SFSA - The South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc.

The ABC and BBC Worldwide present a Doctor Who exhibition at ABC Ultimo, Sydney, from August 2013 to January 2014.

We append the press release.

Posted by Martin at 07/08/2013 09:21 GMT

Radioactive Monday

We will be on Peter Goers 891 Local ABC Radio from 8:45pm tonight.

Posted by Martin at 05/08/2013 10:30 GMT

Richard Matheson February 20, 1926 -- June 23, 2013

Richard Matheson has died at the age of 87.

Posted by Martin at 25/06/2013 20:48 GMT

ABC loses BBC content, saves Doctor Who!

Breaking news: BBC will not renew its output deal with ABC from 30 June 2014, new programming will not be guaranteed to be offered to the ABC first.

Posted by Martin at 17/04/2013 12:51 GMT

Splendid Chaps in Adelaide!

We are happy to announce a Doctor Who themed show.

Posted by Martin at 06/03/2013 08:42 GMT

Doctor Who in five languages -- BBC Worldwide Showcase

A demonstration of the polyglot nature of the TARDIS telepathic circuits? Or a clip from the television sales fair BBC Showcase 2013?
You decide!

Thanks to BBC Worldwide for sending us this link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJlQxrAPBRk&feature=youtu.be

Posted by Martin at 28/02/2013 02:10 GMT

An Adventure in Space and Time

The BBC has sent us some behind the scenes footage of Mark Gatiss filming An Adventure in Space and Time.

Posted by Martin at 17/02/2013 23:08 GMT

Gerry Anderson (14 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2012)

Gerry Anderson has died at the age of 83.

Posted by Martin at 27/12/2012 09:23 GMT

Harry Harrison (March 12, 1925 – August 15, 2012)

Harry Harrison has died at the age of 87.

Posted by Martin at 21/12/2012 13:40 GMT

Ray Bradbury (22 August, 1920 – 5 June, 2012)

Ray Bradbury has died at the age of 91.

Posted by Martin at 13/06/2012 11:29 GMT

Mark Sheppard cancelled

We've received reports that the Mark Sheppard event has been cancelled.

Posted by Martin at 22/01/2012 06:45 GMT

The Daleks are coming....!

The Daleks are coming....!
Doctor Who fans are invited to two exciting events!
20 January 2012
Seaford library
Grand Boulevard Seaford

Posted by Martin at 11/01/2012 20:38 GMT

RIP Ken Russell 3 July 1927 to 27 November 2011

British director Ken Russell has died at 84.

Posted by Martin at 28/11/2011 15:58 GMT

BBC official Doctor Who convention 24-25 March 2012

The BBC plans a convention for Doctor Who in Cardiff, March 2012.

Posted by Martin at 14/11/2011 13:09 GMT

Radioactive Thursday

We'll be on FIVEaa 1395, 3pm today.

Posted by Martin at 02/11/2011 00:43 GMT

Radioactive Tuesday

We'll make a radio appearence on Evenings with Peter Goers, after 20:00 today, ABC 891.

Posted by Martin at 30/08/2011 10:42 GMT

Manuel Bernardo Alvarado Green (15 March 1948 - 30 April 2010)

Better known to Doctor Who fans as Manuel Alvarado, the co-author of Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text (1983) (with John Tulloch).

Posted by Martin at 05/08/2011 13:59 GMT

2011 AGM, SFSA 28

The 2011 AGM has given the club a new committee.

Additionally, SFSA 28 is distributing.

Posted by Martin at 19/06/2011 19:23 GMT

Missing Episode hoaxers now liable to prosecution

The South Australian police would like to talk to people who commit fraud by pretending to recover missing episodes of Doctor Who

Posted by Martin at 03/02/2011 07:07 GMT

Lunar eclipse 21 December 2010

Part of a total lunar eclipse will be visible from Adelaide from 8.31pm Tuesday 21 December 2010.

Posted by Martin at 19/12/2010 13:31 GMT

A Christmas Carol, Proms for Boxing Day

ABC serves up a double Doctor Who treat for fans on Boxing Day.

