Mild Curiousities

Doctor Who Unofficial and Charity Fiction

by Sophie Iles (Editor)

"It all started out as a mild curiosity in the junkyard, and now it's turned out to be quite a great spirit of adventure, don't you think?”

Did you ever wonder about Ian and Barbara’s first real conversation? What happened during their adventures in time and space that brought them so close together? Have you ever considered those first moments in London, 1965, after two years lost in the universe? What happened after that? What about their further adventures, but also their day to day lives? You can find answers to those questions and much more inside this book.

Mild Curiosities is an unofficial charity anthology in support of Breast Cancer Now, a leading cancer research center whose goal is to make sure those who develop breast cancer by 2050 live—and live well. It contains stories by Adam Christopher, Kara Dennison, Stephen Hatcher, Anna Maloney and William J. Martin as well as art by Raine Szramski, Carolyn Edwards, Paul Magrs, Sarah Theimer, and Sam Shaw. All in addition to many, many other wonderful writers and artists. The fanzine also features an introduction by John Dorney and poetry by Beth Axford.

Genres: Doctor Who

Unknown Binding

First published December 17, 2018

About the author

Sophie Iles they/them (now known almost exclusively outside their legal name as Fio) is an artist and writer and has written several Short Trips audio stories for Big Finish Productions, including Time Lord Victorious Master Thief released in October 2020 featuring the first incarnation of the Master, and The Frosted Deer for the Bernice Summerfield Christmas Collection and Gallifrey War Room the First Days of Phaidon. They have also been a regular writer for Doctor Who Magazine as of January 2020.

Fio's art has found internet acclaim after their work first appeared in Doctor Who Magazine during the Doctor Who on Twitch event in 2018. Their illustrations have been used for The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond, a short story written by Steven Moffat during the Doctor Who lockdown Eleventh Hour event for its 10th anniversary.

In October Fio created an A-Z Doctor Who Charity Stream on Twitch in support of FareShare UK, drawing for fourteen hours until they had drawn 26 different Doctor Who related things live for their audience. The results of which was $4,762 dollars.

Fio has also been a regular in charity anthologies and zines for both disciplines including both Doctor Who Appreciation Society's fanzines: Cosmic Masque and Celestial Toyroom. They has also edited their own, Mild Curiosities, dedicated to the memory of Jacqueline Hill. All proceeds went to Breast Cancer Now.

Fio now lives in London and dating fellow writer Georgia Cook.