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Royals meet Daleks during Doctor Who studio tour in Cardiff | |
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The Prince of Wales has been offered a role in Doctor Who after impressing the show's writer with his Dalek voice. | |
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a visit to the set at BBC Wales' Roath Lock studios on day three of their summer tour of Wales. | |
Prince Charles tried his hand at being a sci-fi baddie by uttering the Daleks' famous "exterminate" catchphrase into a voice modulator. | |
Writer Steven Moffat thought he was "great". | |
He said: "I haven't thought about how I could weave a meeting between the Doctor and the royal family. But Prince Charles's attempt at being a Dalek was great. | |
"There would be a part in the show for him if he wanted it." | |
During the visit on Wednesday morning, the royal couple was greeted by BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies in Cardiff Bay - where Doctor Who is recorded - and then posed for pictures with two gold-coloured Daleks. | |
The couple also met Matt Smith, who currently plays the Doctor but is stepping down, and Jenna Coleman, who plays his companion, as well as series head writer Mr Moffat. | |
The tour included the set of the Tardis, the Doctor's time travelling ship, as well as a display of some of the show's monsters, including a weeping angel and a cyberman. | |
Nicholas Briggs, who voices the Daleks, demonstrated some of their famous catchphrases, while production staff showed how a green screen set is used to generate some of the programme's special effects. | |
Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. | Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. |
In addition to Doctor Who, Roath Lock is also home to BBC programmes including Casualty, the Welsh-language drama Pobol y Cwm and children's drama Wizards vs Aliens. | In addition to Doctor Who, Roath Lock is also home to BBC programmes including Casualty, the Welsh-language drama Pobol y Cwm and children's drama Wizards vs Aliens. |
Later Prince Charles will visit the new headquarters of his charity, Prince's Trust Cymru where he will meet volunteers, staff and young people. | Later Prince Charles will visit the new headquarters of his charity, Prince's Trust Cymru where he will meet volunteers, staff and young people. |
The Duchess of Cornwall will visit a shop in Porthcawl for the homeless charity Emmaus, of which she is patron. | The Duchess of Cornwall will visit a shop in Porthcawl for the homeless charity Emmaus, of which she is patron. |
On a visit to Treharris near Merthyr Tydfil, Prince Charles will go to the Farmers' Co-operative Shop, and meet staff and local farmers. | On a visit to Treharris near Merthyr Tydfil, Prince Charles will go to the Farmers' Co-operative Shop, and meet staff and local farmers. |
On Monday the couple visited the last home of poet Dylan Thomas in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, and on Tuesday held a series of engagements in north Wales. |