Doctor Who Celebration - costume exhibition

This weekend’s Doctor Who Celebration has been a feast for the eyes for fans.

As well as catering for those who have come to Who through the relaunch series, there has been a good nod to the history of the show with a wide variety of guests and an extensive exhibition of costumes culled from Cardiff’s Doctor Who Experience.

They had a near complete set of Doctor’s costumes on show (missing was the Eighth and War Doctors) arranged in a circle around Bessie.

The Tenth Doctor costume on show is not the one from The Experience (that was on the costume department display elsewhere at the Celebration).
The blue suit was often on display at the various regional exhibitions prior to the permanent Cardiff base opened.

One way or another there was quite a bit of stuff relating the the Tenth Doctor’s era.
There were costumes from all three main companions, including Rose’s 1050s outfit from The Idiot’s Lantern; Martha Jone’s iconic blood red leather jacket; and two of Donna Nobel’s costumes.

There was also some costumes from spin-off series Torchwood, including Captain Jack’s RAF greatcoat.


The Mr Smith attic set from Sarah Jane Adventures, plus her car. Also on show was Sarah Jane’s car from K-9 And Company.

If you want to see the costumes for the other Doctors at the exhibition, click the links below

Third Doctor              Fourth Doctor

Fifth Doctor                  Sixth Doctor

Seventh Doctor        Eleventh Doctor

Blue Suit - exhibition reference pictures

One of my readers was recently at one of the regional Doctor Who exhibitions where one of the Tenth Doctor’s blue suits is currently on display.

It was an ideal opportunity to take a closer look at the various pockets on the suit, so with a certain amount of cheek, asked if it was okay to get some close-up shots.

Amazingly they said it was okay, so here are some great reference shots showing a few things you don’t get to see, even if you’re inches from the suit.

A few of the pictures are a bit out of focus, but this was due to the haste in getting them before the exhibition staff changed their minds!

Either way they give some interesting insights into the making of the costume.

The Outer Pockets

The Breast Pocket

The Inside Pockets

Notice how the inside pocket has only one welt, and breaks into the lapel facing.

The Trousers Pockets

The Cuff Buttons

Notice there is a button missing, probably lost during the rough and tumble of filming.