The Tides of Time

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Title: The Tides of Time
Publisher: Oxford (University) Doctor Who Society
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Date(s): 1990-present
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Medium: print
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Genre: gen
Fandom: Doctor Who & multimedia
Language: English
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The Tides of Time is a gen Doctor Who anthology with some other multimedia content.

From a Creator

"A fair amount of the material has always been inward-looking; it’s a magazine which was born in the pre-internet age, and for most of its history circulated exclusively among people who knew each other. Nevertheless there have been a number of good articles over the years, and two are expected to appear in volumes of the Time Unincorporated series published by Mad Norwegian Press.

Additionally, these were fanzines definitely created for relaxation in between writing essays, attending lectures, long hours spent in labs or libraries, rather than always seeking to break new ground – though some did so. I trust my friends old and new are tolerant of my drawing attention to their youthful scribblings." Tides of Time, a catablog

Issue 1

cover of issue #1, Louise Dennis

The Tides of Time, issue 1, was published in January 1990. It was cover dated Hilary Term 1990. It was edited by Louise Dennis. Its cover price was 70p. Format: A4 folded to A5, cover pages on light green paper, photocopied, 20pp.

Issue 2

cover of issue #2

The Tides of Time, issue 2, was published in April 1990. It was cover dated Trinity Term 1990. It was edited by Louise Dennis. Its cover price was 40p. Cover illustration: photomontage by Paul Groves. Format: A4 folded to A5, cover pages on yellow paper, photocopied, 20pp.

  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • The Davison Years. Cricket scoreboard by Mark Dunn
  • “Chap with wings, five rounds rapid.” The Brigadier celebrated, by Simon Clifford with Roger Shaw, illustrated by Louise Dennis
  • Reviews: Horror of Fang Rock, Resurrection of the Daleks, The Claws of Axos, The Edge of Destruction, The Sontaran Experiment, Castrovalva, The War Machines and The Horns of Nimon by Paul Dumont
  • The Official Doc Soc Guide to the Lesser Known Doctor Who Monsters. Meet the Garlics, the Tarbi, the Weti and others, by Mark Dunn
  • The Matrix Quiz by Paul Groves
  • Symbiotic Atrophy, or Whither DWAS? by Matthew Kilburn
  • The King, part two. Seventh Doctor and Ace fiction by Louise Dennis
  • The Neutron. Cartoon by Louise Dennis
  • Questionnaire Results by Adam Stephens
  • Advertisement for Whoniverse 1990 convention

Issue 3

cover of issue #3

Tides of Time, issue 3, was published in October 1990. It was cover dated Michaelmas Term 1990. It was edited by Louise Dennis. It had no cover price but probably sold at 40p. Cover illustration by Liz Humphry. Back cover illustration by Mike Collins of Doctor Who Magazine, obtained for a charitable donation at Carousel 90. Format: A4 folded to A5, photocopied, cover pages on off-yellow paper, 20pp.

  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • Sixth of One. The sixth Doctor’s era reviewed by Matthew Kilburn
  • Prize crossword and wordsearch by Roger Shaw
  • Supremacy of the Daleks. Fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Wanted: Adam the Bad. In-joke
  • Day of the Daleks. Capsule review by Paul Groves
  • It's a Kinda Magic? Review of Kinda by Paul Dumont
  • Review of Kinda by Mark Dunn
  • Snakedance. Review by Evariste Galois “(no this isn’t a pseudonym for Louise Dennis!)”
  • Vengeance on Varos. Review by Paul Groves
  • “Decay” after a Decade. Review of State of Decay by Paul Dumont
  • Planet of the Spiders. Capsule review by Matthew Kilburn
  • The Most Fell Beast of All. Arachnophobic protest against being asked to review Planet of the Spiders by Sarah Sturch

Issue 4

cover of issue #4

The Tides of Time, issue 4, was published in January 1991. It was cover dated Hilary Term 1991. It was edited by Louise Dennis. It had no cover price, but probably sold at 40p. Cover illustrations by Robert Moss. Format: A3 folded to A5 and cut; photocopied. 20pp.

  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • The Deadly Assassin. Review by Matthew Kilburn
  • Supremacy of the Daleks. Fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Inferno. Art by Robert Moss
  • Inferno. Review by Robert Moss
  • Robots Robots Everywhere! Review of The Robots of Death by Tim Procter
  • Going Underground. Review of Frontios by Tim Procter
  • Competition Results by Roger Shaw
  • Puzzles by Paul Groves and Mark Dunn
  • Cold Turkey or Spam? Review of Destiny of the Daleks by Michael Hagen
  • Blake’s Seven: Destiny. A reinterpretation of Destiny of the Daleks by Paul Groves
  • “Do Not Deviate” Review of Destiny of the Daleks by Tim Procter
  • Doctor Who in the TLS by Paul Dumont
  • The Dominators. Review by Matthew Kilburn

Issue 5

cover of issue #5

The Tides of Time, issue 5, was published in April 1991, and cover dated Trinity Term 1991. It was edited by Louise Dennis. It had no cover price but probably sold at 40p. Cover illustration by Muzibur Rahman. Back cover illustration: The Invasion by Robert Moss. ormat: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 24pp