Posted by Martin at 12/12/2010 07:10 GMT

Doctor Who online for Australia

BBC Worldwide and Yahoo offer Doctor Who online.

Posted by Martin at 16/11/2010 04:03 GMT

https://twitter.com/#!/SADWFCinc

Posted by Martin at 15/11/2010 05:54 GMT

Doctor Who club thirtieth anniversary t-shirt competition

We are pleased to announce a competition to celebrate the anniversary of the club's foundation in 1980.

Prize: a Doctor Who t-shirt

Posted by Martin at 31/08/2010 10:21 GMT

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Goody Goody Goodies

The ABC will repeat The Goodies.

Posted by Martin at 22/07/2010 16:06 GMT

K-9 schedule changed

Channel TEN has moved an episode of K-9.

Posted by Martin at 21/06/2010 10:20 GMT

Doctor Who rates

Doctor Who came eleventh for Sunday the 19th of April, with over a million viewers across the nation, some hundred thousand in Adelaide.

This is quite good for both ABC in general and Doctor Who specifically. Until you see all three Biggest Loser "programmes" scored more.

Posted by Martin at 20/04/2010 10:24 GMT

Radioactivity Monday

Club appearance on ABC Radio Far North Queensland, 16.30 CDT/QST Monday 23 November 2009.

The 46th anniversary will be a topic.

Posted by Martin at 23/11/2009 05:50 GMT

Barry Letts

Multiple news sources are running stories about Barry Letts' death from cancer today, at age 84.

Posted by Martin at 10/10/2009 05:43 GMT

Ray Barrett

Actor Ray Barrett has died in hospital aged 82.

Posted by Martin at 08/09/2009 10:51 GMT

Hugo shock!

In a shock result, tweets emanating from the Anticipation Worldcon in Montreal reveal Doctor Who has lost the Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo to Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog.

Posted by Martin at 10/08/2009 08:12 GMT

Radio-activity

The club has a spot on community noticeboard with Ashley Walsh, ABC radio 891 tomorrow morning (Saturday July 18 approx. 6.30am).

Posted by Martin at 17/07/2009 06:26 GMT

Website Problems

Apologies to anyone trying to access this site for the past few hours. There was a software problem which refused to go away until I sacrificed a goat and held my tongue exactly the right way, aligned to Venus and mars and pointing West instead of East which really confused me.

All said and done, it's fixed and sorry again for the inconvenience.

Posted by zaphod at 26/06/2009 09:18 GMT

RIP Charles "Bud" Tingwell 3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009

Ubiquitous Australian actor, Tingwell featured in Catweazle, and appeared in Thunderbirds, The Avengers and Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Posted by Martin at 15/05/2009 17:39 GMT

RT Forum to close

Steve Roberts has announced he is closing the Restoration Team Forum as of April 1 2009 <http://www.rtforum.co.uk/>. The Restoration Team site proper will continue.

Posted by Martin at 02/05/2009 12:24 GMT

RIP Bea Arthur May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009

Beatrice Arthur is reported to have died peacefully at home from cancer today.

Posted by Martin at 02/05/2009 08:43 GMT

RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry

The Star Trek actress and widow of Gene Roddenberry died at home on December 18, 2008 from complications arising from leukemia. She was 76.

Posted by Martin at 19/12/2008 06:33 GMT

Updated Site

For those of you who haven't noticed, the website has been upgraded (slightly).

I fully expect there to be problems, issues, hassles and probably even errors, so if yu spot anything, let me know and I'll sort it out

Posted by zaphod at 06/10/2008 06:13 GMT

Isaac Hayes dead at 65

Musician, actor, Grammy and Academy Award winner Isaac Hayes has died of an apparent heart attack. For those saddened take solace that his soul will live on, possibly possessing humans, causing trauma, or returning to Xenu, ruler of the Galactic Confederacy.
Nuclear bombs! Thetan! Clear!!!

