Chicago TARDIS 2024: Full Schedule

6:00pm CST

Chicago TARDIS 2024 Opening Ceremony

Friday November 29, 2024 6:00pm - 6:55pm CST

The formal opening of our 2024 event (our 25th!), and a chance to see all the available guests together and hear their words of welcome. Begins with a musical performance by our resident musician/composers Rob Warnock and Nick Seidler. NOTE: Some of our guests may not be able to attend Opening Ceremony.

Speakers

Steven Warren Hill

Program Director, Chicago TARDIS

Owner of Gallifrey Base, BroaDWcast, and the Doctor Who Cuttings Archive. Author of the books "Silver Scream" Vols. 1 and 2, and "Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America." Program Director and host for Chicago TARDIS. Creator and leader of Mysterious Theatre 337.Objects... Read More →

Sophie Aldred

Born and raised in South East London, Sophie studied drama at the University of Manchester. She toured working mens’ clubs round Manchester in a singing duo before in children’s theatre with companies including Polka and The Theatre of Thelema and musicals before being cast as... Read More →

Daisy Ashford

Daisy is a professional actress, and trained at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), having previously studied English at Manchester University – something her actor parents advised, knowing the precarious nature of the business.She has recently worked at the RSC... Read More →

Mark Ayres

With a lifelong interest in film, music, and electronics, Mark took an eccentric joint degree and therefore holds a BSc (Hons) in Electronics and Music. He started his professional life as a sound engineer at UK breakfast television station TVam before turning freelance five years... Read More →

Annette Badland

Annette is most well-known in the Doctor Who universe for portraying Margaret Blaine aka Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen during the Ninth Doctor era. She has now gone on to feature in several Big Finish audios titles spanning the Fourth Doctor Adventures to The Diary of River... Read More →

Jan Chappell

Born in Brixton, London, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Jan Chappell has featured in British television shows such as Reilly, Ace of Spies, Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The House of Eliott, Lovejoy, Pie in the Sky, Holby City, New Tricks, Spooks, and Rosemary & Thyme... Read More →

Brian Croucher

Not only did Brian Croucher portray Travis in the second season of Blake’s 7, but he is also known for his role as Ted Hills in EastEnders as well as featured parts in Doctor Who and Doctor Who-adjacent projects.He played Borg in the Doctor Who story The Robots of Death. He also... Read More →

Sacha Dhawan

(Appearing Friday and Saturday only.)Sacha’s recent credits include Doctor Who as The Master, and Wolf; a major new crime thriller series for the BBC, which premiered in July, 2023.He can also be seen in the Golden Globe Award nominated series The Great for Hulu, opposite Elle Fanning... Read More →

Dominic Glynn

Dominic Glynn’s latest big-screen work is the score for Anthony Baxter’s BAFTA-winning documentary feature film Eye of the Storm, but his career began back in 1986 when he became one of the few people to arrange the theme tune to the classic TV series Doctor Who. He reworked the... Read More →

Jaye Griffiths

Best known in the Doctor Who universe for her roles as Jac in the 12th Doctor Era’s “The Magician’s Apprentice” and “The Zygon Invasion” and Lady Audacity Montague, companion to the 8th Doctor, in several Big Finish audios, Jaye Griffiths has also starred in several major... Read More →

Jason Haigh-Ellery

Jason is an award-winning producer (recipient of an Olivier Award, three Whatsonstage Awards, a Chicago International Television Drama Award and two BBC Audio Drama Awards) with many companies in the entertainment space, including the world’s largest independent audio drama production... Read More →

Frazer Hines

Best known in the Doctor Who universe as Jamie McCrimmon, companion to the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines is a fan favorite at Chicago TARDIS.Post-Doctor Who, Frazer starred in Emmerdale – the long-running ITV soap opera – for just over 20 years.Frazer has been featured as both Jamie... Read More →

Safiyya Ingar

Safiyya Ingar is an actor and VO artist from London, UK. After graduating from their alma mater in 2017, they have nurtured their career and skills in theatre whilst always maintaining a passion and drive for voice acting and gaming. In 2020 they were given the opportunity to be mentored... Read More →

Tommy Knight

Tommy Knight got his start in West End Theatre with Deborah Warner's production of Euripides' Medea in 2001 and went on to appear in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Snowman, The Full Monty, and the Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth.He is best known in the Doctor Who universe for playing... Read More →

Jo Martin

(Appearing Friday and Saturday only.)Jo Martin is a celebrated British actress. She made television history on Doctor Who as the Fugitive Doctor, becoming the first Black Doctor in the series, a role that added fresh depth and resonance to the iconic character. Jo continues to explore... Read More →

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy was born on 20 August 1943, in Dunoon, Scotland. His father was killed in the Second World War a couple of months before he was born, and he was brought up by his mother, his grandmother, and aunts. He attended St. Mun’s, a local Dunoon school. McCoy expressed an... Read More →

Paul McGann

Paul McGann’s entrance into dramatic acting came in 1986 with his portrayal of Percy Toplis in the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer. Following his success in this role, he starred in the cult classic film Withnail and I alongside Richard E. Grant. Countless other film roles would... Read More →