  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • The Celestial Toymaker. Art by Robert Moss
  • Chainsword Blues. The career of Abslom Daak, by Tim Procter
  • Controversy Corner: Regeneration v Rejuvenation Revisited by Matthew Kilburn
  • The Daemons. Art by Robert Moss
  • The Ribos Operation. Review by Paul Dumont
  • “Not Unless I Do Something Immensely Clever”. Review of The Pirate Planet by Mark Dunn
  • Sticks and Stones. Review of The Stones of Blood by Tim Procter
  • Dungeons and Drag Ons. Review of The Androids of Tara by Tim Procter
  • Ruritania Rules O.K. Review of The Androids of Tara by Paul Dumont
  • K9 in a boat, illustrated by Robert Moss
  • Doctor Who: The Dustbins of Death. Comic strip by Paul Groves
  • The Levithian Gambit. Fiction by Paul Dumont
  • Questionnaire Results. Society survey feedback by Matthew Kilburn
  • Logic problem by Mark Dunn
  • The Edge of Destruction and The Mind Robber reviewed by Graham Pointer
  • The Aztecs reviewed by Matthew Kilburn (see Doctor Who I.27-31: The Aztecs – The Event Library, Archived version)
  • The Tomb of the Cybermen. Art by Robert Moss
  • Year Review. The Society, 1991/92, by Louise Dennis
  • Portrait of the Editor. The Malus, by Roger Shaw

Issue 6

cover of issue #6

Tides of Time, issue 6, was published in October 1991, and cover dated Michaelmas Term 1991. It was edited by Louise Dennis. It had no cover price, but probably sold at 40p. Cover illustration by Paul Groves. Format: A3 folded to A5 and cut; photocopied. 40pp.

  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • The Death of Doctor Who? Season Two Reconsidered by James Cannon
  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth. Review by Graham Pointer
  • Daleks Sans Frontier. Another review of The Dalek Invasion of Earth by Paul Groves
  • A further review of the same story, allegedly by Gabriel Finch
  • “We Are The Masters of the Earth” Yet another review of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, by Paul Dumont
  • Goodbye to Gallifrey. The Doctor and Susan’s escape from Gallifrey as related in Birth of a Renegade by Eric Saward in the Radio Times Doctor Who Twentieth Anniversary Special, retold by Paul Groves
  • Life After Doctor. Professor Colin Moreblake on the psychological stress of being a Doctor Who companion, by Adam Stephens
  • Apathy of the Daleks, parts one, two, three and four. Satire by James Brough
  • Who's this, then? Review of Robot by Matthew Kilburn
  • The Dustbins of Death. Response to a cartoon in the previous issue, allegedly by Gabriel Finch
  • Doctor Who: The Mission. Comic strip and Blake’s 7 crossover by Paul Groves
  • Timewyrm: Exodus. The second New Adventure reviewed by Louise Dennis
  • The Grand Unified Theory of Doctor Who. Watchers and Valeyards explained by Paul Groves
  • Behind the Sofa: Doctor Who at the Museum of the Moving Image by Matthew Kilburn
  • The Curse of Fenric. Review by Graham Pointer
  • Genesis of the Daleks: A Theological Interpretation by Ben Murphy
  • Wordsearch and Companion Puzzle by Paul Groves
  • History of the World, part one. The UNIT Years in their Place. UNIT dating by Matthew Kilburn
  • Spearhead from Space. Review by Graham Pointer
  • Cartoons by Paul Groves
  • The Empire of Death, part one. Fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Envoi by Louise Dennis
  • Power Games. Poetry by Matthew Kilburn

Issue 7

cover of issue #7

The Tides of Time, issue 7, was published in January 1992, and cover dated Trinity Term 1992. It was edited by Louise Dennis. There was no cover price, but probably sold at 40p. Cover illustration by Matthew Kilburn. Back cover illustration by Paul Groves. Format: A3 folded to A4, 20pp.

  • University Shield by Ben Murphy
  • Editorial by Louise Dennis
  • Why Are We Here? The point of the Society, by Ben Murphy
  • Time Tunnel: Classic Sci-Fi or a Hollow Tube? by Tim Procter
  • Paul Groves Pages. Crossword, jokes and a cartoon by Paul Groves
  • You, Who and Ninety-Two. A look to the future by Matthew Kilburn
  • Tomb of the Cybermen. Spoof advert by Paul Groves
  • Empire of Death, part two. Fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Whoops Apocalypse. Review of the New Adventure Apocalypse by Paul Dumont
  • Revelation by Paul Cornell. Review by Mark Dunn
  • Why in the Universe Are We Doing This? A valedictory essay by Matthew Kilburn
  • Envoi, photograph of live role-players and Hamlet quotation, by Louise Dennis

Issue 8

cover of issue #8

Tides of Time, issue 8, was cover dated Trinity Term 1992. It was edited by Julian Mander with assistance from Mark Hanlon. Its cover price was 50p. This was the first of four issues to use a standard photomontage cover design by Julian Mander. Format: A4, single sheets, outer covers orange card, photocopied and stapled left, 22pp

