urn ▁Ill umin ations ), ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 9 0 s ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 2 - Pres ent . ▁ ▁Black pool ▁Ill umin ations ▁ ▁Black pool ▁Ill umin ations ▁run ▁for ▁ 6 6 ▁days ▁each ▁year . ▁They ▁switch ▁on ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁with ▁a ▁star - stud ded ▁' Switch ▁On ' ▁show ▁and ▁run ▁to ▁early ▁November . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Switch ▁On ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁D ale ▁W inton ▁and ▁the ▁crowd ▁were ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁acts ▁including ▁Peter ▁Kay . ▁David ▁T enn ant , ▁a ▁previous ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁and ▁past ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁Black pool ▁( tele vision ) ▁television ▁series , ▁switched ▁on ▁the ▁L ights ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁New ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁are ▁a ▁section ▁outside ▁the ▁Tower ▁called ▁Dec o D ance , ▁these ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Laur ence ▁L le w ely n - B ow en ▁addition ally ▁new ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁ill umin ations ▁have ▁been ▁ere cted ▁outside ▁the ▁Dr ▁Who ▁exhibition . ▁ ▁At ▁six ▁miles ▁( 9 . 6 5 ▁kilometres ) ▁long ▁and ▁using ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁bul bs , ▁the ▁Black pool ▁Ill umin ations ▁are ▁an ▁awesome ▁spect acle . ▁The ▁Black pool ▁Ill umin ations ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁light ▁displays : ▁las ers , ▁ne on , ▁light