Obverse Books is a British publisher initially known for publishing books relating to the character

Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running Britis ...

, and currently for the '' Black Archive'' series of critical books on ''

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,'' and two sister series - the

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, focusing on

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, and the

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, featuring other genre shows. The company also owns publishing rights for stories based on

Faction Paradox ''Faction Paradox'' is a series of novels, audio stories, short story anthologies, and comics set in and around a "War in Heaven", a history-spanning conflict between godlike "Great Houses" and their mysterious enemy. The series is named after a ...

, and previously held the license to

Sexton Blake Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893. Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications ...

. Obverse Books had an e-book only imprint named ''Manleigh Books'' between 2012 and 2016.

History

The company was founded in 2008 in Edinburgh by

Stuart Douglas Stuart Anthony Douglas (born 9 April 1978 in London Borough of Enfield, Enfield) is an English retired association football, footballer and television presenter. In October 2020, he was appointed as physiotherapist at AFC Bournemouth. Career D ...

. Obverse's first book was a 2009 collection of short stories featuring the character Iris Wildthyme, first seen in the ''

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. Further volumes of Iris Wildthyme short stories have followed regularly. In 2010 the company expanded their line to include story collections from single authors and collections that did not focus primarily on science fiction. That same year the company also acquired the rights to publish short story collections based on

. In 2011 Obverse launched ''The Obverse Quarterly'', a series of paperback books aimed at genre fans. The series contains stories by authors such as George Mann,

Paul Magrs Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born 12 November 1969) is a writer and lecturer. He was born in Jarrow, England, and now lives in Manchester with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad. Early life Magrs was born in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, on ...

and

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...

, and new stories featuring

Zenith the Albino Monsieur Zenith the Albino is an ambiguous villain created by writer Anthony Skene for the "Sexton Blake" series of detective pulp fiction. Zenith is an albino, world-weary gentleman thief, originally Romanian nobility but in exile for undetermine ...

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

and

The City of the Saved The City of the Saved is a fictional setting originating within the Faction Paradox universe, created by Philip Purser-Hallard for ''The Book of the War'' and employed by him and others (including Simon Bucher-Jones, Kelly Hale, Stephen Marley, ...

, amongst others. That same year Obverse began publishing a series of tete-beche collections as part of the resurgence of such books in the speculative fiction market. The following year Obverse launched an ebook-only imprint, ''Manleigh Books''. Obverse obtained the rights to the character of

in 2013 and relaunched the ''Sexton Blake Library'' in 2014 with

Mark Hodder Mark Hodder is an English author, since 2008 living in Spain. His six-part series of 'Burton & Swinburne' steampunk novels opened with ''The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack'', which went on to win the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. The following tw ...

's 'The Silent Thunder Caper'. In 2015 Obverse announced ''

The Black Archive ''The Black Archive'' is a series of critical monographs about selected individual '' Doctor Who'' stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day. Rather than focusing on behind-the-scenes production history as much ''Doctor Who' ...

'', a series of book-length critical studies of individual ''

'' stories, launched in March 2016. In 2017, a sister series ''

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'' was announced. This Archive, edited by Stuart Douglas, covers series other than Doctor Who, including

Sapphire & Steel ''Sapphire & Steel'' is a British television supernatural sci-fi/fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. ...

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and

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. In 2018, a charity book published by Obverse contained a section of the abandoned

Steven Moffat Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the science fiction television series ''Doct ...

script for

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featuring the

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as played by

Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston (; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. A two-time BAFTA Award nominee, he is best known for his television and film work, which includes his role as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series '' ...

. In 2019, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the imprint, Obverse published six books, each featuring one of the most popular characters from their catalogue. These included Iris Wildthyme, Faction Paradox, The Manleigh Halt Irregulars, Senor 105, Seaton Begg and The City of the Saved. In 2021, Obverse announced a new Gold Archive range, focusing on individual episodes of ''Star Trek''. The company also licensed the prose rights to the setting and characters from the ''Doctor Who'' story ''

Paradise Towers ''Paradise Towers'' is the second serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 to 26 October 1987. In the serial, Kroagnon, the incorporeal arch ...

