So much going on, as Gallifrey One in 35 Millimetre approaches, just over two weeks away!
New Signing Guests
As always, Gallifrey One welcomes local guests, signing on selected days or throughout the weekend. These local signers include people we’ve already confirmed in the past, but we have some additions:
Gigi Edgley, best known for her character Chiana on the science fiction series Farscape and a long-time friend of Gallifrey One, will return again this year. Gigi will have a table in our Dealers Room all three days, and she will be participating in our evening guest receptions, so stop by her table to say hello.
Philip Rhys Chaudhary, who played Ramone in the Doctor Who story “The Husbands of River Song,” will be joining us on Saturday, signing at the Showmasters Events tables and participating in the evening receptions. Chaudury’s lengthy list of credits includes many episodes of US and UK television series and films.
Additional signing guests at the Showmasters booth this year are Diane Franklin, who has appeared in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and many film & TV roles; Karl Held, whose credits include Star Trek, Falcon Crest, MacGyver, Diamonds are Forever and more; and Ardeshir Radpour and Daniel Bohman, both performance artists who have appeared in multiple Star Wars shows. Held and Bohman will be with us on Friday; Franklin and Radpour, on Saturday.
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Convention Schedule Updates
We’ve updated the Gallifrey One Schedule of Events to add autographs in our Autograph Alley and at the Alien Entertainment/Big Finish booth, as well as our Children’s Program. (See the Autographs section below for details about autographs at this year’s convention!).
We have also added several new events, including a Katy Manning solo interview on Friday at 1pm, and two discussion panels that were previously omitted because of space issues have now been added back onto the schedule, Building a Better Screwdriver on Friday at 10am and Recreate! Animate! Exterminate! on Saturday at 10am. (Participants on both panels will be added soon.)
These join the rest of our program schedule, gaming schedule, additional autographs and much more, which have already been available on the online schedule. (Video room programming is not posted online and can be found in your souvenir program book, given to you at badge pickup.)
Still pending (to be added by this weekend) are our photo ops; autographs for the guests sponsored by Showmasters Events; and our remaining optional add-on events (including the TARDIS Tag meet & greets and the two remaining script readings).
There are a ton of meet-up events happening at the convention, including many suggested by our attendees. Be sure to filter the online schedule by Social Events & Meet-Ups to see the wide range of events happening at this year’s convention… including even more Ribbon Exchange events that begin as early as Wednesday evening (February 12)! Meet-ups at Gallifrey One usually take place in one of four areas: our Program E room on the convention floor, the hotel’s convention center patio (outside the glass doors on the convention level), in the Marriott’s hotel lobby, or in the hotel pool deck. The pool area, as well as our Children’s Programming room, can be accessed from the first floor via elevators, or by stairs down from the hotel lobby level (next to the gift shop.)
Gallifrey One 2025 Schedule of Events
Attendee Guide Fully Updated
The Gallifrey One Attendee Guide is a great resource here on our website that should be able to answer most, if not all, of your questions about the convention, especially for first-time attendees. Items that you can find on the Attendee Guide include what you need to bring with you and what to do when you get here, how to find everything, and so much more. Everything we post here is usually posted on the Attendee Guide (or links are provided to same). You can also access the Attendee Guide via the handy link at the top of the page, just below the convention logo.
A Guide to Gallifrey One Autographs
Gallifrey One provides three different types of autograph opportunities at our events, which we know can be confusing (especially to the newer attendees). We believe in scheduling autograph sessions appropriately to the guest, not imposing on all of our guests’ times, while still providing as much autograph opportunity and flexibility in case we need to make last minute changes; meanwhile, many of our sponsored guests have autograph commitments in their contracts.
ALL of our autographing takes place in our Dealers Room; the only differences between each type is how autographs are delivered to you. Here is a quick and easy to understand guide to getting your most coveted autographs at this year’s convention; guest participation in each type of autograph area will be added to this list shortly before the convention.
Autograph Alley
Gallifrey One’s Autograph Alley is our general autograph session area, located in the very back of our Dealers Room. Nearly every guest we invite ourselves directly signs here, with rare exceptions (sponsored guests and guests with their own tables sign elsewhere, see below). Each guest involved in an Autograph Alley event will begin signing at the start of the session, usually for a one-hour or, in some cases, two-hour block… but we permit the guest’s session to end when there is no expectation of additional autograph collectors wanting signatures. In other words, we don’t require guests to remain for the entire time; you should show up as close to the start of the session as possible, as it’s their choice to stick around or not.
Autograph Alley participants: Steven Moffat, Julie Gardner, Joel Collins, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning, Nicola Bryant, Kate Herron, Briony Redman, Julie Anne Robinson, Paul Magrs, Jonathan Morris, Marv Wolfman, Blair Mowat, Barbara Hambly, Gary Russell, Andrew Smith, Nev Fountain, Andy Lane, Tony Lee, Lisa McMullin, Alfie Shaw, Jody Houser, Craig Miller, Christopher Jones.
Sponsored Guests
Autograph sessions with our “sponsored guests” are set entirely by the sponsors, for a time and duration of their choosing, at their tables in our Dealers Room. You will pay the sponsor directly at their table for autographs (credit cards OK for Showmasters & Alien Entertainment, otherwise cash-only). The sponsored guests usually sign for longer periods during the day and often have multiple autograph sessions each day, though some only appear one or two days, so check the schedule.
