Issue 145
TORCHWOOD SERIES TWO REVIEWED Some of the best fan reviewers examine the second season of the Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood. Plus:
- The Series Four opener, Partners In Crime is reviewed
- Shipping Pertwee: Can new series shipping be applied to the classic series Doctor and companion?
- Are ‘classic’ and ‘new’ series two solitudes, or is it all the same program?
- News and reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: Torchwood: The Complete First Season, Timelash, Destiny of the Daleks, Peacemaker, Wishing Well, The Condemned, Dead London and Max Warp
Issue 144
WHAT NEXT FOR DOCTOR WHO? After the success of the past year, where does Doctor Who go from here? Plus:
- A look at the Christmas Specials
- Harry Potter, Buffy and the roots of new Who
- Correspondence between old and new fandom
- News and reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: The Complete Third Series, The Mind’s Eye, The Girl Who Never Was and Third Dimension: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who 2007
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Issue 143
WHAT MAKES A GOOD DOCTOR WHO SPIN-OFF? We have 10 easy rules. Plus:
- Reviews of Voyage of the Damned and Time Crash
- Reviews of the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures
- A tribute to Verity Lambert
- News and reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: Survival, Frozen Time, 100, The Target Book, About Time 6, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity and more!
Issue 142
THE 1977 ISSUE
Travel back in time as we review a classic year in the classic yearFeaturing:
- A full assessment of 1977
- We publish a full, spoilered reviews of The Robots of Death and Horror of Fang Rock
- Is there a straight agenda at work in Doctor Who
- What are the five failings of Philip Hinchclifee
- News from 1977 and reviews of all the latest books including: The 1978 Dr. Who Annual, and the latest Target novelisations including Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom, Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth Doctor Who and the Ark In Space and more!
Issue 141
PAUL CORNELL INTERVIEWED
We interview the popular Doctor Who writer about adapting his novel Human Nature to the small screen. Plus:
- We examine in depth the new Master
- We finally publish a full, spoiler-ridden review of the Series 3 finale!
- Is there a new way of looking at Canon?
- News and reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: New Beginningsbox set, the latest Big Finish audios and more!
Issue 140
SERIES THREE REVIEWED: This special issue features some of North American fandom’s best writers reviewing episodes 2-13 of the third season of the new series! Featuring:
- Reviews of The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment, 42, Human Nature / The Family of Blood, Blink, Utopia, The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Issue 139
STEVEN MOFFAT INTERVIEWED
We interview the award-winning writer about writing The Empty Child, The Girl in the Fireplace, what makes a great Doctor Who story, writing a Doctor Who love story and working without the Doctor in this year’s Blink. PLUS
- The Two-Four crew drink a lot of beer and watch 15 episodes worth of the Roger Delgado Master!
- Does Doctor Who have an agenda behind it?
- News and reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: The Invasion, Renaissance of the Daleks, The Companion Chronicles, About Time 2, The Sontaran Experiment, Talkback: The Seventies, the BBC7 Eighth Doctor Audios and more!
Issue 138
NEW LOOK, NEW SERIES, NEW SPIN-OFFS:
A brand new look for Enlightenment as we examine the best and worst of Series Two and review the latest in the world of Doctor Who!
- Is the ending of Doomsday the best ending for Rose…or does it destroy her as a character? We debate what happened on the beach!
- We review The Runaway Bride, The first series of Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures pilot
- An A to Z of Series Two
- Plus: reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: The Series Two Box Set, The Inside Story, Year of the Pig, Return of the Daleks, the BBC7 Eighth Doctor Audios and more!
Issue 136 and 137
SERIES TWO REVIEWED: These two special issues feature some of North American fandom’s best writers reviewing episodes 2-13 of Series Two! Featuring:
- Reviews of Tooth and Claw, School Reunion, The Girl In The Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel, The Idiot’s Lantern, The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit, Love & Monsters, Fear Her and Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
- A tribute to Classic Who director David Maloney
- The ethics and etiquitte of spoilers
- And: reviews of all the latest books, audios and DVDs including: Second Flight: Back To The Vortex 2, Gallifrey 3, The Nightmare of Black Island, The Art of Destruction, The Price of Paradise, Mark of the Rani and The Hand of Fear on DVD and more!
Recent Stories
Writer Gary Russell to visit Toronto June 9th
Who Party Toronto Presents:
An Afternoon With Gary Russell
Sunday June 9th, 2013 from noon until 6:00pm
Paupers Pub (second floor), 539 Bloor Street W.
Cost: $15 for the afternoon
On Sunday June 9th, 2013 join The Doctor Who Information Network and Who Party Toronto for An Afternoon With Gary Russell on the second floor of Paupers Pub at 539 Bloor Street West.
The afternoon will feature a Q&A session with our guest Doctor Who writer and Script Editor Gary Russell as well as a live video commentary of a Doctor Who episode that he worked on, an autograph session, a trivia competition and an afternoon of discussions and socializing with other Doctor Who fans.
Doctor Who returns in UK, Canada and US on March 30th!
It has been announced that the final eight episodes of Series Seven of Doctor Who will be airing on BBC1, SPACE and BBC America starting on Saturday March 30th, 2013.
Doctor Who returns in Britain, Canada and US on September 1!
The seventh series of Doctor Who comes to our screens on September 1 at 9 pm on SPACE!
Enlightenment Goes Quarterly
As you’re all no doubt aware, Enlightenment is written, edited and designed as a non-profit venture by a band of loyal fans. Unfortunately, due to the pressures of our volunteers’ day jobs, it’s proven impossible to keep to a bimonthly publication schedule. Read more
Enlightenment Delays
We’ve had a number of queries from members regarding the delayed publication of Enlightenment this year. The DWIN Executive wants to share the following message concerning Enlightenment with DWIN members. Read more
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