''.

Fiction

The Sexton Blake Library

* ''Sexton Blake and the Silent Thunder Caper'' by

(2014)

Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running Britis ...

*''Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus'' (eds

and Stuart Douglas, 29 May 2009) *''The Panda Book of Horror'' (eds Stuart Douglas and Paul Magrs, 12 December 2009) *''Miss Wildthyme and Friends Investigate'' (collection of linked novellas, 10 June 2010) *''Iris: Abroad'' (eds Stuart Douglas and Paul Magrs, December 2010) *''Wildthyme in Purple'' (ed Stuart Douglas and Cody Quijano-Schell) *''Lady Stardust'' (ed Art Critic Panda, 2012) *''Fifteen'' (ed Stuart Douglas, August 2013) *''Iris Wildthyme of Mars'' (ed

Philip Purser-Hallard Philip Purser-Hallard (born 1971 as Philip Hallard) is a fantasy, science fiction and crime author described by the British Fantasy Society as "the best kept secret in British genre writing".

, October 2014) *''The Perennial Miss Wildthyme'' (ed Dale Smith, October 2015) *''A Clockwork Iris'' (ed Stuart Douglas, George Mann, and Paul Magrs, February 2017) *''Wild Thymes on the 22'' (ed Stewart Sheargold, 2018) *''Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges'' (collection of previously published Iris stories from charity anthologies)

The New Adventures of Iris Wildthyme

*''Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror'' by Paul Magrs *''Mother, Maiden, Crone'' by Courtney Milnestein

Faction Paradox ''Faction Paradox'' is a series of novels, audio stories, short story anthologies, and comics set in and around a "War in Heaven", a history-spanning conflict between godlike "Great Houses" and their mysterious enemy. The series is named after a ...

*''A Romance in Twelve Parts'' (ed Stuart Douglas, 2011) *''Burning with Optimism's Flames'' (ed Julian Eales, 2012) *''Against Nature'' - Lawrence Burton (2013) *''The Brakespeare Voyage'' -

Simon Bucher-Jones Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Between 1988 and Dec 2018, he ...

and Jonathan Dennis (2013) *''Liberating Earth'' (ed

Kate Orman Kate Orman (born 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian author, best known for her books connected to the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Orman was born in Sydney, but grew up in Canberr ...

, 2015) *''Head of State'' - Andrew Hickey (2015) *''Weapons Grade Snake Oil'' - Blair Bidmead (2017) *''Spinning Jenny'' - Dale Smith (2017) *''The Book of the Enemy'' (ed Simon Bucher-Jones, 2018) *''The Book of the Peace'' (ed Philip Marsh, 2018)

Worlds of the Spiral Politic

*''The Boulevard: Volume One'' (ed Stuart Douglas, 2022)

The City of the Saved The City of the Saved is a fictional setting originating within the Faction Paradox universe, created by Philip Purser-Hallard for ''The Book of the War'' and employed by him and others (including Simon Bucher-Jones, Kelly Hale, Stephen Marley, ...

* ''Tales of the City'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2012) * ''More Tales of the City'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2013) * ''Tales of the Great Detectives'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2014) * ''Furthest Tales of the City'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2015) * ''Tales of the Civil War'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2017) * ''Stranger Tales of the City'' (ed Elizabeth Evershed, 2018)