Guests signing at Showmasters Events (Dealers Room): Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Jenna Coleman, Catherine Tate, Susan Twist, Michelle Greenidge, David Gooderson, Philip Rhys Chaudhary, Diane Franklin, Karl Held, Ardeshir Radpour, Daniel Bohman.
Guests signing at Alien Entertainment/Big Finish (Dealers Room): Sean Carlsen, Alex Macqueen, Lisa Greenwood, Miles Richardson, Safiyya Ingar, John Dorney, Lizzie Hopley, Juliet Landau, Mara Wilson, Alimi Ballard, Ursula Burton.
Fixed Location Guests
Some of our guests — including sponsored guests appearing on only one day — have their own tables in our Dealers Room. These guests will be signing throughout the day, on the day(s) they are in attendance; we do not post autograph times for them since they will set their own hours and are usually available any time they are not doing programming or photo ops.
Guests with their own tables in our Dealers Room: Wendy Padbury & Charlie Hayes, Frazer Hines, Mark Sheppard, Gigi Edgley, Blair Shedd.
Additional Important Autographs Information
All guests are free to set their own costs for autographs (usually in the case of actors) or sign for free, as well as sell their own photos or other merchandise if they choose to; Gallifrey One does not require any concessions on potential autograph costs and takes no cut.
Gallifrey One does not pre-sell autographs at any time; you will need to speak to the guest, or their sponsoring organization, at the time for any rates.
It is highly recommended you bring ample cash with you for autographs; don’t plan on using a local ATM (especially the one in the Marriott, which tends to run out of cash quickly). Autographs from guests who charge for signing can run anywhere from $10-30 or higher.
Please respect our guests’ rights to charge for autographs at the costs they deem appropriate; our guests are here on their own time and frequently part of their recompense is in the sales of autographs.
In order to provide our attendees with a positive experience while waiting for an autograph from guests in our Autograph Alley or Dealers Room, we will not permit saving places for friends in any autograph lines, or allow jumping ahead in line to join a friend/relative (exception: those with jump-the-line passes as part of their ticket packages through Convention Photo Shoots, such as TARDIS Tag or Diamond Pass holders.)
Due to time constraints and our wish to allow everyone possible a chance for an autograph, we are not able to permit attendees to take photos with guests during autographs, except with the full consent of the guest; this is limited to guests who have their own tables in the Dealers Room only. Our sponsored guests, and our guests participating in the Autograph Alley, may choose to allow the taking of personal photos at other times, and attendees are welcome to have their photo taken during our professionally-run photo sessions in the Photo Studio throughout the weekend.
Gallifrey One reserves the right to alter these policies or alter the category of each guest at any time.
Q&A: Autographs, Photos, Add-On Packages
Like we did last year, we wanted to answer some questions we’ve been getting regarding some of the add-on packages, including the Diamond Pass, the TARDIS Tag, and the VIP script readings. If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email.
Do I have to buy an add-on package to get an autograph from, or photo with, any of the sponsored actor guests?
No. The Diamond Pass and TARDIS Tag are for attendees’ convenience only (and cost savings, in many cases) and are never required for access to our guests.
Will you sell out the photo ops if I don’t purchase in advance?
We do recommend pre-purchasing photo ops (or one of the packages mentioned above) to save yourself time, not to mention our photo studio staff. However, we expect all photo ops will be available for purchase on site as well.
What about autographs?
We do not pre-sell autograph sessions with any guests, except the autographs guaranteed in the add-on packages. Autographs with all guests will be fully available for purchase on site. (Important fact: we have never sold out of photo ops or autographs.)
When will the VIP script reading sessions and TARDIS Tag meet & greet events take place?
The script readings for Catherine Tate (Saturday 10am) and Jenna Coleman (Sunday 10am) are already on our convention schedule. The times and dates for the other script readings and meet & greets as part of the TARDIS Tag will be on our schedule later this week.
Will you be adding photo ops with additional guests?
The current photo ops for sale are with guests we have already established contracts with. We will be adding additional photo ops with guests as contracts are signed. Photo op pre-sales are for convenience only; you can purchase them on site as well.
Are photo op prices per photo, or per participant?
Per participant. If you have two attendees wanting to be in the same photo, you must each purchase a photo op. All participants will receive a copy of the photo, as well as a digital print available after the convention.
If I have a package that includes a photo op, can my friend(s) participate in the photo?
Yes… as long as each person has purchased a photo op – either a package or an individual photo – they can participate in the photo.
Whose autographs/photo ops are included with the TARDIS Tag?
Guests specifically sponsored by Showmasters Events, which currently include Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Jenna Coleman, Catherine Tate, Susan Twist, Michelle Greenidge and David Gooderson.
What if I don’t purchase any add-ons? Do I get to see the guests?
Yes, absolutely! All of Gallifrey One’s guests appear on stage throughout the weekend, and all of our convention programming is included in the price of general admission. You do not ever have to purchase an optional add-on to see our guests; the add-ons enhance your experience. Check out our schedule for their appearance dates & times.
More news soon!
