Edited sentence: A few months prior to DWAS's decision to break the remaining BBC link, attendees of the DWAS-organised convention 'Time 2' at Riverside Studios in London were treated to a free preview of the recently recovered Hartnell era episode 'Day of Armageddon'.DWAS had since its foundation always been the 'officially recognised Doctor Who fan club'.DWAS has re-established itself in the 21st century as one of the UK's leading Doctor Who convention organisers, and currently runs events under the 'Doctor Who Unleashed' and 'Time' banners, the most recent being 'Time and Again' at Riverside Studios in Hammermsith in October 2009.Despite this members have continued to have access to material that would otherwise not have been widely available.However as it became clear that the new production office in Cardiff wanted little to do with Doctor Who fandom the DWAS found its position as the 'official fan club' considerably weakened, although ties with BBC Worldwide and 2Entertain (who release BBC videos and DVDs) remained strong.In 2005 the DWAS took the decision that, as it had effectively been cut off from the 'New Who' production office, and attempts to obtain a licence had failed,  it would take the last step itself and chose to become 'Independent of the BBC'.In 2009 again with the consent of BBC Worldwide, the re-colourised 'Planet of the Daleks' part 3 was shown at Riverside as part of the Society's 'Time and Again' event.In many ways this was a positive move as it gave more freedom in the Society's journals for members to air a wider range of view about the series than had it attempted to hang on to any 'official' status.Other events including episode screening parties and DVD advanced screenings are also occasionally run.This recognition did not however extend to a licence, and was based largely on the Society's ongoing relationship with the Doctor Who production office (to 1989) and then with BBC Worldwide.This recognition enabled the Society to have special access to news and material relating to the 1996 TV movie (starring Paul McGann) and 100 lucky DWAS members attended a free preview of the movie at BAFTA in May 1996