The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105

* ''The Gulf, or Señor 105 y el Cráter Misterioso'' by Cody Quijano-Schell (2012) * ''The Grail, or Señor 105 y el Pueblo del Gobernador Demente'' by Lawrence Burton (2012) * ''By the Time I Get to Venus, or Recuerda'' by Blair Bidmead (2012) * ''Señor 105 and the Secret Santa, or El Santa, el Barbudo de Plata'' by Stuart Douglas (2012) * ''Green Eyed and Grim, or Aquí Hay Dragones'' by Selina Lock (2013) * ''Horizon, or Señor 105 contra las Momias Locas de Odinhotep'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (2013) * ''The Senor 105 Adventure Book, or Señor 105 y los Chicos y las Chicas Guía de Peligro'' by Joe Curreri (2013) * ''The Five Faces of Fear, or Ocho de Lado'' by Jay Eales (2013) * ''Spectrum, or Monstruos en la Luz'' by Stewart Sheargold (2014)

The Obverse Quarterly

* Book 1.1: ''Bite Sized Horror'' (ed Johnny Mains) * Book 1.2: ''Señor 105 and the Elements of Danger'' (ed Cody Quijano-Schell) * Book 1.3: ''The Diamond Lens and Other Stories'' (the short fiction of

Fitz James O'Brien Fitz James O'Brien (also spelled Fitz-James; 25 October 1826 – 6 April 1862) was an Irish-American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet often cited as an early writer of science fiction. Biography O'Brien was born Michael O'Brien in Cork, Irela ...

) * Book 1.4: ''Zenith Lives!: Tales of M.Zenith, the Albino'' * Book 2.1: ''Tales of the City'' (ed Philip Purser-Hallard) * Book 2.2: ''Lady Stardust'' (Iris Wildthyme and

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

) * Book 2.3: ''The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars'' (ed Philip Craggs) * Book 2.4: ''The Obverse Book of Detectives'' (ed Stuart Douglas)

An Obverse Sextet

Six novellas featuring popular characters, released to celebrate Obverse Books' Tenth Anniversary in November 2019 * ''The Mystic Menagerie of

'' - Nick Campbell * ''The Rise and Fall of Señor 105'' - Blair Bidmead * ''The Immortal Seaton Begg'' -

* ''Hyponormalisation: A Faction Hollywood Production'' - Jonathan Dennis * ''Closing the Casebook'' -

Nick Wallace Nick Wallace (born 1972) is a novelist and short story writer based in Tunbridge Wells, best known for his work in Doctor Who spin-offs. Biography Wallace works in media consultancy in London, advising on script development and programme acquis ...

* ''Vanishing Tales of the City'' - Kara Dennison

Obverse Originals

* ''Welcome Home, Bernard Socks'' by Paul Magrs (2015) * ''Terra Exitus'' by Scott Liddell (2016) *''The Wallscrawler and Other Stories'' by

Stephen Wyatt Stephen Wyatt, born 4 February 1948 in Beckenham, Kent (now Greater London), is a British writer for theatre, radio and television. Early life and education Wyatt was raised in Ealing, West London. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and ...

Other titles

*''The Obverse Book of Ghosts'' (ed,

Cavan Scott Cavan Scott (born 18 April 1973), is a New York Times bestselling comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Star Wars'', as well as comics and novels for ''Teen Titans'', ''Bla ...

, November 2010) *''With Deepest Sympathy'' - Johnny Mains (October 2010) *''Team Up'' - Paul Magrs and George Mann * ''Behind the Sofa'' - Mark Charlesworth and Chris Newton *''The Ninnies'' - Paul Magrs (April 2012) *''The Newbury and Hobbes Annual 2013'' - George Mann (December 2012) * ''The Blue Landscape and other stories'' - Stewart Sheargold-Pearce (2012, ebook only) * ''A Treasury of Brenda and Effie'' (ed, Paul Magrs, 2017) *''Stardust & Snow'' (A6 Christmas story of David Bowie) *''Build High for Happiness'' (anthology of short stories set in the world of

) *''Dark Edinburgh'' (hardback photobook of images of Edinburgh)

Charity anthologies

*''Storyteller - a Found Book'' (charity anthology for

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) *''A Target for Tommy'' (limited edition anthology of fundraising Doctor Who short stories) *''A Second Target for Tommy'' (limited edition anthology of fundraising Doctor Who short stories) *''The Cushingverse Collection'' (limited edition set of books of charity Peter Cushing

short stories and novels) *''Forgotten Lives'' (limited edition anthology of charity Doctor Who short stories) *''A Target for Antoni'' (limited edition anthology of fundraising Doctor Who short stories) *''Forgotten Lives 2'' (limited edition anthology of charity Doctor Who short stories)

Non-fiction

The Black Archive ''The Black Archive'' is a series of critical monographs about selected individual '' Doctor Who'' stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day. Rather than focusing on behind-the-scenes production history as much ''Doctor Who' ...

