Gallifreyan Graffiti

Zine
Title:	Gallifreyan Graffiti
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Editor(s):	edited by Narelle Harris then Scott Barkla (1994-96), Craig Douglas (1996), Grant Watson and Simon Oxwell (1996-97), and also Kristine Saunders, Pascal C. Palmiotti, Tama Leaver, Damian Magee, Grant Watson (2017-18).
Date(s):	1985-at least 2018
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Medium:	print and digital
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Fandom:	Doctor Who
Language:	English
External Links:	Homepage
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issue 1

Gallifreyan Graffiti is a gen Doctor Who zine. It is the monthly newsletter of The West Lodge, a Doctor Who fan club based in Perth, Western Australia. While it started out as more of a newsletter like Wall of Lies, its content has varied over the decades between providing simple club information to news and even fan fiction, reviews, articles and interviews.

For more on this zine, see Fanzines 1970's-1980's.

Reactions and Reviews

Over to Western Australia, and I’ve come upon the January 1998 issues of Gallifreyan Graffiti, quite a contrast from when I last saw an issue (and possibly the next one, with a new editor due shortly). Anyway, it’s back to slim pickings — but at least the club seems an active one.

Issues

Galifreyan Graffiti 1 was published in June 1985.

Gallifreyan Graffiti 37 was published in 1988 and contains 4 pages.

Gallifreyan Graffiti 120 was published in 1995. It features an article on the mess that was The Dark Dimension and the obligatory "Original Sin is brilliant" review.

Gallifreyan Graffiti 121 was published in 1995. It has a summary of Ace’s involvement in each of her stories (for stories after Deceit, the words "TurboAce shoots at…" appear quite regularly…) and an obituary of Michael Wisher.

Gallifreyan Graffiti 122 was published in 1995. It has Paul Lee’s look at the missing episodes of Doctor Who that was recently in The Sonic Screwdriver. Plus stories, news and full club info all around.

Gallifreyan Graffiti 123 was published in 1996.

• fiction by Colin Sharpe and Grant Watson
• other unknown content

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 123 and 124

GG continues to skirt the line between being a newsletter and being a full-blown zine. In particular, these two issues see some very fine fiction courtesy of Colin Sharpe and Grant Watson (who, with Simon Oxwell, has just formed his own zine called Ka Faraq Gatri — more on that one when I get to see a copy!) and a quite reasoned article on what we should expect of the upcoming Who movie. Ratings: • • • & • • • out of five

Gallifreyan Graffiti 124 was published in 1996.

• fiction by Colin Sharpe and Grant Watson
• other unknown content

Gallifreyan Graffiti 129 was published in 1997. It has new editors: Grant Watson and Simon Oxwell.

• an interview with Lance Parkin
• a detailed look at Sylvester McCoy’s role as the Pied Piper in the play of the same name running between 1986 and 1988 in London
• "Fear of Dying Alone" by a Canadian writer, Cameron Dixon
• other unknown content

Gallifreyan Graffiti 390 was published in 2018, and was edited by Grant Watson.

• A review of the audio drama "The Lure of the Nomad"
• an article focused on First Doctor companion Steven Taylor.

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 129

I dare say, if they can keep it up, that Gallifreyan Graffiti has well and truly made the jump from being a newsletter to a full-fledged zine. Congrats to new editors Grant Watson and Simon Oxwell with issue 129. I particularly like the news, and how they’ve had fun putting a tabloid look on it. Two main pieces are an interview with Lance Parkin and a detailed look at Sylvester McCoy’s role as the Pied Piper in the play of the same name running between 1986 and 1988 in London. But best of all is the brilliantly-written "Fear of Dying Alone" by Canadian Cameron Dixon, showing the Master at his scheming best. Worth signing up to the full year just to get this one. I can’t see a thing wrong this issue, so I’ll give it 4.99 West Lodges out of five