Exclusive Interview with Terrance Dicks in The Terrible Zodin #10 (Spring 2011)

Fanfare please as The Terrible Zodin hits double digits in brand new issue 10.

Thanks to all our contributors (writers and artists) and to you dear readers for all your support over the last 2 years. It's thanks to you we've hit 10 issues and work has already started on issue 11.

We are delighted to bring you the first part of our exclusive interview with script writer Terrance Dicks who talks about his long association with the show and finally reveals the true secret of just who The Terrible Zodin is! Also in this issue we interview actor Peter Miles (Nyder in Genesis of the Daleks) and Grant Bull the new editor of Celestial Toyroom.

TTZ10 is an experiment in monochrome as we take the Second Doctor's swansong The War Games as this issues inspiration. From the American Civil War to Season 6(b) with Pancho Villa along the way plus our usual series of paper dolls focuses this time on Zoe.

Also in this issue we look at A Chritmas Carol, Running Through Corridors, the latest Eighth Doctor audios and Faction Paradox. Popular misconceptions of classic series companions are overturned and an unnanounced guest turns up at the SFX Weekender.

If that weren't enough all your favourite regular features are here: The Web Planet is the latest victim of No! Not The Mind Probe!, Susie Who grapples with The Deadly Assassin and the Back2theWhoture team watch The Pandorica Opens.

We really hope you enjoy this issue and we'd love to hear what you think. We really value your feedback and your support helps ensure the zine grows and continues.

Don't forget we're doing a meet up in London on Saturday 9th April and would love to see you there.

Click here to download The Terrible Zodin #10 (Spring 2011)

The Terrible Zodin Doctor Who Meet Up - 9th April 2011

Due to the various tube engineering works going on the weekend of the 9th April 2011 we've relocated our Doctor Who Meet Up to The Mayflower in Rotherhithe, London, SE16 4NF.

The nearest station is Rotherhithe on London Overground (formerly the East London Line). Turn left out the station and left again down to the end of Railway Avenue. Once you hit the river, the Mayflower is just on your left and it's two minutes walk from the station.

Best bet is to get on to the Jubilee Line and change at Canada Water or on the Victoria Line and change at Highbury & Islington.

Forecast for the weekend is sunny and warm (well as warm as early April can get). There's a jetty out on the the river with plenty of tables and there's room inside in case the weather takes a turn for the worse.

We thought what with TTZ being a transatlantic zine The Mayflower was somewhate appropriate.

Jamie will provide his mobile number to anyone who is coming along. Please DM him @TerribleZodin on Twitter or send him a message on Facebook.

Look forward to seeing you all there and hope you all enjoy issue 10 of The Terrible Zodin which should be out.... very soon!

Back Issues - The Terrible Zodin # 9 (Winter 2010)

Back issue TTZ9 is still available for free download.



Click here to download The Terrible Zodin #9 (Winter 2010)

Contents

Christmas for the Doctor & Leela: Front cover art by Amy Humphries
Unavailable No Longer!: Article by Matthew Kresal
Death of the Doctor: Review by Astrid Lopez
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the First Doctor: Article by Tony Cross
Back to the '80s: Article by Barnaby Edwards
Some Beach, Somewhere: Prose fiction by Matthew Kresal
Interview with Archie the Space Badger: Humour by Simon Guerrier
Theta Stigma Part 1: Article by Hannah Rothman
Mannequins, Reptiles, Astronauts and Primords: Article by Matthew Kresal
The Tweet Vortex 2 - Electric Boogaloo: Humour by Will Forbes
Blog High for Happiness: Column by Steven Sautter
Accustomed to Her Face: Article by Leslie McMurtry
Anything Gorgeous: Article by Aya Vandenbussche
Raston Warrior Robots vs Weeping Angels: Article by Jamie Beckwith
Captain Jack: Comic Strip by Akabeko
Move Over Mario!: Review by Will Forbes
Doctor Who Live: Review by Adam J. Purcell
Time, Casuality and the Doctor: Article by Will Forbes
My Adventure with the Doctor Part 1: Poetry by Alies Brunisma
Doctor Who and the Archers: Article by Leslie McMurtry
The TTZ Interview: Interview with Una McCormack
Once is Never Enough: Prose fiction by Leslie McMurtry
The Magic of November 1981: Article by Barnaby Edwards
Peter Cushing IS The Doctor!: Column by Susie Who
Back2theWhoture Part 5 - The Keys of Marinus, The Romans & The Fires of Pompeii: Doctor Who marathon edited by Jamie Beckwith
Roman Cutaway & Byzantium!: Review by Steven Sautter
The World Shapers: Review by Jon Arnold
The Fires of Vulcan: Review by Leslie McMurtry
No! Not the Mind Probe: Debate edited by Jamie Beckwith featuring Leslie McMurtry and Steven Sautter
The Fanzine Trap: Reviews by Jamie Beckwith
Tegan Jovanka: Paper dolls by Leslie McMurtry
Journey's Start: Article by Melissa Levesque
The Christmas Gnomes: Article by Steven Alexander
Doctor Who Christmas Memories: Nostalgia edited by Leslie McMurtry
Homo Reptilia: Back cover by Matt Harris

Also released alongside TTZ9

TTZ9 Presents Doctor Who Logopoly

9:06 - An Ashes to Ashes fanzine

The Terrible Zodin is proud to present a sister zine 9:06 which looks at time travelling cop drama Ashes to Ashes. This actually came out just before Christmas but we've been so busy we forgot to erm plug it. So here you go!

Click here to follow the link to download

Warning: The 'zine contains spoilers on Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars

Table of Contents

Exclusive Gene/Drake front cover by Dan McDaid
Vita In Marte Est? - Comic strip by Melissa Beattie & Leslie McMurtry
If Not For the Nostalgia...? - article by Nia M.
From Mars to Ashes - Article by Elizabeth Campbell
Angels and Ministers of Grace Defend Us - Article by Melissa Beattie
All God Cops Go to Heaven - Article by "Smutpuppets"
Exclusive interview with actor Mason Kane (The Ghost PC)
Take a Look at the Law Man - Article by Will Forbes
Villanelle - Poetry by Leslie McMurtry
Gene Hunt Paper Dolls by Liz Wride
From the '80s Dictionary - Lingo by Craig Anderson
Dust to Dust - Article by Leslie McMurtry
Untitled - Poetry by Alies Bruinsma
The Gene Factor - Article by Elizabeth Campbell
Alone in Heaven - Poetry by Alies Bruinsma
Mad About the Eighties - Article by Leslie McMurtry
Uptown Girl - Article by Melissa Beattie
David Bowie - Article by Steven Sautter
Mix Tape - Compiled by Soph Hopkins
The Dead Seemed Dead and the Alive, Alive - Article by Leslie McMurtry
Exclusive interview with series creator Matthew Graham conducted by Gareth Kavangh
The Gene Limerick - Poetry by Leslie McMurtry

The Terrible Zodin Doctor Who Meet Up

To celebrate two years and 10 issues of The Terrible Zodin, we will be holding a Doctor Who meet up on Saturday 9th April 2011 in London, exact venue tbc.

We'd love for our contributors and readers to be there and hope it will be great fun.

Follow the event invitation on Facebook for updates, though we will of course update here as well.

Many thanks

Submissions sought for Issues 10 & 11

The team at TTZ are "double banking" (Get us!) and so production is underway on both issues 10 and 11 of The Terrible Zodin, the first due for publication in April, the second likely in July.

Issue 10 is our The War Games special. We're currently looking for anyone interested in writing a retrospective of Philip Madoc's various roles in Doctor Who as well as any articles on anything related to The War Games. Please contact us with your ideas so we can be sure they don't clash with anything already commissioned.

We're also actively seeking artwork but would note in keeping with the Troughton theme, we're experimenting with TTZ10 being in monochrome.

For Back2theWhoture we'll be watching The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang and The Time Meddler and your comments on this stories are welcomed.

The deadline for TTZ10 is 13th March 2011.

Issue 11 is our Comic Strips special. We're interested in articles focusing on any of the Doctors adventures in this medium from TV Action to Countdown to DWM to DWA to IDW and webcomics and beyond!

We'll be running our popular The Mighty 200 series so actively welcome your 200 words recommendations of your favourite comic strip story. See TTZ4 or TTZ6 for guidance as you can see how this series has tackled classic Who and the adventures of the 8th Doctor

We'd also quite like to run some original one shot comic strips in TTZ11, if this is something you're interested in get in touch.

For Back2theWhoture we'll be watching The Time Warrior and The Crusades.

We've not lined up a story for No! Not the Mind Probe! in this issue so if you'd like to consign your worst story to be deleted from history forever let us know and we'll set it up! (See TTZ9 if you're not already familiar with N!NTMP!)

Deadline for TTZ11 tbc.

As ever the themes for each issue are guidelines only and to help stimulate and encourage the creative juices, not act as a straight jacket. If you'd rather write an article on why Dodo is the best companion ever, wax lyrical about the Tetraps or construct a thesis on the 10th Doctor's sexy specs be our guest!

Last but by no means least there has been some discussions on whether or not we do a spin-off sister zine which is fanfic only. We'll only consider this is it seems there's an audience for it so let us know if you like the idea.

Email theterriblezodinezine@yahoo.co.uk or message any of the editing team here or on facebook or twitter.

1.21 Gigwatts Not Required

One of our regular features here at TTZ is Back 2 the Whoture, in which we are watching the entirety of Doctor Who in chronological order. That is to say order in which they happened in universal time, as  opposed to from the Doctor's point of view.

Episodes in pink are ones we've done and green is what we are watching for our next issue. Want to join in the fun? Watch the episodes and send in your comments (250 words or less per story) to the usual place.

Castravalva

Edge of Destruction

Time Flight

Time and the Rani

An Unearthly Child

Genesis of the Daleks

The Time Monster

The Myth Makers

The Horns of Nimon

The Keys of Marinus

The Romans

The Fires of Pompeii

The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang

The Time Meddler

The Time Warrior

The Crusade
The Kings Demons
Marco Polo
The Masque of Mandragora
The Aztecs
The Massacre
The Androids of Tara
The Vampires of Venice
The Shakespeare Code
The Visitation
The Smugglers
The Highlanders
The Girl in the Fireplace
The Reign of Terror
The Mark of the Rani
The Next Doctor
Evil of the Daleks
The Unquiet Dead
Tooth and Claw
The Gunfighters
Ghost Light
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Vincent and the Doctor
The Celestial Toymaker
Horror of Fang Rock
Enlightenment
Pyramids of Mars
Human Nature / The Family of Blood
The War Games
Black Orchid
The Unicorn and the Wasp
Carnival of Monsters
Daleks in Manhatten / Evolution of the Daleks
The Abominable Snowman
The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
Victory of the Daleks
The Curse of Fenric
The Idiot’s Lantern
Dreamland
Delta and the Bannermen
Remembrance of the Daleks
Planet of Giants
The War Machines
The Faceless Ones
The Underwater Menace
Fury from the Deep
The Web of Fear
Image of the Fendahl
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
City of Death
Shada
The Invasion
Spearheads from Space
The Silurians
The Ambassadors of Death
Inferno
Terror of the Autons
The Mind of Evil
The Claws of Axos
The Deamons
The Sea Devils
The Three Doctors
The Green Death
Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Planet of the Spiders
Robot
Terror of the Zygons
The Android Invasion
The Seeds of Doom
The Hand of Fear
Meglos
The Keeper of Traken
Logopolis
Four to Doomsday
Arc of Infinity
Mawdryn Undead
The Awakening
Resurrection of the Daleks
Planet of Fire
Attack of the Cybermen
The Two Doctors
The Tenth Planet
Father’s Day
Silver Nemesis
Survival
The Eleventh Hour
Battlefield
Doctor Who – The Movie (1996)
The Mind Robber
Rose
Aliens of London / World War Three
Boom Town
The Christmas Invasion
School Reunion
Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
Love & Monsters
Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Blink
Turn Left
The Runaway Bride
Smith and Jones
The Lazarus Experiment
The Sound of Drums / The Last of the Time Lords
Time Crash
Voyage of the Damned
Partners in Crime
The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End
Planet of the Dead
The End of Time
The Lodger
Dalek
Fear Her
Amy’s Choice
The Enemy of the World
The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood
Power of the Daleks
The Waters of Mars
The Moonbase
The Seeds of Death
The Wheel in Space
Warriors of the Deep
Nightmare of Eden
The Space Pirates
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Day of the Daleks
Full Circle
State of Decay
Warrior’s Gate
Paradise Towers
The Leisure Hive
Midnight
The Daleks
The Twin Dilemma
The Macra Terror
Vengeance on Varos
Colony in Space
The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Happiness Patrol
The Rescue
Earthshock
The Space Museum
The Chase
Frontier in Space
Planet of the Daleks
Death to the Daleks
The Sensorites
The Power of Kroll
Revenge of the Cybermen
Kinda
The Mutants
The Ice Warriors
The Beast Below
The Ribos Operation
The Robots of Death
The Caves of Androzani
Galaxy Four
The Brain of Morbius
The Curse of Peladon
The Monster of Peladon
Mission to the Unknown
The Daleks Masterplan
The Infinite Quest
The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
42
Planet of the Ood
A Christmas Carol
Destiny of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks
Snakedance
The Invisible Enemy
Born Anew [CIN 2005]
Time of the Angels / Flesh and Stone
Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead
The Doctor’s Daughter
Terminus
Ark in Space
The Sontaran Experiment
The Face of Evil
The Web Planet
Planet of Evil
The Long Game
Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
The Sun Makers
Timelash
The Dominators
The Deadly Assassin
The Invasion of Time
The Five Doctors
The Trial of a Time Lord
Dragonfire
The Ark
Frontios
The End of the World
New Earth
Gridlock
The Savages
The Krotons
The Creature from the Pit
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
The Armageddon Factor
Underworld
Utopia