The South Croydon LIStener

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The South Croydon LIStener is a long-running newsletter published by members of The Elisabeth Sladen Information Network (a Doctor Who fan club).
It began as a quarterly newsletter.
The Elisabeth Sladen Information Network is an international fan club devoted to the actress who played Sarah Jane Smith, a Doctor Who Companion. Originally founded in March of 1990, the club published twenty-two issues of the newsletter, as well as held an annual party at Visions, a Doctor Who convention in the UK. One of the high point of the ESIN's existence was at Visions in 1993, when they hosted a private pizza party for members-only with Elisabeth Sladen. 
There was a multi-year gap between issues #21 and #22. The ESIN ceased publishing the newsletter after #22 when it migrated to a mailing list. More info: here.
Issue contents: all issues have news, letters, a Classified section, and the Life With Mrs. Dalek and Dog Days comic strips. From #6 on, each regular issue focuses on a particular story, with artwork and/or photos, background information, a quote from Lis, and comments from members. Issues are up to 24 pages in length and include lots of personal and behind-the-scenes photos, comments from Lis about various Doctor Who stories and about Lis from various actors; descriptions of personal meetings; convention reports; analysis of Sarah Jane Smith's character, her role in Doctor Who, etc.; much SJS-related artwork, often of superior quality; fan comments; reviews; interviews; and more. 
==Issue 1==
The South Croydon LIStener 1 published in March 1990 and contains 4 pages.
* Pre-Who biography, career summary
 
==Issue 2==
The South Croydon LIStener 2 contains 12 pages. 
* Pertwee era biography and commentary,
* index of interviews and profiles
* "Sarah Jane--How Good a Journalist?" by Tom Beck.
 
==Issue 3==
The South Croydon LIStener 3 contains 12 pages.
* Baker/Marter era biography and commentary
* photo gallery
 
==Issue 4==
The South Croydon LIStener 4 contains 12 pages.
*Baker-only era biography and commentary
* Jon Pertwee mini-interview
* the critics on Lis
*"Why She Left" by Tom Beck
 
==Issue 5==
The South Croydon LIStener 5 contains 12 pages. 
* cover photo
* post-Who biography and commentary
* Tom Baker mini-interview
 
==Issue 6==
The South Croydon LIStener 6 was published in Summer 1991 and contains 12 pages.
* Jumberclocky by Michael Wisher (pastiche of 'Jabberwocky')
* The Time Warrior feature
* Membership survey results
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor
* 3-page photo insert, Monochrome on pastel yellow paper
 
==Issue 7==
The South Croydon LIStener 7 was published in Winter 1992 and contains 12 pages. 
 
* Sarah Jane Smith: The Electronic Journalist
* E.S.I.N. Photo Offer #2
* K9 and Company feature
* John Levene interview
* DWM Elisabeth Sladen interview, part 1
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
* 3-page photo insert, B&W
==Issue 8==
The South Croydon LIStener 8 was published in Spring 1992 and contains 12 pages.
 
* Interview with David Jackson
* 'Robot' feature
* The Imbecile in Question: Introducing Harry Sullivan or What's Wrong with Unsinkable?
* Elisabeth Sladen interview, part 2 (form DWM, 28 March 1990)
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor, Cynthia Guido and Stefanie Kate Hawks
==Issue 9==
The South Croydon LIStener 9 was published in Summer 1992 and contains 12 pages.
 
* Curriculum vita II
* Planet of Evil feature
* Elisabeth Sladen (and Jon Pertwee) Whovian Festival Tour transcript (19 July 1983)
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 10==
The South Croydon LIStener 10 was published in Autumn 1992 and contains 12 twelve pages.
 
* Signing session special issue
*many photographs
* the iconoclast section: "Sarah Jane Smith: A Concept That Failed," by Liz Shaw 
* Meeting Lis Sladen at last!
* 1992 Membership Survey
* K9 at the Museum of the Moving Image
* Life with Mr. E.S.I.N by Tina Rhea ("Mrs. ESIN")
* E.S.I.N. Photo Offer #3
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido, with photographs by Jean Riddler
 
==Issue 11==
The South Croydon LIStener 11 was published in Winter of 1993 and contains 12 pages.
 
