Fan's memorabilia estimated at £750,000

Doctor Who enthusiast, Peter Jewell of Lancaster, has had his rare, memorabilia collection estimated at around £750,000!

The 46 year old says he became a fan 40 years ago, when he was "ill with mumps and my mum bought me a Doctor Who book and that was it. I started collecting things when I was ten or 11; it started from there and it's never let me go. I grew up with it really - it's a show that people of all ages can enjoy because it works on so many different levels."

A doctor in real life, Peter owns just about everything - from the classic Dalek toys, to Doctor Who helium balloons! He has opened a stall to coincide with an exhibition of some of his memorabilia, which includes artefacts dating back to the early thirties, such as a theatre programme from what is apparently meant to be the first professional performance of Doctor Who.

Peter's most valuable item is the very first Doctor Who comic from 1978, which is worth £20,000 - and he owns six of them!

"I quite like the fact that I have created a place for people to come and sit and talk about Doctor Who. I see people aged from two to 90 who all love the show. I would have loved to find like-minded people when I was younger."