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THE WHO SHOP

Doctor Who, Dr Who, The Doctor Who Shop, The Who Shop, Doctor Who Fan...................... The Who

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First Ever Signing Event

Exclusive To

DECEMBER 1ST 2007

12:00pm to 16:00pm

Signing Merchandise Available on the day

4 Station Parade - High Street North

East Ham - London

Opposite East Ham Tube Station

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www.thewhoshop.com

..DR WHO..DOCTOR WHO.. TARDIS..CYBERMEN.. DALEKS..
Greetings... And welcome to - THE WHO SHOP - - Online!
The WHO Shop is the worlds longest running Doctor Who store, established in 1984, and is THE premier retailer of Doctor Who products and related merchandise



The Shop
The Shop



DOCTOR WHO..... THE WHO SHOP.....

1984 TO 2007 AND STILL GOING STRONG.......

Alexandra's the name and Doctor Who memorabilia and merchandise is my game.

I opened the original Doctor Who Shop in a warehouse in Wapping in 1984.
Among 'The Who Shop groupies' there was a young man called Paul Cornell, Paul wrote the fabulous New series Doctor Who episodes Fathers Day,Human Nature and Family of Blood.
Many who have come to the shop over the years are now writers, behind the scenes and actors on the show.
I opened the shop after my elder brother John went to the Longleat Convention and came back with lots of 'Who' goodies. I asked him why he didn't simply buy them in London. ' Cos there isn't anywhere' ( to be said in a scouse accent, as that's where we are from.
For those that have the convention DVD/FILM, John is the person being talked about by a fan, who is being interviewed on the Myth Maker Longleat D.V.D,

He slept in the toilets overnight in the grounds, as all the local B&B's and hotels were all booked up!

Mmmm I thought, and a plan was hatched.
At the time I was a struggling actress and I needed an extra income. I went to the Beeb (the BBC to you) to see a darling man called Christopher Crouch and The Doctor Who Shop was born.

On the first day of trade, at 11:25am a dashing R.A.F man (complete in flying jacket) came into the shop.
Within days he was painting the doors to look like the Tardis, creating models and being an all round good guy. Two years and many Doctor Who conventions later I married him and we have just celebrated our 20th anniversary.


The first signing was with David Banks, the cyberman of the 80's. We also had a writer called Douglas Adams, who is the well known creator of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy come to the shop and that was also the first time the shop appeared on Television (it certainly wasn't the last).

The shop has been featured on many different channels and programmes . We are often asked to contribute to programmes and have received some lovely letters from the producers.

Harry Hill

DeadRingers

This Morning

GMTV

Schofields Quest

6 O'Clock News

Mighty Truck of Stuff

Graham Norton

Friday Night Project

Rouge Traders - We supplied goods for the programme, we were not featured on the ptogramme

Doctor Who Night - Fully credited in the titles


The shop moved to East Ham (opposite the tube station) in 1991 and we were then re-opened by Debbie Watling.

Over the years we have had signings with over a hundred Doctor Who actors.
I have had events with Pat Troughton back in 1986,
The much missed Jon Pertwee ,
Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Sylvester Mc Coy and Paul Mc Gann and private signings with amongst others Trevor Martin the stage Doctor, Stephen Fry and others who due to filming commitments couldn't make it to the shop but happily signed for the shop.

My favourite is Jon Pertwee who I tooked to many events around the country and the U.S.
BUT I must admit the most entertaining, has to be John Barrowman who was terrific.
An absolute delight to the fans who adore him.
My husband laughed at my face turning very red, at the jokes John kept whispering to me at the shop event, We hope to have him back again real soon.......

We've also had lots of none related Dr Who guests who have come and done signing days, many actors from Buffy, Angel,Farscape,Babylon 5 and Star Trek.

My Interests



Random Pictures Of past Times, Dalek run and other things...

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Check out the blog section for news on the latest shop promotions and signing events...

