Obverse Books is a British publisher initially known for publishing books relating to the character Iris Wildthyme, and currently for the '' Black Archive'' series of critical books on ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

,'' and two sister series - the Gold Archive, focusing on

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

, and the

Silver Archive Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in ...

, 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 British detective, whose adventures captivated readers for over eight decades from 1893 to 1978. Blake featured in more than 4,000 stories by approximately 200 different authors, making him one of the most prolifica ...

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

universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents. It comprises all of existence, any fundamental interaction, physical process and physical constant, and therefore all forms of matter and energy, and the structures they form, from s ...

. 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 and

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, particularly of 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 wo ...

, and new stories featuring Zenith the Albino,

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

and The City of the Saved, 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's 'The Silent Thunder Caper'. In 2015 Obverse announced '' The Black Archive'', a series of book-length critical studies of individual ''

'' stories, launched in March 2016. In 2017, a sister series '' The Silver Archive'' was announced. This Archive, edited by Stuart Douglas, covers series other than Doctor Who, including

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

Dark Skies ''Dark Skies'' is an American UFO conspiracy theory–based science fiction television series. It debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot epis ...

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the Stranger Things season 1, first season was released on N ...

and

The Strange World of Gurney Slade ''The Strange World of Gurney Slade'' is a surreal six-part British television comedy series devised by Anthony Newley and made by ATV, first transmitted by the ITV network between 22 October and 26 November 1960. Newley devised the central ...

. 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 the second showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television ser ...

script for

The Day of the Doctor "The Day of the Doctor" is a special episode of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', marking its 50th anniversary. It was written by Steven Moffat, who served as an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It was ...

featuring the

Ninth Doctor The Ninth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston during the first series of the show's revival in 2005. Within the serie ...

as played by

Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston (; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction, most notably the Ninth Doctor, ni ...

. 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. ''The Black Archive #15: Full Circle'' by John Toon won New Zealand science fiction's Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Professional Publication in 2019. Toon repeated the feat in 2022, when they won the same award for ''The Black Archive #61:'' '' Paradise Towers''. 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''. In 2023, the photobook Dark Edinburgh by Scott Liddell won a Scottish Nature Photography Award as 'Favourite Scottish Nature Photography Book' for 2022.

Fiction

Iris Wildthyme

*''Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus'' (eds Paul Magrs 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 Books, Virgin and BBC Books, BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Betw ...

and Jonathan Dennis (2013) *''Liberating Earth'' (ed Kate Orman, 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) *''Inward Collapse'' by Lawrence Burton (2023) *''The Boulevard: Volume Two'' (ed Simon Bucher-Jones, 2024) *''Rose-Coloured Crosshairs'' by Blair Bidmead (2025)

Paradise Towers

*''Build High for Happiness'' (ed Stuart Douglas, 2022) *''Ice Hot'' (ed Kara Dennison, 2024) *''As A Kang Should Be'' by Dale Smith (2025)

Charity anthologies

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

cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive manner that impairs the normal clearance of Sputum, mucus from the lungs, which facilitates the colonization and infection of the lungs by bacteria, notably ''Staphy ...

) *''Dalekese'' (

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

language guide, edited by Finn Clark) *''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'' volumes 1 to 3 (limited edition anthologies of charity ''Doctor Who'' short stories featuring the Morbius Doctors) *''A Target for Antoni'' (limited edition anthology of fundraising ''Doctor Who'' short stories)

The Sexton Blake Library

* ''Sexton Blake and the Silent Thunder Caper'' by Mark Hodder (2014)

The City of the Saved

* ''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) * 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 as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

) * 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 Iris Wildthyme'' - 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 * ''Vanishing Tales of the City'' - Kara Dennison

Obverse Originals

* ''Welcome Home, Bernard Socks'' by Paul Magrs (2015) * ''Terra Exitus'' by Scott M. 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 ...

* ''Science Fiction'' by Scott M. Liddell (2023) * ''Beyond the Veil'' by Paul Magrs (2023)

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'', '' ...

, 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) *''Dark Edinburgh'' by Scott M. Liddell (hardback photobook of images of Edinburgh)

Non-fiction

The Black Archive

* ''The Black Archive #1:

Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...

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

The Massacre ''The Massacre'' is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3, 2005, via Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, 50 Cent's G-Unit Records, and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. With production from Dr. Dre, ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #3:

The Ambassadors of Death ''The Ambassadors of Death'' is the third serial of the Doctor Who (season 7), seventh season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts on BBC One, BBC1 from 21 March to 2 May ...

'' by L M Myles (March 2016) * ''The Black Archive #4: Dark Water / Death in Heaven'' 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 Jonathan Dennis (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 th ...

'' 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 ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by ...

'' 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 Doctor Who spin-offs, spinoffs. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, fo ...