  • Editorial by Julian Mander
  • Aunty Ainley. Agony column
  • Time’s Crucible. Review of the first in the Cat’s Cradle series of New Adventures by Julian Mander
  • Attack of the Cybermen. Review by Mark Hanlon
  • How to be a Committee Member. Satire on the Society by Paul Groves
  • Interview: Terrance Dicks. Report on his talk to the Society in 1992 by Julian Mander
  • Doctor Why. Cartoons by Paul Groves
  • The Wig of Nimon. Satire by Paul Groves and James Brough
  • The McCoy Years. Era review by Mark Hanlon
  • Quiz. Crossword by Paul Groves and Julian Mander
  • Gambit. Review of the Blake’s 7 episode by Matthew Kilburn
  • Title Sequences: Bernard Lodge, Where are You? by Matthew Kilburn
  • Shuttle. Seventh Doctor fiction by Julian Mander

Issue 9

cover of issue #9

Tides of Time, issue 9, was cover dated Michaelmas Term 1992. It was edited by Julian Mander. Its cover price was 75p. Format: A4, single sheets, outer covers blue card, photocopied and stapled left, 24pp.

  • Editorial by Julian Mander
  • A Travesty of Time. Multi-Doctor fiction by Paul Groves
  • Doctor Why. Cartoons by Paul Groves
  • Macbeth. Review of Paul Darrow’s appearance in Macbeth at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford, by Alison Taverner
  • Jo on Jo. by Adam Stephens
  • Mel on Mel. by Adam Stephens
  • The Leisure Hive. Review by Paul Dumont
  • A Brief History of Time. Society history by Matthew Kilburn
  • Cybermen. David Banks’s book reviewed by Louise Dennis
  • Ultraworld. Review of the Blake’s 7 episode by Paul Dumont
  • Quiz 2. Prize competition by Julian Mander
  • The Empire of Death. Fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Aunty Ainley. Agony column
  • The Lecture Room. Sapphire and Steel meet the fourth Doctor in Oxford. Fiction by Paul Dumont
  • The C. Baker Years. Era review by Mark Hanlon
  • Rassilon’s Eternal Life Club Band, or The Doctor Who Song Book. Beatles filking by Matthew Kilburn
  • Wheeze, Groan. Fiction by S’Talisha
  • For Sale. Advertisement feature. The editor sells part of his collection.

Issue 10

cover of issue #10

Tides of Time, issue 10, was cover dated Hilary Term 1993. It was edited by Julian Mander. Its cover price was 75p. Format: A3 folded to A4 with one single A4 sheet, 22pp.

  • Editorial by Julian Mander
  • State of Death. Fiction by Paul Groves
  • Talons of Weng-Chiang. Review by Stephen Drape
  • Era Review. The Davison Years by Mark Hanlon
  • Aunty Ainley. Agony column
  • Dear Aunty Ainley... Cartoon by Jeremy Dennis
  • The Deserted Village. Review of The Android Invasion by Matthew Kilburn
  • State of Decay? Critique of the Society by Paul Dumont, with responses from Anthony Wilson and Julian Mander
  • Complex Corridors of Power. Review of The Horns of Nimon by Terry Cesa
  • Transit. Review of the New Adventure by Flash Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
  • Quiz 3 by Steve Drape
  • For Sale. Advertisement feature – the editor’s Target book collection and other Doctor Who memorabilia.

Issue 11

cover of issue #11

Tides of Time, issue 11, was cover dated Trinity Term 1993. It was edited by Julian Mander. The cover price was 75p. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 16pp. This was the last of four issues to use Julian Mander’s standardized photomontage as the cover illustration.

  • Editorial by Julian Mander
  • Era Review: The T. Baker Years by Mark Hanlon
  • Making your own Doctor Who serial by Gary Meehan
  • Oh no! Not Another Bloody Review! by Paul Groves
  • Doctoral Thesis. Fiction by Matthew Kilburn
  • Pantomime Towers. Review of Paradise Towers by Ian Fellows
  • Quiz by Steve Drape
  • Parody of the Daleks. Satire by Paul Groves
  • Membership statistics compiled by Matthew Dovey

Issue 12

cover of issue #12

The Tides of Time, issue 12, was published in January 1994. It was cover dated Hilary Term 1994. The editor was Paul Fisher and the deputy editor was Gary Meehan. Its cover price was £1. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 28pp (with two blank pages).

  • Editorial by Paul Fisher
  • Deputy editorial by Gary Meehan
  • Pertwee’s European Adventure. The Common Market and Peladon, by M.J. Ritson
  • The Sylvester McCoy Years. A Reassessment by Ian Fellows
  • Quiz #5. Crossword
  • The Axeman Cometh, part one. Satire by Ryan Hemage
  • The Doctor’s Greatest Fan. Fiction by Gareth Cornell
  • Unhand Me Madam! Era review of Jon Pertwee by Mark Hanlon
  • Sylvester (with apologies to Abba and Fernando). Song by Ian Fellows
  • Sentence of Death. The search for the lost episodes of Doctor Who, part one. by Paul Lee
  • Missing episodes listing
  • Sadness of the Sontarans. Satire by Paul Groves
  • Sex, Drugs, Violence & Swearing (and a bit of rock n’ roll). Survey of the New Adventures by Anthony Wilson
  • Answers to quizzes #3 and #4 by Stephen Drape

Issue 13

cover of issue #13

The Tides of Time, issue 13, was cover dated Hilary Term 1994. It was edited by Gary Meehan and David Steele. Its cover price was £1. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 28pp (two blank pages).

