Whotopia: Issue 19

Sunday, 21 November 2010 - Reported by Harry Ward

Details of the latest issue of WHOTOPIA, the free online Canadian fan magazine have been published. To find out when this issue is released you can follow their blog at WhotopiaMagazine.wordpress.com

COMING SOON

WHOTOPIA steps outside the TARDIS to take a look at some of the characters and concepts that have spun-off from the good Doctor's adventures

Including...

THE MICHAEL E. BRIANT INTERVIEW
Jez Strickley sits down and interviews the man who directed six classic adventures including The Sea Devils and Robots of Death.

FAN FILMS: WHOTOPIA INTERVIEWS THE PRODUCERS OF DOCTOR WHO: VICTIMSIGHT
Bob Furnell talks with Eldon Letkeman and Robert Westendorp, the producers of the Canadian Doctor Who fan film "Victimsight"

THE NEW-ISH ADVENTURES
A look back at the era of the Virgin New Adventures by A J Gulyas.

DREAMLAND AND BEYOND: DOCTOR WHO GETS ANIMATED
Nancy Gross takes a look at the specially made animated episodes of Doctor Who

DALEK'S ADVOCATE: K9 AND COMPANY
Grant Bull takes a serious in-depth look at this 1981 pilot starring Elisabeth Sladen and John Leeson

QUIT SLAMMING THE 1996 TV MOVIE
Bob Furnell asks fans to quit being so harsh in their assessments of the TV movie

THE DEATH OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS IN DOCTOR WHO: JACK AND IANTO
Emily Jones delves into the complex relationship between two of Torchwood's most popular characters.

REASONS TO LOVE THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES
What makes the Sarah Jane Adventures so great? Grant Bull examines why.

TORCHWOOD OVERVIEW
Joe Ford takes and in-depth look at all three series of Torchwood

TORCHWOOD: IMPRESSIONS OF AN OUTSIDER
Bob Furnell discusses why Torchwood has failed to make an impression on him

K9'S NEW ADVENTURES
K9's back in his own series and Bob Furnell examines the very first episode

FICTION: THE MEMORY OF DARKNESS PART III
Original fiction by Julio Angel Ortiz

THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES: SERIES THREE EPISODE REVIEWS
Our panel of experts reviews each episode of series three

TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH REVIEWS
What did our reviewers think of the most recent season of Torchwood

THE WATERS OF MARS REVIEWS

PLUS OUR REGULAR COLUMNS - Screwdrivers, Scaries & Scarves/Target Trawl/Parallel Lines, FEATURES AND MORE

Whotopia was published as a hard copy publication from October 2003 to mid-2009 and after much debate amongst its editorial board. The decision was taken to make Whotopia a free downloadable publication with its seventeenth issue in July 2009. The fanzine is currently edited by Jez Strickley with help from assistant editors Nancy Gross and Samantha Warner. The magazine is published on an average of 3 to 4 times per year.

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The Finished Product - 6

Saturday, 13 November 2010 - Reported by Marcus

The sixth edition of The Finished Product is now available.

This issue looks at the relationship between Big Finish and Doctor Who Magazine, speaking to many of the people who have been involved over the years, including Gary Russell, Alan Barnes, Conrad Westmaas and Tom Spilsbury.

There is a feature on the DWM exclusives which haven't been covered by The Inside Story book, starting with The Veiled Leopard, including the thoughts of Sophie Aldred, and Cuddlesome, including a plot breakdown of the Audio Visuals original which many readers won't have heard, and then The Mists of Time and Freakshow.

The Companion Chronicles specials continue with The Three Companions, before the issue is rounded off with interviews on how Spare Parts was developed into The Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel, with exclusive interviews with Marc Platt, Gary Russell and Tom Macrae.

Email thefinishedproduct@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

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Blue Box 2

Monday, 25 October 2010 - Reported by Marcus

The second issue of the fanzine Blue Box is now available.

In this issue

10 Films Every Doctor Who Fan Should Watch by Ian Wheeler
Escaping Sunbeams (Fan Fiction) by Robin Bell
Horror of Fang Rock Review by Richard Farrell
Season Fnarg Reviews by William JP Turner, David MacGowan and Jez Strickley
Paul Cornell Interview Part 2
Art by Nathan Lindsell
Prom Review by Tim Drury
Rumours of Death by Jez Strickley

The Fanzine, which comes with a cover from Draculasaurus costs £1.50 in the UK and £2.50 for the rest of world. It can be ordered by PayPal from dalek82@hotmail.co.uk. Email for other options.

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Panic Moon

Monday, 11 October 2010 - Reported by Marcus

The October 2010 issue of the fanzine Panic Moon is now available.

This issue covers Doctor Who from the 1960s through to the 2010 series and beyond. Subjects include: the 2011 series split; The Happiness Patrol, the Doctor Who Prom; a look at what was new and what familiar in series five; The Adventure Games, the design of TARDIS props; growing up with Doctor Who in Germany; Time and the Rani; Genesis of the Daleks; the origins and inspirations behind The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone; the influence of Terry Nation’s earliest sci-fi on his Doctor Who work; Fear Her; reviews of the latest fanzines; Revenge of the Cybermen; Silver Nemesis; DVDs and the pursuit of the fan; The Dominators; The Massacre; Big Finish reviews; behind the scenes on Remembrance of the Daleks; plus an old-fashioned fanzine letters page.