* ''The Black Archive #1:

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'' by Jon Arnold (March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #2:

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'' by

James Cooray Smith James Edward Cooray Smith (born in Solihull in 1978) is a British writer, critic and columnist of patrilineal Indian descent. He has written for journals including ''New Statesman'' and '' Prospect''. He has also contributed to the ''Doctor Wh ...

(March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #3:

The Ambassadors of Death ''The Ambassadors of Death'' is the third serial of the seventh season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts on BBC1 from 21 March to 2 May 1970. Written by Trevor Ray, Te ...

'' by L M Myles (March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #4:

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'' by

(March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #5:

Image of the Fendahl ''Image of the Fendahl'' is the third serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 29 October to 19 November 1977. The serial was Chris Bo ...

'' by

(May 2016) * ''The Black Archive #6: Ghost Light'' by

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(July 2016) * ''The Black Archive #7:

The Mind Robber ''The Mind Robber'' is the second serial of the sixth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from 14 September to 12 October 1968. The serial is set outside of time ...

'' by Andrew Hickey (September 2016) * ''The Black Archive #8: Black Orchid'' by Ian Millsted (November 2016) * ''The Black Archive #9:

The God Complex "The God Complex" is the eleventh episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 17 September 2011. It was written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Nick Hurran. In t ...

'' by Paul Driscoll (January 2017) * ''The Black Archive #10:

Scream of the Shalka ''Scream of the Shalka'' is a Flash-animated series based on the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was produced to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the series and was originally posted in six weekly parts from 13 N ...

'' by Jon Arnold (March 2017) * ''The Black Archive #11:

The Evil of the Daleks ''The Evil of the Daleks'' is the mostly-missing ninth and final serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20 May to 1 July 1967. In this seri ...

'' by

Simon Guerrier Simon Guerrier (born June 1976) is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of ''Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, for the BBC Books range, ...

(May 2017) * ''The Black Archive #12:

Pyramids of Mars ''Pyramids of Mars'' is the third serial of the 13th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer under the pseudonym of "Stephen Harris" and directed by Paddy Russell, the ...

'' by

(July 2017) * ''The Black Archive #13:

Human Nature Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or ...

The Family of Blood "The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 June 2007. It is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul C ...

'' by Naomi Jacobs and Philip Purser-Hallard (September 2017) * ''The Black Archive #14:

The Ultimate Foe ''The Ultimate Foe'' is the fourth and final serial of the larger narrative known as ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' which encompasses the whole of the 23rd season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadca ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (November 2017) * ''The Black Archive #15: Full Circle'' by

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(January 2018) * ''The Black Archive #16:

Carnival of Monsters ''Carnival of Monsters'' is the second serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 27 January to 17 February 1973. In the serial, set o ...

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(February 2018) * ''The Black Archive #17:

The Impossible Planet "The Impossible Planet" is the eighth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 3 June 2006. It is the first part of a two-part story. The second part, ...

The Satan Pit "The Satan Pit" is the ninth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on 10 June 2006. It is the second part of a two-part story. The first part, "The Impossible Planet ...

'' by Simon Bucher-Jones (March 2018) * ''The Black Archive #18:

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'' by Dene October (April 2018) * ''The Black Archive #19: The Eleventh Hour'' by Jon Arnold (May 2018) * ''The Black Archive #20:

Face the Raven "Face the Raven" is the tenth episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 21 November 2015, and was written by Sarah Dollard and directed by Justin Molotnikov. ...

