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Number 107 Newsletter established 1991, club formed June first 1980 The newsletter of the South Australian Fan Club Inc., also known as SFSA

FINAL Adelaide, July--August 2007 WEATHER: Who filled Free Doctor Who fans happy! by staff writers

Just wait for the withdrawal symptoms.

With Doctor Who on twice a week, fans are as excited as they were on their greatest ever sugar rush.

However with this much concentrated Who, the inevitable crash looms large for fandom.

“We've seen this boom bust cycle before,” a medical O ut expert warns. “The last time a primary school class t N No ow Happy now, just you wait... was given red cordial and then sent out to play.” ! Dr Who bonanza! by staff writers Chameleon Factor # 80 Doctor Who and every week. O ut Doctor Who fans are enjoying both the show and spin off Torchwood in t S So complementary weekly slots on Australian free to air tv. In a winning on n! manoeuver ABC has scheduled Who back at its Saturday time while TEN broadcasts Torchwood on Monday evenings.

Simultaneously the third series of Who has finished strongly in the UK. with ratings of eight million, critical acclaim and an extended running time of fifty one and a half minutes for The Last of the Time Lords.

The only disappointment was the episode’s non-appearance on the big screen at the Pride London Trafalgar Square event. Initially DVD problems were cited however it has been revealed that the Council noise curfew was SFSA magazine # 21/22 the reason.

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Sounds of Australia, page 2. Conversion by Cyber, page 4. Doctor Who bonanza!

q from Page 1 Ratings news has been mixed. TEN were very pleased to find they had cracked the one million viewer mark with Torchwood: Everything Changes on Monday June 18. The debut appealed to the 18-49 demographic with the posi- tion of the second most popular program of the day. Subsequent episodes have rated around 800,000, still performing the best in the same youth band. For the first time in three years Doctor Who has not rated over one million viewers for the season debut on ABC. Smith and Jones only pulled 928,000 for its June 30 transmission, beaten by a repeat of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1.090 million). However, with the proximity of both a new Harry Potter movie and the final book this is understandable. The Runaway Bride only scored 842,929 on its June 28 broadcast, perform- ing best with viewers 40-54 and females 65+. This viewership is typical of the last two series, and may be why ABC passed Torchwood over. Its popularity The Pioneer plaque is the most commonly with a younger audience, which TEN has traditionally aimed for, may be why defaced astronomical image in libraries. the commercial network purchased it. Sky Watch ABC has enjoyed over one million viewers with two episodes per series. In 2005 it was Rose and The End of the World, and in 2006 and School Reunion. Pioneer anomaly ‘Conventional’

Preservation Issues AN OBSERVED SLOWING of the interstellar Pioneer probes is not accountable through current The Sounds of Oz held at NFSA. understanding, and has been proposed to be a fun- by staff writers damental challenge to physics, some unknown local Contacts effect or observational mistakes. THE NATIONAL FILM and Sound has been claimed to be incompatible Jamie Stidiford Archive has unveiled its list of items with a radical tinkering of gravity theory. Norwegian (President) for inclusion in the inaugural physicist Kjell Tangen’s modelling of the problem [email protected] Sounds of Australia registry. These shows that if a change in the property of gravity in range from six wax cylinders of the outer system was responsible, it would interfere Tasmanian Aboriginal language and with the outer planets. When he altered the value of Martin Dunne song recorded by Fanny Cochrane gravity to match the anomaly it affected the orbits of Smith in 1899 to the 1976 Saints Uranus and Pluto. (Wall of Lies editor) single (I'm) Stranded. However the imprecision of the relevant values [email protected] One item which has evaded col- means this is not definitive. The measurement of lection is the 24-track tapes of the the orbits of the outer planets is still less precise 1974 Sunbury music festival. These Matthew Fazakerley are held privately, but NFSA music than that of the inner planets, and the value of the (SFSA & CF editor) specialist Nick Weare has grave anomaly itself is vague. The current understanding [email protected] fears for the quality of the medium. of the problem is based on as little as a decade of "They'll be falling to bits by now, sampling. NASA employee Slava Turyshev is vol- that's the tragedy," Weare says. untarily compiling 30 years of various data collec- Postal address: "The person who's got them can tions into one format. If the deceleration is directed PO Box 3227 never do anything with them - never at Earth it is likely to be an observation mistake, - except own them. And he can only whereas if it is sun based it is a real thing. Rundle Mall SA 5000 own the tapes, he doesn't own the The anomaly was first publicly described in 1998. (08) 8281 3995 material on them, because that The last signals were received from Pioneer 11 on belongs to the record company." 30 September 1995, and from Pioneer 10 on 23 Mailing list Other items added to the register January, 2003. As Earth's motion has carried it out include a 1910 cylinder of Ernest of the line of transmission, they are both considered subscription: Shackleton describing his Antarctic lost irrespective if they are still sending data. [email protected] expedition and The Easybeats' Friday on my Mind. 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 21/7 18/8 15/9 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.

