New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club
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The New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club (or NZDWFC), New Zealand
's national Doctor Who
fan club, was founded in January 1988 in Christchurch
by Andrew Poulsen, Scott Walker and Kay Lilley. Since 1991 the club's administration has been based in Auckland
. The club is currently run by Paul Scoones and Rochelle Scoones. Although the club is based in New Zealand, fans from the United Kingdom and North America currently comprise approximately half of the membership. The NZDWFC is a non-profit organisation.
The main focus of the NZDWFC is Time Space Visualiser (usually abbreviated to TSV), a fanzine
published approximately once per year.
The club has produced non-profit novelisations of five classic era Doctor Who TV stories (The Pirate Planet
, City of Death
, Shada
, Resurrection of the Daleks
and Revelation of the Daleks
). Other fan publications produced by the NZDWFC include five issues of a fan fiction anthology called Timestreams, and various other special issues.
Most of the NZDWFC's publications are no longer in print, but the back catalogue is being gradually made available to view online in the TSV Archive.
Social groups of club members, called chapters, meet regularly in Auckland, Wellington
and Christchurch.
The NZDWFC has a website located at www.doctorwho.org.nz.
The club has produced two VHS releases under the 'TSV Video' label: An Afternoon with Tom Baker (1997), and Colin & Katy Live! (2001).
Conventions and other major events organised by the club include Trakon (July 1989); WhoCon (September 1990, guests: Jon Pertwee
, Mark Strickson
); DoctorCon 2 (January 1992); Continuum (August 1994, guest: Gary Russell
); An Afternoon with Tom Baker (January 1997, guest: Tom Baker
); DoctorCon 2003 (April 2003, guests: Janet Fielding
, Paul Cornell
), and A Day with the Doctor (August 2007, guests: Sylvester McCoy
, William Gaunt
, David Weston
).
Members of the club have been responsible for two discoveries of lost Doctor Who 16mm films. The first episode of The Crusade
was found by Neil Lambess and Paul Scoones in Auckland in January 1999, and reels containing censor clips from lost episodes of The Web of Fear
and The Wheel in Space
were located by Graham Howard in Wellington in May 2002.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's national Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
fan club, was founded in January 1988 in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
by Andrew Poulsen, Scott Walker and Kay Lilley. Since 1991 the club's administration has been based in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The club is currently run by Paul Scoones and Rochelle Scoones. Although the club is based in New Zealand, fans from the United Kingdom and North America currently comprise approximately half of the membership. The NZDWFC is a non-profit organisation.
The main focus of the NZDWFC is Time Space Visualiser (usually abbreviated to TSV), a fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
published approximately once per year.
The club has produced non-profit novelisations of five classic era Doctor Who TV stories (The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 September to 21 October 1978. It forms the second serial of The Key to Time...
, City of Death
City of Death
-Pre-production:Writer David Fisher had contributed two scripts to Doctor Whos sixteenth season – The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara – and was asked by producer Graham Williams for further story ideas...
, Shada
Shada
Shada is an unaired serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was intended to be the final serial of the 1979-80 season , but was never completed due to a strike at the BBC during filming...
, Resurrection of the Daleks
Resurrection of the Daleks
Resurrection of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts between 8 February and 15 February 1984...
and Revelation of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 23 March and 30 March 1985...
). Other fan publications produced by the NZDWFC include five issues of a fan fiction anthology called Timestreams, and various other special issues.
Most of the NZDWFC's publications are no longer in print, but the back catalogue is being gradually made available to view online in the TSV Archive.
Social groups of club members, called chapters, meet regularly in Auckland, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and Christchurch.
The NZDWFC has a website located at www.doctorwho.org.nz.
The club has produced two VHS releases under the 'TSV Video' label: An Afternoon with Tom Baker (1997), and Colin & Katy Live! (2001).
Conventions and other major events organised by the club include Trakon (July 1989); WhoCon (September 1990, guests: Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
, Mark Strickson
Mark Strickson
Mark Strickson is a British TV producer and actor best known for his acting role as the character of Vislor Turlough on the television series Doctor Who.Strickson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England...
); DoctorCon 2 (January 1992); Continuum (August 1994, guest: Gary Russell
Gary Russell
Gary James Russell is a freelance writer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs in other media...
); An Afternoon with Tom Baker (January 1997, guest: Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is a British actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981.-Early life:...
); DoctorCon 2003 (April 2003, guests: Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding is an Australian actress, known for her role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as Tegan Jovanka, a companion of the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, and the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison. She was born in Brisbane...
, Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
), and A Day with the Doctor (August 2007, guests: Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor. As a comic act and busker he appeared regularly on stage and on BBC Children's television in the 1970s and 80s, but is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to...
, William Gaunt
William Gaunt
William Charles Anthony Gaunt is an English actor, sometimes credited as Bill Gaunt.-Early life:...
, David Weston
David Weston (actor)
David Weston is an English actor, director and author. Since graduating from RADA in 1961 he has acted in numerous film, television and stage productions, including twenty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon. With Michael Croft he was a founder member of the National Youth Theatre...
).
Members of the club have been responsible for two discoveries of lost Doctor Who 16mm films. The first episode of The Crusade
The Crusade (Doctor Who)
The Crusade is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from March 27 to April 17, 1965. The story is set in Palestine, near Jerusalem, during the Third Crusade.-Plot:...
was found by Neil Lambess and Paul Scoones in Auckland in January 1999, and reels containing censor clips from lost episodes of The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 3 February to 9 March 1968. This serial — which marks the return of the Yeti, the Great Intelligence, and Professor Travers — is the sequel to The Abominable...
and The Wheel in Space
The Wheel in Space
The Wheel in Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from 27 April to 1 June 1968...
were located by Graham Howard in Wellington in May 2002.