Swindon star's Doctor Who costume up for auction

By Amanda Wilkins - 29 January 2025

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A Doctor Who charity auction for BBC Children in Need will open to fans globally from 11 to 25 February.

Bidding will start at £100 for over 150 Doctor Who lots, including a top worn by Swindon born Billie Piper who played the role of Rose Tyler, the tenth Doctor's assistant. 

Rose Tyler's (Billie Piper) top from series 2, episodes 8 and 9 of the revived sci-fi television series Doctor Who, titled 'The Impossible Planet' and 'The Satan Pit', respectively. Rose wore her top as she, together with the Doctor (David Tennant), and the Sanctuary Base 6 crew faced off against The Beast.

The top is dark pink in a size large, and ribbed with button details down the front. It comes with a BBC costume label

The Doctor Who charity auction, in partnership with Propstore - one of the world’s leading entertainment memorabilia auctioneers - will open its digital doors to fans globally from 11 February until 25 February.

Amongst the over 150 lots, fans will have the chance to bid on Doctors’ and companions’ costumes and many more props featured in the series between 2005 and 2022 including:

  • ·        Tenth Doctor’s (David Tennant) Tuxedo Costume and Spares
  • ·         Eleventh Doctor's (Matt Smith) 'Closing Time' Costume
  • ·         Twelfth Doctor's (Peter Capaldi) 'Mummy on the Orient Express' Costume
  • ·         Thirteenth Doctor's (Jodie Whittaker) Costume
  • ·         Screen-matched* ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’ TARDIS
  • ·         Screen-matched* Traitor Dalek
  • ·         Photo-matched** Gravel Cyberman Head
  • ·         Weeping Angel Statue
  • ·         Ood Head
  • ·         Rose Tyler's (Billie Piper) Top
  • ·         The Master's (John Simm) Jacket
  • ·         Me’s (Maise Williams) Costume
  • ·         C's (Stephen Fry) Costume
  • ·         Clara's (Jenna Coleman) Costume
  • ·         Donna's (Catherine Tate) Wedding Dress

With over 150 lots, bundling iconic props and costumes from the rich history of the much-loved TV-show, this is expected to be the biggest Doctor Who auction to date, with the net proceeds to go to BBC Children in Need, the BBC’s UK charity, which supports children in communities across the UK helping them to overcome challenges that they face.

Registration for the auction will open from January 28, 2025, on the Propstore website: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/441.

Registering for the auction will enter fans into a competition with the chance to win a bow tie from the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith.

A full list of lots to be auctioned can be found on the Propstore website.

 

 

 

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