Hiding my Doctor Who love…

[almostwitty]

Me in the TARDIS

Ever since I’ve been a kid, I’ve been a Doctor Who fan. Not quite to the point of putting up posters but I definitely bought the magazines and recorded the programmes on VHS.

It did get to the point when I was notoriously knowledgable about it in my hometown, and when I accidentally recorded over my prized recording of Remembrance of the Daleks, even my TV-phobic parents knew how important it was to my 14-year-old self.

However, it became time to grow up, go to university and put away childish things. Although of course, the knowledge would always emerge somehow sooner or later - and it’s not as if pretending to like The Sundays hid my geekiness. But I consciously shied away from being too close to what counted for Doctor Who fandom at the time. Even if I did run the Cult TV society at University…

Fast-forward ten years, and Doctor Who geeks and fans are everywhere. And I mean, EVERYWHERE. In all shapes, sizes and ages.

Doctor Who almost always comes up at some point in work. But while I concentrated on trying to be cool at university (and failing), they unabashedly carried on with the love that dare not vworp its name, and started running conventions and the like. Now, they go on holidays with the production team and things like that.

I recently had a work meeting with a young mid-20s lady with a glamorous name, and was amazed when unbidden, she started talking about her love of Doctor Who, and namechecking Troughton and the like. Never mind the fact she knows what happens at Christmas…

Of course, working at BBC Wales for five years, three of which were spent looking enviously while other colleagues ran off taking pics on location and in studio didn’t exactly help. But ah well, not even the Doctor can change his own past (Eighth Doctor excepted, of course)

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Comments

[gipsy-dreamer.livejournal.com]

I am an unashamed Doctor Who geek and have been all my life :)

[almostwitty]

But you're a *GIRL*. And girl geeks are automatically dead cool.

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

i've stood in the tardis too, in a warehouse in television centre.

[almostwitty]

I used to work at Television Centre, and walk past the TARDIS every day when it was just stuck in the Drama warehouse. Although that pic was taken at BBC Wales reception.

Now of course it's got a dedicated spot in the BBC Cafe area for tour guests, along with a Dalek or two...

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

i worked in white city but had to go the TVC every now and then, bit of an anti climax the tardis lol.

[almostwitty]

I think you did that all by yourself!

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Looking good - and rather excited! What's that on your shirt? I want one.

I don't mean to brag, but last year in our reception...

[almostwitty]

The T-shirt's a Goldfrapp one - they went through a wolf motif for their second superlative album... not too sure they're around now. I can sell you that one...

and is that you in the photos? :P

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Thanks, but I couldn't part you from such an heirloom, at least not without having heard the album. 'Twouldn't be intellectually honest.

And yes, yes, that's me in all of them. #1 and #3 are pre op or without makeup or something. (I do have a coat similar to #2's, actually...)

[almostwitty]

If you like electro-glam, you'll love it. Especially Strict Machine, which is a veritable orgasm of electronica beats and soaring female vocals. http://www.last.fm/music/Goldfrapp/Black+Cherry

and I'm wondering whether to send that image to Nerve or not. ;)

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Dooooo iiiiit.

Yay, music! I shall listen when I've finished wrestling with an .htpasswd (argh).

[almostwitty]

Naaa, I shall print it out, reserve it and then the next time your name is mentioned in the bar... ;) Good luck with the wrestling!

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Whip out all three along with the German Shepherd and ask which they think I am!

When I get round to scanning and uploading my passport pic, you'll see I look far more boring than all the options. ;)

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Wait. "NEXT" time?

[almostwitty]

The perils of having a memorable name, and giving good witty advice on the mailing list ;)

(Are you telling me they don't whispter my name in whispered Manchester corridors of that Lolcatz-loving London nuthead?)

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Well, when your name is mentioned there immediately follow mutters that... could well be awe.