  • Editorial by Gary Meehan and David Steele
  • Doctor Who – A New Approach. Satire – or cultural studies essay? by D. J. Steele
  • Costumes I: Tying up the loose ends. Fifth Doctor fiction by Anthony Wilson
  • Sentence of Death, part two. Missing episodes article by Paul Lee
  • The Axeman Cometh, part two. Satire by Ryan Hemage
  • The Dimension Riders. Oxford-set New Adventure reviewed by Matthew Kilburn
  • Quiz #6. Anagrams by Paul Dumont with James Brough
  • The Planet of Death, part one. Satire by Gary Meehan
  • Could It All Be True? Science, Doctor Who and UFOlogy by Paul Groves
  • Grief Encounters: The Perfect Kiss. Tegan fiction by John Wilson
  • Death & Goodbye. Sonic screwdriver fiction by Ian Fellows
  • Sex! Drugs! Violence! Magic Mushrooms! The Shocking Truth! The New Adventures Revealed! by Anthony Wilson
  • Quotes from Michaelmas Term 1993
  • Are YOU a Doctor Who Fan? Questionnaire by Paul Groves

Issue 14

cover of issue #14

The Tides of Time, issue 14, was cover dated Trinity Term 1994. It was edited by Gary Meehan. Its cover price was 80p. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 24pp.

  • Editorial by Gary Meehan
  • The Trial of a Time Lord Fan’s Mum, by David (Steele)’s Mum
  • The Planet of Death, part two. Satire by Gary Meehan
  • That Was the Term That Was. Hilary Term 1994 recalled, with poll results
  • TV Zine. Pullout spoof of TV Zone magazine by Paul Groves and Gary Meehan
  • Kinda: Dichotomy in Paradise? by Anthony Wilson
  • Envoi. Dalek fiction by John Wilson
  • Second Public Examination. Honour School of Television Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Doctor Who. Exam paper by Anthony Wilson and James Brough
  • Grief Encounters: Your Silent Face. Sixth Doctor and Peri fiction by John Wilson
  • Quiz #7. Crossword by Steve Drape
  • DocSoc The Early Years. Society history by Adam Stephens
  • Grief Encounters: Prey. Jo and Cliff Jones fiction by John Wilson
  • Quotes: Hilary Term 1994

Issue 15

cover of issue #15

Tides of Time, issue 15, was cover-dated Michaelmas Term 1994. It was edited by Gary Meehan, with assistance from James Brough and Mary Brady. Its cover price was £1. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 28pp.

  • The Presidential Address. Thoughts on DWM‘s ruling on Hartnell story titles, by Anthony Wilson
  • The Man that Time Forgot: Children’s Stories and Other People’s Misconceptions. Thoughts on the first and second Doctors, by Sonia Thynn-Owl and James Brough
  • Costumes II: Critical Mass. Seventh Doctor fiction by Anthony Wilson
  • Grief Encounters: Sunrise. Fifth Doctor fiction by John Wilson
  • Thieves Like Us. Barbara Chesterton [nee Wright] fiction by John Wilson
  • Chesterton’s Return. Ian Chesterton fiction by Brenda Foulkes
  • The Man in the Blue Police Box. UNIT fiction by Anthony Wilson
  • You Never Dream in Colour. Thoughts on The Happiness Patrol by Corinne Berg
  • The Scum. Satirical pullout with OUDWS sex scandal, Monsters v Companions pullout, Doctor Who health rish, and Aunty Ainley, agony aunt
  • 9 Years. Blake’s 7 fiction by Sonia Thynn-Owl
  • From Skonnos to Perivale Revisited. A look back on 1980s Doctor Who from 1989 and 1994. Revised reprint of article from issue 1, by Matthew Kilburn
  • Untitled. Satire by Paul Groves and James Brough
  • Cover illustration by Mary Brady

Issue 16

cover of issue #16

Tides of Time, issue 16, was cover dated Hilary Term 1995. The editor-in-chief was Gary Meehan, and the editor was Corinne Berg. Its cover price was £1. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 32pp.

  • Aunty Ainley. Problem page
  • High Tides. Magazine history by Matthew Kilburn
  • Identity Parade. Metafiction by Anthony Wilson
  • A Sontaran in a Barber’s Shop. Quiz by Leo V. Gaspur
  • Coach Party, part one. Satire by Ryan Hemage
  • This Time of Night. Fiction by John Wilson
  • The Man that Time Forgot. The later second Doctor, third Doctor and early fourth Doctor periods, by James Brough and Anthony Wilson
  • The God in the Machine. Fiction by Mary Brady
  • Grief Encounters: Faux Pas, or One Man and his Root Vegetable, or But Mr Dicks, potatoes weren't invented then. Satire by Ryan Hemage
  • A Bizarre Love Triangle. Helen A fiction by John Wilson
  • A Pescatorial Conundrum or, A Fishy Problem. First Doctor and Bede fiction by Corinne Berg
  • Trade-Off. Sontaran fiction by John Wilson
  • The Presidential Address: Canon Fodder. The limits of the Doctor Who canon, by Anthony Wilson

Issue 17

cover of issue #17

Tides of Time, issue 17, was published in April 1995. It was cover dated Trinity Term 1995. It was edited by Corinne Berg. The cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 40pp.

