Fish Fingers and Custard - A Doctor Who Fanzine - FFAC2

What We First Thought : That was ok.   Going to switch over now, before Eastenders comes on. I don’t want to be depressed at Christmas. I feared the worst when I heard that Steven Moffat was using a story written by a former Doctor Who star as ‘inspiration’.   Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is re-imagined on stage, TV and film every single year, so there must be something in it that makes it appealing to generations of audiences.   But this is Doctor Who and when Doctor Who tries to ‘do’ popular culture, it can sometimes fall into farce.   Thankfully the episode, shockingly called ‘ A Christmas Carol ’, is pretty decent as it’s The Doctor that uses Dickens’ story as inspiration, not Moffat completely ripping it off! Set on a planet whose skies are controlled by the Scrooge-like figure of Kazran Sardick (played by Michael Gambon), The Doctor appears and appeals for him to clear the clouds to let a crashing spaceship land safely.   It so happens tha...

A new year brings new things. Though seeing as how we are extremely lazy, we continue to bring you the same old tat that we usually do. In Issue 9 of Fish Fingers and Custard, we have the following: Reviews of The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Where To Start - Which stories would you show to a new fan? Season 6B The BBC Bazaar - We help out BBC Worldwide with some moneymaking ideas Crafty Who - A new section dedicated to fan-made stuff! Cyber Moan - Why are the New Series Cybermen so rubbish? And much more! To download this little ray of sunshine, just right-click here and save to your computer. This Issue is also on sale in paper form, which you can purchase by clicking the 'issues' tab on the left of this page. Cheers and if you fancy contributing to the next issue of the fanzine, please don't hesitate to get into contact with us! Follow Us! Twitter Facebook Google + Tumblr

P PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOW SOLD OUT A new year brings new things. Though seeing as how we are extremely lazy, we continue to bring you the same old tat that we usually do. In Issue 9 of Fish Fingers and Custard, we have the following: Reviews of The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Where To Start - Which stories would you show to a new fan? Season 6B The BBC Bazaar - We help out BBC Worldwide with some moneymaking ideas Crafty Who - A new section dedicated to fan-made stuff! Cyber Moan - Why are the New Series Cybermen so rubbish? And much more! You can order a copy of this Issue by slipping one of the following payments to us via PayPal: UK: £2 Rest of The World: £3 Please send to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com and please mark your payment as a ' gift '. Oh and don't forget to include your name and address too!  If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay by credit/debit card below: Prices (Includes P+P) UK £2.20 GBP W...

We're delighted to announce the details of this years get together - on the Internet.  Bring beer. Join some like-minded souls for a live watching of the classic Doctor Who adventure Time and The Rani. The legendary story will form the basis of the 2011 Fish Custard Christmas Party on Wednesday 21st December. All you’ll need is alcohol, internet access and to have n o taste whatsoever. You don’t even need to wear clothes or talk to anybody. It’ll just be like a school disco. If you don't have access to the best Doctor Who episode ever, you can whack on any old episode you want and join us for a Doctor Who geek-out. Stay tuned to our various sites for details and the hashtag #welovetherani on Twitter You can find the event page, on Facebook, here   (or you can just come and say hello and join in some of the games we'll be playing!) In other news, we'd like you to take a look at another Facebook page Support Your Local Doctor Who Convention .  Basi...

Issue 3 of Fish Fingers and Custard can now be downloaded.  And apart from the snazzy snowy font, this 44-page PDF file contains the following: Interviews with the Absolute David Tennant Fangirls Drunken Adventures At A Convention – Says it all The Sarah (Jane) Awards Stageplays Overview – An Overview of the Doctor Who Stageplays, obviously Computer Games Overview – An Overview of Doctor Who computer games, obviously The Doctor vs. Edward Cullen – A Fight For A Girl's Attentions And much more! You can download it from here Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the Fish Custard Team!  Please take some time out to view the links below! Fish Custard JustGiving Page :  The Fanzine is free to download, so therefore if you like what we do, just slip a quid to our charity 'KidsOut', who aim provide disadvantaged children with a little bit happiness. Fish Custard Fanzine Christmas Party :  20th December on our Facebook Group! Mailing List :...

Issue 3 will be released very soon!  In the meantime, here is an exclusive short, short story to celebrate our Christmas issue - The Doctor and The Elf! Starring the 6th Doctor and Peri, as they find themselves, bickering to save the world.  That's all I'm saying, because any more will spoil it!  You can download the story here Enjoy and check back in a few days for Issue 3, or join our mailing list by sending blank e-mail to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com Cheers!

As a fanzine with readers all over the world, it's very difficult to get everyone in the same place at the same time! So why not join us on our Facebook Group on the 20th of this month, for some chats, laughs and speculation about this year's Christmas episode? You can post anything you like, just make sure you bring your own drink(s)! We'll be on ALL DAY to give everyone a chance to join in, so don't be shy and say hello! Just add yourself to our event page here or just turn up on the day! Cheers and Merry Christmas!

Excited? You better be! But before Issue 3 of Fish Custard is out, here's some Doctor Who Christmas thing!