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TARDIS Experience

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:54:41 +0000

My journey into time and space began on a bright sunny morning in Cardiff. I stood in the carpark of the famous studios and looked over at the Welsh mountains; I knew it was going to be a good day. As it happens I’d never in the past thought to actually find out where the series was filmed, so when we arrived at these non-descript warehouses I was a little surprised. I didn’t really know what to expect but it just looked ordinary.

We were driven round the back of the site and passed two very familiar red double-decker buses. At this point I was told to keep by eyes closed, so they could film all my reactions moments first hand. Trust me there were a lot of those ‘moments’ during the day! Parking round the back I was taken to my trailer, it had a big gold star with Sao Til on the door. This was cool enough, but they also told me it was Catherine Tate’s trailer and that John’s was next door.

Sitting in the air-conditioned coolness inside I was briefed on what was going to happen during the day. Part of the crew from the BBC studio were accompanying me to do the behind the scenes filming, so it was nice to see some familiar faces. After this they left me with a script to go over my lines. On a quick side note, I received my script a couple of days before, which I had rehearsed like mad, so I already knew the lines off by heart. It was surreal to sit there though reading a Russell T. Davies script with my name on it.

Alien Talent Search

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A special advert was published by the BBC advertising the Alien Talent Search. The original closing date was Saturday March 28th 2009 extended to Sunday April 5th.

The first contact I had with the BBC after applying was on Friday April 3rd and I got confirmation I was on the show the follwing week Wednesday April 8th.

Filming for the Alien Activity Day took place on Tuesday April 14th. Starting at 08:30 and I was there until after 20:00.

The TARDIS filming took place the following week on Monday April 20th. We spent another long day in Cardiff and were back the same day.

The final filming for Tonight's the Night was on Sunday April 26th, it was the final show of the first series to filmed and there was definitely a party atmosphere.

See the links for further information on The Appication, Alien Activity Day and TARDIS experience.

About Sao Til

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:20:37 +0000

The Initial Idea

Initially the idea began with that of a hunter, something that captures other creatures, not for food but for profit. I wanted to convey the fact that these aliens were intelligent with a grasp of technology and a sense of style.

The name Sao Til and the alien race of the Aminopius, when joined together are an anagram of the Latin words Animus Spoliatio, which means soul robbing.

Home Planet

Aminopia, a small, dark desolate rock of a planet. The land has been stripped bare by generation after generation of Aminopius processing, until only the great Factories of the Aminopius remain. Scattered across the planet, like cities, these giant factories process the creatures (both whole and in pieces) that the Aminopius capture. They prepare the merchandise for dispatch to clients across the galaxy.

Alien Powers

Aminopius are expert hunters. They have enhanced senses allowing them to detect the slightest movement by sound and smell or taste the slightest changes in the air. The neural probe attached to their arm allows them to paralyse their prey.