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The Wall of Lies Number 116 Newsletter established 1991, club formed June first 1980 The newsletter of the South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc., also known as SFSA SStaTATE STATE Adelaide, January--February 2009 WEATHER: Hottest. Free Poisonous but sweet by staff writers A spate of Australian poisoning deaths in Australia is being blamed on the mediocre Australian film, Australia. Victims have been diagnosed with fructose poisoning indicting they have over- dosed on corn syrup. Additionally there is evidence of eye trauma, as if kilo- grams or even tons of sickeningly sweet corn had been forced through the ocu- lar cavity. Australia's director and producer, Baz Luhmann, angrily rejected sug- gestions the vapid film was responsible. “There has been no scientifically proven link between my work and poisoning deaths.” “Besides, it's well known people who see my films O gouge their eyes out with their own thumbs.” ut t N No Luhrmann: po faced. ow ! Youngest Doctor yet by staff writers Doctor gets younger as he ages! To most Doctor watchers, the reaction to the new talent is one of surprise. Chameleon Factor # 80 Betting agency William Hill didn’t even have the candidate on its books. O Ou However, incoming producer Steven Moffat and BBC Wales Head of Drama ut So Piers Wenger both said that as soon as they saw him audition they new they oo n! had found their new Doctor. ! Matt Smith is 26 at time of casting, beating Peter Davison’s record as the youngest Doctor by three years. To put this in perspective with other actors born during the show’s UK run, Christopher Eccleston was born on February 16 1964, after the first episode of The Web Planet. David Tennant was born on April 18, 1971, after the second episode of Colony in Space. Smith was born on 28 October, 1982, during the gap between seasons 19 and 20. To non-fans, this simply means the actor portraying the character is younger than the mean age of his audience. SFSA magazine # 24 q Continued Page 2 Flashez found, page 2. June vs Evans, page 4. Youngest Doctor yet q from Page 1 To much fannish relief, the ABC has managed to acquire Torchwood series one and two, plus the Torchwood Declassified documentaries for series two. Torchwood will screen on ABC2, Friday nights at 10.30pm starting June 19. Nickelodeon repeats The Sarah Jane Adventures from February 16. The BBC have issued a press statement on the next Doctor Who special, Planet of the Dead. It will be filmed in high definition digital format, and features Michelle Ryan and Lee Evans, and a double decker bus. When a second bus was shipped to Dubai for external shots, a crane operator managed to crush the prop as it was being unloaded, leaving the four day location shoot without its central set. ABC is running out its repeats rights to Doctor Who again, with series two in repeats on ABC1 this time. However the return season has not performed well so far in the Tuesday evening slot. The Next Doctor, Christmas Special for 2008 was Titan’s lakes. scheduled against tennis on Sunday the 25th of January, receiving a mere 738,000 viewers annually versus the tennis which received a million more in audi- ence ratings. In Adelaide it received a mere 87,000. New Earth received 369,000 Sky Watch in the Tuesday slot. At time of printing, only overnight figures had been released, the ratings of the premiere Doctor Who Confidentials was not known. New lakes on Titan Preservation Issues A DOWNPOUR OF LIQUID METHANE seems to have cre- Flashez returns from the dead ated new lakes on Saturn's moon Titan, according to images taken by NASA's Cassini probe. More by staff writers such activity could be revealed as the seasons Contacts change on the hazy moon. THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING Jamie Stidiford Corporation has run its annual sum- mer repeats of archive music pro- Methane makes up about 5% of Titan's thick atmos- (President) grams on Rage, with a difference phere and is thought to rain down to the surface and [email protected] this year. then evaporate back into clouds in a cycle similar to the water cycle on Earth. Ray Burgess, presenter of seven- Martin Dunne ties show Flashez has donated four Previously, astronomers have noticed a daily (The Wall of Lies editor) full episodes to ABC archives. This increase in the opacity of Titan's lower atmosphere, [email protected] includes the first and last episodes suggesting the moon's air was darkened by drizzle. in their entirety. Now, Cassini pictures show