Posted by Martin at 11/08/2008 09:39 GMT

Meetings August

The pub meeting for August will be from 5pm on Saturday the 2nd at the Buckingham Arms Hotel, Walkerville.

The August general meeting will be at Adelaide High School from 3pm on August 16.

Posted by Martin at 28/07/2008 17:09 GMT

Doctor Who day at Tea Tree Gully library Thursday July 17 2008

Doctor Who Photoshoot and community mural!
Doctor Who story time with a Cyberman
Make your own sonic screwdriver, cardboard Tardis, K9 or Dalek
Doctor Who quiz!

Or you will be exter-min-ated!

Posted by Martin at 09/07/2008 17:25 GMT

RTD OBE

Russell T Davies has been made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to drama.

Posted by Martin at 16/06/2008 04:46 GMT

Robert Justman RIP

Robert H Justman died on May 28, 2008 of complications arising from Parkinson's Disease.

Posted by Martin at 08/06/2008 05:04 GMT

A Night of Fantasy

Blackwood Library is hosting a special Fantasy night.

Posted by Martin at 03/06/2008 04:21 GMT

John Phillip Law dead

John Phillip Law, prince of bad sixties SF movies, passed away on May 13, 2008.

Posted by Martin at 02/06/2008 15:45 GMT

RIP Alexander Courage

Alexander Courage, composer of the Star Trek theme, passed away on May 15, 2008.

Posted by Martin at 30/05/2008 16:54 GMT

Doctor Who composer passes

Musician and composer Tristram Cary passed away in Adelaide on the 24th April 2008.

Mr Cary was interviewed by SFSA about his career and particularly his siginificant contribution to Doctor Who for Chameleon Factor several issues ago.

I'm sure we all would pass on our sincere condolences to his friends and family.

Originally posted by Matthew!

Posted by Martin at 18/05/2008 08:51 GMT

RIP Johnny Byrne

We are sorry to announce the passing of three time Doctor Who script writer Johnny Byrne on the third of April 2008.

Posted by Martin at 07/04/2008 10:20 GMT

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston is no more.

The most (mis)quoted character from planet of the apes has passed on to the great rifle range in the sky.

Now I'm sure someone will pry his gun from his cold dead hands.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ausU5GKWhsjw&refer=home

Posted by zaphod at 07/04/2008 10:17 GMT

Barry Morse RIP

I am further saddened to announce the death of Barry Morse, who played Professor Victor Bergman in the first series of Space 1999.

Posted by Martin at 09/03/2008 07:53 GMT

Steve Gerber RIP

I am sorry to announce the death of Steve Gerber on February 10, 2008. The creator of Wundarr the Aquarian, Omega the Unknown and Foolkiller, Gerber lost a lawsuit with Marvel over his character Howard the Duck.

I usually write a more comprehensive obituary but I'm annoyed and distressed over how little publicity this has gotten locally. Here's <http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_02_11.html> a much better one by Mark Evanier, who's also taken over Gerber's blog to append more as it occurs.

Posted by Martin at 09/03/2008 05:31 GMT

Double Gamma nominations close March 31st

There is one month remaining for nominations. Categories are still up in the air, anyone can suggest a publication/article/contributor or aspect of other media to compete.

Posted by Martin at 02/03/2008 05:09 GMT

Imparja drops Torchwood

Alice Spring based station Imparja has confirmed its dropping of Ten programming in favour of Nine will include the Doctor Who spin off, Torchwood.

Posted by Martin at 05/02/2008 03:47 GMT

RIP Vampira

Select news sources are reporting the death of Maila Nurmi .

Posted by Martin at 12/01/2008 02:31 GMT

RIP George McDonald Fraser

The field of historical fiction took a blow on Wednesday with the death of George McDonald Fraser.

Posted by Martin at 04/01/2008 09:12 GMT

Voyage of the Damned beaten by damned Squares

The 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special featuring Kylie Minogue on the Titanic was narrowly beaten in the ratings by the incestuous antics in Eastenders' Albert Square.

