Welcome 2026

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Hello peoples to another year of the Doctor Who Club of Australia as we all muddle through yet more “interesting times” than we can poke with a sonic screwdriver.

As per usual, we’ll be having meetings every couple of months, as well as playing the Game of Rassilon, our yearly trivia night. (Please see Events)

As of this writing, we’ve got 1 last gasp of Disney-funded Doctor Who in the form of the Christmas special waiting for us at the end of the year that will presumably attempt to clean up the startled mess left at the end of the 15th Doctor’s second season. There’s also the UNIT-based spinoff, The War Between The Land And The Sea, that should be hitting small screens outside the UK at some point.

As a result, the focus of our meetings will be more nostalgic. It’s also the perfect time to dust off any fan films you might have laying around or waiting to finish.

Please note that there are important changes coming this year for the club. More about that will be revealed at the February meeting and the next issue of Data Extract.

Until then, Build High For Hapiness

DWCA Publications present The Adventures of Eleanor Chaplette – Trash Island

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Out now from DWCA Publications is the first novel in the new book series following Eleanor Chaplette, the Eleventh Doctor’s companion from the pages of Data Extract. Eleanor’s adventures continue in an all new novel by Dom Kelly. This follows Zerinza Volume 4, which collected all the Eleanor stories from Data Extract. If you are interested in getting a print copy of these or any other DWCA Publications, you can purchase them at any time through the club’s online store here. So what is Trash Island all about…?

Eleanor Chaplette: survivor of the massacre of the Paris Commune, 1871. With the help of a mystical race of Phoenixes, she traverses time, saving innocent people on the margins of history from their brutal, cruel fates. She doesn’t change history; she just edits the smallest of details.

But now history has gone wrong.

Spain, the early 19th century: Mansel Dominguez y Luna, an abbot frustrated at his countrymen falling for ideas of progress and liberty, takes on the most important mission of his life.

Australia, the late 19th century: Rena Wenck, daughter of an eccentric salvage operator, sails to investigate the mysterious, impossible appearance of an entirely new island off the coast of Sydney.

The future: the Earth is dead, wrapped in plastic.

Somehow, these disparate events are linked. Someone is rewriting history, and if Eleanor doesn’t stop it, all of humanity may be swallowed by its ravenous mouth…

 

Club Statement on Doctor Who’s move from the ABC

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The Doctor Club of Australia would like to thank the ABC for their six-decade commitment to bringing Doctor Who to the people of Australia.
It has been an enduring relationship which has enabled fans across the country and across generations to enjoy this iconic show.
The Club was shocked and saddened to hear that moving forward our beloved show will no longer be screened by the ABC, moving from Free to Air to a paid service.
Despite this we are optimistic for the future – with the resources of new broadcaster Disney Plus behind it, there is likely to be longevity and expansion for the program.
But even as it moves forward we will never forget the legacy of the show with the ABC, which has been so integral in the growth of Dr Who in this country and our enjoyment as fans.