Why

In 2005, Doctor Who made a return to TV after a long absence. I wanted it to be good, but it was just more perilous romps set in dodgy space stations, Victorian England and modern day London or Cardiff. And virtually nothing in between. Anyway, one story-line involved some recurring graffiti that said “BAD WOLF”. I have no idea what the plot was now, but I thought it would be good to join in, since no-one would really think to do this sort of thing. I thought it would be a nice real-world Easter egg type thing for anyone that enjoyed Doctor Who, even if I thought it was pants.

When

June 2005

Where

The back of Rothwell Precinct, before it was demolished.

Materials / Media

Paper Stencil and Spray Paint

Production

Fairly basic. Chose a font and printed out on several sheets of A4 paper and taped together before cutting out.

Execution

Went down after dark. Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes

A fairly boring piece really, but it was a bit of zeitgeist.

Duration & fate

I think it was painted over, but it was also often obscured by industrial bins anyway. Plus the whole area was due for demolition and was bulldozed in April 2008 to make way for a new Morrisons.