Posted by Martin at 27/12/2007 18:41 GMT

Happy Birthday, Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C Clarke turns 90 on 16 December 2007

Posted by Martin at 17/12/2007 14:19 GMT

Peter Haining 1940 -- 2007

Author and anthology editor Peter Haining died of a heart attack on November 19th, 2007.

Posted by Martin at 26/11/2007 04:37 GMT

Verity Lambert RIP

Doctor Who's first producer passed away on Thursday, November 22nd 2007.

Posted by Martin at 25/11/2007 15:37 GMT

What the Future Sounded Like

Documentary with some Doctor Who content, ABC-TV, 10pm Tuesday 18 September 2007. Recommended viewing.

Posted by Martin at 15/09/2007 13:15 GMT

August meeting

The SFSA general meeting for August 2007 will be from 15;00 tomorrow (the 18th) at Adelaide High.

Be aware this will be starting at THREE PM, especially those of you who can't read 24 hour time.

Posted by Martin at 17/08/2007 10:59 GMT

McCoy at DWCV

Sylvester McCoy will be the guest at the Doctor Who Club of Victoria's Whoniverse 2007.

Posted by Martin at 17/07/2007 07:37 GMT

Peter Tuddenham RIP 1918-2007

Horizon has announced the death of Peter Tuddenham on Monday July 9 2007.

Posted by Martin at 12/07/2007 04:40 GMT

Doctor Who and Torchwood rate

Ratings information shows ABC and TEN are enjoying high Who audiences.

Posted by Martin at 05/07/2007 07:28 GMT

Torchwood continues to impress TEN

TEN's latest press release continues the network's promotion of Torchwood.

Posted by Martin at 26/06/2007 00:12 GMT

Pub meet July 2007

The first club event for 2007--2008 will be a pub meeting at the Buckingham Arms hotel, Walkerville, from 17.00 on the 7th of July.

Posted by Martin at 25/06/2007 08:59 GMT

Radioactive Wednesday

The club will have an appearance on radio on Wednesday the 27th of June 2007.

Posted by Martin at 25/06/2007 08:49 GMT

TEN "thrilled"

Network TEN have claimed a win with Torchwood debut.

Posted by Martin at 19/06/2007 06:08 GMT

July the month for Who

The schedule for Doctor Who and Torchwood shows July 2007 to be the most Who packed month since daily repeats ended in 1994.

Posted by Martin at 18/06/2007 08:20 GMT

Who media

Mentions of Doctor Who in the press are picking up with the premieres of Torchwood next Monday (June 18) and The Runaway Bride (June 28).

Posted by Martin at 11/06/2007 08:07 GMT

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Seeking Singaporan Who fans

Doctor Who researchers are looking for any viewers who saw Doctor Who in Singapore in the 1960s or '70s.

Posted by Martin at 30/05/2007 08:58 GMT

Freema Agyeman gone

After only eight episodes broadcast, and a month before her debut in Australia, various news sources are claiming Freema Agyeman has not had her contract renewed for a second year.

Posted by Martin at 27/05/2007 04:17 GMT

ABC schedules Who for 2007

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has scheduled both The Runaway Bride and series three of Doctor Who.

Posted by Martin at 08/05/2007 14:01 GMT

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Walter Schirra RIP

NASA has reported this morning the death of astronaut Walter Marty Schirra, Jr.

Posted by Martin at 04/05/2007 04:48 GMT

Jimmy Bond of the CIA dead

Actor Barry Nelson, who played James Bond in an adaption of Casino Royale for a 1954 episode of the anthology series Climax! has died at age 89.

Posted by Martin at 15/04/2007 13:28 GMT

Dave Martin

The BBC announced the death of Dave Martin on April 12 2007.

Posted by Martin at 14/04/2007 07:23 GMT

Torchwood goes country

Southern Cross Ten, a regional broadcaster affiliated with Network TEN have confirmed they will be broadcasting Torchwood from the TEN feed.

