The Black Archive

The Black Archive
Editor Philip Purser-Hallard
Categories Media studies
Frequency Bimonthly
Company Obverse Books
Country United Kingdom
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
Language English
Website obversebooks.co.uk/theblackarchive/

The Black Archive is a series of critical monographs about selected individual Doctor Who stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day.[1][2] Rather than focusing on behind-the-scenes production history as much Doctor Who fan scholarship has done, the series aims to analyse and explore the stories as broadcast.[3] It has been described by Sci-Fi Bulletin as "a fascinating series of short books",[4] and by Doctor Who Magazine as "a grandly ambitious thing to attempt with something as exhaustively detailed as Doctor Who. But they actually manage it."[5]

The series is edited by Philip Purser-Hallard and published by Obverse Books. It showcases the criticism of prominent Doctor Who fan authors such as Simon Bucher-Jones, James Cooray Smith, Simon Guerrier, Kate Orman and Alan Stevens, as well as of lesser-known writers. It is named after the museum of alien artifacts seen in the Doctor Who stories "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Zygon Inversion".

History

The series was launched in March 2016 with the release of the first four books (on "Rose" (2005), The Massacre (1966), The Ambassadors of Death (1970) and "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven" (2014)), to generally positive reviews.[6][7] James Cooray Smith's book on The Massacre was singled out for particular praise for its placing the serial in its historical context, both that of its 1570s setting and that of its writing and production in the 1960s.[5][8]

Subsequent titles are published every two months. Those due in 2017 were announced in May 2016.[9][10]

Published titles

Publication schedule

References

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Magazine issue 498 p75.
  2. ↑ As of 2016, the earliest Doctor Who story to have a Black Archive title announced is The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66), while the most recent is "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven" (2014).
  3. ↑ Interview: Philip Purser-Hallard takes us to the Black Archive by Kara Dennison, (Re)Generation Who.
  4. ↑ Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Black Archive 3: The Ambassadors of Death by Paul Simpson.
  5. 1 2 Doctor Who Magazine issue 499 p72.
  6. ↑ The Black Archive #1 - Rose by Kieron Moore, Starburst.
  7. ↑ Review: The Black Archives (Dark Water/Death in Heaven) by Philip Sandifer.
  8. ↑ Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Black Archive 2: The Massacre by Paul Simpson.
  9. ↑ Post on the official Black Archive Facebook page.
  10. ↑ 'Forthcoming Titles' on the Black Archive website.

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