Gallifrey One Explained

Gallifrey One
Status:Active
Genre:Science fiction
Location:Los Angeles, California
Country:United States
First:1990
Organizer:Gallifrey One Conventions / Institute for Specialized Literature (ISL) Inc.
Filing:Non-profit
Attendance:3900+ (approx. as of 2018)
Website:http://www.gallifreyone.com

Gallifrey One is an annual North American science fiction convention focusing primarily on the British television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs, Torchwood, K-9 and The Sarah Jane Adventures, with an additional emphasis on British and American science fiction television media, held each February in Los Angeles.[1] The event bills itself as "the largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who convention in the world". Sponsored by Gallifrey One Conventions and the Institute for Specialized Literature (ISL) Inc., a California not-for-profit organization, Gallifrey One has been held every year since 1990 in the greater Los Angeles area and has featured guests from a variety of genre television programs including Babylon 5, Star Trek, Alien Nation, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Battlestar Galactica.[2] [3] [4]

Gallifrey One is the formal name of the convention; the event has always featured the full name of the event, along with a play on the iteration as drawn from popular media, such as "Gallifrey One Across the Eighth Dimension" (from Buckaroo Banzai), "The Tenth Planet of Gallifrey One" (a Doctor Who reference), and "Gallifrey One's Fifteen Minutes of Fame" (a reference to the phrase coined by Andy Warhol).

The convention's annual charity auction is named for the late Lost in Space actor Bob May, a long-time guest and dealer at the event before his death. The convention is family-friendly, with activities for children.[5]

The Outpost Gallifrey website, originally set up to advertise the convention, became a very popular Doctor Who fan website internationally for many years, until it ceased operations in July 2009; the website address at that time reverted to providing convention information only.

