Torchwood Australia announces its First Ever Torchwood Icon Competition.

Please see our special Forum announcement for further details:

Prizes!

Fun and laughter!

Fabulously Brilliant Icons!

Excitingly Creative (and awfully weird) Torchwood Fans!

What more could you want in a Torchwood Icon Comp ?!?

Paul Copley, award winning star of stage, screen and radiowaves, joins Torchwood Australia for a detailed discussion.

We unravel the depths of traumatized, vulnerable Clem McDonald (Children of Earth), set sail on the high seas (Hornblower) and delve into British social history (Days of Hope). With theatreland in his blood, Paul shares with us his love for acting, Bonneville bikes and travelling the world.

• Paul’s Interview

A wonderful, insightful look into a wonderful, interesting man.

Thanks so much Paul for allowing us to interview you. And thanks also to Chloe Brayfield of Amanda Howard Associates for all your help.

Photo courtesy – EvilRuthy, taken at The Hub 3 Convention, Birmingham, Oct 2009

FYI – the banner did not sell the first time around, so I’ve relisted it for a reduced price.

Check it out here -

• Ebay Auction

We are trying to organise some funds to sponsor Gareth David-Lloyd’s new film, which is being shot in March.

If you can help out, please post your info on the thread below.

Refer this link for more info -

• Casimir Effect

Torchwood Australia has just launched a very special charity auction on Ebay – refer link.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260544190306&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

This is for a very unique one off piece of memorabilia (autographed Torchwood Hub Convention banner).

Check it out.

Please remember that proceeds are going to two very worthwhile charities.

For your info.

What’s it like speaking to a real life British TV legend?

Well … ask Ruthy, who hasn’t quite come back down to Earth just yet!

*g*

On behalf of Torchwood Australia, our Administrator Ruthy was granted the immense privilege of speaking to Bernard Cribbins, via phone.

Chatting about his decades in the British film, radio, music and television industries, Bernard gleefully regales us with personal anecdotes and insights into the craft of acting and the life of stage, screen and theatre. We reminisce about his narration work in The Wombles and Jackanory before returning to the present day and his role of Wilfred Mott in the current incarnation of Doctor Who.

He may not easily be able to keep up with David Tennant’s (incessant) running and poor Wilf has to wear those “funny” hats … but Bernard Cribbins proves that the older you are, the better you get!

Plus you get to dish the goss on stars AND you get away with it! *g*

A must read interview! Whatever you do, don’t miss this one!

• Bernard’s Interview

TA is deeply honoured to have spent time with such a wonderful, charming, far-from-old man. Thank you, Mister Bernard Cribbins!

And a massive thank you also to Katie Harper of Gavin Barker Associates Ltd, for all your work in setting up this interview.

Photo courtesy of Gavin Barker Associates Ltd

You may not be familiar with his face.

You may not recognise his name — unless you’re in the habit of sitting through TV show end credits.

But you certainly know this man’s body of work !!

Paul Kasey, the man with all the right Doctor Who, Torchwood and SJA moves, joins Torchwood Australia for a chat.

Find out how he started in the ‘movement’ acting biz. Learn what it takes to develop and perfect a character’s moves for the small screen. And just how do people react when he’s in a Cyberman, Ood, Hath, Robot Santa, Judoon Captain, Weevil, Blowfish, Slitheen, etc, etc, etc, costume?

• Paul’s Interview

Thanks so much Paul for really giving us insight into another part of that mysterious creature called ‘Show Business’.

Thank you also to Jenny Hutchinson, of Second Skin Agency, for your help in facilitating this interview.

Photo courtesy – Second Skin Agency

So Dear Readers … scurry, slip, creep or dance your way on over to the TA Forum and check out this monstrously marvellous interview — otherwise we’ll send Janet the Weevil around to your house, if you don’t!

And that, I’m happy to say, is no longer an empty threat!

*wicked grin*

Yes we now have our own Twitter account…..

Here is the link for anyone wanting to follow us -

https://twitter.com/Torchwood_Aust

Check out the Torchwood and Doctor Who group on Flickr; affiliated with Torchwood Australia…..join up as a member if you’d like too.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/torchwoodaustralia/

To our Members and Guests,

We emailed the message below yesterday, to all our Members……Guests this may interest you and you may wish to register at http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl so that you too can join in on some of our Christmas festivities……..

Hi members,

1. Competitions – we still have a number of comps open for our Christmas festivities. There is a new Find-a-Word posted for you to challenge yourself with, and the Trivia comp is still open also – get in quick before they close, to give yourself the opportunity to win some lovely prizes.

Comp board link – http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?board=competitions

Our caption game has now closed, so we would love as many members to come online and vote in the poll to decide on our winning caption.

Caption game link – http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1260019515

Don’t forget too that just by coming online during our December festivities, you will go into the draw for a prize.

2. Our charity auction remains open until the 23rd December. We would love to see lots of bids coming in for this, and know that a charity will be the recipient of a worthwhile donation….you get to feel good about donating to someone during the Christmas season, plus you get some awesome things for your trouble.

Charity auction link – http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1260084722

3. Interviews – in case you haven’t checked it out yet, here is the link to our interview with Gareth David-Lloyd - http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1259993495/0#0

We are hoping to bring you some more awesome interviews very shortly, but are unsure if we can achieve this before Christmas – this time of year is very busy for everyone concerned.

4. Photos – Ruthy has uploaded some lovely pics of Gareth from her recent trip to the UK – if you haven’t seen them yet, here is the link -

http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1260097709

She is hoping to also upload some of John Barrowman very soon.

5. Christmas Advent Round Robin – another Christmas event is our current Round Robin – if you haven’t checked out the sterling effort of our fanfic writers, check it out here….

http://torchwoodaustralia.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1259642255

I’m sure you’ll get a real kick out of reading it…..

As you can see, loads going on over at the TA Forum at present, so come and join in the Christmas fun.

Finally, we at Torchwood Australia want to wish you and your family a fantastic and safe Christmas, and our warmest wishes to you all for 2010.

Thanks for making our Forum such a fun place to hang out.

Cheers.