Vanessa Bishop

Vanessa Bishop, also known as Jackie Jenkins, was a writer for Doctor Who Magazine.

Under her own byline Bishop was the main reviewer of Doctor Who merchandise in the Off the Shelf section of Doctor Who Magazine, taking over for previous reviewer Dave Owen.

Bishop also wrote a number of Doctor Who short stories, including A Visit to the Cinema, Playtime, The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back, Timeshare and The Feast of Seven... Eight and Nine.

Jackie Jenkins
Inspired by the Bridget Jones phenomenon Bishop wrote a slice-of-life column for Doctor Who Magazine under the fictional persona "Jackie Jenkins," a young British woman and obsessive Doctor Who fan whose life was inspired by Bishop's own experiences. From 1997 to 1999 Bishop wrote The Life & Times of Jackie Jenkins which chronicled her adventures in and around Doctor Who fandom as well as episodes of her mundane life which she related in some way to Doctor Who.

Jackie's columns were collected in the book Single White Who Fan: The Life & Times of Jackie Jenkins, first published by Hirst Books in 2011 and in an independently-published edition with additional material in 2017. The second edition of the book was later adapted into a full-cast audio drama of the same name.

In 2009 Bishop revived the Jackie Jenkins character and contributed under that name to the Doctor Who fandom anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It.