Wales Star Wars Quiz Night - 9th April - Cardiff

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I am organising a Star Wars Quiz Night at the Royal Hotel Cardiff on the 9th April 2013 from 7.30pm. Ten rounds suitable for all manor of Jedi from Padawans to Knights!

Entry is just £1 per person and 1st prize is a £25 Forbidden Planet Voucher. 10% discount on all drinks in the cantina too.

There is a link to our Facebook event here:

http://www.facebook.com/events/143449595817771/

 

Hello, and thanks for sharing!

 

Cool.

 

darn it, only just noticed this and not swansea based due to uni anymore either

 

Cardiff was too far away for me to come down just for a £25 voucher

 

This is disappointing! I return to these boards for the first time in years and miss a Star Wars quiz a five minute walk from my house by a month. D'oh!

ScottCardiff: Any update on how it went or if you're planning any similar events in future?

 

A Cardiff man, eh?

Tell me, Good Sir. Do you like Doctor Who?

 

Me? I do like Doctor Who? Do you like Doctor Who too?

Cardiff is well worth a visit for any fan of the show, especially with the new exhibition on the bay. I work at the university and they are often filming in my building.

To be honest I'd rather encounter Benedict Cumberbatch when they film Sherlock, hubba hubba (my wife doesn't approve of this ambition)

I'd be happy to give anyone pointers who fancied a visit, or a meet if those still happen on a grand scale

 

Which building is that? Is it the Glamorgan Building?

 

Yes, Glamorgan building

I'm not actually based there now (I'm in a much less impressive building across the park from it) but I'm still part of the Social Science department which is based in Glamorgan. Do you know that because you're a Doctor Who fanatic? If so that's quite impressive

 

LOL.

Doctor Who Locations is my "thing". I like to visit them whenever I can and take pictures. You know, it's time for a shameless link to my blog!

http://www.doctorwholocations.org

This building might look familiar

http://doctorwholocations.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/1-11-boom-town-cardiff-glamorgan-building/


So I get to Cardiff whenever I can to see more locations. Would be great to meet up one time

 

That's awesome, I've visited a few similar sites in the past but I particularly like the way you've juxtaposed your own photos with stills from the show (particularly for the places I know well like Glamorgan Building).

I spend a lot of time when I'm watching the show trying to figure out where they shot it, for example the Idiot's Lantern on Florentia Street, I used to live just round the corner from there but couldn't figure out which of the streets it was (there are about 5 in a row that all look largely the same)

I moved to Cardiff in 2003 and they began shooting here not very long after so the show has always been special to me (beside of course that I'm a massive geek and would watch it anyway)

I'd love to meet up next time you have a visit, I can probably rope in former RSA Sebulba_Sloan too who lives in Newport and works in Glamorgan building

 

Awesome. Blink was filmed in Newport

I did Florentia Street last Summer, and was going to head down to Victoria Park to visit there, but it was a sweltering heatwave, and I got distracted by a pub that was en route.

 

What episodes were shot in Victoria Park? I moved house about a month ago to the other side of town so I'm quite near to Victoria Park but as it wasn't that familiar before I moved so I've never recognised it in any episodes

 

It's where the Doctor plays football in The Lodger. And the playground was used in Forest of the Dead (although that's no longer there )

 

Ah ha! I used to live opposite Roath Park and upon learning this, a midwife who was in the process of delivering my son tried to convince me that the football scenes from the Lodger were shot there when I had a feeling it was Victoria Park. Upon receiving an 'I'm in labour you idiot could you leave the geekiness alone just this once' look from my wife I didn't argue the point (for long). I'm glad that you've validated me and yes I am a sad little man

The best part of that story is it makes it seem like everyone in Cardiff spend their time talking about Doctor Who (which we do)

 

Truer words were never spoken. Every single person I've met in Cardiff (and Newport) has been more than willing to chat to me about their filming experiences. I spoke for over an hour to an old guy who was painting his fence. His house was next to Martha's house. He was telling me how all the neighbours got together to watch the episode, and that they had a TARDIS on their street overnight and the security guard let them all inside. I've had nightclubs open up especially for me to go in and take pictures.

But the best ones are the places that might be under new management and they had no idea that Doctor Who was filmed there. Always a pleasure to educate them

And Roath Park has been used. There's a botanical conservatory there I believe which was used in The Doctor's Daughter. And Wilf's allotment is there too.

 

I knew about the conservatory but not about the allotments. Looking them up I don't think I've ever been up to them which is why I didn't recognise it

Where have you been that didn't know about it? Quite a few shops and bars seem to have quite a sort life span in Cardiff particularly with the new(ish) mall. I walked past what (upon watching) turned out to be the filming of the very first scene of Torchwood one night coming back from the cinema but the alley they filmed in has been demolished now because of the mall

 

St David's Car Park? That was also used in Who a few times.

Couple of places spring to mind. La Monde, the fish restaurant on St Mary's Street had no idea even though the new owner is a massive Who fan! That's the bar where Canton got picked up in The Impossible Astronaut.

Also the Fat Cat Cafe opposite the New Theatre had no idea (That was the pub Donna went to in Partners in Crime)

 

Ha! My brother-in-law is one of the co-owners of Le Monde but it probably wasn't him that you spoke to because he's never said anything about Doctor Who to me and if he found that out I'd probably be the first person he told. I had no idea they had filmed in there though because obviously I've been in there quite a few times

Yes St Davids car park, it was quite horrible but it still seems like a shame to lose it

 

Ah, it was the owner's wife who's the fan

http://doctorwholocations.org/?p=1389

 

That link doesn't seem to work

It wouldn't have been my brother-in-law though because he's not married but I think he's got 3 partners in the business so it was probably one of them. I'll ask him next time I see him though