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| text = DOCTOR Who's best friend, K9 made a special appearance at Omagh library last week, alongside his creator, Mat Irvine.

K-9 is the fictional robotic canine in the long-running British science fiction television series, which first appeared in [[broadwcast:The Invisible Enemy|1977]] and most recently in one of the series television spin-offs, [[:Category:K-9 (series)|K-9 (2009-2010)]].

Mat Irvine is a special effects designer and has worked extensively on Doctor Who, operating K9 on the most recent version of the series.

During this event in Omagh Library, Mat presented K9 and me: My Life in Special Effects, covering his work with K-9 from the Tom Baker era to the more recent series with David Tennent and the [[:Category:Sarah Jane Adventures|Sarah Jane Chronicles]].

Members of the audience were also able to have their photo taken with this famous dog, meet Mat and buy a signed copy of one of Mat's books.


Caption: Dr Who fans, Jimmy Quinn, Paul Gormley and Bernie Gormley get a photo with Mat Irvine and K9.

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