Broadsword

Broadsword is a gen Doctor Who fanzine of articles, reviews and some fiction that was published in Australia. It began as a print zine and became an online zine in 1995. Its title is a reference from Paul Cornell’s "No Future. This zine is dedicated to New Adventures. Broadsword was known for using different layout for each issue and continually reinventing itself.
"Summary from the publisher, "Doctor Who fanfic. Web page for Broadsword, the Fanzine of the New and Missing Adventures, Doctor Who fanzine. Broadsword is a small fanzine that focuses on the only new source of Doctor Who stories, the New and Missing Adventures. This site is the metaphysical extension of the original dead tree format."
==Issue 1==
Broadsword 1 was published in 1995. 
==Issue 2==
Broadsword 2 was published in 1995.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issues 1 and 2==
==Issue 3==
Broadsword 3 was published in 1995.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Broadsword 4 was published in 1995 and contains 8 pages. Highlights of this issue are an extract from Professor Bernice Summerfield’s diary courtesy of Paul Cornell and the debate on whether fans make good Who writers.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Broadsword 5 was published in 1995 and contains 20 pages. It includes a lengthy interview with Nigel Robinson, articles on science in science-fiction and the character of Ace, reviews of all the latest books, and much other silliness. There is also the updated prelude to the Left-handed Hummingbird which was in issue 82 of The Sonic Screwdriver.
* Editorial
* Switch in, switch on, switch off Travels Without Destination
* Prelude: The Left-Handed Hummingbird
* Return of the Living Dad
* Interview with Nigel Robinson cyberWoods
* The 1995 Sgloomi Po Awards
* Time Paradox's
* Epilogue: Passing Thoughts Sky Pirates!
* Zamper The Menagerie
* System Shock
* The Sorcerer's Apprentice
* Invasion of the Cat-People Happy Endings
* Who was Ace? (conclusion)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Broadsword 6 was published in 1996 and is "The Transit Special."
* Prologue 
* Controversy by Matthew Sadler 
* [Delete Where Applicable] by Richard Prekodravac
* Switch In On Off
* Transit: the Review by Louise Dennis
* British Arrogance by David Robinson 
* The Cyberwoods
* In[Tua] by Lance Parkin
* Who Killed the Brigadier by David Golding 
=== Reviews ===
* Toy Soldiers by Paul Leonard reviewed by David Robinson 
* Millennial Rites by Craig Hilton reviewed by David Robinson 
=== The 1995 Sgloomi Po Awards ===
* Voting Form
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Broadsword 7 was published in 1996.
* LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
* SWITCH IN, ON, OFF
* HAPPY ENDINGS
* VIRGIN REJECTS
* JUSTIN RICHARDS INTERVIEW
* THEATRE OF WAR RESPONSE
* SHAKEDOWN
* JUST WAR
* LORDS OF THE STORM
* DOWNTIME
* DICKS-O-MATIC
* TIME CRUCIBLE RETRO
* NEW ADVENTURES POETRY
* DECALOG 3
* THE DECALOGS
* AUSTRALIAN DECALOG
* INDEX OF 1995 BROADSWORD
==Issue 8==
Broadsword 8 was published in 1996. 
* Retrospective: The War Trilogy 
* Cat's Cradle: Warhead
* Ben Aaronovitch: an interview with the author of Transit and The Also People 
* Switch In On Off
=== Reviews ===
* Warchild by Andrew Cartmel reviewed by Bruce Greenwood
* The Man in the Velvet Mask by Daniel O'Mahony reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
* Sleepy by Kate Orman reviewed by David Goldling 
* The English Way of Death by Gareth Roberts reviewed by David Robinson 
* Mystery Review by David Becker 
=== Poem ===
* Ode to Orman
=== The 1995 Sgloomi Po Awards ===
* Winners
=== Virgin Rejects by Richard "Uncle Halibut" Salter ===
=== Cyberwoods ===
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==Issue 9==
Broadsword 9 was published in 1997. It has the layout of a comic and has some sort of a pop-up thing in the middle.
* Editorial, News
* Switch in on off
* BBC Books addresses
=== Prelude ===
* God Engine
=== Retrospectives ===
* Warlock
* NA Consciousness
=== Cyberwoods ===
* Sgloomi Po Awards
* Presence of the Daleks
=== Virgin Rejects ===
* Book of Lists
=== Fiction ===
* Sabbatical
=== Reviews ===
* Death and Diplomacy
* The Eye of the Giant
* Happy Endings
* The Sands of Time..
* Sgloomi Po's reviews
=== Prelude ===
* Return of the Living Dad
=== Is this the last page? ===
* Virgin Worlds........
* What the hell's going on?
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9==
==Issue 10==
Broadsword 10 was published in 1997. 
* Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark by David Robinson
* New Companions - Samantha Jones
* GodEngine by Craig Hinton reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
* Virgin's World Writer's Guidelines
* Doctor Who - The Novel of the film by Gary Russell reviewed by David Robinson
* Killing Grounds by Steve Lyons reviewed by Andrew Kaplan 
* BBC Guidelines 
* Six Weeks Before by Richard Prekodravac
* Warchild by Steve Leahy 
* The Room With No Doors - Back Cover Blurb 
* Christmas on a Rational Planet reviewed by David Golding 
* The Scales of Injustice by Gary Russel reviewed by Alex McHugh
* Return of the Living Dad by Kate Orman reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Broadsword 11
=== Fiction ===
* isthunzi intsomi by Richard Prekodravac
=== Interviews ===
* Paul Hinder, aka Paul Leonard, interview
* John Blum interviewed by Richard Prekodravac
* A small snippet with Kate Orman
* This is John Peel interview by Jade Otyemnota
* Marty Day interview by Richard Prekodravac
* Dan Blythe interview by David Golding and Richard Prekodravac
* Neil Penswick interviewed by David Golding 
* Jim "Bloody" Mortimore interviewed by Richard Prekodravac
* Dave Stone interviewed by Richard Prekodravac
=== Reviews ===
* Damaged Goods by Russell T. Davies reviewed by David Golding 
* Cold Fusion by Lance Parkin reviewed by Diziet Sma
* Bad Therapy by Matthew Jones reviewed by Jade Otyemnota
==Issue 12==
Broadsword 12
* extract from the diary of Bernice Summerfield - from The Dying Days by Lance Parkin
* pp 8 & 9 of The Dying Days by Lance Parkin - The eighth Doctor's first meeting with Benny
* X-over - The X-Files scene that was cut.
* Writing The Dying Days - Lance Parkin writes about the origin of The Dying Days, the telemovie and Virgin's last days.
* Interview - Lance Parkin : David Golding and Richard Prekodravac interview Lance about his work for Doctor Who
=== Reviews ===
* The Speed of Flight by Paul Leonard reviewed by Alex Mchugh
* The Plotters by Gareth Roberts reviewed by David Robinson
* Burning Heart by Dave Stove reviewed by David Golding
* Etemity Weeps by Jim Mortimore reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
=== Quick Review ===
* The Devil Goblins form Neptune interlude 6 by Kieth Topping and Martin Day reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
* The Room with No Doors by Kate Orman reviewed by David Golding
* Upcoming books: details about books from Virgin Publishing and BBC Books
* Content details: address for submission and writer's guidelines 
* Obfuscate photographed by Barbara Robinson 
=== Fiction ===
* The Agents by Richard Prekodravac - This story continues the arc which began in issue 10 with Six Weeks Before, and continued in issue 11 isthunzi intsomi
=== Graphics ===
* Richard Prekodravac - Virgin years Images from 6 years of the most unique Doctor Who series- Andrew Skilleter (Genesys), Fred Gambino (The Dying Days, Tony Masero First Frontier, Original Sivu. Jeff Cummins Wachld) Peter Elson (Transit)
* Mark Jones - Xznaal - Ice Warrior sketch
* Richard Prekodravac - The Dying Days movie poster
* Barbara Robinson - Pauline Hanson at Mardi Gras
==Issue 13==
Broadsword 13 was published in June 1997. 
=== Interviews ===
* Rebecca Levene
* Tony Masero
* Matt Jones
* Mark Morris
* Future Book Releases
* Broadsword Details
* Index of issues 7-12
* Contact Details
* Sgloomi Po awards winners
=== Fiction ===
* The Death of Shadows by Richard Prekodravac
* Schrodinger's Botanist by lan McIntire
=== Book Blurbs ===
* On No It Isn't
* Dragons Wrath
* Behind the Sun
* Ship of Fools
* Down
* Decalog 4
* Decalog 5
* The Eight Doctors
* The Devil Goblins from Neptune 24
* Vampire Science
* The Murder Game
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 13==
==Issue 14==
Broadsword 14 was published August 1997.
=== General ===
* Editorial by Richard Prekodravac 
* Upcoming issues by Richard Prekodravac
* Inveigle by David Golding
* Internet Adventures by Rebecca Dowgiert
* Labyrinthe Fields of Experience by Christian O'Brien
=== New Books ===
* Virgin releases
* BBC releases
=== Fiction ===
*Model Train Set by Jonathan Blum
*Bohemian Rhapsody by Rebecca Dowgiert 
*Footprints of the Soul by Susannah Tiller 
*Schrödinger's Botanist (part II) by Ian McIntire 
*Virtual Reality Story by David Golding 
*The Death of Self by Richard Prekodravac
=== Reviews ===
*The Device of Death by Christopher Bulis reviewed by David Robinson
*The Dark Path by David McIntee reviewed by Richard Prekodravac 
*A Well-Mannered War by Gareth Roberts reviewed by Grant Watson
*The Room With No Doors by Kate Orman reviewed by Richard Prekodravac
*Lungbarrow by Marc Platt reviewed by Jonathan Blum
*So Vile a Sin by Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman reviewed by David Golding
*The Dying Days by Lance Parkin reviewed by David Golding.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 14==
==References==
Category:Anthology Zines
Category:Doctor Who Zines
Category:1990s