new dark patches have Tammy Vogel Prior to this ABC had no full emerged on the surface of the moon's south pole, (Magazine editor) episodes but does hold hundreds of providing further evidence of precipitation. clips from the show. One Rage [email protected] favourite features Daryl Braithwaite Elizabeth Turtle of John Hopkins University in demonstrating the evils of bootleg Laurel, Maryland, and colleagues compared images Postal address: cassette tapes. from two flybys of the moon, taken on 3 July 2004 PO Box 3227 and 6 June 2005. The later snapshot revealed a Flashez was a half hour show new area of dark patches that covers some 34,000 which ran nationally on weekdays Rundle Mall SA 5000 square kilometres. (08) 8281 3995 at 16.30 then 17.30 from mid-1976 to December 1977. Badges and The new dark patches are most likely lakes of stickers promoting the show are Mailing list collectors items. hydrocarbons, created by rain that poured from summer clouds, says Turtle. "It's the first time subscription: The ABC has appealed for further there's been an observed change on Titan's surface [email protected] episodes. due to rainfall," Turtle told New Scientist. This is a publication of SFSA: the South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc., a non profit organisation. No attempt has been made to supersede the copyright of any holders of trademark or copyrighted 17/1/2009, 21/2, 21/3 images, text, or information. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the contents of the newsletter is accurate at the time of printing, SFSA cannot accept any liability for inaccura- cies that may appear. Meeting details are subject to change at short notice. 2 www.sfsa.org.au January-February 2009 Printed by the Federal Printing House Membership Chameleon Factor Annual membership rates are $15. issue 46 February 1989 This entitles you to one year’s subscription Doctor Who Returns Double episodes of to the club’s publications: bimonthly The The Sarah Jane Adventures on Wall of Lies and SFSA magazine, and the Nickelodeon 18.30 weekdays from Doctor Who themed yearbook Chameleon For those of you who have not Monday February 16 Factor. Also included are discounted entry noticed, ‘Doctor Who’ returns to fees to SFSA meetings, and discounts at our screens on Monday, Doctor Who series two plus Cut various stores around Adelaide. February 6th at 5.30pm as part Down Doctor Who Confidentials of The Afternoon Show. They 20:30 Tuesdays on ABC1 Publications are showing repeats of Tom Baker, beginning with our mutu- January to April 2009 Chameleon Factor # 81 al favourite ROBOT, and contin- Theme: Our Doctor Who year book. uing with the rest of that season Doctor Who on ABC1 including THE SONTATAN SFSA # 24 EXPERIMENT. We do not know Theme: Things! at this stage what their future ~ The Next Doctor 25/1/09 plans are, but they are sup- ~ The Christmas Invasion 27/1/09 Discounts posed to own the rights to all the ~ New Earth 3/2/09 Baker series and possibly all the ~ Tooth and Claw 10/2/09 stories thereafter. ~ School Reunion 17/2/09 Pulp Fiction ~ The Girl in the Fireplace 24/2/09 10% off comics and graphic novels ~ Rise of the Cybermen 3/3/09 Events Season 25 is supposed to be ~ The Age of Steel 10/3/09 shown here during April, proba- ~ The Idiot’s Lantern 17/3/09 bly at 5.30pm again and possi- ~ The Impossible Planet 24/3/09 bly beginning with ~ The Satan Pit 31/3/09 REMEMBRANCE OF THE January 3 Pub meeting 5.00pm ~ Love & Monsters 7/4/09 DALEKS. Check your TV guides Venue: Buckingham Arms Hotel ~ Fear Her 14/4/09 from now on though, just in case ~ Army of Ghosts 21/4/09 -- you know what the ABC is January 17 General meeting 3 to 10pm ~ Doomsday 28/4/09 like! Venue: Adelaide High School Cost: $3 members/$4 others Check local and daily program listings. [The Tom repeats were on February 7 Pub meeting 5.00pm again, off again throughout the Venue: Buckingham Arms Hotel ABC holds the rights to the 2009 Doctor year. Season 25 premiered in Who specials. October.] February 21 General meeting 3 to 10pm TEN has the rights to K9. Venue: Adelaide High School Cost: $3 members/$4 others Nickelodeon Australia has the rights to Archive the first two series of The Sarah Jane Adventures until 2011. Fandom Club DOCTOR DOWNUNDER Culture Shock Events, First Contact conventions and FSF present Peter Davison Sydney 22nd March Melbourne 23rd March firstcontactconventions.com.au www.sfsa.org.au January-February 2009 3 Subscription due if a red dot appears June vs Evans in this box Anthony Daly 4 www.sfsa.org.au January-February 2009.