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The Wall of Lies #141 The Wall of Lies Number 141 Newsletter established 1991, club formed June first 1980 The newsletter of the South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc., also known as SFSA MFinal FINAL Adelaide, March--April 2013 WEATHER: Hot for some Free Daleks spotted in London by staff writers An Adventure in Space and Time: end of days or win? A February 17 fashion shoot featuring the effervescent Mark Gatiss modelling cold weather gear on Westminster Bridge was photo-bombed by Daleks. “Do you speak English, dearie?,” “Are you looking for the tourist bureau?” and “Are you local?” were some of the things the wandering aliens were asked by the crowd. Eventually they departed in a flying saucer which closely resembled two pie dishes, but not before exterminating the one who called them “dearie”. And quite right too. A spokesperson for the Eurosceptic UK Independence O Party said there were no exceptions to their anti-immi- ut t N grant policy for aliens, terrestrial or extra-terrestrial. No ow A horribleness monster with an We asked for another quote, but they appeared to ! evil plan and (left) a dalek. have been a bit exterminated. Doctor Who Showcased by staff writers BBC names Doctor Who as star product. A celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary was the big event Chameleon Factor # 80 at the television sales fair known as the British Broadcasting Corporation Worldwide Showcase 2013. This ran from 24 to 27 O u February in Liverpool. BBC Worldwide claims sales for the pro- S t So gram into over over 200 countries and territories. on n! Tuesday night following the day events was a special Doctor Who night. Mark Williams (who played Brian Williams in Season 7) hosted the Doctor Who Showcase Symphonic Spectacular. Williams served double duty during the day schedule, promoting his series Father Brown, a new dramatisation of the G K Chesterton detective stories. Showcase welcomed ten percent more buyers than last year, Mark Williams at with Doctor Who and David Attenborough’s documentary series Showcase 2013 [BBC]. Africa cited as the most anticipated sales. SFSA magazine # 30 The BBC Showcase moved to Liverpool from Brighton in 2012. q Continued Page 2 Not a crook, Earth near misses just canned, page 2. and closer, page 2. Doctor Who Showcased q from Page 1 Attendees at Whovention: Gold (Bankstown Sports Club 22-24 February) got to enjoy a panel devoted the animated restoration of The Reign of Terror episodes four and five. Another panel on missing episodes went over the recent recoveries and restoration of Galaxy 4: Air Lock and The Underwater Menace episode two. Ray Cusick died on 21 February 2013. As a BBC staff designer he worked throughout the Hartnell era, his most famous work being the Daleks. However he was neither financially rewarded nor credited for their extended use. In retirement he devoted himself to research on the Napoleonic era. Cusick’s death has had a good deal of media interest, with the aspect of his uncredited success being foremost. As included in the More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS documentary, Jon Pertwee championed Cusick on the 20 January Earth’s orbit, the DA14 asteroid and the Russian 1994 edition of Good Morning, to the disgust of host Nick Owen. However this meteorite intersect 15 February 2013 (bottom). was not news to fans, with Cusick contributing to many Doctor Who programs and publications. Doctor Who: The Early Years (1986) by Jeremy Bentham was one of the first coffee table books devoted to the programme, and is large- Sky Watch ly an extended interview with Cusick including photos and sketches of his work. The continuing success of his design remains his greatest memorial. Rocks, lies and videotape Preservation Issues A DOUBLE HIT of space rocks has led to exaggerated Nixon caught on tape as never before. claims and paranoia. Apart from comparisons to Hiroshima sized explosions and the omnipresent by staff writers threat of dinosaur killing impacts, even the potential Contacts THE PRESIDENCY of Richard Milhous threat to communications satellites was claimed, with Nixon is given unusual depth in a one outlet stating that mobile phone coverage would Jamie Stidiford new documentary made entirely be affected by the close fly by of the asteroid. (President) from archive material. Nixon aides On 16 February 2012 a 40,000 ton, 30 metre aster- H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman oid flew within a quarter of a million kilometres of [email protected] and Dwight Chapin filmed him and Earth. This was detected a week later by Spanish his campaigns on Super 8 cam- astronomers, and named DA14 2012. It was observed Martin Dunne eras, only to have the film seized by approaching again on 9 January 2013. With this addi- the FBI when they ended up going tional data it was easy to work out the path, and it was (The Wall of Lies editor) to prison for the Watergate burglary determined it would pass Earth on February 16, 19.25 [email protected] cover up. Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time) at a distance When the FBI concluded their of 34,050 km from a nominal centre point of Earth. investigation, over 500 reels of film The Goldstone observatory tracked it via radar from Tammy Vogel were archived until film makers the 16th to the 20th (images on page 1). The close (Magazine editor) Penny Lane and Brian L. Frye pass affected the orbit, shifting it to moving within [email protected] heard of them. They obtained digital Earth’s. The new path has been plotted with more copies from the National Archive in close encounters on the anniversary of this encounter 2010. in 2046 and 2123. Postal address: Their feature documentary Our About 16 hours prior to DA14’s approach, a meteorite PO Box 870 Nixon is constructed from these crashed to Earth near Chelyabinsk in Russia. The tra- and other archive sources, notably jectory has now been plotted and found to be a coin- North Adelaide the White House audio tapes. The cidental strike. However claims in Russia range from SA 5006 Australia period 1969 to 1973 is covered, and the US knowing about the approach but keeping it events such as the Apollo 11 moon secret, to the event being a secret missile test. landing and Nixon’s trip to China Fragments recovered from Lake Chebarkul indicate it Mailing list are documented. The home movies was a rocky or chondrite body. It is estimated to be the subscription: also capture behind the scenes life largest impact since the Tunguska event in 1908, but [email protected] such as Tricia Nixon's wedding and it is possible larger strikes have been missed. Easter at the White House. 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 16/3, 20/4, 18/5 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 March-April 2013 Printed by the Federal Printing House Archive Chamelleon Factor 10, (May) 1983 Transmission schedule March to April 2013 [Carole Gibbs and Brian Alford] ABC1, 19.30 Sundays. Peter Davison who was in Adelaide recently was presented ~ The Bells of Saint John 31/3 with a certificate of Honourary ~ The Rings of Akhaten 7/4 Life Membership of the South ~ Cold War 14/4 Australian Doctor Who Fan ~ Hide 21/4 Club. The presentation was ~ Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS made in Myers on 15th Arpil by 28/4 President, Brian Alford. Channel ~ The Crimson Horror 5/5 Two taped the event and it was ~ Nightmare in Silver 12/5 broadcast on the Seven O’Clock ~ The Name of the Doctor 19/5 Clockwise from top left: Peter Davison and club news service that night. photographer Barbara Medhurst, Davison and The SCI-FI and Nickelodeon cable wife Sandra Dickinson, Davison holds up a model [These images are only one gen- channels say they have no more Doctor TARDIS. Chameleon Factor 10, May 1983. eration down from the originals, Who or Sarah-Jane Adventures repeats. and were not considered unusual Events for 1980s fan publications. The Ten has the rights to Torchwood: Miracle drawn on moustaches and other Day and say this will be broadcast on In January we enjoyed an annual picnic. symbols are, however, quite Eleven this year. They have no com- unusual.] ment on production of the second series In February we played Cards Against of K-9, nor has production house Humanity . Stewart & Wall. March 2 Pub meeting 17.00 On Sunday afternoons through March Venue: Glynde Hotel, 492 Payneham Road UKTV celebrates the Pertwee era with Spearhead from Space, The Dæmons, March 16 General meeting 15.00 The Three Doctors and Death to the Venue: Adelaide High School Daleks. April belongs to Tom Baker with The Ark in Space, Genesis of the April 6 Pub meeting 17.00 Daleks, Pyramids of Mars, The Hand of Venue: Buckingham Arms Fear and Robots of Death. April 20 General meeting 15.00 Venue: Adelaide High School Check local and daily program listings May 4 Pub meeting 17.00 Venue: Buckingham Arms Club Chrissy Fauchon and Peter Davison. Chameleon Factor 10, May 1983. Membership Annual membership rates are $15. This entitles you to one year’s subscrip- Fandom tion to the club’s publications: bimonthly BBC Worldwide Australiasia The Wall of Lies and SFSA magazine, and Event Cinemas present and the Doctor Who themed yearbook Chameleon Factor.
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