The issue is A6 format, 36 pages, black and white, and fully illustrated.

Prices, including P&P:

UK: £1.20

Elsewhere in Europe (airmail): £2.00

Outside Europe (airmail): £2.50

Details on the Panic Moon Website

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Fish Fingers and Custard - Issue 2

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus

Issue 2 of the fanzine Fish Fingers and Custard is out now and be downloaded or purchased in print from the website.

In the Issue:

Series 5 Reviews
Proms Report
Fives
Where Should Classic Doctor Who Have Ended?
Memories of PBS Pledge Drives
The Latest Tabloid Newspaper Rumours

And Much More.

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Finished Product - Issue Five

Tuesday, 14 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus

Issue Five of The Finished Product, the unofficial companion to the Big Finish audio series, is available from this week.

This issue kicks off with a look at the genesis of the Companion Chronicles, and first season stories Frostfire, Fear of the Daleks, The Blue Tooth and The Beautiful People, plus the full episode one of 'lost' story Psychomorph.

It then moves on to series three, season two will feature soon, and looks at Here There Be Monsters, The Doll of Death and Home Truths.

Interviewees include Nicholas Briggs, Mark J. Thompson, John Ainsworth, Ian Farrington, Alan Barnes, cover artist Simon Holub, writers Marc Platt, Patrick Chapman, Nigel Fairs, Jonathan Morris, David Richardson, Lisa Bowerman, Andy Lane and Simon Guerrier, sound designers and musicians David Darlington, Richard Fox and Lauren Yason, actors Jane Goddard and Niall Macgregor, and Katy Manning.

There's also Andrew Smith exclusively previewing The Invasion of E-Space, his first Doctor Who work since Full Circle and some rare Doctor Who pictures.

For more details and ordering information, email thefinishedproduct@hotmail.co.uk.

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Finished Product - Issue Four

Monday, 26 July 2010 - Reported by Marcus

Issue four of the Finished Product, the unofficial companion to the Big Finish audio series, is due for imminent release.

This issue concentrates on the UNIT series, looking at it from inception through to final execution, as well as revealing some ideas for the never-made second series. And lots of the interviewees talk about their memories of David Tennant in one of his final roles before playing the Tenth Doctor.

Interviewees include producer Ian Farrington, writers Simon Guerrier, Iain McLaughlin, Jonathan Clements and Joseph Lidster, directors Edward Salt and John Ainsworth, actors Ian Brooker and Robert Curbishley, as well as sound designer and composer David Darlington.

In addition, there's also an interview with DWM award-winning Big Finish composer Russell Stone.

For more details and ordering information, email thefinishedproduct@hotmail.co.uk.

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Two new Fanzines

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 - Reported by Marcus

Two new Doctor Who Fanzines have been launched recently.

Panic Moon features reviews of each of the stories in the recent series; explorations of the characters of the eleventh Doctor and Amy; a review of the K9 series; a look at the redesign of the Daleks; a roundup of other recent paper zines in 2010’s fanzine renaissance; a review of Big Finish’s recent output; thoughts on the work of Chris Chibnall, on the use of death in Steven Moffat’s episodes, and on madness, monsters and metaphor in Vincent and the Doctor. Plus some stunning illustrations.

Fish Fingers and Custard takes a light-hearted look at the show and its fandom. The first issue, which is available for PDF download or as a printed copy, features The Eleventh Hour Review; The infamous ‘PBS Hijacking Incident’; Interview with Doctor Who Podshock’s Louis Trapani; ‘Cracks’ an original 11th Doctor story; Invasion Convention review; ‘The Doctor In Wonderland’; It Could Have Been A Spin-off.

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Blue Box

Friday, 4 June 2010 - Reported by Marcus

A new Doctor Who fanzine has been published in the UK and is now available to order.

Published by Grant Bull, issue 1 includes an interview with David J Howe conducted by Grant Bull and an in-depth interview with Paul Cornell conducted by Gareth Kavanagh.

Also in the fanzine

Towering Ambitions by Jez Strickley
Writing to the Doctor by Ian Wheeler
Playing Games by David Mac
Finding Light in a Dark Place by Bob Furnell
Doctor Who – A Loving Obsession by Grant Bull
Looking Back: Death to the Daleks by Richard Farrell

There is art throughout and the beginnings of a comic strip by Ellis Hampton and Erin. All wrapped in a cover by Draculasaurus.

The Fanzine costs £1.50 in the UK and £2.50 worldwide. Paypal orders to dalek82@hotmail.co.uk or email for more details on the same address.

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The Finished Product

Saturday, 8 May 2010 - Reported by Marcus

Eight years after the last issue, the third edition of The Finished Product fanzine, looking behind the scenes of the Big Finish audio adventures, is now available.

The Fanzine concentrates on the first series of Eighth Doctor/Lucie adventures, with new interviews with actors, writers and members of the production team, as well as plenty of behind the scenes details.

It's 44 pages, with over 25,000 words, in the classic A5 black and white fanzine form.

It's £2.50 per copy UK, including first class postage, and £3.50 overseas.

For ordering details, send an email to editor Kenny Smith.

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Whotopia: Issue 19

The Finished Product - 6

Blue Box 2

Panic Moon

Fish Fingers and Custard - Issue 2

Finished Product - Issue Five

Finished Product - Issue Four

Two new Fanzines

Blue Box

The Finished Product

This Week in Doctor Who

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