Back Issues - The Terrible Zodin # 10 (Spring 2011)

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We Love The Second Doctor: Front cover art collage by Leslie McMurtry featuring Matt Harris, Lady Yate-xel, Rachel Roach. With thanks to Elizabeth Wilches
A Christmas Carol: Review by Jamie Beckwith
SFX Weekender: Convention report by Will Forbes & Aya Vandenbussche
Out of Time: Article by Nick Mellish
A Scribbled Note on the Back on an Envelope: Article by Jamie Beckwith
Amy vs. Donna: Article by Aya Vandenbussche
The Real Pancho Villa: Article by Leslie McMurtry
Tea With Nyder: Interview with Peter Miles
The War Games Civil War: Article by Leslie McMurtry and Evan Keraminas
On Living History: Article by Evan Keraminas
Season 6(B) - Missing Adventures: Article by Matthew Kresal
No! Not the Mind Probe: Debate edited by Jamie Beckwith featuring Steven Sautter and Tony Cross
The Blue Peter Guide to The Web Planet: Article by Robert Beckwith
Lady Jennifer & Lieutenant Carstairs: Article by Leslie McMurtry
War Games: Article by Paul Castle
Cult Heroes: Article by Will Forbes
Is The War Chief The Master?: Article by David MaGowan [Reprinted from Blue Box #1]
The TTZ Interview: Interview with Grant Bull
The Fanzine Trap: Reviews by Jamie Beckwith
Move Over Mario!: Reviews by Stacey Frost, Hannah Rothman and Will Forbes
Back2theWhoture Part 6 - The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang: Doctor Who marathon edited by Jamie Beckwith
Gallifreyan Pancakes - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Man?: Comic strip by Jackson Dyer
My Adventure with the Doctor Part 2: Poetry by Alies Brunisma
A Madoc For All Seasons: Article by Tony Cross
Things That Shouldn't Be: Article by Lawrence Burton
For the Love of Who: Review by Barnaby Edwards
Hope for the Future: Article by Jamie Beckwith
The TTZ Interview: Interview with Terrance Dicks (Part 1)
Peter Cushing IS The Doctor!: Column by Susie Who
Theta Stigma Part 2: Article by Hannah Rothman
Who That Makes You Think: Article by Barnaby Edwards
Eighth Doctor Season 4: Review by Deb Stanish
Reclaiming The War Games: Article by Matthew Kilburn
The Pandorica's Stolen: Article by Aya Vandenbussche
Have You Never Wondered?: Article by Jamie Beckwith
Blog High for Happiness: Column by Steven Sautter
Zoe Herriot: Paper dolls by Leslie McMurtry
Ode to the Brigadier: Tribute by Melissa Beattie & Simon Bromley
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Back cover art by David Burson

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TTZ11 Delayed

Due to numerous and various reasons (not all of them appropriate for a public forum) the next issue of The Terrible Zodin is going to be slightly delayed.

We're working towards having it out by not later that 17th July 2011.

In the meantime work has also started on TTZ12 and we are accepting submissions. The theme is Doctor Who in the 70s and we will also be paying tribute to Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen.

Email theterriblezodinezine@yahoo.co​.uk for more info on submitting.

More Key to Time

Hi all,

"Pirate Planet" and "Stones of Blood" reviews from me.

Leslie

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Hi all,

I personally do my reviews per story not per episode (usually) so if you have any interest on my take please see my other blog.

Leslie

Happy 20th Anniversary New Adventures

Timewyrm: Genesys was first published on 20th June 1991.

Happy Anniversary New Adventures! For many of us they kept the flame of Doctor Who alive during the so called Wilderness Years. There was plenty of fun and creativity in that wilderness as Paul Cornell himself expounds on in his interview with us (See TTZ7 & 8).

For me I became a fan in 1988 and thus just as I got in to the show it was cancelled. The New Adventures kept me interested and I had the joy of exploring both the back catalogue of Doctors prior to mine as well as having new printed adventures for Seven. What more could I ask for?