(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, t ...

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

Human Nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

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 Cor ...

'' 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 broadc ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (November 2017) * ''The Black Archive #15: Full Circle'' by John Toon (January 2018) * ''The Black Archive #16: Carnival of Monsters'' by

Ian Potter Sir William Ian Potter (25 August 190224 October 1994), known as Ian Potter, was an Australian stockbroker, businessman and philanthropist. Potter was knighted in 1962. The Ian Potter Foundation, which he established in 1964, has made grants to ...

(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 Plane ...

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

Marco Polo Marco Polo (; ; ; 8 January 1324) was a Republic of Venice, Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known a ...

'' 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 Doctor Who (series 9), 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 Sarah Groenewegen (June 2018) * ''The Black Archive #21: Heaven Sent'' by Kara Dennison (July 2018) * ''The Black Archive #22:

Hell Bent Hellbent may refer to: * Hellbent (novel), by Anthony McGowan Film and television Films * ''Hell Bent'' (film), a 1918 silent Western film * ''Hellbent'' (film), a 2004 slasher film Television episodes * "Hell Bent" (''Doctor Who'') * ...

'' 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

Una McCormack Una McCormack (born 13 January 1972) is a British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist. She is the author of ''The Baba Yaga'' (2015) and ''The Star of the Sea'' (2016), two books in the ''Weird Space'' series from UK science fiction publis ...

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

The Time Warrior ''The Time Warrior'' is the first serial of the Doctor Who season 11, 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 ...

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

Doctor Who (1996) ''Doctor Who'', also referred to as ''Doctor Who: The Movie'' or as ''Doctor Who: The Television Movie'' or ''Dr Who'' in America is a 1996 television film continuing the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Developed as a ...

'' 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 showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes. It was first broadcast on 23 ...

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 of the second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in six week ...

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

Warriors' Gate ''Warriors' Gate'' is the fifth serial of the Doctor Who season 18, 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 BBC One, BBC1 fr ...

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

Battlefield A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troop ...

'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (August 2019) * ''The Black Archive #35: Timelash'' by Phil Pascoe (September 2019) * ''The Black Archive #36:

Listen Listen may refer to: * The action of listening * Central auditory system listening is how the brain processes what you hear * Listening behaviour types in human communication Computing * LISTEN, a TCP connection state on the server side indi ...

'' 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 narrative ...

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 li ...

'' 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

Stacey Smith? Stacey R. Smith? (formerly Robert Joseph Smith?, born 28 October 1972) is an Australian-Canadian mathematician known for scholarly research work on the modeling of infectious outbreaks, particularly including the analysis of outbreaks of zombies ...

(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 seria ...

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

Vengeance on Varos ''Vengeance on Varos'' is the second serial of the 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 on the planet Varos, wher ...

'' by Jonathan Dennis (April 2020) * ''The Black Archive #42: The Rings of Akhaten'' 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 Fou ...

'' 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 ...

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

The Deadly Assassin ''The Deadly Assassin'' is the third serial of the Doctor Who (season 14), 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 197 ...

'' by Andrew Orton (July 2020) * ''The Black Archive #46:

The Awakening The Awakening may refer to: Religion * Awakening (Finnish religious movement), a Lutheran movement in Finland * Great Awakening, several periods of Anglo-American Christian revival Film and television Film * ''The Awakening'', a 1913 film starring ...

'' 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 anniversa ...

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

'' by Alasdair Stuart (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''. It was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1982. This serial marks the final regular appeara ...

'' by Brian J Robb (February 2021) * ''The Black Archive #52:

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" is the tenth and final episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Childs, and was first broadcast o ...

'' by

James F. McGrath James Frank McGrath is an American scholar of religion. He is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He is known for his work on Early Christianity, Mandaeism, criticism of the Christ myth t ...

(April 2021) * ''The Black Archive #53: The Hand of Fear'' by Simon Bucher-Jones (June 2021) * ''The Black Archive #54:

'' 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 Doctor Who season 11, 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts o ...

'' 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 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 Alderton, and directed by Em ...

'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (December 2021) * ''The Black Archive #57: Vincent and the Doctor'' 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: Paradise Towers'' by John Toon (October 2022) * ''The Black Archive #62:

Kinda Kinda or Kindah may refer to: People Given name * Kinda Alloush (born 1982), Syrian actress * Kinda El-Khatib (born 1996 or 1997), Lebanese activist Surname * Chris Kinda (born 1999), Namibian para-athlete * Gadi Kinda (1994–2025), ...

'' by Frank Collins (December 2022) * ''The Black Archive #63:

Flux Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. Flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications in physics. For transport phe ...

'' edited by Paul Driscoll (February 2023) * ''The Black Archive #64:

The Girl Who Died "The Girl Who Died" is the fifth episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 17 October 2015, and was written by Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat and directed ...