'' by

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(June 2018) * ''The Black Archive #21: Heaven Sent'' by Kara Dennison (July 2018) * ''The Black Archive #22: Hell Bent'' by Alyssa Franke (August 2018) * ''The Black Archive #23:

The Curse of Fenric ''The Curse of Fenric'' is the third serial of the 26th season of the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1989. In it, the ancient evil ...

'' by

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(September 2018) * ''The Black Archive #24:

The Time Warrior ''The Time Warrior'' is the first serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 15 December 1973 to 5 January 1974. The serial introduced Eli ...

'' by Matthew Kilburn (October 2018) * ''The Black Archive #25:

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'' by Paul Driscoll (November 2018) * ''The Black Archive #26:

The Dæmons ''The Dæmons'' is the fifth and final serial of the eighth season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in five weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 May to 19 June 1971. In the serial, the alien ...

'' by Matt Barber (December 2018) * ''The Black Archive #27:

The Face of Evil ''The Face of Evil'' is the fourth serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 22 January 1977. This serial marked the debut of Louis ...

'' by Thomas L Rodebaugh (January 2019) * ''The Black Archive #28: Love & Monsters'' by Niki Haringsma (February 2019) * ''The Black Archive #29:

The Impossible Astronaut "The Impossible Astronaut" is the first episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. The episode was written by show runner Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes. It was first broadcast on ...

Day of the Moon "Day of the Moon" is the second episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by show runner Steven Moffat, and directed by Toby Haynes, the episode was first broadcast on 30 April 2011 on ...

'' by John Toon (March 2019) * ''The Black Archive #30:

The Dalek Invasion of Earth ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' is the second Serial (radio and television), serial of the Doctor Who (season 2), second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Ma ...

'' by Jonathan Morris (April 2019) * ''The Black Archive #31:

Warriors' Gate ''Warriors' Gate'' is the fifth serial of the 18th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Stephen Gallagher and was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1981. The ...

'' by Frank Collins (May 2019) * ''The Black Archive #32: The Romans'' by Jacob Edwards (June 2019) * ''The Black Archive #33:

Horror of Fang Rock ''Horror of Fang Rock'' is the first serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 September 1977. The serial is set on the ficti ...

'' by

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(July 2019) * ''The Black Archive #34:

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'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (August 2019) * ''The Black Archive #35:

Timelash ''Timelash'' is the fifth serial of the 22nd season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on BBC1 on 9 and 16 March 1985. In the serial, the Borad (Robert Ashby), the mu ...

'' by

Phil Pascoe Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...

(September 2019) * ''The Black Archive #36:

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'' by Dewi Small (October 2019) * ''The Black Archive #37:

Kerblam! "Kerblam!" is the seventh episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Pete McTighe, directed by Jennifer Perrott, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 November 2018. ...

'' by Naomi Jacobs and Thomas L Rodebaugh (November 2019) * ''The Black Archive #38:

The Sound of Drums "The Sound of Drums" is the twelfth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrati ...

Last of the Time Lords "Last of the Time Lords" is the thirteenth and final episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 30 June 2007. It is the last of three episodes that form a l ...

'' by

James Mortimer James Mortimer may refer to: * James Mortimer (chess player) (1833–1911), American/British chess player, journalist, and playwright * James Mortimer (dogshow judge) (1842–1915), British dogshow judge * Jim Mortimer (1921–2013), British trade u ...

(December 2019) * ''The Black Archive #39: The Silurians'' by (January 2020) * ''The Black Archive #40:

The Underwater Menace ''The Underwater Menace'' is the half-missing fifth serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 14 January to 4 February 1967. In this seri ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (April 2020) * ''The Black Archive #41:

Vengeance on Varos ''Vengeance on Varos'' is the second serial of the Doctor Who (season 22), 22nd season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 19 and 26 January 1985. The serial is set o ...

