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BBC News
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bromyard sci-fi museum to auction Doctor Who and Red Dwarf props
A museum holding a "lifetime collection" of Doctor Who memorabilia, along with Star Wars and Red Dwarf props, is putting its entire collection up for Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction holds props and costumes from both the early and revived series of the BBC auctioneers, Heritage Auctions, described it as "one of the most comprehensive Doctor Who archives ever assembled".Items from the museum, in Bromyard, Herefordshire, were also used in other classic sci-fi films and programmes, including from Star Trek: Voyager, will also be going under the hammer next month. The museum opened its doors in 2007 and closed in March when the owner, Andy Glazzard, decided to retire."We are naturally sorry to part with such a wonderful collection after so many years curating the items in our museum," he said. "But time goes on."About 85% of the 75 pieces in the museum are related to Doctor Who, which was first shown on BBC television more than 60 years them are a Tardis used by Third Doctor Jon Pertwee in a fan-made serial thought to be one of his final filmed has a starting estimate of £3,500.A reproduction of the Doctor's robotic dog, K9, dating from 2005, is listed at £1,500.A full-length cape worn by the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, is expected to fetch at least £740, as is a costume worn by companion Rose Tyler, played by Billie up for sale are an original model miniature of Starbug 1, the craft used by the crew of Red Dwarf in the series of the same name, and a costume worn by the robotic humanoid Kryten. "This is a landmark auction for all Doctor Who, Star Trek and Red Dwarf fans (amongst others) and all those passionate about science fiction," said Alastair McCrea from Heritage Auctions."The breadth of the collection and the care taken to preserve it, makes it unprecedented and we anticipate huge interest from around the globe for these pieces.""We wish the successful bidders of our items all the best for the future, hoping that they will enjoy their purchases as much as we have," added Mr sale is due to take place from 16-18 July. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Win a signed 2024/25 Promotion Scarf
Are you a die-hard Leeds United supporter? Looking for the perfect piece of memorabilia to celebrate the team's hard-fought promotion? BOXT is giving fans a golden opportunity to get their hands on a limited-edition 2024/25 Leeds United Promotion Scarf – and not just any scarf, but one that's been personally signed by members of the squad! This exclusive giveaway is a must-enter for any passionate Leeds United fan. Whether you're a regular at Elland Road or cheer from afar, owning a signed promotion scarf is the ultimate way to mark this unforgettable moment in the club's history. Terms and Conditions apply.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Lynch memorabilia including scripts and props sell for more than £3m
A collection of memorabilia linked to late director David Lynch has sold for more than £3 million at auction. More than 450 items of memorabilia were sold in the Los Angeles auction, hosted by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, where they fetched a combined 4.25 million dollars (£3.16 million). The item which sold for the highest price was a group of 11 scripts from Lynch's unfinished film project, Ronnie Rocket: The Absurd Mystery Of The Strange Forces of Existence, which fetched 195,000 dollars (£145,206). Other lots included three scripts from the production of Mulholland Drive, which made 104,000 dollars (£77,443), with a note on one script reading: 'We are very concerned about preserving the integrity of this screenplay. Please do not let anyone read this script – it is for your use only.' Other Mulholland Drive items sold at the auction included prop menus from Winkie's diner, which sold for 7,800 dollars (£5,808), and an original diptych featuring portraits of Naomi Watts and Laura Harring as their roles Betty Elms and Rita in the film, which made 16,250 dollars (£12,100). A red leather director's chair with Lynch's name emblazoned on the back sold for 91,000 dollars (£67,762), after it had been on a tour of locations across Los Angeles such as Mulholland Drive's scenic overlook and Winkie's diner, as well as the diner frequented by Lynch during his life. Catherine Williamson, managing director of entertainment at Julien's Auctions, said: 'Every object in this collection served as a window into Lynch's surreal and uncompromising creative world – whether from his ground-breaking films, television work, or personal studio. 'The global response to the auction speaks not only to the cultural importance of his legacy, but to the profound admiration and reverence he inspires among fans, collaborators, and collectors alike.' Script copies of the pilot episode of Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks TV series, with its original name Northwest Passage crossed out and replaced with Twin Peaks, sold for 91,000 dollars (£67,762) at the auction, while scripts from its prequel film Fire Walk With Me, made 78,000 dollars (£58,082). Lynch's personal 35mm print of his debut feature film Eraserhead sold for 52,000 dollars (£38,721). The US director died aged 78 earlier this year, five months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with emphysema, a chronic lung disease, after 'many years of smoking'.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
David Lynch memorabilia including scripts and props sell for more than £3m