List of Gallifrey One events

Event Convention Name /
Principal Doctor Who Guests (including other media guests, first appearance only)
Date Location
1Gallifrey OneMay 25–28, 1990Los Angeles Airport Hilton
Jon Pertwee, John Nathan-Turner, John Levene, Ronald D. Moore
2Gallifrey One: The SequelMay 3–5, 1991Pasadena Hilton
Sylvester McCoy, Deborah Watling, Richard Franklin, Larry Niven, Barbara Hambly
3Gallifrey One in 3-DFebruary 21–23, 1992Los Angeles Airport Hilton
Nicholas Courtney, Sophie Aldred, David Gerrold, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
4Gallifrey One Goes FourthFebruary 26–28, 1993Burbank Airport Hilton
Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, J. Michael Straczynski
5A Fifth of Gallifrey OneFebruary 18–21, 1994Glendale Red Lion
Colin Baker, Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts, John Levene, Forrest J Ackerman
6The Six Wives of Gallifrey OneFebruary 24–26, 1995Irvine Radisson Plaza
Peter Davison, Philip Segal, John Levene, Nigel Bennett, Harry Harrison
7The Seventh Seal of Gallifrey OneFebruary 16–19, 1996Airtel Plaza Hotel
Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, John Levene, Patricia Tallman, Richard Herd, Aron Eisenberg
8Gallifrey One Across the Eighth DimensionFebruary 14–16, 1997Airtel Plaza Hotel
Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Philip Segal, Yee Jee Tso, Julie Caitlin Brown, Ed Wasser, Robert Hewitt Wolfe
9The Nine Lives of Gallifrey OneFebruary 13–15, 1998Airtel Plaza Hotel
Colin Baker, Deborah Watling, Matthew Waterhouse, Erin Gray, Jeff Conaway, Richard Hatch, Anne Lockhart, Herbert Jefferson, Jr., Stephen R. Donaldson, Dorothy C. Fontana
10The Tenth Planet of Gallifrey OneFebruary 12–15, 1999Airtel Plaza Hotel
Nicholas Courtney, Wendy Padbury, Daphne Ashbrook, Wayne Alexander, Robin Atkin-Downes, Tucker Smallwood, Casey Biggs
11The Eleventh Hour of Gallifrey OneFebruary 18–20, 2000Airtel Plaza Hotel
Peter Davison, Terrance Dicks, Peter Woodward, Bob May, Marc Scott Zicree, Robert Trebor, Carrie Dobro, Michele Scarabelli, Gary Graham
12The Twelfth Regeneration of Gallifrey OneFebruary 23–25, 2001Airtel Plaza Hotel
Bonnie Langford, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton, India Fisher, Lisa Bowerman, Mira Furlan, Brad Dourif, Daniel Dae Kim, Marjorie Monaghan, Frank Kelly Freas
13The Thirteenth Floor of Gallifrey OneFebruary 15–18, 2002Airtel Plaza Hotel
Carole Ann Ford, Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Maggie Stables, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Richard Lynch
14Gallifrey One: Episode XIV - The Faction ParadoxFebruary 14–17, 2003Airtel Plaza Hotel
Peter Davison, Colin Baker, India Fisher, Caroline Morris, Virginia Hey, Andrea Thompson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Marv Wolfman & Len Wein
15Gallifrey One's Fifteen Minutes of FameFebruary 13–16, 2004Airtel Plaza Hotel
Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Janet Fielding, Yee Jee Tso, India Fisher, Paul Darrow, Susannah Harker, Danny Strong, Robia LaMorte, Stuart Pankin
16The Sixteen Swashbucklers of Gallifrey OneFebruary 18–20, 2005Airtel Plaza Hotel
Elisabeth Sladen, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts, Robert Shearman, Paul Cornell, Amber Benson, Jack Donner, Toby Longworth
17Gallifrey One in the 17th and a Half CenturyFebruary 17–19, 2006Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Noel Clarke, Mary Tamm, Louise Jameson, Steven Moffat, Philip Olivier, David Warwick, Pamela Salem, Mark Gatiss, Vaughn Armstrong, Tracy Scoggins, Deanna Lund, Michael Muhney, Natalija Nogulich
18The Eighteenth Amendment of Gallifrey OneFebruary 16–18, 2007Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Colin Baker, Caroline John, Eric Roberts, Steven Moffat, Terry Molloy, Maggie Stables, John Levene, Geoffrey Beevers, Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Richard Chaves, France Nuyen, Carol Lynley
19Gallifrey One's Nineteenth Symphony: Opus 2008February 15–17, 2008Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Steven Moffat, Daphne Ashbrook, Andrew Cartmel, Joel Hodgson, Derek Riddell, James Moran, Moya Brady
