In 1879 at least 70,000 visitors flocked to Blackpool’s promenade to witness the ‘switching on’ of the UK’s first electric streetlights (eight arc lamps). As a result, they were met by police motorcyclists on the outskirts of Blackpool and given an escort, complete with sirens and blue flashing lights, into the centre of town to ensure that they arrived on time. Blackpool Illuminations is a festival which takes place each year during the autumn months, lighting up the town and dark skies with an array of magical colours and displays. Due to work earlier in the day on the shoot for series 4 episode Planet Of the Ood, David was late leaving the set and then was held up in traffic on the M6. Ride The Lights will be staged on the night of Tuesday 29 August three days before the Illuminations are officially switched on. The Big Switch On went out live on BBC Radio 2.ĭavid travelled up to Blackpool from Cardiff in the company of Julie Gardner. Also present was TV personality Dale Winton, who hosted the evening, and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who designed part of the display, while acts performing included Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Gareth Gates, McFly and Ghosts. As the then star of the show, David Tennant was invited to switch on the display for the massive event on August 31st. In 2007 the lights incorporated a Doctor Who display, including monsters from the revived series. The Big Switch On is a major event with performances from bands preceding a celebrity flicking the switch to turn on the display. The display runs for six miles along the sea front. Established in 1879, the Illuminations are a tradition found in a number of larger coastal towns, but Blackpool's are arguably the most famous. The Blackpool Illuminations is a celebrated display of lights which runs for just over two months every autumn in the UK seaside resort of Blackpool. In 2007, David Tennant travelled up to Blackpool to switch on the annual Illuminations.
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