Posted by Martin at 30/03/2007 06:25 GMT

Website downtime

It's finally happened. My old-faithful server (having seen just shy of 7 years faithful service) has passed on. It's kicked the bucket and shuffled of this mortal coil.

It's <expletive deleted> snuffed it.

So I've spent the past 24 hours trying desperately to get my shiny new server installed and up to spec in record time. And now here it is.

Posted by zaphod at 15/03/2007 07:26 GMT

Torchwood torched

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has confirmed today that they have decided not to purchase Torchwood.

Posted by Martin at 13/02/2007 01:02 GMT

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Happy New Year

SFSA wishes you a happy new year and many more to come.

Posted by Martin at 31/12/2006 13:50 GMT

Craig Hinton 1964–2006

Doctor Who and Tomorrow People author Craig Hinton has passed away.

Posted by Martin at 05/12/2006 13:29 GMT

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What the BLEEP?

You may ask yourself what the <expletive deleted> happened here? Well asking won't get you much more on an answer than "I was bored".

We have a new website, some new features, some old features, and most likely some really nasty problems as well, but in this case I feel confident that I haven't broken anything irreperable

Posted by zaphod at 22/11/2006 18:25 GMT

Robert Altman 1925--2006

Robert Altman passed away at his Los Angeles home on Novemember 20 2006. He was 81.

Posted by Martin at 21/11/2006 23:00 GMT

ANZ call center ad back, minus Daleks

The call center television advertisement showing how poor robots function in this capacity has returned. The Daleks have been edited out as the BBC had licensed them for one year only.

Posted by Martin at 16/11/2006 13:52 GMT

Doctor Who wins Awards

Doctor Who has won three National Television Awards in the UK: Best Drama, Best Actor (David Tennant) and Best Actress (Billie Piper). As these awards are publicly voted for, and open to overseas product, this indicates the show is a mainstream success.

Posted by Martin at 02/11/2006 14:24 GMT

Stupidity

Yup, stupidity on my part. I was attempting to update the database for the new site and stuffed up the database on this one. Luckily I only wiped out everyone's passwords, but I got them all back so no harm done. People who had trouble logging in today will be pleased to see that they can login now.

Posted by zaphod at 09/10/2006 16:24 GMT

Radioactivity!

James, Stephen and Martin will be on ABC Radio 891 at 1:45pm, Wednesday the 4th of October 2006. Host Carole Whitlock.

Posted by Martin at 30/09/2006 14:03 GMT

Julie Gardner promoted

Julie Gardner, Head of Drama BBC Wales, has been given the additional job of Head of Drama Commissioning.

Posted by Martin at 23/09/2006 10:13 GMT

Peter Ling 27 May 1926--14 September 2006

We are sorry to announce the death of Peter Ling, one of the most prolific scriptwriters of all time, and author of Doctor Who: The Mind Robber.

Posted by Martin at 23/09/2006 09:53 GMT

Police recover The Scream

Norwegian police have announced the recovery of Edvard Munch paintings stolen in 2004, including The Scream. They have declined to describe any of the circumstances leading to the return. News of the painting's theft featured in The Wall of Lies 90.

Posted by Martin at 01/09/2006 09:17 GMT

David Maloney RIP

The BBC has announced the death of David Maloney on the 18th of July 2006. He directed some 46 episodes of Doctor Who, produced the first two seasons of Blakes 7 and the BBC adaption of The Day of the Triffids.

Posted by Martin at 23/07/2006 12:32 GMT

Who wins!

In detailed ratings information, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion won its time slot against all except the mighty ovoid ball, earning itself 48th highest ratings for the week!

Posted by Martin at 13/07/2006 02:45 GMT

Radioactive Tuesday

Club members James and Martin will be interviewed by Peter Goers on local ABC radio 891 from 20.00 on Tuesday evening.

Posted by Martin at 09/07/2006 21:03 GMT

Doctor Who overnights promising

The initial overnight ratings for The Christmas Invasion place it at 1.03 million viewers, slightly less than the series one debut episode (Rose) in May 2005. A more detailed breakdown will be available later.