20Gallifrey One: 20 to LifeFebruary 13–15, 2009Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Phil Collinson, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen, Naoko Mori, Daphne Ashbrook, Phil Ford, Laura Doddington, Ciara Janson, Claudia Christian, Wendy Pini, Tony Lee, Callum Blue
21Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21February 26–28, 2010Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Katy Manning, Georgia Tennant, Louise Page, Tommy Knight, Graeme Harper, Deborah Watling, Andrew Hayden-Smith, John Levene, Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Bob Baker, John Pickard, Colin Teague, Alice Troughton, Pia Guerra, Larry Nemecek, Stephanie Beacham, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick
22Gallifrey One's Catch 22: Islands of MysteryFebruary 18–20, 2011Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, John Leeson, John Levene, Frazer Hines, Tracie Simpson, Cush Jumbo, Ian McNeice, Neill Gorton, Rob Mayor, Joss Agnew, Gareth Roberts, Jane Espenson, Doris Egan, James Moran, Paul Kasey, Sarah Douglas, Chase Masterson, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick
23Gallifrey One's Network 23February 17–19, 2012Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Paul McGann, Camille Coduri, Mark Sheppard, Louise Jameson, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Tony Curran, Caitlin Blackwood, Richard Franklin, Daphne Ashbrook, Toby Haynes, W. Morgan Sheppard, Simon Fisher-Becker, Yee Jee Tso, John Shiban, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick
24The 24 Hours of Gallifrey OneFebruary 15–17, 2013Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Freema Agyeman, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Hinchcliffe, Mark Strickson, Peter Purves, Deborah Watling, Ben Browder, Frances Barber, Michael Jayston, Neve McIntosh, Frazer Hines, Nicholas Pegg, Dan Starkey, Neve McIntosh, Ian McNeice, Finn Jones, Ashley Eckstein, Paul Marc Davis, Anjli Mohindra, Gary Russell, Ed Stradling, Richard Dinnick
25Gallifrey One: 25 Glorious YearsFebruary 14–16, 2014Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Colin Baker, Billie Piper, Paul McGann, Arthur Darvill, Katy Manning, Nicola Bryant, Mark Sheppard, Gareth Thomas, Jean Marsh, Matthew Waterhouse, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Tom Price, Annette Badland, David Banks, Deep Roy, Lachele Carl, Stuart Milligan, Dominic Glynn, Velile Tshabalala, Ricco Ross, Paul Cornell, Rob Shearman, Gary Russell, Phil Ford, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Brent Spiner, Greg Weisman, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick
26The 26 Seasons of Gallifrey OneFebruary 13–15, 2015Los Angeles Airport Marriott
John Barrowman, Janet Fielding, Derrick Sherwin, Eve Myles, Carole Ann Ford, Sophie Aldred, Nichelle Nichols, Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Naoko Mori, Burn Gorman, Dan Starkey, Jamie Mathieson, Rachel Talalay, Andrew Cartmel, Bruno Langley, Adjoa Andoh, Terry Molloy, Nicholas Briggs, Colin Spaull, Matthew Jacobs, Jason Connery, Juliet Landau, Alexis Cruz, Gabriel Woolf, Angela Bruce, Garrick Hagon, Christopher Neame, David Gooderson, Robert Picardo, Gary Russell, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick[6]
27Gallifrey One: Station 27February 12–14, 2016Los Angeles Airport Marriott
John Hurt, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Michelle Gomez, Ingrid Oliver, Samuel Anderson, Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Clare Higgins, Neve McIntosh, Julian Glover, Patricia Quinn, Ian McNeice, Sarah Dollard, Jamie Mathieson, Jessica Martin, India Fisher, Sarah Douglas, Naoko Mori, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Andy Pryor, Andrew Cartmel, Gary Russell, Paul Cornell, Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Simon Guerrier, Nichelle Nichols, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick[7]
28Gallifrey One: 28 Years LaterFebruary 17–19, 2017Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Paul McGann, Lalla Ward, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning, Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Philip Hinchcliffe, Catrin Stewart, Roger Murray-Leach, Danny Webb, Jimmy Vee, Peter Purves, Hattie Hayridge, Daphne Ashbrook, John Leeson, Gareth David-Lloyd, Naoko Mori, Prentis Hancock, Simon Fisher-Becker, Mat Irvine, Deep Roy, Michael Troughton, Nicholas Briggs, Nicholas Pegg, Barnaby Edwards, Amy Pemberton, Rachael Stott, Nick Abadzis, Paul Cornell, Ryan Carnes, Anna Shaffer, Christine Adams, Dominic Glynn, Sam Watts, John Peel, Tony Lee, Gary Russell, Richard Dinnick, David Gerrold, Chase Masterson, June Hudson, Howard Burden[8]
