Doctor Who exhibition extended to include items from David Tennant's final specials

COVENTRY Transport Museum has announced that its successful Doctor Who exhibition, which was due to close yesterday (November 2), will now be extended until January 10, 2010.

The exhibition has been visited by thousands of people since its opening in March and there are plans to add new items from the three further Doctor Who TV specials set to hit our screens this year.

Visitors can see a range of Doctor Who monsters, props and costumes, including the massive Empress of Racnoss, Davros and the iconic Daleks.

Since this year's Easter special Planet of the Dead, the museum has displayed Michelle Ryan's costume and the fly-headed Trivatore aliens.

The next special, The Waters of Mars, will air on Sunday, November 15 with actress Lindsay Duncan starring alongide Time Lord David Tennant. Two further specials with Tennant will follow before his character regenerates into the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith

Experience Design and Management, who stage the exhibition, are finalising which items from the forthcoming specials will be headed for the venue over the next few weeks.

Martin Wilkie, from Experience Design & Management, said: "The museum has been a fantastic venue to showcase Doctor Who and has proved a hit with visitors. We're delighted to be able to extend the exhibition over the Christmas period and to offer the opportunity for visitors to see the very latest creations from Doctor Who."

Gary Hall, Chief Executive of Coventry Transport Museum says: "We're really excited about extending the exhibition and bringing it bang up to date as new adventures hit our TV screens."

The exhibition will run seven days a week from 10am until 5pm (last admission 4.15pm). It will be closed on December 24, 25, 26 and January 1.

There is a charge for the exhibition with tickets available online at www.transport-museum.com or in person from Coventry Transport Museum. Entrance to the museum itself is free of charge.

Details of new additions to the exhibition will be announced on the museum's website. For further information on the exhibition call the Doctor Who information line on 0871 976 9461 or visit the website.