Don't miss a rare appearance by Michael Keating at Collectormania 4
this weekend. Michael will be signing on both Saturday 4th (9am/6pm)
and Sunday 5th (10am/5pm) October, at The Centre, Milton Keynes along
with 30 other stars of SF films & TV.

Collectormania is held twice a year and there's no entry fee
(although the actors do make a charge for signatures/photos). Apart
from the guest signings there are over 300 stalls, plus exclusive
movie screenings, displays & talks. Among the guests signing are:
George Takei, Roxann Dawson & Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek); Anthony
Head (Buffy); Honor Blackman (Avengers/Bond); many stars from the
Harry Potter movies and Lord of the Rings as well as stars from
Farscape, Terminator 3, Matrix Reloaded and more.

It's held at Middleton Hall, thecentre:mk, Midsummer Arcade, Central
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3BA. Just off Junction 14 of the
M1. Only 1hour drive from London or Birmingham. Leave the M1 at
junction 14 (or the A5 at the Central Milton Keynes turning) and
follow the signs for Central Milton Keynes or Shopping. Middleton
Hall is at the "John Lewis" end of the shopping centre. The event
runs from Friday to Monday, but Michael is only there Saturday and
Sunday. Further info online from www.collectormania.com

GARETH THOMAS AND PAUL DARROW at CULT TV 2003 - 10-13 October at Sand
Bay Holiday Village, Weston-Super-Mare.
This year Cult TV celebrate their 10th anniversary, and have invited
back the attendees All Time Favourites. For B7 fans this of course
means Paul Darrow & Gareth Thomas, along with stunt co-ordinator
Frank Maher. If you've been waiting eagerly for news of the Blake's
7 DVDs, you won't want to miss 2 workshops run by Mark Spencer, whose
company The Dysfunction Group (www.dysfunction-group.com) are
currently authoring the B7 DVDs. On one of the panels Mark will be
joined by Kevin Davies, who has produced the documentaries and extras
intended to accompany the release so this is where you'll hear all
the latest news and see some exclusive previews... Other guests
include Michael Hurst (Iolaus - Hercules), Richard Hatch (Apollo -
Battlestar Galactica), Shane Rimmer (Scott Tracy), Nicholas Courtney
(The Brigadier), Julie Stevens (Play Away), Michael Sheard (Mr
Bronson), Bernard Horsfall (Doctor Who), Jack Douglas (Carry On
films), Don Maclean (Crackerjack), Ray Galton & Alan Simpson, plus
Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson from The League of Gentlemen. Don't
miss this one! Online see www.cult.tv or write to Cult VT 2003, PO
Box 1701, Peterborough PE7 1ER or phone 01733 205009. Email
enquiries to enquiries@...

Cult TV registration is £79 per adult (£39 per child 10/15 -
under 10's free). Accommodation on site is £89 per adult which
gives you 3 nights bed, breakfast and evening meal. All guests
appear subject to work & personal commitments. Cult TV is a charity
benefit event in aid of UNICEF. For those people who wonder why they
can't just pop in on a cheap day ticket, Cult TV is a unique event
with a vast multi-stream programme - it really is packed with things
to do from noon Friday to noon Monday. As well as guests, there are
many workshops, dealers room, rare video & film screenings, fan
discussions and the highlight of the weekend the annual Cult TV award
ceremony on Saturday night. Also included is a series of events
under the Eclectic 21 banner - which involves interactive sessions,
discussions, debates, and a lot of fun. It's all designed to let you
take your appreciation of Cult TV shows to a different level. 2003
will see new sessions, such as Ghost Stories in Pumpkin Light, and
Scene Re-enactment, as well as the return of old favouries like
Writing Fan Fiction, Model Making, Remote Viewing and the Big Twister
Game.