Bedford Who Charity Con

20/10/2026

Coming up on Saturday 31st October at The York House Centre in Stony Stratford (Milton Keynes!)! We're sharing this information about what looks like a great event! Here are the details:

Join us at York House for Worlds Collide Day, bringing together actors, writers and performers for a packed day of readings, live performance, comedy, interviews, Q&As, book launches and signing opportunities.

Meet our special guests

Terry Molloy – best known to Doctor Who fans as Davros, creator of the Daleks, and to generations of BBC Radio 4 listeners as Mike Tucker in The Archers.

Ian Reddington – a leading actor with many stage and television credits since the early 1980s including the film Highlander, playing the Chief Clown in Doctor Who, and prominent roles in EastEnders, Coronation Street, Shameless, Benidorm and Vera.

Mickey Lewis – a familiar face – although you might not always recognise him! – from the Doctor Who universe, where he has appeared as a Dalek, Cyberman and Sea Devil, as well as working on the Star Wars franchise.

Jessica Martin – actress, illustrator and author whose credits include Doctor Who and Spitting Image. Jessica will be launching her new novel, Mud, Myth and Murder.

Nigel Wolfin – stand-up comedian fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Paul Eccentric – our host for the day, writer, performer and lifelong Doctor Who fan, author of The Periwinkle Perspective series of novels, who will also launch his latest book in the series, The Gin Wars.

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Join us at York House for Worlds Collide Day, bringing together actors, writers and performers for a packed day of readings, live performance, comedy, interviews, Q&As, book launches and signing opportunities. Meet our special guests Terry Molloy – best known to Doctor Who fans as Davros, creator ...

10/10/2026

Tickets available from https://tinyurl.com/bedfordwho12
Don't delay: we're likely to sell out well before the event.

More guests will be announced in due course; please keep an eye out for details.

Relaxed, friendly, happy and fun: one of the best loved Doctor Who events in the UK. Come along in April; you'll be assured of a warm welcome!

08/10/2026

Tickets available from https://tinyurl.com/bedfordwho12
Don't delay! We've sold out well before the event in previous years!

We're delighted to announce that JANET FIELDING will be joining us for Bedford Who next April. Janet was last with us in 2021 and we're really looking forward to welcoming her back. She'll be joining Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Catrin Stewart; other guests will be announced as we book them.

Relaxed, friendly, happy and fun: Colin Baker said of Bedford Who that it was 'the best one day event I've ever done.' If you've never been before, come and see what all the fuss is about. We guarantee you'll enjoy it!

01/09/2026

UPDATE FOR BEDFORD WHO CHARITY CON 12
Saturday 10th April

Just to let you know that we're going to be supporting two charities at the convention: ACTORS' TRUST and FACES. Once our costs have been paid, everything we make at the event will be going to them; they'll each get half of the total. Here are a few more details.

ACTORS' TRUST is a national charity which supports actors, stage managers and their families when times get tough. There are financial grants to help people when they're going through a crisis caused by illness or an unexpected life event, or when they need particular support for their mental health. The Trust does some amazing work and makes a huge impact on the lives of people who are struggling. Ed from Actors' Trust has been in touch with Simon (Ed's favourite Doctor is Matt Smith!), saying, 'This is such great news! From all of us here at the charity, thank you! We are all very grateful that you've chosen Actors' Trust as one of the supported charities.'

King Charles is the patron of Actors' Trust; the Chair of Trustees is Alex Macqueen, who played the Master for Big Finish. If you'd like to find out more about the charity, the link to their website is in the comments.

Our second charity is FACES, who support local families with particular needs; we've supported them before at two of our events. We've agreed with them that the money we raise will be earmarked to fund their Spectrum Support project; it supports families with children with ADHD or autism. FACES' funding for Spectrum Support ends two months after the convention, so everything we donate to them will fund the project after that. Again, their website address is in the comments.

Bedford Who 12 was originally going to help SMART again; we've raised £39,000 for them over the years. As you may have read in our previous posts, SMART's very sadly having to close at the end of September, though there are other local charities who will continue to support homeless people in the town. We offer their staff and their clients all our best wishes.

It looks as though Bedford Who 12 will take the total we've raised over the years to over £100,000 (the total stands at £93,000 at the moment!). That's an incredible achievement -- and it's you who did it, and we can't thank you enough!

We're working on our guest list and hope to be able to make some announcements soon, so please watch this space. Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Catrin Stewart are going to be joining us. Details of how to get tickets are once more in the comments.

Simon

30/06/2026

Unveiling Roger Langridge's superb new logo for Bedford Who 12. If you'd like to buy a T-shirt with the logo on (with profits to charity), they're available when you buy your tickets. Just go to the address in the comments.

27/05/2026

Gallery of pics from last April's Bedford Who Charity Con 11! To get tickets for Bedford Who 12 on Saturday 10th April 2027, with Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy and Catrin Stewart, please see the comments!

Thanks to everyone who took the pics. A really lovely crop here!

26/05/2026

Tickets available from https://tinyurl.com/bedfordwho12
Don't delay: we tend to sell out well before the event!

We're really pleased to announce that CATRIN STEWART, who played Jenny Flint, will be joining us for Bedford Who Charity Con 12.

This is Catrin's first time at Bedford Who; we're looking forward to welcoming her. She'll be joining Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred; other guests will be announced as we book them.

Relaxed, friendly, happy and fun... Colin Baker calls Bedford Who 'the standout fan and guest event of the year.' If you've never been, come and see what all the fuss is about! We guarantee you'll enjoy it.

08/05/2026

Bedford Who Charity Con was a finalist in last night’s Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, held in the Quarry Theatre (you may remember this as Bedford Who 3 and 4 were held there). We didn’t win; the winners were a very impressive group of sixth form students who raised a huge amount of money for Movember. Well done to them!

Here’s a nice pic of Andy, Duvessa, Simon and Anthony from the crew, in the Quarry Theatre gardens.

16/04/2026

Louise, who's the CEO of SMART, the convention's charity, has asked us to pass on the following message. She came to the con with Megan, who's one of the charity's support workers.

'I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved for making the convention such a success.

'Megan and I were genuinely blown away by the level of support and generosity on the day. We met so many kind and compassionate people, and it was clear just how much time, care and effort had gone into making the event what it was.

'It was a real privilege to attend, and we're already looking forward to the next one!

'I must admit... I may even be turning into a bit of a Doctor Who convert!'

Bedford Who 11 raised an amazing £17,189 for SMART, supporting women and men who are homeless in the Bedford area.

Here's a pic of Louise and Megan by the TARDIS!

14/04/2026

I have to confess, when I finished doing the sums, I was heard to utter words to the effect of 'Goodness gracious me!' -- although expressed in rather more Anglo-Saxon terms!

Absolutely staggering. My flabber has never been so ghasted.

£17,189 is the most Bedford Who has ever raised; the nearest total was two years ago, and we beat that by £88!

Well: thank you. Very, very, very, very, VERY much. You did that.

To everyone: to the guests, the agents, the crew, the exhibitors, the business sponsors, the King's House, the dealers -- and especially to you, the members of the audience: we can't thank you enough.

Every penny you've raised will be used by SMART to make a massive difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the Bedford area: women and men who are homeless, families at risk of homelessness, and women facing severe challenges in their lives.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

PS: Please do keep posting your pics and video clips! Easiest way to do this is to stick them in the messages below. Please may we use them in publicity for next year, too? Thank you!