*RayeRaye's Corner* 

The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular was in Birmingham on the 26th May. This was the first Doctor Who event I have attended in its own right and was a special Christmas 2014 treat from Matt! The concert itself was held in the Barclaycard Arena and we were seated in the centre floor area – and I am lucky we were!

Throughout the concert there were monsters from Dr Who appearing not only on stage, but they also walked right past me (I was sitting on an aisle seat!). The orchestra were immense and Peter Davison (who played the fifth doctor) was a fantastic host and really funny!

There was merchandise on sale too so I bought myself a special Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular lanyard (like a con badge) and a Tardis conductor baton! There were plenty of other items on sale, including t-shirts.

The venue was really good for the concert, it was ideal for the music to bounce around and outside the main hall there were plenty of hot food stalls and drinks and plenty of space to stretch your legs in the interval. Be aware that food and drink are not cheap here, but if you need a hot meal there are options, just don’t expect much change!

My favourite parts of the concert had to be the music and video from ‘The Pandorica Opens’ and the main Dr Who theme tune at the end – it really was special to re-live some of the episodes in that environment.

I would highly recommend this concert to any Doctor Who fan because the music and the video were… well… spectacular!

More information can be found here - Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular