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Obverse Books award-winning range of book length monographs on individual Doctor Who stories. www.blackarchive.co.uk Sister series to the Silver Archive, which looks at other genre tv. obversebooks.co.uk/product-category…

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Mike Stack @docmickstack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nice to see that my contribution to Obverse Books' Black Archives, #68, is now available in a bundle alongside some excellent authors. The reprint includes updates to cover the Blu-ray release, too.
Black Archives collection, #61 to #70, from https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/the-black-archive-volumes-61-70/
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Finally for today, there's a bargain @dalesmithonline.com bundle too! #58 – The Talons of Weng-Chiang #66 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy #72 – Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead #78 – The Devil’s Chord obversebooks.co.uk/product/dale...
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Dale Smith Black Archive Bundle – Obverse Books
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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Jon’s a brilliant writer- check these out for a fresh and informative look at Doctor Who old and new.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Also released today: the @jonarnold.bsky.social Black Archive Bundle! Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh. obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
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Jon Arnold Black Archive Bundle – Obverse Books
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 17/09/2026
To soften the blow of the new prices, and because I know some folk wait for the 10 book bundles - plus I don't want to start charging them more when they're both patient and loyal! - we've released the next bundle early (books 61 - 70), and we'll hold it at the old price until the end of the month.
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The Black Archive – Volumes 61-70 – Obverse Books
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Today is the last day to buy Black Archives at the £5.99 sale price - the eleven year long Archive sale ends tomorrow! obversebooks.co.uk/product-cate...
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Black Archives – Obverse Books
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 12/09/2026
And remember, if you're wanting to order a pile of Archives at once - particularly, but not exclusively if you're not in the UK - it's worth dropping the support email address a line and we can see if we can get as cheap a shipping option as possible (the damn prices seem to change almost daily!)
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 11/09/2026
The price of Archives has only gone up once in 10+ years since 2016 and printing costs have gone up many​ times since then, to the extent it now costs me money to sell copies of some of the longer Archives! As a result, we're scrapping the 5.99 sale price on the website from next week.
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just in case you've lost the link to donate to the RNLI rnli.org. The sea does not discriminate, neither does the RNLI and nor should we.
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Tony Cross @lokster71.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I finished Brigid Cherry's Black Archive #83 on The Web Planet. It is a story I like a lot and she does a great job of explaining its positive qualities and depths. I've reviewed it on my Goodreads page. (www.goodreads.com/user/show/17...) @blackarchive.co.uk #DoctorWho #Zarbiiiiiiii
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Another hugely enjoyable @blackarchive.co.uk . A spirited and rich attempt to reclaim an often maligned and ridiculed serial as the boundary stretching example of television experimentalism that it is. An overdue shooting down of lazy takes. Bravo. (1/2)
The Black Archive #83 The Web Planet, a monograph by Brigid Cherry (Obverse Books 2026)
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Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On the latest Trap One🎙Podcast special guest @stephenhatcher.bsky.social joins us to talk about his brilliant new @blackarchive.co.uk book on The Invasion: Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/22cajf6t Spotify: tinyurl.com/3a5z3xy6 Podbean: tinyurl.com/p27zyzky
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Kenny Smith @finishedzine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We're back in the #DoctorWho @blackarchive.co.uk today, as we look at the latest release from @obversebooks.co.uk - The Invasion. We're joined by writer Stephen Hatcher to discuss it. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...
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557: The Black Archive - The Invasion
The Invasion was the Second Doctor story that laid down the format for the decade to come. And now, it's the subject of a Black Archive, from Obverse Books, which has been written by Stephen Hatcher.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 19/08/2026
Delighted that we will be in Derby for @thewhoovers.bsky.social Convention in September, with @stuartdouglas.com and @purserhallard.com (and others) doing a panel on Ten Years of the Black Archive. Plus Stuart will be running a merch stall, so pop along to say hello!
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 18/08/2026
Get your own copy here: obversebooks.co.uk/product/82-t...
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82. The Daleks – Obverse Books
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
That wheezing, groaning sound was my postie delivering this little bundle of @blackarchive.co.uk goodies.
TOP LEFT: The Black Archive #2 - The Massacre, by James Cooray Smith

TOP RIGHT: The Black Archive #3 - The Ambassadors of Death, by Liz Myles

BOTTOM: The Black Archive #14 - The Ultimate Foe, by James Cooray SmithTOP LEFT: The Black Archive #7 - The Mind Robber, by Andrew Hickey

TOP RIGHT: The Black Archive #40 - The Underwater Menace, by James Cooray Smith

BOTTOM LEFT: The Black Archive #83 - The Web Planet, by Brigid Cherry

BOTTOM RIGHT: The Black Archive #84 - The Invasion, by Stephen Hatcher
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Kenny Smith @finishedzine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We return to the @obversebooks.co.uk for another @blackarchive.co.uk release - #DoctorWho: The Web Planet. We discuss this Hartnell era curio with writer Brigid Cherry. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...
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551: The Black Archive - The Web Planet
The Web Planet - one of the great Doctor Who experiments, which still divides opinion to this day. Bill Strutton's 1965 serial was hugely ambitious, with a non-human selection of guest characters, on
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 05/08/2026
Available for pre-order now - the 16th Cushing Dr Who charity novel - THE MONSTER OF FANG ROCK! obversebooks.co.uk/product/16-t... And for those who like to buy the reduced price sets - set 13 to 16 is also now out! obversebooks.co.uk/product/cush...
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16. The Monster of Fang Rock – Obverse Books
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Kenny Smith @finishedzine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We're back with our friends at @obversebooks.co.uk as we look at #DoctorWho - An Adventure in Space and Time, a special release from the @blackarchive.co.uk series, written by @rolinsond.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...
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549: The Black Archive - An Adventure in Space and Time
We're highlighting a special release from the Black Archive series today - An Adventure in Space and Time. We speak to write David Rolinson about the work, featuring the special programme made for Do
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 30/07/2026
Thanks to Kenny, as ever!
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Oliver Wake @oliver-wake.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
There are only 8 copies left of my Black Archive book about ‘The Daleks’. All the feedback so far has been very positive. Why not give it a go? Link below. It’s perfect heatwave reading!* *And equally suitable for all other meteorological conditions. obversebooks.co.uk/product/82-t...
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82. The Daleks – Obverse Books
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 28/07/2026
Oddly, in spite of having considerably fewer employees than Sony (we have one - me; Sony have more than one), if you bought an ebook from Obverse when we opened our doors 18 years ago, we guarantee you will still have a copy today (just drop me a line with your order number if you can't find it!)
A hell site exchange between some rightly complaining that he turned on his PS3 after ten years on non-use and Sony had deleted all the games he paid for back in the day, and an idiot replying, apparently under the impression that was fine and - presumably - that purchases from Sony are on a temporary ownership basis.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 28/07/2026
The ebook and combo deal (paperback and ebook at a reduced cost) of THE INVASION are now available. obversebooks.co.uk/product/84-t...
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84. The Invasion – Obverse Books
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Iain McLaughlin @iainamclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Black Archives are a fabulous set of books. Very much looking forward to this one about a favourite Patrick Troughton story.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 27/07/2026
Available to pre-order in paperback now - Black Archive #84: THE INVASION by @stephenhatcher.bsky.social. (includes free link to local press coverage!) obversebooks.co.uk/product/84-t...
The cover to the Black Archive on THE INVASION, showing St Paul's in white on a black background to the bottom of the page, with an abstract, blue and purple collage above, comprised of manipulated versions of the St Paul's image.
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 23/07/2026
Blakes 7 Silver Archives can go in all sorts of directions...quite a lot of them a wee bit on the bleak side...
A selection of books - Kafka's THE TRIAL, Foucault's DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH, Hobbes LEVIATHAN, Arendt's THE ORIGINS OF TOTALITARIANISM and Bentham's PANTOPTICON.
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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The family of Justin Richards are very touched by what people said about him this week. For those who wish to donate in his memory, they suggest Read for Good, a charity that works to get children reading, just as Justin strived to do with his writing. readforgood.enthuse.com/JustinRichar...
Julian Richards writes: 

“Thank you all so much for your kind words about Dad. If any of you would like to do something in his memory then please consider donating to Read for Good, a charity that does work to get children reading, just as Justin always strived to do with his writing.” 
https://readforgood.enthuse.com/JustinRichards#!/ 

If I could also ask some kind souls with accounts on other social media sites to please share this link as well so it can be found by those not on Facebook with us, as this is the extent of my social media reach and I know there's been a lot of kind thoughts and words about Dad elsewhere as well.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 03/07/2026
Seconding the fact that @andrewhickey.500songs.com can write very, very well about topics other than music!
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 30/06/2026
God, I hate Brexit, Farage, Cameron and all the absolute fools who voted for them and it. Crooks, cretins and the terminally gullible. More gifts from the Brexit car crash. taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidanc...
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Guidance and legal text on temporary flat fee on low-value imports which will apply until 1 July 2028
From 1 July 2026, the EU will apply a temporary €3 customs duty per item on low-value consignments (up to €150) imported from outside the EU, abolishing the duty exemption applicable until 30 June 202...
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Hartnell-tastic post from @obversebooks.co.uk . The one on the right is off to a good start with quotes from Rachel Carson, spotted in the flick through.
The Black Archive #67 The Edge of Destruction by Simon Guerrier.