'' by Jonathan Dennis (April 2020) * ''The Black Archive #42:

The Rings of Akhaten "The Rings of Akhaten" is the seventh episode of the Doctor Who (series 7), seventh series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 6 April 2013. It was written by Neil Cross and directed b ...

'' by William Shaw (April 2020) * ''The Black Archive #43:

The Robots of Death ''The Robots of Death'' is the fifth serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 29 January to 19 February 1977. In the serial, the Four ...

'' by

Fiona Moore Fiona Moore is a Canadian academic, writer and critic based in London (UK). She is best known for writing works of TV criticism, short fiction, stage and audio plays (being one of the original members of the Magic Bullet Productions writing team a ...

(May 2020) * ''The Black Archive #44:

The Pandorica Opens "The Pandorica Opens" is the twelfth episode of the fifth series of British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'', first broadcast on 19 June 2010 on BBC One. It is the first in a two-part finale; the second part, "The Big Bang" ...

The Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the Expansion of the universe, universe expanded from an initial state of high Energy density, density and temperature. Various Physical cosmology, cosmological models of the Big Ba ...

'' by Philip Bates (June 2020) * ''The Black Archive #45:

The Deadly Assassin ''The Deadly Assassin'' is the third serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 30 October to 20 November 1976. It is the first seri ...

'' by Andrew Orton (July 2020) * ''The Black Archive #46: The Awakening'' by David Evans-Powell (August 2020) * ''The Black Archive #47:

The Stones of Blood ''The Stones of Blood'' is the third serial of the 16th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 28 October to 18 November 1978. Part 4 was broadcast durin ...

'' by Katrin Thier (September 2020) * ''The Black Archive #48:

Arachnids in the UK "Arachnids in the UK" is the fourth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who''. It was written by showrunner and executive producer Chris Chibnall, directed by Sallie Aprahamian, and first ...

'' by Sam Maleski (October 2020) * ''The Black Archive #49:

The Night of the Doctor "The Night of the Doctor" is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was made available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube on 14 November 2013, as part of the BBC One lead-up to the show's 50th annivers ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (November 2020) * ''The Black Archive #50:

'' by

Alasdair Stuart Alasdair is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of ''Alexander'' which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name ''Alasdair'' is often Anglicised as ''Alistair'', '' Alastair'', and ''Alaster''.''A Dictionary ...

(December 2020) * ''The Black Archive #51:

Earthshock ''Earthshock'' is the sixth serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1982. This serial marks the final regular appe ...

'' by Brian J Robb (February 2021) * ''The Black Archive #52: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos'' by James F. McGrath (April 2021) * ''The Black Archive #53:

The Hand of Fear ''The Hand of Fear'' is the second serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 23 October 1976. The serial was the last regular appe ...

'' by Simon Bucher-Jones (June 2021) * ''The Black Archive #54:

Dalek The Daleks ( ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They were conceived by writer Terry Nation and first appeared in the 1963 ''Doctor Who'' ...

'' by Billy Seguire (August 2021) * ''The Black Archive #55:

Invasion of the Dinosaurs ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'', simply titled ''Invasion'' in Part One, is the second serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 12 Januar ...

'' by Jon Arnold (October 2021) * ''The Black Archive #56:

The Haunting of Villa Diodati "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" is the eighth episode of the Doctor Who (series 12), twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 16 February 2020. It was written by Maxine Alder ...

'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (December 2021) * ''The Black Archive #57:

Vincent and the Doctor "Vincent and the Doctor" is the tenth episode of the fifth series of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 5 June 2010. It was written by Richard Curtis and directed by Jonny Campbell and featu ...

'' by Paul Driscoll (February 2022) * ''The Black Archive #58:

The Talons of Weng-Chiang ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' is the sixth and final serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 February to 2 April 1977. In the serial ...

'' by Dale Smith (April 2022) * ''The Black Archive #59:

Kill the Moon "Kill the Moon" is the seventh episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 4 October 2014. The episode was written by Peter Harness and directed by Paul Wi ...