* 'Sarah Jane' heads for the stars
* Invasion of the Dinosaurs feature
* "The Literary Sarah Jane," by Tom Beck (reviewing the Target novelizations) 
* comments by Sophie Aldred, Graham Williams, and Michael Briant, 
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
 
==Issue 12==
The South Croydon LIStener 12 was published in spring 1993 and contains 12 pages.
* The Paradise of Death announcement
* Sarah Jane in Literature II: Other Professional Publications
* Feature: The Ark in Space
* Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter: Dr. Who's Companions Come to Hollywood
* DWM Concise Reference
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 13==
The South Croydon LIStener 13 was published in Summer 1993 and contains 12 pages.
 
* The Annuals: Leggy Blondes and Demure Brunettes
* Pyramids of Mars feature
* Fabled Sarah Jane
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor, Cynthia Guido and Elaine Bull
==Issue 14==
The South Croydon LIStener 14 was published in Belated Fall 1993 and contains 12 pages.
 
* 30th anniversary of Doctor Who
* The Five Doctors feature
* John Nathan-Turner interview
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor, Cynthia Guido and Elaine Bull
==Issue 15/16==
The South Croydon LIStener 15/16 is a Special Visions '93 issue. It was published in Spring/Summer 1994 and contains 24 pages.
 
* Visions '93 report
* Manopticon convention report
* Elisabeth Sladen press conference
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor with many photographs from Roy Dike, Rosanna Filippello, Eric Gjovaag, David Hayes, Steve Herr, Vicki Selhost and Andy Walker
==Issue 17==
The South Croydon LIStener 17 was published in Winter 1995 and contains 12 pages.
 
* Visions '94 report
* 'An Evening With Elizabeth Sladen' convention report from the Isle of Man
* Sadie Miller International Fan Club News
* Lis remembers... Death to the Daleks
* The Stranger Chronicles review
* Elisabeth Sladen and Brian Miller interviews
* Special insert for the Sadie Miller International Fan Club
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 18==
The South Croydon LIStener 18 was published in Summer 1995 and contains 12 pages.
 
* The Sontaran Experiment feature
* Brian Miller interview
* Elisabeth Sladen/Ian Marter interview from "Who 1" 1980 convention, reprinted from 'Gallifrey Chronicles' #4 
* Jeremy Bulloch Interview
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 19==
The South Croydon LIStener 19 was published in Autumn 1995 and contains 12 pages. 
 
* The "Sladen US Tour," 1996-97
* The Brain of Morbius feature
* Christopher Barry interview
* Interviewwho: Elisabeth Sladen, reprinted from Whovian Times Autumn 1983
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 20==
The South Croydon LIStener 20 was published in Summer 1996 and contains 12 pages.
 
* Jon Pertwee, 1919-1996
* Jon Pertwee Obituary by Elisabeth Sladen, first printed in the Radio Times 1 June 1996
* Jeremy Bulloch Interview
* The Monster of Peladon feature
* 'Downtime' review
* Elizabeth Sladen interview part 1, first printed in Cloister Bell #6-7
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor
==Issue 21==
The South Croydon LIStener 21 was published in Autumn 1997 and contains 12 pages.
 
* John Leeson (Voice of K-9) Interview
* Genesis of the Daleks feature
* Elisabeth Sladen interview part 2, first printed in Cloister Bell #8
* The Rivals of Sarah Jane
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Cynthia Guido
==Issue 22==
The South Croydon LIStener 22 was published in Summer 2000 and contains 12 pages.
 
* Lis to be Guest of Honor at United Fan Convention
* Beyond Sarah Jane: Roles Outside of Doctor Who
* Terry Walsh Interview
* Terrance Dicks Interview
* Convention Reports:
* Event One (Weston-super-Mare)
* Cardiff convention 18 Oct 1997
* The Radical Notion of Sarah Jane Smith by Kate Orman
* Press Clippings
* Illustrated by Martin Proctor and Alan Ivins
 
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