29The 29 Voyages of Gallifrey OneFebruary 16–18, 2018Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Steven Moffat, Sylvester McCoy, Matt Lucas, Sophie Aldred, David Bradley, Jemma Redgrave, Camille Coduri, Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Murray Gold, Chase Masterson, Lisa Bowerman, Terry Molloy, Brian Minchin, Rona Munro, Robert Shearman, Andrew Cartmel, Jamie Mathieson, Sarah Dollard, Peter Harness, Paul Cornell, Rachel Talalay, Lawrence Gough, Hayley Nebauer, Wayne Yip, Lindsey Alford, Jessica Martin, Stephen Wyatt, Philip Martin, Mike Tucker, Mark Ayres, Chris Achilleos, Jenny Colgan, Carrie Henn, Dee Sadler, Simon Fraser, George Mann, John Dorney, Matt Fitton, Cavan Scott, Jon Davey, Tony Lee, Christopher Jones, Richard Dinnick, Edward Russell, Charlie Ross, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Sue Cowley, Sam Watts [9]
30Gallifrey One: 30 Years in the TARDIS February 15–17, 2019Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Colin Baker, Catherine Tate, William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, John Barrowman, Nicola Bryant, Katy Manning, Frazer Hines, Richard Franklin, Tim Treloar, Lisa Greenwood, Caitlin Blackwood, Michael Jayston, Jacob Dudman, Tony Curan, Nicholas Briggs, Paul Cornell, Yasmin Bannerman, Rachel Talalay, Jamie Childs, Wayne Yip, Ben Wheatley, Sarah Dollard, Chase Masterson, Simon Guerrier, Rob Ritchie, Rachael Stott, Alex Paknadel, Scott Handcock, Tony Lee, Richard Dinnick, Mark Ayres, Blair Mowat, Sam Watts, Richard Ashton, Jon Davey, Mickey Lewis, Lisa McMullin, James Peaty, Rob William, Alex Paknadel, Rachael Scott, Jody Houser, Rosie Jane, Rusty Goffe, Lance Parkin, Nick Robatto, Sophie Hopkins, Claudia Christian, Stuart Manning, Chris Chapman, Steve Roberts, Paul Vanezis, Richard Molesworth, Christopher Jones, Mira Furlan, Patricia Tallman, Bruce Boxleitner, Walter Koenig, Gigi Edgley, Edward Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Sue Cowley
31The 31 Flavours of Gallifrey One February 14–16, 2020Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Christopher Eccleston, Peter Davison, Pearl Mackie, Tosin Cole, Michelle Ryan, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Mark Strickson, Frazer Hines, Joy Wilkinson, Vinay Patel, Pete McTighe, Michael E. Briant, Margot Hayhoe, Sallie Aprahamian, Steffan Morris, Anjli Mohindra, Geoffrey Beevers, Tilly Steele, Mark Dexter, Anna-Louise Plowman, Tracie Simpson, Michael Collins, James DeHaviland, Mark McQuoid, Mark Corden, Scott Gray, Una McCormack, Emma Reeves, Gary Russell, Rhianne Starbuck, Gigi Edgley, Peter Anghelides, Vaughn Armstrong, Richard Ashton, Keith Barnfather, Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Hayden Black, Bill Blair, Nicole De Boer, Brannon Braga, Matty Cardarople, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Jessie Christiansen, Jeffrey Combs, Paul Cornell, Sue Cowley, Jon Davey, Richard Dinnick, Matt Fitton, David Gerrold, Marcus Gilbert, Shari Goodhartz, David A. Goodman, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Barbara Hambly, Philip Hopkins, Gillian Horvath, Jody Houser, David J Howe, Samantha Howe, Christopher Jones, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Tony Lee, Erin Maher, Chase Masterson, Sarah Milkovich, Bob Miller, Craig Miller, Russell Minton, Anthony Montgomery, Daniel Keys Moran, Robert Napton, Larry Nemecek, Robert O'Reilly, Dan Peck, Wendi Pini, Suzie Plakson, Trina Ray, Kay Reindl, Matt Rohman, Arthur Sellers, Dr. Anita Sengupta, Blair Shedd, Richard Starkings, Arne Starr, Kim Steadman, David Tipton, Denton Tipton, Scott Tipton, Connor Trinneer, Sam Watts, Marv Wolfman, JK Woodward.[10]
