Fish Fingers and Custard - A Doctor Who Fanzine - FFAC2

Like many others, I couldn’t quite believe the news. Lis Sladen can’t be gone, surely? It took the BBC news report for it to sink in and even then, I still couldn’t believe it. Lis was a person who always looked so well for her age and I would never have guessed in a million years that she was ill. But she was, but she kept it private, which I think speaks volumes about the lady. The reaction has been that of shock around the world, as many people, in many countries, grew up with Sarah Jane Smith. Lis didn’t just brighten the day for kids of the 1970’s, she also did it for the kids of today with The Sarah Jane Adventures too. Reading these messages from children on the Newsround website just shows how well this middle-aged lady is thought of. She was definitely someone special. For many, Sarah Jane was ‘their’ companion. My first foray into ‘classic’ Doctor Who was Tom Baker’s first series and watching her and The Doctor wind up Harry, seeing them working with each other...

The make-up (no, not that kind of make up) of an Issue is mostly down to you dear reader.  So if you want to see your stuff in the fanzine during this upcoming series (or think you can improve on our output) - SEND IT IN!  I can't really stress enough that we take ANY kind of literal piece about Doctor Who.  So this is your chance to appear in a fanzine that top Doctor Who actor, Harry Sedgewick, says is ' not as shit as Mayfair ', whatever that means.  Some of the things we're after are essays, opinion pieces, poems and art - so if you feel you fit the bill, don't just post them on a forum - send them in! Just drop me a e-mail at fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.co.uk ANYTIME! Cheers

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Fish Fingers and Custard Issue 4 is now available to download In this Issue: Reviews of 'A Christmas Carol' RTD: Genius or Mad Man? An In Depth Look At Dalek Empire The Secret Diary Of A Whovian Hots and Nots - The Doctor Who Fandom Style Guide An Unearthly Child: 2010AD And Much More You can download the issue here . If you enjoy the fanzine, please consider showing your appreciation by slipping a quid to our charity's page . Cheers! Discuss on Our Forum Issue 2 Sale! Join Our Mailing List

I was sad to learn of the passing of Nicholas Courtney last night, a true Doctor Who great who will always be remembered by the fans of the programme. His character of Brigadier Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was a regular in the series throughout the Jon Pertwee era, from 1970-1974 and made recurring appearances from then on. He was often the stuffy, straight-man to The Doctor and often produced some classic one-liners, with a voice of delivery as smooth as silk. I know it’s a phrase often banded about, but if Nick DID read the phone book - I could sit and listen all day! Nick’s first appearance in Doctor Who, was as Bret Vyon, a character in the William Hartnell serial ‘The Daleks Master Plan’, in 1965. I was fortunate enough to spend a whole day with him once – assisting him at a signing event in London in 2009. Being a fan, I was a little bit nervous at meeting him, but he was an absolute gentleman, very funny and very spritely for his age! Nothing was too much trouble for him and he g...

From the well-dressed sycophants who brought you Fish Fingers and Custard Issue 1, Fish Fingers and Custard Issue 2, Fish Fingers and Custard Issue 3 AND many other annoying things and stuff, comes FISH FINGERS AND CUSTARD ISSUE 4 . In this latest Issue: Reviews of 'A Christmas Carol' RTD: Genius or Mad Man? An In Depth Look At Dalek Empire The Secret Diary Of A Whovian Hots and Nots - The Doctor Who Fandom Style Guide An Unearthly Child: 2010AD And Much More As always, please paypal the payment which applies to you as a gift to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com UK: £2.00 Worldwide: £3.00 Discuss on Our Forum Issue 2 Sale! Join Our Mailing List PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOW SOLD OUT

We've still got a number of Issue 2 's left here at Fish Custard Towers, so please help us to shift them (and make more room for upcoming Issues!) by picking up a copy.  We've knocked off 50p off the price, so if you're in the UK it'll cost just £1.50 , anywhere else in the world it is £2.50 .  Both prices include postage and packing. Please paypal the payment that applies to you, as a gift , to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com Remember, without people buying the paper copies, we wouldn't be able to make further Issues, so thanks to those who already have purchased copies. Cheers