The Black Archive #83 The Web Planet by Brigid Cherry.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 26/06/2026
Sometimes I'm watching Dr Who and I hear a line and think that'd be perfect for the back of a Black Archive. Like this one from K9 & Company... 'Witchcraft, it's very romantic but this is 1981.'
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 26/06/2026
PARTY LIKE IT'S 1998 briefly back in stock in paperback after I found a box in my mother-in-law's attic, Ice-Warriors-in-a-cupboard style. obversebooks.co.uk/product/part...
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Party like it’s 1998! – Obverse Books
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John Rivers @johnrivers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Cracking @blackarchive.co.uk from Brigid Cherry on Web Planet, a fave of mine, but unloved by a lot of fandom. This explores its position as experimental TV, use of puppetry and feminist theatre as well as its roots in environmentalism and WW2. Also you learn all about Roslyn de Winter. Recommended!
Black Archive on DOCTOR WHO: THE WEB PLANET
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 18/06/2026
A wee reminder - no form of AI is used in any of the Black Archives. Because AI is absolute crap.
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Kara Dennison @rubycosmos.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Today on the blog: my take on all the Doctor Who stuff going on, plus links to some books you can read to pass the time while we wait for its return: karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/06/so-a...
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Obverse Books @obversebooks.co.uk · 11/06/2026
Ebook and combo deal for THE WEB PLANET now available, since the paperback is in stock! obversebooks.co.uk/product/83-t...
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83. The Web Planet – Obverse Books
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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Hi I’m Chloe and I make these small-scale lively handmade mixed media original drawings, these four are still available just in case this is useful info. Actual art at all too reasonable prices. And if you can’t afford it, thank you for looking and sharing etc. #art www.chloecumming.com
Two monkeys, red and yellow, monoprint and pastel, gentle and contemplative  Squishy skull, mauvish oil pastel skull on grey paper with expressive line and colourInk Hoopoe with light browns A teddy bear and a teddy cat, delicate pencil drawing
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I whizzed through this over the weekend. As intricate a case study of televison as you would expect from David, full of insight and connections through a dizzying array of sources. There are already a number of rich, rewarding books about Doctor Who's foundational days. This, happily, is another.
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SJ Groenewegen @sjgroenewegen.co.uk · 07/06/2026
People in the UK who care about the rights of creators to try to make a living from their work, here's a petition to parliament. Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data. Please sign and share widely. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data
We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...
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Iain McLaughlin @iainamclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Just the thing for a miserable wet Saturday... another lovely thing from @obversebooks.co.uk and @stuartdouglas.com - you can't go wrong with Pyramids of Mars, or the Black Archive.
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Kenny Smith @finishedzine.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We're joined by @oliver-wake.bsky.social to discuss his first #DoctorWho Black Archive from @obversebooks.co.uk as he discusses his work on writing The Daleks. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...
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533: The Black Archive - The Daleks
‘After the neutronic war, our Dalek forefathers retired into the city, protected by our machines.’ The Black Archive returns, as it delves into the facts of The Daleks (aka Serial B/The Mutants/Beyond
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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
everybody loves the t-shirt, too. with @jsa4e.bsky.social in richmond, dec 2024. you can find the design here on redbubble: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/2408...
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Jason M. @drwhonovels.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
For this week's DWLit episode I needed greatness, and greatness I found in two places: @dalesmithonline.com discussing his excellent @blackarchive.co.uk volume on "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy"; and the vocal talents of @monstersovka.bsky.social stepping into the ring.
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Episode 144 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (with Dale Smith)
Doctor Who Literature · Episode
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Philip Marsh @misterpalomar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Oh same - there's lots about it that I really like and the DVD Special Edition helps with some of the original editing issues, but there are definitely moments where a more sure-handed director and production team could have escalated it. @purserhallard.com's @blackarchive.co.uk on it is fascinating
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 02/06/2026
Available for pre-order now - Black Archive 83: THE WEB PLANET, in which Brigid Cherry considers what has been described as the strangest classic Doctor Who sotry - and certainly the one with the best credit.
Credit reading 'Insect momvement by Roslyn de winter'
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RABlack Art @rablackart.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I just finished this - another thought provoking @blackarchive.co.uk book from @obversebooks.co.uk, full of original ideas and observations. I loved the chapters on the sound effects and music, the possible influences on the script, and the Dalek design. Excellent work by @oliver-wake.bsky.social.
My hand holding 
THE BLACK ARCHIVE • THE DALEKS
By OLIVER WAKE

Cover design by Cody Schell
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RABlack Art @rablackart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I’ve just read this wonderful @blackarchive.co.uk book by @0tralala.bsky.social. I loved the tone and the structure. A really thought provoking mix of diligent research and original theories.
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THE BLACK ARCHIVE #67 • THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION
by SIMON GUERRIER.

Cover design by Cody Schell.
Icon by Blair Bidmead.
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 09/05/2026
One of a kind Doctor Who book and signed cover proof now on sale for charity: the last remaining hardback copy of the Forgotten Lives Omnibus, plus the original (rather bashed up) cover proof, signed by many of the authors (including Black Archive folk like @purserhallard.com and @stuartdouglas.com)
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Doctor Who — Forgotten Lives Omnibus with Signed Cover Proof - One of a Kind! | eBay UK
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Doctor Who — Forgotten Lives Omnibus with Signed Cover Proof - One of a Kind! at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products!
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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 30/04/2026
Very true - get buying folks!
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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Celebrate 10 years of The Black Archives @obversebooks.co.uk @stuartdouglas.com @rolinsond.bsky.social @blackarchive.co.uk @purserhallard.com @rubycosmos.bsky.social scifibulletin.com/2026/04/30/c...
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Celebrating 10 years of The Black Archives
Obverse Books’ series of Doctor Who monographs, the Black Archive, celebrates 10 years of publication with a special tome looking at An Adventure in Space and Time.  ‘The following programme …
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