A collection of memorabilia linked to late director David Lynch has sold for more than £3 million at auction. More than 450 items of memorabilia were sold in the Los Angeles auction, hosted by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, where they fetched a combined 4.25 million dollars (£3.16 million). The item which sold for the highest price was a group of 11 scripts from Lynch's unfinished film project, Ronnie Rocket: The Absurd Mystery Of The Strange Forces of Existence, which fetched 195,000 dollars (£145,206). Other lots included three scripts from the production of Mulholland Drive, which made 104,000 dollars (£77,443), with a note on one script reading: 'We are very concerned about preserving the integrity of this screenplay. Please do not let anyone read this script – it is for your use only.' Other Mulholland Drive items sold at the auction included prop menus from Winkie's diner, which sold for 7,800 dollars (£5,808), and an original diptych featuring portraits of Naomi Watts and Laura Harring as their roles Betty Elms and Rita in the film, which made 16,250 dollars (£12,100). A red leather director's chair with Lynch's name emblazoned on the back sold for 91,000 dollars (£67,762), after it had been on a tour of locations across Los Angeles such as Mulholland Drive's scenic overlook and Winkie's diner, as well as the diner frequented by Lynch during his life. Catherine Williamson, managing director of entertainment at Julien's Auctions, said: 'Every object in this collection served as a window into Lynch's surreal and uncompromising creative world – whether from his ground-breaking films, television work, or personal studio. 'The global response to the auction speaks not only to the cultural importance of his legacy, but to the profound admiration and reverence he inspires among fans, collaborators, and collectors alike.' Script copies of the pilot episode of Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks TV series, with its original name Northwest Passage crossed out and replaced with Twin Peaks, sold for 91,000 dollars (£67,762) at the auction, while scripts from its prequel film Fire Walk With Me, made 78,000 dollars (£58,082). Lynch's personal 35mm print of his debut feature film Eraserhead sold for 52,000 dollars (£38,721). The US director died aged 78 earlier this year, five months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with emphysema, a chronic lung disease, after 'many years of smoking'.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Oh, baby! Pieces of broadcasting legend Bob Cole's collection put up for auction
The family of Bob Cole are auctioning off his personal hockey memorabilia as a tribute to the late legendary sportscaster. Garrett Barry reports. Dozens of items — including press passes, media guides and books — that helped propel broadcasting legend Bob Cole to the heights of hockey greatness were put up for auction in St. John's, N.L. The collection includes multiple VHS tapes and photos signed by Don Cherry, a pair of gloves signed by Wayne Gretzky, and dozens of other pieces of hockey memorabilia collected by the late broadcaster before he died in 2024. Hilary Cole, one of Bob's four children, said the family connected with Bartlett's Auction House in after wondering what they should do with what remained of their father's collection. The children had already picked some of the precious items they wanted to keep. 'They kind of tell the story of all the places he's been,' Hilary Cole said, especially the press passes that were always hanging on the door handles of her father's house in St. John's. 'It's hard to say goodbye to this stuff because it's part of the process,' she said. 'And we're not unlike any other family in that way.' Bob Cole auction Hilary Cole, Bob Cole's daughter, stands for an interview in St. John's, N.L. Cole said the auction should help reach people who might want to have a bit of the hockey history that her dad accumulated. Bob Cole became synonymous with Hockey on Saturday Night for millions of Canadians throughout his career calling play-by-play for Hockey Night in Canada. His career spanned decades, bringing some of the biggest moments in the game to life — from Canada's 2002 Olympic Men's Hockey Victory to the infamous 1976 exhibition game between the USSR's 'Red Army' team and the Philadelphia Flyers. And it all started, according to his daughter, because of his own audacity: The courage it took for a young man from St. John's to march into then-broadcaster Foster Hewitt's office and hand him a demo tape. 'We all got to learn a lot from our dad, but his tenacity was something that I don't know if you can learn. It's something that he might have been born with.' Bob Cole auction A pair of hockey gloves signed by Wayne Gretzky are seen in St. John's, N.L. Among the collection of hockey memorabilia are a few of Bob Cole's personal interests: A set of Frank Sinatra videos and a stack of books about the American Mafia. The mafia was a 'fascination' for Cole, his daughter said, he even became convinced he had a run in with an American mobster after getting into a small altercation with a man outside of a Boston hotel. Shortly thereafter, the man's arrest made headlines on the local newscast. 'When they arrived back at the next hotel back in New York City…[they] were all upgraded into their hotel rooms,' she said. 'They were given VIP service in their hotels and huge fruit baskets.' 'So, there was like a message saying, we know who you are, we know where you are, and don't talk about our guy.' Hilary Cole says his father guarded that story closely, still convinced — even late in life — that the mafia might still have their eye on him. Although the auction is hosted in St. John's, bidding is open to nationally and internationally. The auction closes on Tuesday night.