Posted by Martin at 09/07/2006 20:57 GMT

Daria returns early

As of 23 June 2006 season five is being repeated at 6 am Friday mornings.

Posted by Martin at 30/06/2006 20:47 GMT

Doctor Who exhibition

Neal Powell will have an exhibition of his Doctor Who art hosted by the Tea Tree Gully Library from the 17th to the 27th of July.

Posted by Martin at 10/06/2006 12:54 GMT

Who debut date on ABC

While rumours about the date ABC will premiere Doctor Who series two have been rife, the official release to the press will be next Friday, the ninth of June 2006.

Posted by Martin at 04/06/2006 11:57 GMT

Peter Bryant

Jack of all trades Doctor Who producer and script editor Peter Bryant passed away on the 19th of May. An obituary was printed in Thursday's Guardian, but reportedly did not mention his Who work.

Posted by Martin at 27/05/2006 22:15 GMT

Sad anniversarys for Who fans

A time for reflection with the 20th anniversary of Robert Holmes' death on Saturday, and the tenth anniversary of the passing of Jon Pertwee on Wednesday.

Posted by Martin at 19/05/2006 20:14 GMT

ABC deny Who dates

Rumours of Doctor Who's debut on ABC for 2006 have suggested the dates July 8th and August 5th. The head of programming has denied either of these dates is correct.

Posted by Martin at 19/05/2006 14:51 GMT

Daria fans depression

ABC confirms they have lost the rights to the Daria feature Is it Fall Yet?, and have never held the rights to Is it College Yet? Anticipate a Daria drought following Boxing Daria airing on the 26th of May.

Posted by Martin at 17/05/2006 14:01 GMT

BAFTA Cymru belongs to Who

Doctor Who has romped six wins at the Welsh award night for the British Academy of Film and Television.

Posted by Martin at 04/05/2006 12:42 GMT

Robert Sloman 1926--2005

We are sorry to report the death of Robert Sloman in December 2005. His Doctor Who scripts were The Daemons (co-written with Barry Letts and credited as "Guy Leopold"), The Time Monster, The Green Death and Planet of the Spiders.

You can read his obituary by Barry Letts here.

Posted by Martin at 25/03/2006 17:05 GMT

Two more Who spinoffs

The Outpost Gallifrey news page reports two more Doctor Who spin off television shows

Posted by Martin at 07/03/2006 13:21 GMT

Darren McGavin

The official Darren McGavin site reports the death of Darren McGavin on February 25th, 2006. He was 83. His contributions to science fiction include roles in The Martian Chronicles,Tales of Tomorrow and the title role in The Night Stalker.

Posted by Martin at 26/02/2006 20:01 GMT

Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Katsulas, best known to science fiction audiences as ambassador G'Kar from Babylon 5, has passed away. According to his agent Donna Massetti, the cause of death was lung cancer. He was 59.

Posted by Martin at 15/02/2006 17:57 GMT

Independent Weekly

An interview about the club appears in today's (Feb. 5th 2006) Independent Weekly.

Posted by Martin at 05/02/2006 17:08 GMT

Nastyman dead!

Henry McGee, best known for his role as Benny Hill's straight man has died at 77. He also protrayed the villainous Music Master/Nasty Person in The Goodies.

Posted by Martin at 01/02/2006 18:54 GMT

Club Doctor Who videos

Thanks to the generosity of member Anthony D., the club has now got a near complete run of Doctor Who on video. This includes rare black and white episodes from stories with missing parts.

Posted by Martin at 22/01/2006 14:47 GMT

New Horizons launches!

The New Horizons probe to Pluto, Charon and the Kuiper Belt has launched.

Posted by Martin at 20/01/2006 20:33 GMT

ABC plans!

ABC has reveled its plans for the current Doctor Who slot following the repeat season ending on February 3rd: magazine style programming. The Tennant episodes remain unscheduled. ABC has the rights to series two.

