The Wall of Lies Issue 86 Established 1991 The newsletter of SFSA incorporating the South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club Inc. STATE Adelaide, January 2004 WEATHER Hot Free NEW WHO FOR TV IN 2005 by staff writers DETAILS are firming on the return of Doctor Who to free to air television in 2005. In an interview with BBCi , Russell T. Davies, writer and executive producer of the new series <http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/newtv/> revealed the format — "At the moment, we're plan- ning thirteen episodes, 45 minutes long. The 13 would be a mixture of one-off episodes, and two- parters, complete with cliffhangers." He anticipates an ongoing production, and has even given us the name of the Doctor’s companion — Rose. "A screaming girly companion is unaccept- O able now," he claimed, suggesting Buffy the Vampire Slayer as proof of this. ut t N No Davies admits that prior to the show being confirmed he had thought that ow ! budget constraints would ensure an Earthbound series, but now he has the option he wants a wider scope — ”Let’s voyage.” SHALKA IS A HIT! by staff writers BBC’S anniversary webcast Chameleon Factor # 78 is a resounding success. O ut t N No Fans have taken to Scream of the Shalka, ow ! as indicated by the ubiquitous internet abbreviation of Richard E. Grant as “REG”. BBC Sky Digital subscribers even had the option of watching the webcast on loop through their televisions over the New Year’s break. This was an enhanced version, running at 25 frames per second. At the time of printing the hit count was not available. However, due to the ongoing plans for continuing webcasts, they appear to be more than happy SFSA magazine # 14 with the response. q Continued Page 2 Welcome to the Mostyn Floyd Jr, Monkhouse, Page 2 Page 4 Shalka is a Hit q from Page 1 DUE TO the ongoing posting nature of the webcast, a high degree of reflexivity was able to be incorporated in the for- mat. Fans complained about having to restart the adventure between segments, and a play all feature was added. Feedback about the ongoing addition of credits between instalments saw this dropped. Part one was altered to feature these changes. m o c . The BBC has repeated Real Time, a webcast starring Colin Baker, y l i and seem likely to produce and repeat more in the lead up to the a d new television series. It is not known if these webcasts will continue e c following the debut of the new show, but on past evidence this a p seems unlikely. S / L P BBC Worldwide has the rights to release The Scream of the Shalka J on DVD. There is currently no release date, but it is expected to be available later this year. The nucleus of Comet Wild 2 Preservation Issues Sky watch Film Collector Monkhouse dead Stardust Catches a Butterfly by staff writers THE NASA probe Stardust flew within 186 Km of Martin Dunne Comet Wild 2 on January 2, capturing a sample of the venting gas. Cometary material may be the (Wall of Lies editor) COMEDIAN and film collector best indication of the makeup of the early solar sys- [email protected] Bob Monkhouse has died at age tem, preserving the gasses as ice for the last 4.5 75. billion years. The sample is anticipated to be His career in comedy spanned Postal address: returned to Earth in January 2006. 50 years and included writing The US probe International Cometary Explorer PO Box 3227 jokes for Frank Sinatra and Bob (ICE) encountered Comet Giacobini-Zinner on Rundle Mall SA 5000 Hope, his last role being that of September 11, 1985, and five probes encountered the title character in Aaagh! It’s Comet Halley the following year. Cataloguing in Publication the Mr. Hell Show. He was also an 808.83762 WAL enthusiastic early film collector, and was recognised as an author- TITLE: The Wall of Lies: the Meteorite Hits Iran ity on the subject. In the 1960s he Newsletter of the South Australian A METEORITE has hit northern Iran causing minor compered a clip show of silent Doctor Who Fan Club, Inc damage to property but there were no immediate films, The Mad Movies. ISSUE: Number 86 January- reports of casualties, state radio has said. It said He was sued by a copyright February 2004 the impact sent locals in panic onto the streets in holder in the 1970s, but success- the northern town of Babol in Mazandaran SUBJECT: 1> South Australian fully defended himself on the Doctor Who Fan Club -- Periodicals. province. basis that the library