
April 1974.
- It was located on the seafront directly opposite central
pier.
- Bessie could frequently been seen on display outside the
main entrance.
- Tom Baker visited the Blackpool (with Ian Marter and
Elizabeth Sladen) when he was selected to be the celebrity to
turn on the famous illuminations. This was around 5th September
1975.
- The original exhibition closed at the end of October 1985.
  
NOTES
- The new Dr Who exhibition at Blackpool opened on 9th April
2004.
- It is currently located on the seafront area known as the
'Golden Mile'.
- This is the current resting place of Bessie and she looks in
a very sad state of repair these days.
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CONTACT ME:
If you would like to contact me about Sivas, Edwardians or
Bessie, you can email me at
dean.rose@tiscali.co.uk
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