Tom Spilsbury
Tom Spilsbury | |
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Born | Swindon, England | 12 February 1976
Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Doctor Who Magazine TV Zone Inside Soap SFX TV Choice Total TV Guide |
Tom Spilsbury (born 1976) is a British writer, magazine editor and journalist. As of 2021, he is a feature writer for
TV Zone and Visual Imagination
Spilsbury started his career in journalism with
Doctor Who Magazine
Spilsbury joined Doctor Who Magazine in March 2003,[4] on Issue 330, becoming deputy editor to Clayton Hickman. He later took over from Hickman as editor in August 2007, with Issue 387. He redesigned and revamped the magazine with Issue 390, persuading Kylie Minogue to pose with a Dalek for the cover of the new look magazine in December 2007.[5]
Spilsbury later became the first person to clock up 100 consecutive issues on DWM's staff with Issue 429 in December 2010, and later became the longest-serving editor of the title, overtaking Hickman in May 2013, and editing his 100th edition with Issue 486 in April 2015. He also oversaw the 500th issue of the magazine, and recreated the cover of the very first issue, explaining that he wanted 'something which somehow paid tribute to the past, as well as celebrating the present.' [6] Reflecting on his long tenure on the magazine, Spilsbury said that "I just enjoy being a magazine editor. So I'd happily be a magazine editor for a different magazine! I don't suppose I'll be editing Doctor Who Magazine for the rest of my life" and noted that "you must never get complacent about it. Never ever think that these are the only people buying it."[7]
While editing the magazine, Spilsbury interviewed subjects such as Freema Agyeman (Issues 392 and 393), Nicholas Courtney (Issue 402), Graeme Harper (Issues 380 and 392), and Steven Moffat (Issues 417/418, 447, 468/469, 484 and 515), amongst others. He also served as co-editor of the magazine's comic strip with Scott Gray, and wrote the regular Public Image column, which reports on the series' ratings, which he has continued to provide since his departure as editor.
Spilsbury has admitted to being greatly influenced by Radio Times, paying tribute to covers of the listings magazine on several occasions.[8]
In 2015 Spilsbury appeared on BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who: The Fan Show, where he was complimentary about the episode The Witch's Familiar,[9] and confirmed that the story he first remembered watching was Destiny of the Daleks [10] A further episode in 2016 saw Spilsbury and his team appear as themselves in a spoof documentary, showing the production of Issue 500 of DWM.[11]
On 12 July 2017 Panini UK announced Tom Spilsbury was stepping down as Doctor Who Magazine's editor after Issue 515 and would be succeeded by Marcus Hearn.[12]
Inside Soap
Spilsbury's first freelance work for Inside Soap magazine was an interview with director Graeme Harper in November 2010, about the tram crash seen in the 50th anniversary episodes of Coronation Street,.[13] Since leaving Doctor Who Magazine in 2017, Spilsbury initially contributed to Inside Soap as an occasional writer, before joining the full-time staff in 2018 as a regular writer and sub-editor, contributing stories on EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. In March 2020, he took over editing Inside TV, the television section of the magazine, providing features on Red Dwarf,[14] We Hunt Together,[15] and Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow,[16] among others.
TV Choice and Total TV Guide
Spilsbury left Inside Soap in July 2021, and since then he has been a regular feature writer and interviewer for sister listings magazines TV Choice and Total TV Guide, published by Bauer Media Group.
Other magazines
Spilsbury has occasionally contributed freelance articles to other magazines, including SFX features on Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek in issue 324 (published February 2020) and an interview with Carole Ann Ford in issue 327 (published May 2020).
Doctor Who DVD appearances
Spilsbury was a regular contributor to
Television and Radio appearances
Spilsbury has often been called on as a
When Jodie Whittaker was cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in July 2017, Spilsbury appeared on numerous BBC local radio programmes to talk about her casting. He was challenged by Nicholas Pegg to include a William Hartnell-era episode title into each interview without the presenter noticing. Spilsbury accepted the challenge, culminating with the unlikely observation on BBC Radio Suffolk that Whittaker was like a Rider from Shang-Tu.[23]
On 29 May 2012, he appeared in La Nuit Doctor Who, a television documentary for the French channel France 4.[24]
On stage, Spilsbury hosted the Doctor Who Night at Ciné Lumiere on 19 January 2013, interviewing Toby Whithouse about his writing career.[25]
In May 2018, Spilsbury hosted the first ever on-screen joint interview with former Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat for the BBC's official Doctor Who YouTube channel, as the two writers talked about their book adaptations of Rose and The Day of the Doctor.[26]
In June 2018, he took part on a panel of Doctor Who experts to introduce a new audience to the 1963-89 run of the series, which was streaming on Twitch.
