As we wait with eager anticipation for
Peter Capaldi's new take on
Doctor Who, here's a look back at some of the aliens, monsters and allies that
David Tennant's 'Tenth Doctor' encountered on his travels through time and space (along with some blasts from the past too).
Original creature costume and props from Doctor Who on display
This collection of classic and new friends and foes from 50 years of the
Time Lord were photographed on display at the
Doctor Who Experience in
Cardiff Bay, Wales on May 20 and December 9, 2013. For a closer look at some of the
Doctor's classic enemies, check out these
Ice Warrior costumes,
Cybermen costumes and
Sontaran costumes in more detail.
One of my favourite additions to the
Whoniverse from the
Doctor Who revival era is
'The Face of Boe', who first appeared during
Christopher Eccleston's first and only season as the
'Ninth Doctor' aboard
Platform One in 2005's
'The End of the World', but returned to aid
David Tennant's Tenth Doctor and died in 2007's
'Gridlock'.
The Face of Boe from Doctor Who
This over-sized tentacled long-lived head truly is an alien-looking creature, and it was revealed in
'Last of the Time Lords' episode that
Boe is in fact the immortal
'Captain Jack Harkness' of the future.
Abzorbaloff creature costume from Doctor Who Love & Monsters
Another striking creature that troubled the
Tenth Doctor was the
Abzorbaloff, played by
British comedian
Peter Kay, in 2006's second season episode,
Love & Monsters.
This alien was actually the winning design in a
Blue Peter TV show competition, won by 9-year-old
William Grantham, and had the ability to absorb people into its hideous body, including the members of
LINDA (London Investigative 'N' Detective Agency) an amateur group dedicated to finding the
Doctor.
Hath costume from The Doctor's Daughter
You have to give the new series of
Doctor Who credit for their alien designs, which have come a long way from the wobbly sets and low budgets of when I used to watch it as a child. This fish-like bipedal alien race has a special breathing apparatus to enable them to survive in an atmosphere suitable for humans. The
Doctor and his
Companions 'Donna Noble' and
'Martha Jones' encountered this highly-intelligent race on the planet
Messaline in the fourth season episode,
'The Doctor's Daughter', where the
Hath were locked in a vicious war with human colonists.
Scarecrow costume from Human Nature and The Family of Blood
In 2007's third season two-part
'Human Nature' and
'The Family of Blood' episodes, a memory wiped
Doctor and an undercover
Martha Jones faced these animated
Scarecrow creatures on
Earth in 1913 when they hid from the alien body-snatching
Family.
If you're a fellow
Whovian, be sure to also check out
David Tennant's Doctor Who costume and more besides on display at this fantastic exhibit.
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