AN avid Dr Who fan from Paignton has been sworn to secrecy after receiving a sneak preview of the new monster which will feature in a future episode of the show.
Vicki Dunstone of Green Park Road visited the Dr Who studio in Wales after winning the BBC’s flagship Children In Need competition.
Vicki, husband Martin and daughter Maia, five, were treated to an exclusive tour of the set which included access to areas where no other fans have been before.
As well as being given their own key to unlock the Tardis, the family were also treated to an early viewing of the Christmas special and shown a new Dr Who enemy which has yet to screened.
Vicki, who works at Tor Homes in Totnes, was one of 100 people who won the backstage tour of the Dr Who set in Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf, after correctly answering that 12 planets were hidden in the Medusia Triangle during a previous episode of the show.
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She described the tour as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience, adding: “It was totally breathtaking, an awesome opportunity I’m never going to forget.”
Vicki, who loves watching Dr Who and adores the actor David Tennant who plays him, was stunned to win the competition.
She said: “I’ve never entered anything in my life before. I heard the question on the radio and I knew the answer before they even got to the multiple choice.
“I took the phone number but I was busy getting the children ready for school so I didn’t phone until a week later.
“When I got a phone call to say I had won I thought somebody was playing a practical joke.”
She added: “It was the most wonderful weekend. The BBC crew really made us feel welcome, there wasn’t enough they could do for us.
“I think they really enjoyed seeing our reactions to everything. To see everything as you would see it on the screen was unbelievable, and they let us touch so much stuff.
“We were shown a top secret new enemy that will be shown in a future episode. We were sworn to secrecy and told not to say anything about it.
“They even made us sign confidential paperwork.
“It was a truly awesome experience, a complete once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