Sonny McGann

Sonny McGann has most notably, he has portrayed the Doctor's great-grandson, Alex Campbell, as part of Big Finish Productions in the Eighth Doctor Adventures stories “An Earthly Child”, “Relative Dimensions”, “Lucie Miller/To the Death” and reprised the role as part of... Read More →

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice’s television breakthrough was as Harcourt in the award-winning series Edge of Darkness. He has also played the alcoholic sous chef Gustave LaRoche on the television series Chef!, the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Frank Herbert’s Dune and, later, Children of Dune... Read More →

Sadie Miller

In April 2016, Miller published her debut novel as the first book of the second series of the Lethbridge-Stewart novels, Moon Blink, under the publishing house, Candy Jar Books. She explained her comeback from her association with Doctor Who, as an author: "...I feel that the time... Read More →

Wendy Padbury

Cast as the Second Doctor's new companion, Zoe Heriot, in Doctor Who in 1968, Wendy Padbury became close to her co-stars Frazer Hines and Patrick Troughton throughout their time together on the series.After leaving the series, Wendy appeared in Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys... Read More →

Stacey Smith?

Stacey Smith? (the question mark is part of her name) is a professor of disease modeling at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Using mathematics, she studies infectious diseases such as HIV, malaria, human papillomavirus, COVID-19, influenza, neglected tropical diseases... and zombies... Read More →

Friday November 29, 2024 6:00pm - 6:55pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Friday

7:00pm CST

COS: Chronological Cavalcade of Costumes

Friday November 29, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

The return of the Chronological Cavalcade, a fun, non-judged, non-competetive parade of cosplay, arranged in chronological order, presented by our Costumed Events crew.

Friday November 29, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Friday

8:00pm CST

Dominic Glynn's Live DJ Audiovisual Performance

Friday November 29, 2024 8:00pm - 8:55pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Dominic Glynn DJs a set of his own music accompanied by visual media by Andy Hicks.

Moderators

Dominic Glynn

Speakers

Andy Hicks

Friday November 29, 2024 8:00pm - 8:55pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Friday

9:00pm CST

Mysterious Theatre 337: Pyramids of Mars (Episode 47)

Friday November 29, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Mysterious Theatre 337 - riffing Doctor Who live since 1997! Tonight's improvised riffing performance will be for the Fourth Doctor story "Pyramids of Mars." A Q&A will follow the performance.

Moderators

Steven Warren Hill

Program Director, Chicago TARDIS

Speakers

Robert Warnock

Nick Seidler

Anna Kaas

Friday November 29, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Friday

6:00pm CST

The Chicago TARDIS 2024 Masquerade

Saturday November 30, 2024 6:00pm - 6:55pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

It's a costume competition, it's a cosplay display, it's a variety show... it's the Chicago TARDIS 2024 Masquerade!

Saturday November 30, 2024 6:00pm - 6:55pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Saturday

7:30pm CST

MOVIE PREMIERE: "inDoctornated" (2024)

Saturday November 30, 2024 7:30pm - 9:15pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Chicago TARDIS is proud to present the world premiere of the new documentary feature film “inDoctornated,” which chronicles the lives of three fans whose lives were directly impacted by their love of “Doctor Who.”

From a freelance writer reflecting on his journey crafting stories for an inclusive theme park, to a scientist working to protect our environment, to an engineer building technology that saves decades worth of film, “inDoctornated” delves into the power of storytelling to ignite passions, change lives, and ultimately change the world.

“inDoctornated” invites audiences to reflect on the influence of media, the evolution of personal dreams, and the profound connections that unite us all in our quest for purpose and fulfillment.

A Q&A follows the screening.

Moderators

Ross Ruediger

Producer/Manager, Unassuming Pictures

Producer and co-director of the currently in post-production documentary "inDoctornated." Covered "Doctor Who" in-depth since its return to TV screens in 2005 for New York Magazine and numerous other outlets. Fan since '84 via KETC in St. Louis.

Saturday November 30, 2024 7:30pm - 9:15pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Saturday

10:00pm CST

FAN FILM: Doctor Who "Mindbomb"

Saturday November 30, 2024 10:00pm - 11:03pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Chicago TARDIS presents a screening of the Doctor Who fan film "Mindbomb," a trad Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith adventure. A Q&A with star Ronn Smith will follow the screening.

Speakers

Ronn Smith

Saturday November 30, 2024 10:00pm - 11:03pm CST
Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

Show, Saturday

5:00pm CST

Chicago TARDIS 2024 Closing Ceremony

Sunday December 1, 2024 5:00pm - 5:55pm CST

Main Program | Grand Ballroom E & F

It's time to say farewell to our guests. Bye bye Doctor Who! A brief closing ceremony to see everyone for the last time at Chicago TARDIS 2024. Please note that all guests are listed but some may not appear during the closing ceremony due to early departures.

Speakers

Steven Warren Hill

Program Director, Chicago TARDIS

Sophie Aldred

Daisy Ashford

Mark Ayres

Annette Badland

Jan Chappell

Brian Croucher

Dominic Glynn

Jaye Griffiths

Jason Haigh-Ellery

Kieran Highman

Kieran Highman’s first official work on Doctor Who was providing Additional Colour Restoration on “The Daemons” for the Season 8 Collection blu-ray set, primarily returning the film inserts of episodes 1-3 to the look of their original film and removing the hazy appearance intrinsic... Read More →