'' by Darren Mooney (June 2022) * ''The Black Archive #60:

The Sun Makers ''The Sun Makers'' is the fourth serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 November to 17 December 1977. The serial is set on Pluto. ...

'' by Lewis Baston (August 2022) * ''The Black Archive #61:

'' by John Toon (October 2022) * ''The Black Archive #62:

Kinda Kinda or Kindah may refer to: Politics and society *Kinda (tribe), an ancient and medieval Arab tribe *Kingdom of Kinda, a tribal kingdom in north and central Arabia in – Places * Kinda, Idlib, Syria * Kinda Hundred, a hundred in Sweden * Kinda ...

'' by Frank Collins (December 2022)

The Gold Archive

* ''The Gold Archive #1:

The Return of the Archons "The Return of the Archons" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Boris Sobelman (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry), and directed by Joseph Pevney, it first ...

'' by Brian J Robb (February 2022) * ''The Gold Archive #2: Through the Valley of Shadows'' by

(February 2022) * ''The Gold Archive #3:

Spock's Brain "Spock's Brain" is the third season premiere episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Gene L. Coon (under the pseudonym ''Lee Cronin'') and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on September ...

'' by

Nick Joy Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Places ...

(February 2022)

The Silver Archive

* ''The Silver Archive Christmas Special: The Christmas Box'' by

(December 2017) * ''The Silver Archive #1:

Sapphire and Steel ''Sapphire & Steel'' is a British television supernatural sci-fi/fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. ...

'' (Assignments 1 & 2) by

David McIntee David A. McIntee (born 31 December 1968) is a British writer. Career McIntee has written many spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', as well as one each based on ''Final Destination'' and '' Space: 1 ...

and Lesley McIntee (August 2018) * ''The Silver Archive #2: Sapphire and Steel'' (Assignments 3 & 4) by Cody Schell (August 2018) * ''The Silver Archive #3: Sapphire and Steel'' (Assignments 5 & 6) by

(August 2018) * ''The Silver Archive #4:

'' Season 1 by Paul Driscoll (January 2019) * ''The Silver Archive #5:

'' by Matthew Kresal (April 2020) * ''The Silver Archive #6:

'' by Andrew Hickey (October 2020) * ''The Silver Archive #7: Survivors: Mad Dog'' by Rich Cross (February 2022) * ''The Silver Archive #8:

Millennium A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...

'' by Stacey Smith? (September 2022)

Time's Mosaic

* ''Time's Mosaic 9 - Eccleston,

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing ...

and

Quatermass Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist, originally created by the writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme, heading the Brit ...

'' by Finn Clark (2015) * ''Time's Mosaic 5 - Davison, Sarah-Jane and Erimem'' by Finn Clark (2017) * ''Time's Mosaic 6 -

Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor ...

, BBV and K9'' by Finn Clark (2019) * ''Time’s Mosaic 3 - Pertwee, BBV and Reeltime'' by Finn Clark (2022)

Other titles

* ''Face to Face: Interviews in Time and Space'' (ed Eddie McGuigan, November 2013) * ''The 500 Year Diary Volume 1 (1963-1973)'' (Paul Castle, November 2013) * ''

Downtime - The Lost Worlds of Doctor Who The term downtime is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable. The unavailability is the proportion of a time-span that a system is unavailable or offline. This is usually a result of the system failure, failing to function because ...

'' - Dylan Rees (2017) * '' The Annual Years'' (Paul Magrs, June 2014, second edition 2019) * ''An Electric Storm:

Daphne Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in whi ...

, Delia and the

BBC Radiophonic Workshop The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was one of the sound effects units of the BBC, created in 1958 to produce incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental and pioneering work in electroni ...

'' (Ned Netherwood, October 2015, second edition 2019) * ''Radiophonic Times'' ( Peter Howell, March 2021)

References

External links

Obverse Books website
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