'' by Tom Marshall (April 2023) * ''The Black Archive #65:

The Myth Makers ''The Myth Makers'' is the third serial of the third season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Donald Cotton and directed by Michael Leeston-Smith, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly par ...

'' by Ian Potter (June 2023) * ''The Black Archive #66:

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' is the fourth and final serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 14 December 1988 to 4 January 1989 ...

'' by Dale Smith (August 2023) * ''The Black Archive #67:

The Edge of Destruction ''The Edge of Destruction'' (also referred to as ''Inside the Spaceship'') is the third serial of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by David Whitaker, and first broadcast on BBC TV in two weekly parts ...

'' by Simon Guerrier (October 2023) * ''The Black Archive #68:

The Happiness Patrol ''The Happiness Patrol'' is the second serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in three weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 16 November 1988. The serial is set on the Ear ...

'' by

Mike Stack Michael Joseph Stack III (born June 5, 1963) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Pe ...

(December 2023) * ''The Black Archive #69:

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...

'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (February 2024) * ''The Black Archive #70:

Ascension of the Cybermen "Ascension of the Cybermen" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 23 February 2020. It was written by Chris Chibnall, and dire ...

'' / '' The Timeless Children'' by Ryan Bradley (April 2024) * ''The Black Archive #71: The Aztecs'' by Doris V Sutherland (June 2024) * ''The Black Archive #72:

Silence in the Library "Silence in the Library" is the eighth episode of the Doctor Who (series 4), fourth series of the revived British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 31 May 2008. It is the first of a two-part s ...

/ The Forest of the Dead'' by Dale Smith (August 2024) * ''The Black Archive #73: Under the Lake / Before the Flood'' by Kevin Decker & Ryan Parrey (October 2024) * ''The Black Archive #74:

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the ...

'' by Jamie Beckwith & Leslie Grace McMurtry (December 2024) * ''The Black Archive #73: Under the Lake / Before the Flood'' by Ryan C Parrey and Kevin S Decker (October 2024) * ''The Black Archive #74:

'' by Jamie Beckwith and Leslie Grace McMurtry (December 2024) * ''The Black Archive #75:

Silver Nemesis ''Silver Nemesis'' is the third serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 in three weekly parts from 23 November (the 25th anniversary) to 7 ...

'' by James Cooray Smith (February 2025) * ''The Black Archive #76:

Logopolis ''Logopolis'' is the seventh and final serial of the 18th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 28 February to 21 March 1981. The serial is set on th ...

'' by Jonathan Hay (April 2025) * ''The Black Archive #77: Castrovalva'' by Andrew Orton (June 2025)

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 fi ...

'' by Brian J Robb (February 2022) * ''The Gold Archive #2:

Through the Valley of Shadows The second season of the American television series ''Star Trek: Discovery'' is set a decade before ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' in the 23rd century and follows the crew of the starship ''Discovery''. With the crew of the USS Enterprise ( ...

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

Spock's Brain "Spock's Brain" is the Star Trek: The Original Series season 3, third season premiere episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''. Written by Gene L. Coon (under the pseudonym ''Lee Cro ...

'' by Nick Joy (February 2022)

The Silver Archive

* ''The Silver Archive Christmas Special: The Christmas Box'' by Paul Magrs (December 2017) * ''The Silver Archive #1:

Sapphire and Steel Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, cobalt, lead, chromium, vanadium, magnesium, boron, and silicon. The name ''sapphire ...

'' (Assignments 1 & 2) by

David McIntee David A. McIntee (31 December 1968 – 15 December 2024) was a British writer. Life and career McIntee wrote many spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', as well as one each based on ''Final Destinat ...

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 James Cooray Smith (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 Survivor(s) may refer to: * one who survives Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...

: Mad Dog'' by Rich Cross (February 2022) * ''The Silver Archive #8:

Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, 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 ...

'' by

(September 2022)

Time's Mosaic

* ''Time's Mosaic 9 - Eccleston,

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British-American 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 i ...

and

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

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

Colin Baker Colin Charles Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC television drama series ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the Sixth Doctor, sixth incarnation of The Doctor (Do ...

, BBV and K9'' by Finn Clark (2019) * ''Time’s Mosaic 3 - Pertwee, BBV and Reeltime'' by Finn Clark (2022) * ''Time’s Mosaic 10A - Tennant, Rose and Martha'' by Finn Clark (2023)

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

Daphne Daphne (; ; , , ), a 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 which she appears, but t ...

Delia DeliaDella as a diminutive is a feminine given name either taken from an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, or else representing a short form of '' Adelia'', '' Bedelia'', '' Cordelia'' or '' Odelia''. Meanings and origins According to ...

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 music, incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental and pioneering ...

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

References

External links

Obverse Books website
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