TimeLash
The Timelash is a German Convention with a focus on Doctor Who and is held annually in since 2015 Kulturbahnhof in Kassel instead.
History and background
Due to the increasing popularity of the British science fiction - television series Doctor Who in Germany in 2015 Pascal Salzmann, Ralf Schmidt and called on January 11, Simone Violka with an Indiegogo campaign to to to finance a German Doctor Who Convention; the goal of 35,000 euros was achieved after just a few weeks. By March 13, 2015, the end of the campaign, the team was able to report income of 56,500 euros and the convention could take place on October 23 and 24, 2015 as planned.
Due to the great success and interest in the convention, TimeLash became an annual event that even attracts British stars of the series to Kassel. Guest stars include actors, writers, directors, and voice actors who worked on the series, as well as well-known personalities from the series’s fandom.
At TimeLash, visitors are offered panels , book signing sessions and photo shoots with the guest stars, and there are also dealer rooms with merchandising items relating to the Doctor Who series. Partners with annual stalls include Panini Comics and Big Finish .
Previous events
Event | Period | Guests |
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TimeLash | October 23 and 24, 2015 | Paul McGann , Terrance Dicks , Terry Molloy, Toby Hadoke, Andrew Cartmel, Catrin Stewart, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Kai Taschner , Luise-Charlotte Brings, Michael Schwarzmaier , Nicholas Briggs, Nicola Bryant , Robert Vogel and Nev Fountain. |
TimeLash II | October 15 and 16, 2016 | Colin Baker , Gareth David-Lloyd , Ingrid Oliver, Catherine Schell , Sophie Aldred , Harald Gehlen, Jason Haigh-Ellery, John Ridgway, Lisa Bowerman, Luise-Charlotte Brings, Lutz Riedel , Peter Harness, Peter Purves , Phil Collinson, Robert Shearman , Robert Vogel and Toby Hadoke. |
TimeLash III | October 28 and 29, 2017 | Peter Davison , Naoko Mori , Kai Owen , Wendy Padbury , Daphne Ashbrook , Frazer Hines , Ian McNeice , Annette Badland, Michael Schwarzmaier, John Leeson , Philip Hinchcliffe, Scott Handcock, Robert Shearman, Toby Hadoke, Will Brooks and Rob Ritchi. |
TimeLash IV | October 27 and 28, 2018 | Sylvester McCoy , Sophie Aldred, Sarah Louise Madison, Anneke Wills , Terry Molloy, Jon Davey, Katy Manning , John Levene , Richard Franklin , Andrew Cartmel, William Russell , Fady Elsayed , Christopher Thompson, Dominic Glynn, Edward Russell, Tobias Nath and Michael Schwarzmaier. |
TimeLash V | October 12th and 13th, 2019 | Peter Davison, Carole Ann Ford , Janet Fielding , Mark Strickson , Sarah Sutton , Matthew Waterhouse , Sophie Hopkins , Sophia Myles , Dan Starkey, Ellie Wallwork, Blair Mowat, Edward Russel, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Carolin Sophie Göbel , Jessica Martin |
Naming
TimeLash (German title Das Amulett ) was originally the title of a series from the classic era of the series with the sixth doctor, played by Colin Baker, in the lead role.