We celebrated the New Adventures back in issue 8 of The Terrible Zodin with Tony Gallichan expounded on the background of the creativy explosion from the vantage point of his seat in the Fitzroy Tavern, Barnaby Edwards gives a heartfelt overview of the series and several contributors reviewed their favourite novel for us (see the list of contents below)

So why not celebrate 20 years of the New Adventures by perusing back issue TTZ8 (Click here)

Enjoy

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Timewyrm: Genesys reviewed by Daniel Gee
Timewyrm: Exodus reviewed by Stephen Candy
Timewyrm: Revelations reviewed by Matthew Kilburn
Cats Cradle Trilogy reviewed by Verity~C
Nightshade reviewed by Stuart Wallace
Love and War reviewed by Tony Cross
Transit reviewed by Scott Harrison
The Highest Science reviewed by Jamie Beckwith
The Pit reviewed by Jon Arnold
Birthright reviewed by R. S. Konjek
Iceberg reviewed by Joe Monticello
Blood Heat reviewed by Lee Wells
Conundrum reviewed by Jamie Beckwith
No Future reviewed by Jeff Elston
All-Consuming Fire reviewed by Jon Arnold
Blood Harvest / Goth Opera reviewed by Lori Jansen
Sanctuary reviewed by Steven Sautter
Head Games reviewed by Lori Jansen
The Also People reviewed by Jamie Beckwith
Christmas on a Rational Planet reviewed by Lawrence Burton
Cold Fusion reviewed by Steven Sautter
Damaged Goods reviewed by Jon Arnold
So Vile a Sin reviewed by Aaron George
Lungbarrow reviewed by Matthew Kresal
The Dying Days reviewed by Steven Sautter
The Algebra of Ice reviewed by Lori Jansen
Genius Loci reviewed by Paul Castle

We'll be doing a follow up feature in TTZ12 so if you're interested in reviewing your favourite NA novel email us at theterriblezodinezine@yahoo.co.uk for the list of ones still available.

The Ribos Operation Parts 2 - 4

We've not forgotten our Key to Time quest dear readers and indeed have now watched up to the end of The Pirate Planet, but as I'm sure you know how it is; real life gets in the way from working late at the office or getting delayed home when the transport system grounds to a halt.

But enough of that. The Ribos Operation was a pretty good story overall. My first introduction to this story was Ian Marter's novelisation which I've never finished because frankly it's extremely dull and turgid. Thankfully it's screen counterpart was nothing of the sort and full of a breezy energy. All the guest stars are really giving it their all and Robert Holmes is the master of painting larger than life characters. The warmth with which Iain Cuthbertson plays Garron makes him a loveable rogue who deserved to come back and is definitely a precursor to Glitz (and a superior one at that, Tony Selby made Glitz too cuddly when the character was supposed to be far more morally ambigous).

It's Nigel Plaskitt however who really shines. Overshadowed a bit in the first episode he comes his own in the rest of the story and contrast the comedic way in which he plays a Riban bumpkin with the scringe stone to the compassion he shows to Binro the Heratic when on the run from the authorities. Whilst the introduction of Binro could seem like padding, especially as it doesn't really impact on the plot overall, it's masterly in fleshing out a convincing history of Ribos in a way that other info dumping stories can only envy. No "It was on the planet Ribos when my old enemy the Black Guardian...." nonsense here.

I take back my criticism of the Shrivenzale from the previous entry. In the scenes in the catacombs the suitably dark atmosphere means they're not so obviously plastic and rubbish and they do seem like quite the formidable critter and could probably hold their own against a Magma Beast.

I won't spoil the ending for those who've not seen this story yet but if you thought the Seventh or Tenth Doctors were the ones to be scared of, think again.

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More The Ribos Operation reviews over at The Patient Centurion Blog