Australia Day events

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Due to members wanting to attend a Doctor Who trivia evening in Melbourne tomorrow evening, please note the change to the scheduled Williamstown meetup.

The Australia Day parade and therefore our usual picnic won’t go ahead.
Instead we’ll meet up for lunch at Monzarella Italian Restaurant, 231 Nelson Pl, Williamstown from 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM, and then wander around Williamstown in the afternoon.
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Several members will be heading to join a free Doctor Who Trivia night being held at The Rubber Chicken, 256 Moray St South Melbourne from 5 PM.
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Doctor Who is entering its 60th year. Does your knowledge expand all the way to ‘Gallifrey’?
Grab your friends and ‘fam’ for a night of ‘mindbending’ fun. The Rubber Chicken boasts 12 tap beers, a wide wine selection and enough spirits to kill an ‘Abzorbalovian’.
Restaurant opens at 5pm and the first question drops at 7.30pm. Winners take home drink prizes, comedy show tickets and even a stand-up comedy course ticket worth $660.

Happy 59th!

Posted on by ChrisCwej

A happy 59th birthday to Doctor Who this week!

What a month it’s been… we’ve had Jodie’s farewell in The Power of the Doctor, the news that the show will move to Disney+ next year (great potential but a sad loss for the ABC), a Guinness World Record for William Russell, and the announcement of Millie Gibson as new companion Ruby Sunday.

Just yesterday we had birthday messages from David Tennant and Catherine Tate, new art of Tennant and all the Doctors, a reveal of a special new logo for the 60th, and an announcement from Big Finish of an eight-part adventure released next year featuring the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Doctors.

For members – Sonic Screwdriver issue #49 has been sent out this week, and new membership cards for digital members are on the way now.

Our Christmas party for this year has also been added to the upcoming events – hopefully we’ll see you on December 10 for an extended meeting at The Hub.

Welcome Ncuti!

Posted on by ChrisCwej

The BBC have named Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor, taking over from Jodie Whittaker after the Centenary Special later in the year.

The Rwandan-born, Scottish-raised actor is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Netflix’s comedy-drama Sex Education, winning awards for his performance. His casting was announced on social media by returning producer Russell T. Davies prior to the BAFTA Awards, with Ncuti and Russell expressing their excitement in red carpet interviews.

Locally, the story was covered by ABC and Nine News, and even a question on Have You Been Paying Attention?

However it seems this isn’t the end of the story, as further announcements have seen David Tennant and Catherine Tate back on set for the 60th, along with Yasmin Finney as someone called “Rose”…

You can read more in the June issue of Sonic Screwdriver, on its way to members next month.

April Meeting

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Please note our April meeting at the Hub will be moved back two weeks to April 23, due to conflicts with other clubs’ meetings around the Easter holiday.

Following our look at William Hartnell’s era, and the recent popular screening of Evil of the Daleks, this meeting will take a look back at Patrick Troughton’s time on the show. We’ll also discuss Legend of the Sea Devils, as well as Christopher Eccleston’s appearance at Supanova Melbourne.

For those free on the 9th, you can find details of a TARDIS Trip to see The Batman and Morbius (with Matt Smith) on our Facebook events page.

2022 Meeting Dates

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The following meeting dates have been scheduled for this year’s meetings at our usual venue of The Hub, Docklands.

  • Saturday 12th February – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 9th April – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 14th May – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 9th July – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Annual General Meeting
  • Saturday 10th September – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 26th November – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm – Christmas and Anniversary Party

Note that dates are subject to change (please check our Facebook events page for updates), meeting themes will be announced closer to the date. Please note that our March meeting has been shifted to April due to the Supanova Pop Culture Convention.

We hope to see both familiar and new faces again soon!

2021 Meeting Dates

Posted on by ~DalekGirl

Hello everyone! Its been a while since we’ve been updating. We promise we’ll try to get more on top of that! But with Melbourne going back to a sense of normality and gathering limits easing, we have booked in dates for our meetings for the year.

  • Saturday 15th May – 25th Anniversary of Doctor Who the Movie
  • Saturday 10th July – Annual General Meeting for 2019-2020 / 2020-2021
  • Saturday 11th September – Games Day
  • Saturday 20th November – Christmas and Anniversary Party

We hope to see both familiar and new faces again soon!

We also will be attending Supanova next month (hopefully it will still be going ahead) and are currently in discussions with Oz-Comic Con to be part of their event later this year.

COVID-19: Meetings and Events Cancelled Until Further Notice

Posted on by ~DalekGirl

Like many other events around the country and world, we have decided to cancel our upcoming meetings, not only in view of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but to ensure the safety and health of our members and attendees. At this time is is not known how long the restrictions will last for, but our April meeting will be cancelled and most likely the May meeting. We will also not be running any TARDIS Trips until further notice.

Once we know it is safe to schedule our meetings and events again, we will post the information here as well as on our Social Media channels.

On behalf of the committee of the DWCV, we hope everyone is keeping safe and we look forward to seeing you all again when this state of emergency has passed. In the meantime, it’s a good time to re-watch some of your favourite episodes while people are restricted to mostly staying indoors.

Its our 40th Anniversary!

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For 40 years the DWCV has been there for Whovians of all ages to get together to discuss, debate and celebrate their favourite TV show. There has been many highs and lows over the past 40 years and through it all the club has been there.

We invite all members, non-members, friends and fans to join us on a celebratory boat cruise.

For more information and to book go to: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=449956

Series 11 #RaiseYourHoods Campaign

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#RaiseYourHoods is a new social media campaign being run by the BBC to not only promote the upcoming series, but to also promote solidarity, a positive message and to recognise people who have influenced us in our lives. Whoever your hero is – whether they be from Doctor Who, from your real life, or anywhere else, #ItsAboutTime to #RaiseYourHoods and let everyone know.

All you need to do is post a photo of yourself (or even you and your friends) wearing a hoodie using the hastags #RaiseYourHoods and #ItsAboutTime. Briefly explain who is important to you, then tag a friend who you would like to nominate to join in and help spread the word! You can also tag #DoctorWho and #ABCTV as well if you wish.

The campaign is running now until the series 11 premiere on Monday (and beyond).

The Woman Who Fell to Earth in Cinemas

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Sharmill Films have announced that selected cinemas will be screening the opening episode of season 11 – The Woman Who Fell to Earth. The episode will be Jodie Whittaker’s first full appearance as The Doctor.

The cinema presentation will also include behind the scenes footage including interviews with Jodie Whittaker, showrunner Chris Chibnall and the episode’s director Jamie Childs.

For more information and a list of selected cinemas, visit the Sharmill Films website.

Update: thanks to Sharmill Films, we have 10 double passes to the episode to give away. Simply come along to our meeting this weekend to win one of these passes. We will also be holding a TARDIS Trip to see this screening once we find out the session times.