Newspaper interviews
As a commentator on
Popular culture
In the 50th anniversary
Awards
In May 2012, Spilsbury accepted the
In May 2016, Spilsbury accepted the certificate from the Guinness Book of Records, on behalf of Doctor Who Magazine, of World Record for the longest-running magazine based on a TV series, which it had been since 2010.[33]
Other media
Spilsbury assisted Nicholas Pegg on his book The Complete David Bowie, and was thanked for his contribution in the book.[34] In September 2017 Spilsbury recorded a short audio contribution to mark the official 11th YouTube anniversary of colourisation artist Stuart Humphryes.[35]
References
- ^ "A galactic guide to invasions".
- ^ "Deep Space Nine: A Time to Stand".
- ^ "Interview with the editor of Doctor Who Magazine - Tom Spilsbury!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Doctor Who Online - Interviews - 5 Questions with... Tom Spilsbury (Doctor Who Magazine Editor)".
- ^ "Kylie v a Dalek".
- ^ "Behind the scenes on the Doctor Who Magazine 500 cover shoot with Peter Capaldi".
- ^ "The Doctor Who Podcast Episode 78".
- ^ Mulkern, Patrick (11 December 2014). "Doctor Who Magazine's Christmas tribute to Radio Times – Ho-ho-Who!". Radio Times. Archived from the original on Apr 29, 2017.
- ^ Doctor Who; Dee, Christel; Spillane, Luke; Spilsbury, Tom; Hill, Bec (Sep 29, 2015). "The Witch's Familiar Reactions | Doctor Who: The Fan Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Doctor Who: The Fan Show (Sep 29, 2015). "Q&A with Tom Spilsbury". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Dee, Christel; Allen, Chris; Doctor Who (May 27, 2016). Shankster, George (ed.). "The 500th Doctor Who Magazine | Doctor Who: The Fan Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "A change of editor for DWM!". Doctor Who Magazine. Archived from the original on Dec 23, 2019.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 December 2010). "Corrie director: 'I want to shock fans'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on Jan 7, 2017.
- ^ "Tom Spilsbury". Instagram.[dead link]
- ^ "Tom Spilsbury". Instagram.[dead link]
- ^ "Tom Spilsbury". Instagram.[dead link]
- ^ Doctor Who (Aug 27, 2013). "The Other Eighth Doctor?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Doctor Who News; Spilsbury, Tom (Jun 4, 2013). "Matt Smith to leave Doctor Who". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ drwhomedia (Aug 4, 2013). "Full HD - BBC Breakfast - 12th Doctor with DWM Editor, Tom Spilsbury". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Eamonn and Jimmy chat to Tom Spilsbury".
- ^ "Doctor Who magazine on Peter Capaldi: 'Brilliant already'". BBC News.
- ^ "Toby Haydoke & Tom Spilsbury talking about Dr Who Deep Breath on BBC News Channel'".
- ^ "Tom Spilsbury's William Hartnell Episode Title Challenge". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "La Nuit Doctor Who". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Doctor Who Night at Cine Lumière". 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Russell T Davies & Steven Moffat Talk Rose and The Day of the Doctor". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- TheGuardian.com. 10 March 2005.
- The GuardianRetrieved 12 September 2015
- ^ The Fact of Fiction Doctor Who Magazine Page 82 Issue #500 July 2016. UK: Panini. Retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ "Johnny Candon Twitter".
- ^ "The Eagle Awards 2012".
- ^ "Doctor Who Magazine wins Eagle Award".
- ^ "Doctor Who Magazine - 500th edition". Doctor Who News, News in Time and Space Ltd.
- ISBN 9781785655333.
- ^ "Tom Spilsbury on Babelcolour's 11th Anniversary". YouTube. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.[dead YouTube link]
External links
- Tom Spilsbury at IMDb
- Tom Spilsbury on Twitter
- Tom Spilsbury on YouTube