was for per- 2> Fanzines -- Australia -- "A meteorite which hit Babol on Friday morning sonal use, not profit. This estab- Periodicals. caused only some minor damage to residential lished a precedent, the so called 3> Science Fiction television pro- units," radio said, without giving further details or “Monkhouse defence”. The recov- grams -- South Australia -- citing any source. It said the impact was felt up to Periodicals. ery of items is consequently more one kilometre away. ORGANISATION likely now collectors can cite this. Iranians are currently mourning at least 30,000 1> South Australian Doctor Who Fan Monkhouse died of prostrate people killed by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on Club, Inc. cancer on the 29th of December. the Richter scale which struck southeastern Iran on 2> SFSA He is survived by his wife, Jackie. December 26. 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 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 inaccuracies that may appear. Meeting details are sub- ject to change at short notice. 21/02, 17/04, 15/05 QUIZ NIGHT 20/3 2 www.sfsa.org.au January 2004 Club Archive At the November meeting we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who. We watched several documen- taries, Dimensions in Time and The Reign of Terror episode 1. Doctor Who on ABC-2 6:00 pm Monday to Thursday In December we enjoyed our annual Christmas picnic. The venue was the Botanic January—March 2004 Gardens park. Season Two Events The Hopman Cup will replace Doctor Who in week two of January. January 17 Club meeting 3pm to 10pm Venue: Classroom 10, Adelaide High School ~ The Time Meddler 30, 31/12/03, Cost: $3 members/$4 others CF # 15, Feb. 1984 1/1/04, 12/1/04 “Next meeting will be in the Theosopical Hall, on 18th February at Season Three February 7 Pub meeting 5pm 2.p.m. The highlight of the meeting will Venue: Buckingham Arms Hotel be the episode [SIC] “Deadly There are few complete stories held Cost: none Assassin” [first SA screening thereof]. for the following three seasons. —Brian Alford February 21 Club meeting 3pm to 10pm ~ The Ark 13, 14, 15, 19/1/04 Venue: Adelaide High School Cost: $3 members/$4 others ~ The Gunfighters 20, 21, 22, 26/1/04 March 6 Club meeting 5pm Individual titles end. Venue: Wellington Hotel 36 Wellington Sq, North Adelaide ~ The War Machines 27, 28, 29/1, Cost: none 2/1/04 WoL # 26, [no date]1994 Season Four: none complete Publications “As those of you who attended the last meeting will know, the clubs [SIC] cash box was stolen ... a year ago, a loss of Season Five SFSA magazine # 14 Theme: “Created Mythologies”. this size would have killed the club, ... this is not so today” ~The Tomb of the Cybermen 3, 4, 5, —A Statement from the Committee Chameleon Factor #78: "Celebrating 40 9/2/04 Years of diversity in Doctor Who". Fandom Season Six SFSA magazine # 15 Theme: “Australian Science Fiction” ~ The Dominators 10, 11, 12, 16, Submissions deadline: 7th February 17/2/04 Release date: 21st February Q Submissions to [email protected] or via ~ The Mind Robber 18, 19, 23, 24, Post Office box address (opposite). 25/2/04 Membership ~The Krotons 26/2, 1, 2, 3/3/04 SFSA incorporating The Annual membership rates are $15. ~The Seeds of Death 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, This entitles you to one year’s subscription South Australian Doctor 15/3/04 to the club’s publications: bimonthlies The Who Fan Club presents an Wall of Lies and SFSA magazine, and the evening of mystery Currently The War Games is not listed Doctor Who themed yearbook Chameleon as screening. Factor. Also included are discounted entry fees to SFSA meetings, and discounts at Quiz night Season Seven various stores around Adelaide. 20th of March, 2004. ~Spearhead from Space 16, 17, 18, Discounts Six thirty for 7 pm start 22/3/04 First floor, building five, Known Space Books 26 Sir Donald Bradman 10% off Who merchandise ~Doctor Who and the Silurians 23, 24, Drive, Mile End. 25, 29, 30, 31/3, 1/4/04 Galactic Video $5 per head. Check local or daily listings. Rent five videos and over and get them at half price www.sfsa.org.au January 2004 3 Subscription due if a red dot appears Tea-Rex in this box By Mostyn Floyd Jr In previous months, the presti- It is a simple Recipe all you do gious monthly Meal was held at is brew a nice pot of Black and the newly renovated Rex Hotel, At Gold Instant Coffee (if you do Marleston.