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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 1d

Out now in paperback, ebook and the usual combo deal - THE MYSTERIOUS PLANET, Black Archive #79, written by Jez Strickley!

A much under-rated story and Bob Holmes' last full script, MP is packed with duality - and for once, it's not just his dodgy double acts!

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 1d

Ebook out today!

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 10d

Lovely note on my @blackarchive.co.uk on Castrovalva!

High Heat Stats @highheatstats.bsky.social · 10d

@andreworton.bsky.social ““Watching videotaped Doctor Who is like watching a stage play on better sets, not like watching a film on worse ones.”

What a genius statement. I’m enjoying this chapter so much. You’re talking about so many things I’ve wondered about but never had the knowledge.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 13d

It's pretty good, too.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 18d

Available for pre-order now - Jez Strickley examines Robert Holmes love of duality, but with a twist - it's not just about nefarious double acts!

obversebooks.co.uk/product/79-t...

The cover to the 79th Black Archive, THE MYSTERIOUS PLANET, showing the damaged Marble Arch sign at the bottom on a dark background, and imagery crested from the sign at the top.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 19d

Lovely review of the 77th Black Archive, CASTROVALVA by @andreworton.bsky.social

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 24d

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 23d

Cancel Disney+.

Buy a Black Archive instead - cheaper *and* better!

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26d

Both he and Newman were exactly what famous actors should be: concerned with doing good work and getting good films made, displaying an affection and love for art, having fun hobbies, giving lots of their time and money to help people and not being a complete piece of shit in their personal life RIP

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26d

* ROBERT REDFORD, SCREEN IDOL TURNED DIRECTOR AND ACTIVIST, DIES AT 89 -- NYTIMES

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 25d

A handy Groyper primer by Sophie Labelle.

A four panel cartoon explaining who Groypers are why Kirk's killer had their memes engrave don his bullet casings.

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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 25d

For more on this, see @cathode-ray-tube.bsky.social's excellent Black Archive on Warriors' Gate.
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(There's also some stuff about Friedrich in my one on The Haunting of Villa Diodati. obversebooks.co.uk/product/56-t...)

Jenny @bluebox99.bsky.social · 25d

I think this is a beautiful painting and I believe the inspiration for ‘Warriors Gate’

Monastery Graveyard In The Snow - Caspar David Friedrich

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 27d

We are loveable, if drunken, scamps, it's true.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · 27d

Pah, drinking *one* hotel dry? The Hearts support drank all the beer in Florence a couple of years ago on a football trip, and then made such a dent on the red wine, we ended up having to walk half out of the city to get a drink.

And then we cleaned the town centre up the next morning. Great trip!

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Sep 11

Coming soon...Black Archive #79 - THE MYSTERIOUS PLANET by Jez Strickley...

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Sep 1

Ebook currently half price too, in memory of Chris Bidmead.

RABlack Art @rablackart.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’ve just finished another excellent @blackarchive.co.uk book.

I loved the tone, exploring complicated ideas in an accessible way.

My personal highlight has to be page 61! Genuinely. A brilliant insight that I couldn’t get out of my head.

Great work by @andreworton.bsky.social.

My hand holding “THE BLACK ARCHIVE #77 • CASTROVALVA
by ANDREW ORTON”

Cover design by Cody Schell.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Sep 1

Following the news of the sad death of Doctor Who script editor Christopher H Bidmead this weekend we've reduced the two recent Black Archives on his LOGOPOLIS and CASTROVALVA to £1.99 for the rest of the week.

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76. Logopolis – Obverse Books

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 25

Available now from Obverse Books!

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 18

And if Obverse is there, then the Black Archive will be too - we'll be bringing some (as many as we can - it's a long trek from Edinburgh to Derby carrying books!) selected Archives to sell!

Kara Dennison @rubycosmos.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’ll be at Whooverville 16 later this month alongside @stuartdouglas.com and @paulmagrs.bsky.social repping @obversebooks.co.uk !

… how did I get here.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 7

In stock now, all lovely and colourful and full of wisdom - BLACK ARCHIVE 78: THE DEVIL'S CHORD by the lovely, colourful and wise @dalesmithonline.com!

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The front cover of the book, showing the Abbey Road crossing, except with piano keys and a colourful abstract design comprised of elements of the image above it.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 7

Ah, but NOBODY knows Doctor Who well enough to figure out which ones are missing but not yet published. NOBODY!

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 5

And now we're in August, a reminder that we're accepting submissions from anyone for book-length studies of individual Doctor Who TV stories from 2011 to 2015.

Full scope and more details here:

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Black Archive Submissions – Obverse Books

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Aug 4

BLACK ARCHIVE 78 - THE DEVIL'S CHORD is out today, so the ebook and combo deals are now live on the website!

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78. The Devil’s Chord – Obverse Books

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Dale Smith @dalesmithonline.com · Aug 1

Today is the official publication day of my @blackarchive.co.uk on #DoctorWho The Devil's Chord from @obversebooks.co.uk. Want to know why Ruby kept making it snow, or why there are no Beatles' on the iPlayer version of The Chase? Get yourself a copy at obversebooks.co.uk/product/78-t... now. NOW!

78. The Devil’s Chord – Obverse Books

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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · Jul 24

if you are a resident of the UK, please sign this and tell everyone you know to sign it

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act

We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.

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The Black Archive @blackarchive.co.uk · Jul 22

Our first Ncuti Gatwa era Black Archive! @dalesmith.bsky.social investigates Emmy nominated serial THE DEVIL'S CHORD and asks the most important question there is - Beatles or Stones?

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The cover to Black Archive 78 - THE DEVIL'S CHORD. It shows a pelican crossing icon, only with piano keys instead of the crossing lines, with colourful semi-abstract design above made up of elements of the icon.

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