Steven Ellis polls the SFX forumites to find out what they thought of the Weekender
Alasdair Stuart likens The Weekender to the Traken Union, where it all works out best if everybody is terribly nice to each other
A special video Blastermind for you this week. This was one round in the Blastermind quiz at the SFX Weekender. Can you name the films and TV shows these SF and fantasy trains come from (there are 11 different ones in all) plus can you name the person with a sci-fi connection who’s singing the song?
Eve Myles cracks up when she’s asked to recall a “little” something about Torchwood at the SFX Weekender.
UPDATE: Some people have had trouble making out the audio on this. If you’re amongst them, click here to read a transcript.
This was how Robert Rankin and Raygun brought the 2012 SFX Awards to a close at the SFX Weekender 3 last night. Our camera actually ran out of battery power before the end, so thanks to David Howe for YouTubing this (this is a better version than the one we posted yesterday, but it wasn’t tdrury’s fault he was further away!).
The greatest sci-fi awards ceremony in the galaxy has taken place, and now we can reveal the winners to the world
The Seventh Doctor goes walkabout at the SFX Weekender
To celebrate this weekend’s live event, you’ll be able to read thriller “In The Company Of Ghosts” digitally for free
Coming to the Weekender? Then you could be in with a chance of winning a Doctor Who Animated Chess Set (Lenticular Edition)
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? star to join us in Wales and help judge the costume competition
Star Stephen Mangan and producer Chris Carey will be joining us for the UK’s greatest festival of sci-fi
If you’re coming along to the SFX Weekender you’ll be among the first people to see this great new comedy drama based around the world of comics publishing, Pulp. It’s on in the Screening Zone on Saturday at 4pm. Tony Leary, the hapless owner of Junk Comics, is gearing up for one last roll of the dice. His new superhero title, The Sodomizer, launches at the International Comic Show. And if life weren’t complicated enough, Tony is drafted by the police to identify another comic company that is laundering money for a gang of Geordie criminals. Aided by his trusty geek sidekicks, Rick and Keith, Tony must defy the odds if he is to become a real life hero. Learn more about Pulp here.
But work commitments mean Alex Kingston is no longer able to attend
All the details on what you can bid for at this year’s charity auction
More SF and fantasy authors to attend the SFX Weekender in February
