Delia & Dr Who: In conversation with Graeme Harper & Margot Hayhoe

Delia & Dr Who: In conversation with Graeme Harper & Margot Hayhoe

Cafe, The Sill

Saturday 26th November 2023

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Tickets: Adults £12.00 / Children under 18 & Unwaged £6.00

Tickets are limited to 6 per customer. Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult. 

Enjoy our Festival Pop Up Choir singing the Dr Who theme tune learned earlier in the day.

Graeme Harper and Margot Hayhoe will be in conversation chaired by Neil Cole, Curator of the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi with a Q&A session. A Meet & Greet opportunity between 2.00pm - 3.00pm with Graeme and Margot is included in the ticket price. 

Graeme Harper is a British television director. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes of both the original run (1963–89) and revived run (2005–) of the programme. Doctor Who Magazine has described him as "the longest-serving crew member on Doctor Who."

Margot Hayhoe was assistant floor manager on Dr Who episodes; The War Machines, Fury from the Deep and The Ambassadors of Death. She was also production manager for Logopolis, Castrovalva and Snakedance. Margot worked on many other classic TV series including The Day of the Triffids, The Tripods and Silent Witness.

Neil Cole is an artist, musician and curator of The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale Northumberland. The musuem is meticulously curated nad packed with fascinating unique items from the worlds of science-fiction history and classic era 'Doctor Who'. The museum opened in 2018 and houses a collection of more than 200 props, costumes and artworks. Every item has been researched, preserved and displayed by Neil.