32Gallifrey One: Thirty-Second to Midnight February 18–20, 2022Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Sylvester McCoy, Mandip Gill, Jo Martin, Sacha Dhawan, Matt Strevens, Frazer Hines, Jonathan Watson, Eric Roberts, Sophia Myles, Tommy Knight, Anjli Mohindra, Bhavnisha Parmar, Michael Jayston, Stephen Gallagher, India Fisher, Sadie Miller, Christopher Naylor, Lauren Cornelius, Clem So, Mickey Lewis, Jon Davey, Colin Spaull, Gigi Edgley, Dominic Keating, Andrew Robinson, Chase Masterson, Jody Houser, Lisa McMullin, Robert Mukes, Tony Lee, Gary Russell, Paul Cornell, Matthew Sweet, John Peel, Matt Fitton, Mark Corden, Rob Ritchie, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Martin Geraghty, Emily Cook, Heather Challands, David J. Howe, Samantha Howe, Jo Osmond, Eliza Roberts, Eli Jane, Susanna Malak, Criag Miller, Gillian Horvatch, Richard Starkings, Scott Tipton, Robert Napton, Trina Ray, Sarah Milkovich, Kim Steadman, Krys Blackwood, Anita Sengupta, Jessie Christiansen, Travis Richey.
33Gallifrey One 33 1/3: Long Live The RevolutionFebruary 17–19, 2023Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Jodie Whittaker, Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Chris Chibnall, Janet Fielding, Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning, Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, John Culshaw, Michael Troughton, Daniel Anthony, Craige Els, Jaime Magnus Stone, Arwel Wyn Jones, Dafydd Shurmer, Tim Treloar, Stephen Noonan, Daisy Ashford, Lauren Cornelius, Jeff Cummins, Richard Price, Simon Carew, Tim Dane Reid, Mickey Lewis, Chase Masterson, Gigi Edgley, Dan Slott, Gary Russell, Matthew Sweet, Joseph Lidster, Tony Lee, Paul Cornell, Peter Anghelides, Matt Fitton, Jody Houser, Simon Guerrier, Lisa McMullin, Lizbeth Myles, Kenny Smith, Rob Ritchie, Matthew Jacobs, Vanessa Yuille, David Howe, Samantha Howe, Christopher Jones, Blair Shedd, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Laurette Spang, Sarah Rush, Eric Pierpoint, Casey Biggs, Ben Browder, Joe Flanigan, Alaina Huffman, David Gerrold, Marv Wolfman, Barbara Hambly, Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Javi Grillo-Marxuach, Lizzie Worsdell, Dominic Martin, Emily Davis, Dan Peck, Gillian Horvath, Trina Ray, Kim Steadman, Sarah Milkovich, Anita Sengupta, Jessie Christiansen, Robert Napton, Craig Miller, Larry Nemecek, Bill Blair[11]
34Gallifrey One's Miracle on 34th StreetFebruary 16–18, 2024Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Sir Derek Jacobi, Billie Piper, Alex Kingston, Segun Akinola, Matthew Waterhouse, Frazer Hines, Camille Coduri, Jacqueline King, Rachel Talalay, Ray Holman, Brian Herring, Shaun Dingwall, Annette Badland, Eric Roberts, Jaye Griffiths, Sally Knyvette, Brian Croucher, Jan Chappell, Jonathon Carley, Kevin Jon Davies, Dominic Glynn, Robert Strange, Gigi Edgley, Chase Masterson, Stephen Cole, Mark Morris, James Goss, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, John Dorney, Gary Russell, Lisa McMullin, Tony Lee, Jody Houser, Paul Cornell, Peter Anghelides, Simon Guerrier, Lizbeth Myles, Alfie Shaw, Jason Haigh-Ellery, David Gerrold, Barbara Hambly, Gareth Kavanagh, Ian Winterton, Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Gillian Horvath, Christopher Jones, Dan Peck, Keith Barnfather, Trina Ray, Kim Steadman, Sarah Milkovich, Krys Blackwood, Anita Sengupta, George Shaw, David Raiklen, Scott Tipton, Sandra Gimpel, Robert Napton, Craig Miller, Eliza Roberts, Susanna Malak, Brad & Christine Galey, Rory Ross, Eyad Elbitar, Warren Proulx, Larry Nemecek, Travis Richey.
35Gallifrey One In 35 MillimetreFebruary 14–16, 2025Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Katy Manning, Susan Twist, Frazer Hines, David Gooderson, Lizzie Hopley, Paul Magrs, Jonathan Morris, Gary Russell, Lisa McMullin, Tony Lee, Alfie Shaw, Jason Haigh-Ellery.

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  6. http://www.gallifreyone.com/?page_id=104 Convention Guests Gallifrey 2015
  7. http://www.gallifreyone.com/?page_id=5474 Convention Guests Gallifrey 2016
  8. http://www.gallifreyone.com/?page_id=5474 Convention Guests Gallifrey 2017
  9. http://www.gallifreyone.com/?page_id=5474 Convention Guests Gallifrey 2018
  10. Web site: The 31 Flavours of Gallifrey One Schedule. 2021-04-04. gallifreyone2020.sched.com.
  11. Web site: 2023-02-19 . Featured Guests Gallifrey One 2023 . 2023-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219160445/https://www.gallifreyone.com/guests/ . 19 February 2023 .

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