Posted by Martin at 20/01/2006 19:14 GMT

Who repeats end February 3rd

The ABC have confirmed their schedule for the remaining Doctor Who repeats.

Posted by Martin at 03/01/2006 13:54 GMT

Doctor Who repeats return January 9

As usual the ABC will broadcast the Hopman Cup tennis instead of Doctor Who for week one of 2006.

Posted by Martin at 24/12/2005 15:20 GMT

Children in Need 2005

David Tennant will portray the Doctor in a Children in Need charity appearance to be broadcast on November 18 in the UK.

Posted by Martin at 07/11/2005 09:46 GMT

Doctor Who spinoff series

The BBC have announced a Doctor Who spin off, Torchwood.

Posted by Martin at 17/10/2005 19:37 GMT

Inside the Tardis club table

We will have a club table before the event tomorrow (3 PM start, pre-signing for those organised enough to bring in their memorabilia). Drop past and say hello!

Posted by Martin at 22/07/2005 16:38 GMT

Doctor Who academic recovering

John Tulloch, author of Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text (the first academic work on the show) is recovering after being hurt in the London transport bombing.

Posted by Martin at 12/07/2005 12:26 GMT

Greetings from afar

Hi, I've just got a letter from a long lost member - Chandler (nee Helen) writes from Lismore and says hi, how's it going. Her car made it but needs serious rest and recuperation. Chanlder is enjoying the new doctor immensely and is very glad they have stuck to the old format rather than americanising it. She is only in Lismore for a couple more weeks before moving on, she's chasing the sun but is finding it difficult to catch. Surfers is her next stop and is hoping to find someone tall, blond and handsome. End message.

Posted by Tareth at 10/07/2005 12:23 GMT

Spooks returns to ABC

The much anticipated third season of Spooks screens from 9:25 PM, Friday July 2005.

Posted by Martin at 27/06/2005 16:04 GMT

Galactic Video 10th Anniversary

Galactic Video will be having a 10th Anniversary thing on this Saturday (25th June) and continuing Monday and Tuesday. I was particularly asked to pass on the message that anyone showing up in SF-related costume (preferably Doctor Who) on the Tuesday will get half price on video hire.

Posted by JamesM at 22/06/2005 15:14 GMT

Bishop and Billington die

In an unfortunate coincidence Ed Bishop and Michael Billington, stars of the Gerry Anderson live action series UFO, have both died.

Posted by Martin at 10/06/2005 01:47 GMT

Finland buys Doctor Who

Following the BBC, CBC (Canada), TVPrime (New Zealand), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Canal Jimmy (Italy), Finland's national broadcaster Yle has purchased Doctor Who.

Thanks, Kristoffer Lawson!

Posted by Martin at 23/05/2005 17:11 GMT

Doctor Who exterminates the opposition!

Rose has comprehensively won the 19:30 slot for May 21st, 2005.

Posted by Martin at 23/05/2005 15:55 GMT

Revenge of the Sith online

Less than one day after its general realese, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has alreaady been pirated and is available online.

Posted by Martin at 20/05/2005 22:56 GMT

Frank Gorshin dead at 71

Actor Frank Gorshin, enjoyed at the recent club meeting in the AIP feature Invasion of the Saucer Men, has passed away on the 19th of May, 2005. Cited causes of death are "lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia".

Posted by Martin at 20/05/2005 13:06 GMT

Radio interview Thursday April 27th

Your secretary will be interviewed on Brisbane community station 4EB-FM for 13:00 Queensland time. The interviewer is Peter Rohl.

Posted by Martin at 27/04/2005 19:11 GMT

John Bennett - RIP

Actor John Bennett passed away on April 11, 2005; aged 76. Bennett played General Finch in the Jon Pertwee serial "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," Li H'sen Chang, servant of the god Weng-Chiang, in "The Talons of Weng Chiang" opposite Tom Baker. He also appeared in "The Avengers", "Blakes 7", "The Saint", and several film roles, including "the 5th Element".

Posted by zaphod at 18/04/2005 08:51 GMT