[Alex Murphy]

Guy Fawkes was part of a group of English Catholics who planned to blow up the House of Parliament over 400 years ago. The plan had been to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic King or Queen to the throne, and the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 is still celebrated today across the UK. November 5 is known as Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, where firework and bonfire parties are enjoyed across the country.

The game lets users experience a pivotal moment in British history – an event that could’ve transformed British society had it succeeded – through an interactive downloadable game of what is one of the BBC’s biggest export TV shows. The last four-game Doctor Who series, released in 2010, notched up almost 3m downloads....

....Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot will be available as a free download in the UK only, for PC and Mac, from the Doctor Who website on October 31.

[dawn53]

Guy Fawkes Day, haven’t thought of that in years. We lived in the Caymans for a few years and would celebrate Guy Fawkes with our British friends....effigy burning and “bangers and mash.”