The Wall of Lies
Number 104 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, January--February 2007 WEATHER: Hot and dry Free I’m no Socialist, declares Rudd! by staff writers Yawn powered adventures in Canberra.
ON THE 14TH of December 2006 the Australian media highlighted the new Federal opposition leader’s political evolution with the above headline drawing gasps of minor disinterest. However this may be some long lived strategy such as Leonard Nimoy alternating claims, and may see Kevin Rudd ultimately decide that he too is Spock.
Future denials from the Labor leader may include his not being some form of white goods, an entire pod of O ut t N large ocean going mammals or a even a being from a No ow Rudd: I am also not Elton John. parallel reality with a reversible jacket. ! Where’s Torchwood? by staff writers Chameleon Factor # 80 The New Zealand Scoop announced on the 10th of January that TVNZ had purchased Torchwood. The part commercial broadcaster has no output deal O ut with the BBC and must thus bid against fully commercial rivals. This also t N No ow counts as the first out of house sale of Torchwood as the Canadian ! Broadcasting Corporation is a full production partner with BBC Wales and so already part owns the programme. The British Forces Broadcasting Service channels are also government broadcasters, and their concluded run is also an in house sale. TVNZ has not scheduled it yet, but it is expected to be broad- cast by TV2 this year. Michael Idato claimed in his first of January Sydney Morning Herald column that Torchwood would screen on the ABC this year. However senior manage- ment at the station say “(There is) no basis to this I am afraid....no decision made yet.” Marena Manzoufas, the Head of ABC Programming had not seen any of the series by the time of printing, so the next step in the evaluation will be a presentation at the BBC Showcase sales event in February. SFSA magazine # 20
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q from Page 1 The Runaway Bride was a hit on its Christmas Day premiere in the UK, with its final ratings showing it the tenth most watched programme for the week ending December 31st. The overnight ratings for its BBC1 debut were 8.7 million but the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board final figure including time shift viewers inflated this to 9.35 million. It was then repeated three times over the holiday period. Spin off Torchwood rated well and has been renewed for another season. The debut of The Sarah Jane Adventures on January 1st rated 2.9 million. Dreamwatch announced on the 12th of January that they would be discontinu- ing publication from issue 150. Originally Doctor Who Bulletin, a Doctor Who focused fanzine its scope was expanded to cover other topics in 1989, reflected in the title change to DreamWatch Bulletin. In 1994 it was relaunched as Dreamwatch, a professional genre magazine, and in 2001 founding editor Gary Leigh sold it to Titan Magazines. It was notable in its fanzine incarnation for a The Magellanic clouds. provocative attitude towards the programme, and an antagonistic one towards producer John Nathan-Turner. Titan say they will keep the Dreamwatch site fol- Sky Watch lowing the end of the print version
Preservation Issues TWO GALAXIES thought to be companions of the Milky Way may instead be visitors to our region of Kelly gang to ride again! space. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds have been the subjects of the observations by the Contacts by staff writers THE NATIONAL FILM and Sound Hubble Space Telescope, with the results presented at the 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Jamie Stidiford Archive has restored 17 minutes of The Story of the Kelly Gang, credit- Society in Seattle. (President) ed with being the first feature film. A The radial velocity, or speed towards or away from [email protected] screening of the restored portion at Earth is quite easy to measure, but the proper the Australian Centre for the Moving motion or speed across the sky irrespective of our Image headlines its Australia Day viewpoint is more difficult. “We found that the veloc- Martin Dunne celebrations at its Federation ities of the [Magellanic Clouds] are unexpectedly (Wall of Lies editor) Square headquarters in Melbourne. large -- almost twice those previously thought," said The Story of the Kelly Gang pre- [email protected] co-researcher Nitya Kallivayalil, from the Harvard- miered in Melbourne on Boxing Day Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 1906, and became a hit with at least This means either that the Magellanic clouds are Matthew Fazakerley six prints touring Australia, New passing though our local group, or if they are satel- Zealand and Britain. However it was lites that our galaxy must weigh twice its estimated (SFSA & CF editor) troubled even during production, value. The discovery of the Canis Major Dwarf [email protected] with the lead actor walking out mid- film and its story content seeing it Galaxy in 2003 suggested that the dwarf galaxies banned in Benalla and Wangaratta. which accompany the Milky Way were being canni- Postal address: The last known copy is believed to balised by the larger body, but this discovery plus PO Box 3227 have been destroyed in the Blitz. the implications of dark matter make this theory less By 1976 nothing except publicity certain. Rundle Mall SA 5000 material was known to exist, when The Local Group consists of three spiral galaxies (08) 8281 3995 some frames were found in (Milky Way, Andromeda and the Triangulum Galaxy) Adelaide. In 1980 a sequence was and around 30 smaller companion galaxies. The Mailing list discovered on a Melbourne rubbish Magellanic Clouds are in the southern celestial tip and in 2006 the longest fragment hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand subscription: yet was found in the UK National Magellan. [email protected] Film and Television Archive.
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The saddest news to hit fans for 1986 was to hear that Ian Marter January 6 Pub meeting 5 pm had died late October. This came Venue: Buckingham Arms JJaann----FFeebb.. 22000077 as a shock to Target Books as After a run and then a marathon on they had just signed Ian up to do UKTV, it’s off air in Australia again! January 20 General meeting 1 to 10 pm a whole series of Doctor Who Venue: Adelaide High School books for them. Apparently he Here’s some of the stations where Cost: $3 members/$4 others you could catch it. was working alone and had for- gotten to take his insulin, as he February 3 Pub meeting 5 pm was a diabetic. [Obituary by ~ Showtime Arabia Venue: Buckingham Arms Rosie Peck, illustration of Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan by ~ Cool TV, Hungary February 17 General meeting 1 to 10 pm Donna Angus.] Venue: Adelaide High School ~ Yes Stars, Israel Cost: $3 members/$4 others
~ Skai TV, Greece March 3 Pub meeting 5 pm Venue: To be announced ~ KBS 2, South Korea Publications ~ TVP1, Poland Chameleon Factor # 80: ~ Jimmy, Italy The many faces of Doctor Who.
~ CBC, Canada SFSA # 20 ELO cover ~ BS-2, Japan Out soon! Chameleon Factor 73, ~ France 4, France February 1997 Chameleon Factor # 81 Theme: Our Doctor Who year book. ...I was highly impressed...This is ~ A bunch of PBS affiliates, USA a hip, well-written and highly SFSA # 21 absorbing book for a discerning And there’s some 18 other stations Theme: General science fiction. adult open-minded audience... where it’s finished its run. More please, Mr Davies! - [Review of Russell T Davies’ Thanks This Week in Doctor Who Doctor Who novel Damaged
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