1993: A GUIDE TO AVENGERLAND by ANTHONY and ANNETTE McKAY.

From March 1993: A GUIDE TO AVENGERLAND, a spin-off from TIME SCREEN magazine.

Avengerland, as the back cover explains, is that oh-so-familiar part of England in close proximity to London and - more importantly - Elstree studios.  That location and ease of access (plus: it gives a mix of rural and urban locations and productions can nip into North London if necesary) means that the area has been heavily featured in TV shows and films for decades.  They heavily featured in THE AVENGERS and the various 'action factory' ITC shows of the Sixties and Seventies.  Which is where this book comes in.

I love location spotting so this is the sort of publication that is right up my street.  Other books and publications along similiar lines have included a professionally published book dedicated to AVENGERS locations by Chris Bentley (which i have just looked up on Amazon... copies seem to go from around the 46 quid mark... which is nuts as I picked up my copy from Borders back in the day!), a fan-produced guide to DOCTOR WHO locations and a professionally published equivilant (priced today at a more reasonable 15 quid).  The latter two published before the series went back into production.

1989: SAPPHIRE AND STEEL ON THE COVER OF TIME SCREEN REVISED ISSUE 4

From Summer 1989: the revised and updated second edition of TIME SCREEN issue 4, with a cracking line-up of classic British Telefantasy shows.

Sapphire and Steel have been assigned...

1988: TIME SCREEN ISSUE 3 (REVISED EDITION)

From Autumn 1988: TIME SCREEN magazine issue 3.  Revised edition.

TIME SCREEN, companion to S.I.G, was the much-missed magazine (really a fanzine although it boosted excellent print and production standards) 'magazine of British Telefantasy'.

It launched sometime in the early 1980s as an all (including the covers) black & white affair.  Later in the decade, to supplement new issues, the team would revisit and reissue the early issues with revised articles (this being the time before the web when solid information and old programmes were often hard to find), better production standards and a nice colour cover.

It's a magazine that I always pick-up if I find the odd old copy on my travels.  I don't have a complete collection but I thought I would post what I have here on STARLOGGED.

This was a good time to be buying fanzines with THE FRAME, DWB, S.I.G and TIME SCREEN all doing well and available through comic book stores.

1988: TIME SCREEN REVISED ISSUE 3

From Autumn 1988 (and the Random Scans file): the second printing (with new, colour, cover, revised text and enhanced interior layouts) of the third issue of influential British fanzine (and companion to the Anderson-centric S.I.G) TIME SCREEN. 

1992: TIME SCREEN Magazine Issue 19 (Engale Publishing)

From Autumn 1992: Dragged from the random-scans file... the eye-catching cover of TIME SCREEN ("The magazine of British Telefantasy") issue 19.