ALSO IF THERE ARE ANY BUFFY ANGEL FANS OUT THEIR, THE WHO SHOP IS CURRENTLY SELLING OFF THE VIDEO BOX SETS FOR A TENNER EACH... BARGAIN

I'd like to meet:

Like To Meet
Like To Meet


David Tennant .......

We did get to meet David when we did the Friday Night Project, but we are still trying to get him to come and do a signing at the shop when his work commitments will allow it.

Music:



August
August



Full size cut outs will be available + 100's of offers

Movies:



September
September



Signing Event & Offers

Check Blog for Full details

Television:

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3D POSTERS IN STOCK - TAKE A LOOK BELOW

Books:


Past Signings
Past Signings


The Team
The Team


The Bosses - The Owners

Alexandra and Kevin



What They Don't know about Dr Who, really isn't worth knowing
Read the small bio on the right.

They are a delight to work with and I love them both dearly

........................

Simone

http://www.myspace.com/the_lyrical_slug
That's me, I'm Simone, I'm the one that set up and designed this site for Alex and Kev, mainly as they just dont have the time to keep up with everything , Im also the one you will see working behind the counter for the next 6 weeks or so, as our Alex has had to go in to hospital for an operation.


Get well soon Alex xxxx


I've only been working with Alex and Kev for the past few months, but we first met nearly 5 years ago at a Buffy and Angel signing event they held at The Who Shop with Julie Benz and Andy Hallet, This was also the same time and place that I first met Simmy ( see below) we had got to know each other over the web through our joint love of all things Buffy and Angel, She told me there was to be a signing in london at The Doctor Who Shop, and if I went she would save me a place at the front of the queue as she was going to get there around 5 am so she could be the first in line...... She was as well

Over the years we had bump into Alex and her mate Georgie who helped her out alot at events again and again at many of the conventions we attended, well I say bump, what I actually mean is more harrassed, Alex showed me how to fold a T-shirt once, ( I was trying to help out) an hour later I still hadn'y got it right !!! ok I may of been a wee bit tipsy, but everytime I tried to fold the arms of the shirt in the other one would fall out !!!

I'm also a graphics freak/designer and have started doing their adverts, so if you have this months doctor who monthly with the pic of Martha on the front, you'll see my who shop advert towards the back of it.

Me & James Masters


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Simmy

http://www.myspace.com/angel_timelord


Also known as the other Simone, This womans laugh is infectious, Simmy also knows Alex and Kev from all the Buffy Angel conventions we use to attend. She has the biggest collection of David Boreanaz stuff I've ever seen
Simmy will also be helping out with running this site.

Simmy know has the problem of loving 2 men named David.!

The 2 Simones

Me and Simmy at one of the Buffy conventions

Me and Simmy a bit drunk!!!!


Heroes:



My Blog

Dapol Exclusives to the who shop

0208 471 2356http://www.thewhoshop.com/Dapol Gallifrey Timelord action figure in brown robes £6.99 Dapol Gallifrey Timelord Action Figure in Cream and Gold £6.99 Dapol Gallifrey Timelord Action ...
Posted by THE WHO SHOP on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:18:00 PST

The sun news paper, An interview with Alex -Dr must never beat Daleks

Dr must never beat Daleks By STEVE CLARKEand CHARLES RAE DOCTOR WHO exterminated the opposition when the sci-fi show won three gongs at the Bafta TV awards last week. The BBC show, starring ...
Posted by THE WHO SHOP on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:11:00 PST

PROMOTIONS & SIGNING INFO

 POSTERS SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER  ...
Posted by THE WHO SHOP on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:52:00 PST

Doctor Who Related Wallpapers

Hello Everyone,My names Simone, I run this site with Alexandra, and I do all the graphics for the layouts, Im going to be posting desktop wallpapers on a reg basis, so hope you enjoy them.Simone...
Posted by THE WHO SHOP on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:52:00 PST