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IMAGES OF BESSIE
This is a miscellaneous section of Bessie
images from places other than actual on-screen appearances. This
section includes many publicity photos specific to Dr Who stories plus
other photos from many other sources such as exhibitions and public appearances.
Latter sections include illustrations and artwork from annuals and
comics strips. Plus other spurious appearances in merchandise.
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PUBLICITY PHOTOS
EXHIBITION AND
CONVENTION APPEARANCES
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SILURIANS
  
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- 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
 
           
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- 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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BATTLEFIELD
     
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- 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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EXHIBITION AND
CONVENTION APPEARANCES
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LONGLEAT
  
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- 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 1983 Longleat celebration is considered to be the
'Woodstock' of Doctor Who fandom. Bessie was at this event.
- The exhibition ran regularly for nearly thirty years until
it sadly closed at the end of 2003.
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BLACKPOOL (ORIGINAL
EXHIBITION)
  
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.
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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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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 (2004
EXHIBITION)
  
NOTES
- A Dr Who exhibition at Blackpool opened on 9th April
2004 and ran until 2007.
- This was located not at the old site opposite Central Pier
but was on the seafront area known as the
'Golden Mile'.
- When last seen at Blackpool Bessie looked in a very sad
state of repair.
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HERITAGE MOTOR CENTRE
  
NOTES
- In 2010 Bessie was on display at the Heritage Motor Centre,
in Gaydon, Warwickshire.
- She was part of a temporary display of cars from film and TV
which included the 1960s Batmobile and Lady Penelope's Ford version
of FAB 1 from the 2007 movie Thunderbirds Are Go.
- A display board was put up next to Bessie giving outline
information about the car (this is shown above).
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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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