Plaything of Sutekh Issue 4

Saturday, 20 June 2015 - Reported by Harry Ward

Issue 4 of the fanzine, Plaything of Sutekh is available to order now.

In this issue:

Pacifism in Doctor Who - a look at how The Daleks and The Dominators gave turning the other cheek the thumbs down.
The Ark vs The Ark in Space - David Rolinson looks at the similarities between these two stories.
RTD & Religion - Sean Alexander examines a key aspect of the series under Russell T's tenure.
E-Space - Jez Strickley spies a dystopian slant in this Season 18 trilogy.
Secret Who - we look at two underrated stories The Claws of Axos and The Time Monster
Changing Times - a look back at Peter Capaldi's first season.
Doc Top Ten - one writer looks at his favourite Who comic strips.
Gateway Drug - Stephen Wood confesses how it all started with him and Who…

Issue 4 has 36 pages and is fully illustrated with colour covers.

Details on how to order Issue 4 are available at playthingofsutekh.blogspot.co.uk

Sat 11:00pm PDT
The Brain of Morbius: Part Three

(Repeated: Sun 4:00am)

Sat 11:30pm PDT
The Brain of Morbius: Part Four

(Repeated: Sun 4:30am)

Sat 11:00pm PDT
The Seeds of Doom: Part One

(Repeated: Sun 4:00am)

The War Games: Episode One premiered on BBC One in 1969 at 5:14pm BST, watched by 5.50 million viewers.

Revenge of the Cybermen: Part One premiered on BBC One in 1975 at 5:36pm BST, watched by 9.50 million viewers.

Death Comes To Time (pt 1) premiered on BBC Online in 2002 at 12:00pm BST

Planet of the Ood premiered on BBC One in 2008 at 6:19pm BST, watched by 7.50 million viewers.

Oods and Ends premiered on BBC Three in 2008 at 7:05pm BST

Birthdays

Demi Papaminas is 23 today - credited as School Girl in The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar

Mark Greenstreet is 64 today - credited as Ikona in Time and the Rani

John Abbott is 79 today - credited as Vince in Horror of Fang Rock

Bernard Martin (died 1993 aged 66) would be 97 today - credited as Control Room Assistant in The Ambassadors of Death

Marcus Dods (died 1984 aged 66) would be 106 today - credited as Conductor for The Aztecs

Alan Wheatley (died 1991 aged 84) would be 117 today - credited as Temmosus in The Daleks

Deaths

Elisabeth Sladen (died 2011 aged 65) - 80 credits, including Sarah Jane Smith in The Time Warrior

Philip Locke (died 2004 aged 76) - credited as Bigon in Four To Doomsday

Tony Beckley (died 1980 aged 52) - credited as Harrison Chase in The Seeds of Doom