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Chameleon Factor # 80: The many faces of Doctor Who. JJuullyy----AAuugguusstt 22000077 SFSA # 20 Doctor Who on ABC-TV ELO cover Torchwood on TEN

~ Ghost Machine 2/7/07 Chameleon Factor # 81 Theme: Our Doctor Who year book. Chameleon Factor 39, ~ 7/7/07 August/September 1987 ~ 9/7/07 ~ 14/7/07 SFSA # 21/22 The Last Producer ~ Small Worlds 16/7/07 Small Worlds 16/7/07 Theme: Things we have received! A source claiming to be close to ~ Daleks in Manhattan 21/7/07 Producer John Nathan-Turner ~ Countrycide 23/7/07 recently revealed his attitude to ~ Evolution of the Daleks 28/7/07 Membership his future on Doctor Who. ~ Greeks Bearing Gifts 30/7/07 Apparently he has confided he Annual membership rates are $15. 'deliberately' intends to be the last This entitles you to one year’s subscription ~ The Lazarus Experiment 4/8/07 producer of Doctor Who because to the club’s publications: bimonthly The his ego 'could not bear the ~ They Keep Killing Suzie 6/8/07 Wall of Lies and SFSA magazine, and the thought of someone else taking ~ 42 11/8/07 Doctor Who themed yearbook Chameleon his place'... ~ 13/8/07 Factor. Also included are discounted entry ~ Nature 18/8/07 fees to SFSA meetings, and discounts at The Wall of Lies Issue 46 ~ 20/8/07 various stores around Adelaide. June/July 1997 ~ 25/8/07 ~ 27/8/07 The SADWFC Internet mailing list Discounts Continuing the push to take the ~ 1/9/07 Club into the '90s, we are pleased ~ Captain 3/9/07 Pulp Fiction to announce the creation of the ~ 8/9/07 10% off comics and graphic novels SADWFC Mailing List on the ~ 10/9/07 Internet. The purpose of the ~ The Sound of Drums 15/9/07 Known Space Books Mailing List is to provide, via e- mail, a forum for discussions ~ Last of the Time Lords 22/9/07 10% off Who merchandise about Doctor Who, the Club and general social chit-chat. All mem- Events bers with access to e-mail facili- A Federal election is due to be called ties are welcome to join. for late 2007, and may interfere with the ABC schedule. Check local and daily listings. Fandom July 7 Pub meeting 5.00pm Doctor Who Club of Australia Venue: The Buckingham Arms Hotel presents Club In May we watched Buffy the Vampire July 21 General meeting 3 to 10pm AN AFTERNOON WITH Slayer: Once More with Feeling (2001), Venue: Adelaide High School SYLVESTER McCOY Who cartoon The Infinite Cost: $3 members/$4 others Quest, on Parkinson, and Doctor Who: Daleks in Manhattan, August 4 Pub meeting 5.00pm SUNDAY AUGUST 5 11 am Onwards Evolution of the Daleks and The Lazarus Venue: The Buckingham Arms Hotel Experiment (all 2007). DRUMMOYNE RSL August 18 General meeting 3 to 10pm Upstairs Function Rooms In June we enjoyed Doctor Who Venue: Adelaide High School 162 Victoria Rd Drummoyne. Confidential: Meet , A New Cost: $3 members/$4 others York Story and Making Manhattan, and DWCA Member $40 Doctor Who: 42, and The September 1 Pub meeting 5.00pm Adult Non Member $50 Family of Blood (all 2007). Venue: To be announced 0411575541 The June 16 2007 AGM saw the 2006-7 September 15 General meeting 3 to 10pm [email protected] committee returned for 2007-8. Venue: Adelaide High School doctorwhoaustralia.org Cost: $3 members/$4 others

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Anthony Daly Anthony Daly Part Three: An Old Enemy Wayne held on to one of the pillars ‘This is a good day!’ yelled the Doctor over the roars CHAPTER FOUR of the TARDIS' ancient engines. Then everything Pulp stopped. ‘HAHAHA! Come on, lets have a look at Mother Selaree activated here communicator on this spaceship.’ the wall. her ally on the other line spoke in a ter- The Doctor walked out of the TARDIS and Fiction rifying, almost computerised voice. Wayne soon followed. Suddenly sliver arms ‘Degasom, you have six earth hours to have the caught hold of his hands. ‘You are compatible contro- ready for upgrading, and the and will be upgraded’ The Cybermen carried Comics earth will be yours!’ Wayne into the warehouse. 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