  • Editorial (a temporal causality paradox) by Corinne Berg
  • The Man that Time Forgot part three. The later Tom Baker and Peter Davison eras, by James Brough and Anthony Wilson
  • Vanishing Point. Seventh Doctor fiction by John W.G. Wilson
  • Faux Pas. Androzani fiction by Ryan Hemage
  • The Real Shocking Truth. The New and Missing Adventures explained in a paragraph.
  • Crossword by Gary Meehan
  • Sapphire and Steel: An Overview by John W.G. Wilson
  • Baggs of Fun. BBV plans, by Gavin Llewellyn
  • Could It All Be True by Paul Groves (Tides issue 13) – a Response by Pierre Lefevre
  • Denial of a Crime Fraud – or – Killing Me Softly with a Word Processor. Second Doctor and Jamie metafiction by Anthony Wilson
  • Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On. Ace fiction by Mary Brady
  • Coach Party, part two. Satire by Gary Meehan
  • Touched by the Hand of God. Scaroth fiction by John W.G. Wilson
  • A Theory of Time and Paradox in Doctor Who. A response to the above by Corinne R. Berg
  • Half a Pint of Whipped Cream. Thoughts on the fan consensus by Anthony Wilson
  • Five Years of Tides of Time: A Statistical Analysis and Poll by Paul Groves
  • Costumes III: Pathways. Regeneration fiction by Anthony Wilson
  • A Sontaran in a Barber’s Shop – the Revenge. Quiz answers by Leo V. Gaspur and Tim Rickman
  • Doctor Who and the Problem of Evil. Morality in the series, by Mary Brady and James Brough
  • Military Intelligence. Dalek short fiction by Leo V. Gaspur
  • The Presidential Address: Special Effects by John Wilson
  • Envoi by Corinne Berg

Issue 18

cover of issue #18

Tides of Time, issue 18, was published in June 1995. It was cover dated Trinity Term 1995. It was edited by Corinne Berg. The cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 36pp.

  • Editorial on Doctor Who and archaeology, by Corinne Berg
  • The Seven Faces of OUDWS. Society history by Paul Groves
  • That Old Common Arbitrator. Fifth Doctor and Shakespeare fiction by David Bickley
  • The Man that All Forgot. The sixth Doctor’s era, by James Brough and Anthony Wilson
  • The Tapes of Fandrozani. Satire by Gary Meehan and John Wilson
  • Polishing the Glass. Fiction by John W.G. Wilson
  • The Feminine Characterisation of the Fifth Doctor by Mary Brady and James Brough
  • The King. Part One. Seventh Doctor fiction by Louise Dennis. (Reprinted from issue 1)
  • Existence. Third Doctor fiction by Pierre Lefevre
  • The Other Half-Pint of Whipped Cream. Ian Chesterton and the concept of war, by Anthony Wilson
  • The Man Who Walks in Eternity. The seventh Doctor considered by James Brough and Anthony Wilson
  • Elegia. Third Doctor fiction by John W.G. Wilson
  • The Presidential Address: Virgin on the Ridiculous. Quantity, quality and the New and Missing Adventures, by John W.G. Wilson
  • Why in the Universe are We Still Doing This? The state of the Society, by Matthew Kilburn
  • Crossword by Gary Meehan

Issue 19

cover of issue #19

The Tides of Time, issue 19, was published in June 1996. It was cover dated Trinity Term 1996. It was edited by Corinne Berg and Anthony Wilson. Its cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 32pp.

  • Editorial by Corinne Berg
  • The Most Evil Plan Ever or Season 23B. Monk and Valeyard fiction by David Bickley
  • Of Literary Merit. Problems in licensed fiction, by Anthony Wilson
  • The King, part two. Seventh Doctor fiction by Louise Dennis (reprinted from issue 2)
  • Dave Discourses. The Doctor as hero, by David Lee
  • Night Terrors. Babylon 5 fiction by Corinne Berg
  • West Coast Story. An American Revolution: Doctor Who in 1996. The TV Movie in context, by Matthew Kilburn
  • Seventy Thousand Light Years with Fred. Satire by Matthew Peacock with Robert Priddey
  • A Bargain in Darkness. Master, Guardians and Ancient Rome fiction by David Bickley
  • Love Vigilantes. Monk fiction by John Wilson
  • Modern Myth. The place of Doctor Who in popular culture by Anthony Wilson
  • Cassandra and UNIT. UNIT and Cybermen and AudioVisuals Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • The Purloined Renegade Time Lord or Autobiography of a Megalomaniac or To Kill a Mocking Bastard. The Master writes, through the pen of Anthony Wilson
  • Culture Vultures. A review of The Also People by John W.G. Wilson
  • The Final Beginning. Last Doctor fiction by Paul Groves

Issue 20

cover of issue #20

Tides of Time, Trinity 1997 edition, was edited by Sandy Starr with assistance from Domi Starr. The cover price was £1.50. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 44pp.

  • Editorial by Sandy Starr
  • Winners and Losers of Cult Television. An American Perspective. by David W. Battle
  • May the Force Be With You. The impact of the remarketing of the original Star Wars trilogy on Doctor Who by Sandy Starr
  • Doctor Who and the Crime Traveller. Crossover fiction by Al Harrison
  • Star Trek in Japan. Episode titles in translation compiled by Domi Starr
  • In Praise of Parkin. Lance Parkin’s A History of the Universe reviewed by Sandy Starr
  • Bellum Umbrosum. The History of the Shadow(y) War. An account of the Shadow War, to the end of season three of Babylon 5, by Matthew Peacock
  • To Laugh or Not to Laugh. Issues raised by Doctor Who: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia considered by Sandy Starr
  • The Doctor’s Darker Side. The Valeyard explored, by Al Harrison
  • X-Rant. An impartial investigation into Fox Video’s release schedules by FBI Agent Starr

Issue 21

cover of issue #21

Tides of Time, issue 21, was published in February 1998. It was cover dated Hilary Term 1998. It was edited by Matthew Peacock, with assistance from David Bickley, Alastair Harrison and Matthew Stanton. Its cover price was £1.25. Format: A4, single sheets, photocopied, 36pp. Stapled in the top left corner rather than a centre fold.

  • Editorial by Matthew Peacock
  • The Fabric of Time. Seventh Doctor fiction by David Bickley and Alastair Harrison
  • In Defence of The Claws of Axos by Alastair Harrison
  • Beyond our Vision. A tribute to Sydney Newman by Matthew Kilburn
  • Doctor Who – Season Twenty-Three. (A Little Exercise in Wishful Thinking). What if David McIntee’s First Frontier novel was the story which launched the Trial season? by the editors
  • “Some of us could still read. It’s forbidden, but the knowledge was passed on in secret.” The Bodleian Library as a Doctor Who Resource by Matthew Kilburn
  • An Analysis of the 1965 Doctor Who Annual – part I by Sandy Starr
  • Flippant Pictures Page by Matthew Peacock
  • The Trial of Giarn Rayden. AudioVisuals Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Presidents I Have Known by Matthew Peacock
  • The Millenium Nightmare. AudioVisuals Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Too Much Too Soon? Babylon 5 Season Four by Alastair Harrison
  • Bursting the Bubble. The exhaustion of the Star Trek franchise and the laziness of genre commissioning, by Alastair Harrison

Issue 22

cover of issue #22

Tides of Time, issue 22, was cover dated Trinity Term 1998. It was edited by Matthew Peacock, with assistance from Alastair Harrison, Matthew Stanton and David Bickley. Its cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 32pp.

  • Editorial by Number 2
  • One More Time. Third Doctor regenerative fiction by Derek Haywood
  • The Tenth Planet. Review (including discussion of a telesnap reconstruction of episode four) by Alastair Harrison and David Bickley
  • Desperation of the Daleks. Seventh Doctor fiction by Matthew Peacock
  • It's my Light! Untangling Ghost Light by Alastair Harrison
  • Change m’dear – and not a moment too soon. The evolution of the Doctor and Ghost Light, by Derek Haywood
  • So long as they don't start screaming: the gay/lesbian/bisexual guide to Doctor Who by Fiona Moore
  • Small is Beautiful: a Review of Short Trips by Alastair Harrison
  • Wanderlust. Review of The Hollow Men. Anonymous
  • BBC Books: One Year On by Matthew Stanton
  • Ten Alternative Renderings Describing Intelligent Spaceships by Alex Ball
  • The Doctor Who Technobabble Device Generator by Alex Ball
  • Red Alert! Third Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • “Well, that buggers up our plan to conquer the universe!” Defending the Daleks, by Matthew Peacock
  • All Alone in the Night? Character developments in Babylon 5 series 5, by Dave Howdon
  • Doctor Who by Numbers: A Lament for Logopolis by David Bickley
  • The Al and Mat Show. Editorial by Matthew Peacock and Alastair Harrison
  • Nursery Story. Second Doctor fiction by Caroline Steventon
  • Only Smarties Have the Answer. A Get Smart retrospective by Alice Dryden
  • Sixties Survivors. Chart of surviving episodes from 1960s Doctor Who

Issue 23

cover of issue #23

Tides of Time, issue 23, was cover dated Hilary Term 1999. It was edited by Matthew Peacock. The cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 32pp.

  • Editorial. The OUDWS as I, Claudius by Matthew Peacock
  • Five Year Plans. The third Doctor’s era in Doctor Who parallelled with Babylon 5 by David Bickley
  • Hercules – A User’s Guide. A look at Hercules: The Legendary Journeys by Penny Goodman
  • Penalty Phase. Doctor and Master fiction by Matthew Peacock
  • "Mathematics Cannot Lie” (The Doctor, The Claws of Axos). How much money does the BBC make from Doctor Who? by Matthew Peacock
  • Three of Five. Three episodes from Babylon 5‘s final season reviewed by Dave Howdon
  • The Time Prophet, parts one and two. Eighth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence by Robert Priddey
  • Crisis on Ptarmigan. How can you tell how bad things are...? Fiction by Alasdair Prett
  • This Looks Good... Very Good... (and the animation isn't bad either). Why you should watch Reboot, by Fiona Moore
  • Worst Case Scenario. Third Doctor and Jo fiction by William J. Ramsden
  • The Misjudgement of Lytton: In Defence of the Sixth Doctor by Fiona Moore
  • The Daleks: A Twentieth-Century Evil by John Wilson
  • A Secretary Speaks. Musings on the fan condition by David Bickley
  • Vale, Stephen Cole. A look back on Cole’s editorship of the BBC Books Doctor Who range by Alastair Harrison
  • To live in interesting times: the return of The Lion. Missing episode news
  • Coda. Sixth Doctor fiction by Derek Haywood
  • Hellwho! Report on the weddings of Louise Dennis to Bill Sellers and Daniel Blythe to Rachel Tilford in the style of Hello! magazine, by Matthew Kilburn

Issue 24

cover of issue #24

Tides of Time, issue 24, was published in June 1999. It was cover dated Trinity Term 1999. It was edited by Alastair Harrison. The cover price was £1.25. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 24pp.

  • Editorial by Alastair Harrison
  • “Oh my God, they killed <insert relevant name>!” “You bastards!” Twelve attributes vital for long-term survival in a Doctor Who story, by David Bickley
  • Lawful Wedded Wife. Jo and Cliff Jones fiction by Alice Dryden
  • Drop the Dead Nimon! If the Target books had been like New Adventures, by Fiona Moore
  • The Millennium Trap. Eighth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Pass Notes: The Missing Adventures. ‘A look at what works and what doesn’t’ by Alastair Harrison and David Bickley
  • Nameless. All the Doctors in one life. Fiction by David Bickley
  • Living Together. Blake’s 7 and Survivors compared by Alastair Harrison
  • Police-Boxy Blues. Arguments for a new shape for the TARDIS by John Wilson
  • Legoland. Steed and Mrs Peel Avengers fiction by Alastair Harrison from an idea by Matthew Peacock
  • ‘This Place – They’ll Let Anyone In!’ Doctor Who references in Queer as Folk, by Fiona Moore
  • Work in Progress. Agonies of a fanzine contributor by David Bickley
  • The Return of Jo Grant. Editorial by Alastair Harrison

Issue 25

cover of issue #25

Tides of Time, issue 25, was cover dated Hilary Term 2000. It was edited by Matthew Peacock. Its cover price was £2. Format: A3 folded to A4, photocopied, 32pp.

  • Editorial by Matthew Peacock
  • “When it comes to death, quantity is always so much more satisfying than quality” – Fenric. A drinking game for Resurrection of the Daleks by David Morse
  • Open-ended Childhood. Growing up with Doctor Who by Mark Boyes
  • Jacob’s Ladder, parts one, two and three. Fifth Doctor fiction by Matthew Peacock
  • Tides of Time. The Making of a Legend. History of the magazine by Matthew Kilburn
  • What's Wrong with Mould? The state of genre television by Alasdair Prett
  • Alien Bodies: The Truth. Lawrence Miles’s novel as allegory of the state of Doctor Who in the mid-1990s, by Fiona Moore
  • An End to Things. Metatextual fiction by David Bickley
  • Free Trade. Third Doctor, UNIT and the Master fiction by Derek Haywood
  • A View to a Kill? The absence of the zeitgeist from 1980s Doctor Who, by Fiona Moore
  • The Absolutely and Totally Definitive Guide to Oxford University Sci-Fi Clubs by Derek Haywood
  • The Gorvorok Attack! Eighth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • King Solomon’s TARDIS: An Anthropologist Writes by Fiona Moore
  • Ground Control to Major Tom. UNIT fiction by William Ramsden
  • The Seiko Kinetic Wearer’s Guide to the DocSoc
  • Poignancy: A Modest Proposal. A recurrent problem in professional Doctor Who fiction, by Fiona Moore
  • Scary Movies! Themes in The Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense, by Alastair Harrison

Issue 26

cover of issue #26

Tides of Time, issue 26, was published in June 2000. Its cover date was Trinity Term 2000. It was edited by Matthew Peacock. Its cover price was £2. Format: A3 folded to A4, outer covers on white card, photocopied, 28pp.

  • Editorial by Matthew Peacock
  • DocSoc – The Interview Guide. How to use your fanhood at interview, or not, by David Bickley
  • This Blessed Plot. Alien invasions of England in the UNIT era, by Matthew Peacock
  • The Siege of Wallingford. Eighth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Doctor Davros. Nuclear war and Genesis of the Daleks by Fiona Moore
  • Grief Encounters: A Bit of Poignancy. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fiction by John Wilson
  • The Man in the White Suit. Two versions of Randall and Hopkirk: Deceased compared by Sian Davies
  • A Tale of Monsters. Sixth Doctor fiction by David Bickley
  • The Spectre of Galaxy Four. BBC Radio Collection and Big Finish releases reviewed by Alastair Harrison
  • Here Comes the Future. The third Doctor encounters the bureaucracy of regeneration, by Emma Keevil
  • Continuity: A Modest Proposal. Self-referentiality in Doctor Who novels, by Fiona Moore
  • The Legend of the Doctor. Celebrating the seventh Doctor, by Darren King
  • Dwellers All in Time and Space. Christianity and Doctor Who, by Sian Davies
  • Apocalypse Soon. Joseph Conrad and J.G. Ballard, by Alastair Harrison
  • Model Citizen. Sixth Doctor and Peri fiction, by W.J. Ramsden
  • Barry. Comparisons between steam engines and Doctor Who, by Matthew Peacock

Issue 27

cover of issue #27

Tides of Time, issue 27, was published in October 2001. It was cover dated Long Vacation 2001. It was edited by Matthew Peacock. Its cover price was £2. The issue also contained an insert informing purchasers of the death of Alasdair Prett shortly before publication. Format: A3 folded to A4, outer covers on white card, photocopied, 28pp.

