The Wall of Lies Number 130 Newsletter established 1991, club formed June first 1980 The newsletter of the South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc., also known as SFSA
STATE Adelaide, May--June 2011 WEATHER: Midgard Free James Morrison a butt, no surprises by staff writers Beloved Australian jazz musician and celebrity receives dues. A live audience was treated to a spectacle during taping of the ABC music quiz program Spicks and Specks. After stopping the show to fiddle with his instrument and performing on his trumpet, James Morrison rounded on the other guests, accusing them of “... not looking very impressed!” Fellow guest Colin Lane interjected ”Try playing it with your backside. Play it with your backside and it’ll impress us.”
This sequence was edited out for broadcast.
O After taping Lane was unrepentant for his sugges- ut t N No (Pictured): James Morrison, and tion. “Anyway, if James did play the trumpet with his ow ! (inset) a butt hole which can bum ... how could you tell the difference?” play the trumpet. Doctor Who’s split in two! by staff writers
Split series draws no response, rates well. Showing remarkable confidence in their product, the producers of Doctor Chameleon Factor # 80 Who have separated the 2011 series into two lots separated by six months. This has been received without significant negative comment by fandom, O u S t much as the 2009 gap year. In 1985-6 the show was out of production for 18 So on months, leading to worldwide condemnation, a Live Aid style charity single n! (Doctor In Distress) and a clandestine war on the BBC by its then producer.
“I am not sure that this years transmission pattern is the blueprint for future years. They may well return to 13 consecutive weeks in 2012,” said Brendan Dahill, Channel Controller for ABC1. “I can tell you that the first Sunday encore screening attracted 226,000 viewers -- so you can safety say the new series is reaching over a million viewers each week.”
The BBC is also pleased at the show’s performance: “The show is rating well in its new Saturday night home and has so far consistently won its slot.” SFSA magazine # 28 . Continued Page 2
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