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issue three - autumn/winter 1988

This is where it really started to take off. A little bit serious in places, but Ian's Panopticon report passed in to legend.

These pages are still under construction ... only those titles in bold are actually online so far ...

• Letters
  Last issue I complained about the lack of response from an apathetic readership. As if in reply, seven pages of micro-type ...
• It's the Jagaroth who need all the chickens, is it?
  Ian Levy goes in search of surrealism in Doctor Who
• The Creature from the Pit
  Stephen O'Brien's idiosyncratic view of a "classic" story from the infamous Season 17
• Great Unanswered Questions
  from the warped mind of Paddy Sinclair
• Nostalgia
  Is it the essence of Doctor Who?
• Write your own Terry Nation story
  Get your dice out, here come the tables ...  (not yet online)
• Nightmare of Eden
  Jonathan Burt looks at the serious themes behind a seemingly frivolous story
• Mrs Who?
  Richard Augood speculates about the Doctor's rather shady past
• Blood Transfusion
  Jamie Woolley replies to Andrew's criticism of JNT in the light of older videos (not yet online)
• Blake's 7 - from a cliche
  Jonathan looks at the series' roots in science fiction
• The Season After
  Where does Dr Who go from here? (not yet online)
• Terror of the Autons
  and why it has to be seen in colour. Ian argues his case.
• Untold History from the Gallifreyan Archives
  You hear that thud? That's Richard Augood falling out of his tree
• Pigs
  Paranoid ravings from the editor
• How to buy DWM
  All you need to know about that essential purchase. From FHE, the fanzine that cares
• The Ribos Operation
  Snow, shrievenzales and slightly-dodgy sets
• Definitely not the back page
• No, not the mind probe!
  A cartoon that was on the back page
• Fear and loathing at the SAC
  Ian finally sobers up for long enough to bring you this eye-witness account of the death of fandom: one weekend at Imperial College (not a pleasant thought)

Definitely not the back page

Yes, yes, I know this is an odd place to put an editorial, but it's the only space I could find. This issue, as you may have noticed, is rather larger than usual, due, I suppose, to its intrinsic lateness. You see, the later it got, the more articles people sent me - hence the frightening page count. As for the reasons for the acute tardiness (you see, it did become a habit), well, various factors, such as apathy, overwork and one or two personal crises. But the main excuse I have to offer (and I think it's quite a good one) is the lack of accessibility to the University's computers on which I produce this thing. For some reason they seem to think that Computer Scientists should actually have priority over fanzine producers. Strange ...

What, you ask, of the future? What indeed. Right now I'm not too sure. My enthusiasm for Doctor Who has really hit an all-time low, not, I hasten to add, due to dissatisfaction with the current output (which I sort of enjoy really), but simply, I think, because I'm finally beginning to grow out of what is, of course, just a kid's show. Oh, how sad. See Dwarf Star 4 for more of the same. The other reason for the uncertainty is a distinct lack of time, so whilst I may churn out another zine sometime in the next six months, don't hold me to that. But even if I don't get round to doing another zine, FHE will continue, under the auspices of my little (or not so little) brother Richard. So send all your garbage to him (at the same address) if you want to see your name in print. Or to me, and I'll pass it on. I would say more, but this is the bottom of the page, so I must go. Once again, apologies for the delay, but I hope the end product compensates. It'd better - it's taken me the best part of two months to produce it! BCNU