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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 2d

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 2d

The latest printing of David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television is almost sold out but more are on the way. An in-depth biography of Doctor Who’s first script editor by @0tralala.bsky.social, shining new light on an enigmatic personality. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 5d

GASP.

Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 5d

Bit rough and ready, and I need to graft in bits of an interview I conducted, but draft done of the first chapter of Written by Terrance Dicks. Now to celebrate by doing the washing up.

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 5d

OMG Omega!, and other learned thoughts on the novelisation Doctor Who - The Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...

Doctor Who — The Three Doctors, by Terrance Dicks

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted to be chipping in at Hartlepool Folk Festival this weekend, assuming Storm Amy doesn't blow me off course. It's their 10th year and my 1st. Join me on Saturday for a Penda's Fen screening and Q&A, and on Sunday for Ivor Cutler: This and That. Books for sale! www.hartlepoolfolkfest.co.uk

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 7d

Independent bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales, and ebooks will be priced the same as they are on Amazon.

‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks

A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 6d

A write up on Penda's Fen: Scene by Scene by that nice @0tralala.bsky.social . You should as always trust his every word and then buy direct from @tenacrefilms.bsky.social . 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/09/pend...

Penda’s Fen Scene by Scene, by Ian Greaves

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 7d

In the meantime, Cafe Oto, one of our London trade stockists, does offer US shipping: www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/ian-gre...

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 7d

Good news, the forthcoming collector's edition hardback of our new book Box of Delights will now be signed by author Richard Marson. The definitive story of BBC Children's Programmes, limited to 300 copies. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · 9d

Time to open the Box of Delights
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Open the Box of Delights

A new history of BBC Children’s Programmes is on the way from Ten Acre Films. Box of Delights is written by Richard Marson, former Blue Peter Editor and a long-time employee of the department…

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Paul Hayes @paul-hayes.bsky.social · 12d

22 years ago today since the recommissioning of #DoctorWho was announced. Read how it happened in my book The Long Game...
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 12d

Well, bless my soul, another long, long post, this time Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders by Terrance Dicks, featuring Blackpool, Indiana Jones and Mr Toad. 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...

Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders, by Terrance Dicks

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 15d

Now in stock… 💙

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

Good news, the Blue Peter Diaries is back in print next month. Programme Editor Richard Marson's candid memoir of a decade making TV's longest-running children's show. The highs, the lows… and a fateful cat. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 18d

We are not offering a US shipping option at this time.

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Nick Abadzis @nickabadzis.bsky.social · 19d

If you’re British, and of a certain set of generations, this is essential reading. #BookSky. If you’re not… well, I’m sorry you weren’t as lucky as we were. #TV

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 26d

We’re pleased to announce that Richard Marson’s long-awaited history of BBC Children’s TV will be published on November 17 in trade paperback and a collector’s hardback, limited to 300 copies.

Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television 1967-1997 cover design.

Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television 1967-1997 limited edition hardback cover design illustrated by Paul Cemmick.

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 19d

My latest blog for @cstonline.bsky.social , rounding up what has gone on behind the scenes over the past six months in our efforts to rescue BBC Written Archives Centre from recent policy changes. cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...

Defending the WAC: Is the BBC a fit and proper keeper of its own paper archive? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)

When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb…

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 19d

Another needlessly involved analysis of an old Target book. This time: Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (1975). With graphs, parliamentary Written Answers, and the Oedipus complex: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...

Doctor Who and the Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 19d

62 years ago today, the very first filming for Doctor Who took place at Ealing Studios. Read about the show's origins and early months in Pull to Open: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who, available now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 20d

Most of them.

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 20d

A shoutout to anyone heading to the BFI Southbank for this Saturday's Doctor Who screening, the BFI Shop now carries all our titles. Check them out.

A selection of our Doctor Who book titles.

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 23d

🎵 "It won't be easy…" 🎵 Above the Law: The Unofficial Guide to Star Cops is getting a reprint and will be available later this month. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 23d

We're not accepting US orders at this time.

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 25d

And a shoutout for our brilliant Box of Delights cover artists. The limited edition hardback is by veteran cartoonist Paul Cemmick and the paperback edition features illustrations by our talented friend @gkw.bsky.social. 🖍️

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 26d

We’re pleased to announce that Richard Marson’s long-awaited history of BBC Children’s TV will be published on November 17 in trade paperback and a collector’s hardback, limited to 300 copies.

Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 26d

Never change, David.

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