  • Editorial by Matthew Peacock
  • Knights of God. A survey of the futuristic 1987 TVS serial, by Matthew Peacock
  • A Walk in the Park. The Professionals fiction by James Davies
  • Alienating the Viewer. Continuity, Guest-stars, Violence and the Death of Doctor Who. Common fan arguments about the decline of Doctor Who in the 1980s challenged by Fiona Moore, with a response by John Amos
  • The Countryside Alliance. The rural in telefantasy, by Sian Davies
  • Have We No Workhouses? Multi-Doctor satire by Derek Haywood
  • Mathematics Cannot Lie II. Statistics about Doctor Who stories set on Earth
  • Brought to Book. First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara fiction by David Bickley
  • The Fascination of the Abomination: Travis, Mutoids and Madness. A Blake’s 7 character study by Fiona Moore
  • Speaker Meeting: Brian Croucher. Report by Fiona Moore
  • The Warrior’s Code. Eighth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • Calling a Spade, a Spade. Is there only one daemon in The Daemons? by M. Khan
  • Gary Gillatt: A Modest Proposal. Fan orthodoxy and dissent, by Fiona Moore
  • Tides of Time Wedding Special: Alasdair and Jessica. Photographic report on the wedding of Alasdair and Jessica Prett
  • Robin’s 7. Anonymous comparison between Robin of Sherwood and Blake’s 7
  • Out of Print. Fourth Doctor and Oxford fiction by David Morse

Issue 28

cover of issue #28

Tides of Time, issue 28, was published in October 2002. It was edited by Matthew Peacock. Its cover price was £3.25, and it was the last for which members of the society were charged. Format: A4, single sheets, inkjet printed, stapled left and bound with white tape, front cover protected with plastic sheet, 28pp

  • Government Health Warning #35604 (Doctor Who) Very Important. Recommended dietary levels of Jon Pertwee, by George Cormack
  • Seek, and ye shall find. Meanings of The Prisoner, by Matthew Peacock
  • Reliquary Man, parts one and two. Eighth Doctor and the Monk fiction, by Alexandra Cameron
  • That's What I Want! The latest from the Telefantasy Innovations Catalogue, by Daniel Saunders, Matthew Peacock and others
  • Cloak and Dagger. First Doctor and Steven fiction, by William J. Ramsden
  • The Depilation of Time. A new audio adventure, allegedly
  • I Can't Make Your Dream Come True Forever...But I Can Make It Come True Tonight. Two views on the TV Movie, by Saraquazel and John Amos
  • The Gold Pirates. Sixth Doctor fiction by Alan Whitten
  • The Avengers – the Movie – Revisited. Review by James Davies
  • Chance Would Be a Fine Thing. Considerations on causality from 3378 by David Morse
  • Deja Vu. Sequels in Doctor Who, by Daniel Saunders
  • The Picture of Doctor Who. First Doctor, Ben and Polly fiction by Matthew Peacock
  • Spooks: A New Hope? Signs of a telefantasy revival discerned by M. Khan
  • Reducing Crime, Disorder and Fear. Seventh Doctor fiction by William Ramsden
  • This Is Not the End. Envoi by Matthew Peacock
  • Pictures of the wedding of Caroline Symcox and Paul Cornell, by Matthew Peacock

Issue 29

cover of issue #29

published March 2004, Back cover photograph: Sophie Aldred, February 1991, by Matthew Kilburn, Format: A4 folded to A5, photocopied (some copies had the outer covers replaced by an inkjet version), 36pp, online here

  • Turn of the Tide; Old Management. Editorials by Matthew Kilburn
  • What a Piece of Work is Man. The appeal of Star Trek, by Sophia Woodley
  • A Beginner’s Guide to The Prisoner by Daniel Saunders
  • What really happened to Beagle 2. Cartoon by Alex M. Cameron
  • My Nights with REG. Review of Scream of the Shalka, by Paul Dumont
  • Slay Up, and Slay the Game! The Whedonverse, Britain and Ireland, by Matthew Kilburn
  • Wiles Thing! John Wiles’s producership of Doctor Who, by Matthew Kilburn
  • ‘At one time, all of British episodic television was written by about ten writers, and I was one of them.’ The career of Brian Clemens, by James Davies
  • How does Doctor Who entertain? Answered by Daniel Saunders
  • Grendel of Gracht. Reflections on The Androids of Tara by Matthew Kilburn
  • Envoi by Matthew Kilburn

Issue 30

published March 2005, on line here

Issue 31

published November 2005, revised August 2010, online here

Issue 32

published May 2006, online here

Issue 33

published January 2010, online here

Issue 34

published October 2010, online here

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