Issue One of a new Fanzine, Tardis Base, is now available for free download.

In this edition a look at some of Doctor Who's biggest twists and turns, a look at the classic story The Sun Makers, a review of the latest products, a look at all the new changes and characters to hit Torchwood, and a tribute to the late and great Elisabeth Sladen.

There is also a look back at the first 7 episodes of this year's series, and a look forward to the next 6, plus an exclusive sneak peek into the magazine's first eBook, The Devil in the Mist.

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The on-line Doctor Who Fiction Fanzine Inferno Fiction, has recently been updated.

First created on paper in the 80's, the fanzine is now available on the world wide web. It features stories from the original pages of the printed fanzine and now includes a collection of new material never printed or seen anywhere before.

The Sci-Fi channel in Australia is celebrating the return of the Fourth Doctor to the nation's TV screens with a series of free (catered) Doctor Who TweetUp events around the country.

The free events are taking place in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide on August 17th. Space is limited and entry is on a first come basis.

More details can be found at twtvite.com/DoctorWhoTweetUpAU

To tie in with with the launch of Doctor Who on the channel, Sci-Fi is also launching Clustr, the nationʼs first branded TV check-in, social networking-enabled smart phone application. Clustr is a forum for viewers to chat in real-time by checking-in to SCI FI programs such as Doctor Who, Lost Girl and many more series, nation-wide. Clustrʼs functionality allows users to keep track of their favourite series and/or episodes, connect, share and compete with their friends for VIP status, discover badges, and read episode reviews.

Peter Hudson, CEO of SCI FI Channel says
Clustr will be available for free download on Android and iPhones in August.

The SCI FI Channel can be found on n FOXTEL and AUSTAR.

The BBC have released a new trailer to promote the forthcoming second half of the current series of Doctor Who, due back on television in the next few weeks:



This trailer is different to the one that featured at the San Diego Comic Con to promote the series return a couple of weeks ago.

Broadcaster Prime have announced that they have acquired Torchwood: Miracle Day for New Zealand. Though a broadcast date for the series has yet to be confirmed, Channel Manager Kathy Wright reported in the press release that:

(with thanks to Paul Scoones)

The Terrible Zodin # 11 is now available for free download. Celebrating the lively and colourful world of Doctor Who in comics the magazine brings you an exclusive Magenta Pryce cover by Dan McDaid and artist Kris Carter gives the low down on inking and illustrating. There are articles on The Dalek Chronicles, Grant Morrison’s comic strips, Business as Usual and reviews of the best Doctor Who comics out there. All this plus a number of our talented contributors bring you their own original strips for your reading pleasure.

Also this issue a look at TTZ’s encounter with Steven Moffat himself, an article pondering how old the Doctor is, the magazine reveals how to throw your own Doctor Who themed wedding and supports the campaign to make The Curse of Fatal Death canon.

The Monster of Peladon gets the No! Not The Mind Probe! treatment, the Back2theWhoture team watch The Time Meddler and The Time Warrior and the magazine bids goodbye to Sarah Jane Smith.

All that plus the concluding part of the interview with Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks, where he reveals the truth about The Terrible Zodin’s murky origins.

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The second issue of Vworp Vworp! is due in late-August and pre orders are now being accepted at the magazine's website.

Here are some of the items to be found in the new issue:

• The first half of the exhaustive Abslom Daak tribute, including interviews with writer Steve Moore, and artists Steve Dillon and David Lloyd. Also a Daak comic strip, written for DWM by Steve Moore in 1980 but withdrawn after a disagreement with the editor, now finally brought to the page by DWM artists Martin Geraghty, Adrian Salmon and Roger Langridge.
• The first in the series of DWM editor interviews with a chat between Dez Skinn and Tom Spilsbury as well as Paul Neary, Alan McKenzie, Cefn Ridout and the elusive Sheila Cranna.
• Ex-Doctors Tom Baker and Colin Baker talk about their comic strip selves.
• Dave Gibbons, Steve Parkhouse and Mick McMahon discuss The Tides of Time and Junkyard Demon, and a look at in The Lodger with Gareth Roberts and Mike Collins.
• The Housekeeper, a comic strip written by Paul Magrs and drawn by Bret M Herholz starring Mrs Wibbesey and the Fourth Doctor.
• A free gift in the form of a ‘Vworpabix’ board game. Based on the 1970s Weetabix game, this has 16 character cards by Adrian Salmon and boards by Paul Grist, Jon Pinto, Leighton Noyes and Graeme Neil Reid.
• Two covers: a wraparound Abslom Daak cover by Mike Collins, and an early Doctor Who Monthly pastiche featuring Junkyard Demon (with Jason Fletcher and Ben Willsher’s take on Daak on the back cover).

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Episode Two of Torchwood: Miracle Day had a final official rating of 5.75 million viewers according to figures released by BARB.

The programme was the 7th highest rated on BBC One for the week. The final result includes those who recorded the programme and watched it within 7 days. It does not include those watching on iPlayer.

On iPlayer Episode One has been accessed  760,000 times so far, and Episode Two accessed 526,000 times.

Episode Three had an AI score of 84.

A new book is to be released in 2012 entitled Red White and Who - The Story of Doctor Who in America; edited by Arnold T. Blumberg, Steven Warren Hill, Jennifer Adams Kelley, and J. Shaun Lyon, the book aims to be the definitive guide to Doctor Who fandom in America, from its origins through to modern-day forums and fan groups.


The editors are looking for American fans who can contribute to the book, and have provided several ways to get in touch:

• Facebook: you can find them on their dedicated page here.
• Website: the book's website is at www.redwhiteandwho.org.
• Email: you can email the editors at redwhitewhobook@gmail.com.

Contributions can include printed material and photos, and the editors have outlined how these can be made:

Even though ratings for the first few episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day have proven reasonable for both Starz and the BBC, this has never been a guarantee that a fifth series of the show will automatically be commissioned.

Speaking to reporters at the TV Critics Show, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has clarified their position, explaining:

Davies previously indicated that he had been considering moving onto other projects after Miracle Day's production was completed - in February he told BBC Wales Today:
Subsequently, Davies has been reported as developing a new show for Showtime, entitled Cucumber. However, with over half of Miracle Day still to be transmitted (episode four, Escape to L.A., premiering tonight on Starz), Torchwood's future cannot be written off quite yet!

(newslink: Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood Reporter)

Next Thursday (4th August) sees the fourth episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day premiering in the UK, with Escape to L.A. being broadcast at 9:00pm on BBC1/BBC1HD. The episode will also be repeated on BBC2/BBCHD the following Monday at 11:20pm, and available to watch online in the UK via the BBC iPlayer until 23rd September.



The BBC have made a preview clip available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and YouTube; Starz have also released their own preview on YouTube.