Under the Lake / Before the Flood, by Ryan C. Parrey and Kevin S. Decker (and Toby Whitehouse)
I rate this about average of the Black Archives, but with significant bonus points for the discussion of disability.
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Under the Lake / Before the Flood, by Ryan C. Parrey and Kevin S. Decker (and Toby Whitehouse)
I rate this about average of the Black Archives, but with significant bonus points for the discussion of disability.
Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead, by Dale Smith
This is an unusual Black Archive in that it ranges far beyond the story in question to look at the work of the story's writer.
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Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead, by Dale Smith
This is an unusual Black Archive in that it ranges far beyond the story in question to look at the work of the story’s writer.
Ascension of the Cybermen & The Timeless Children, by Ryan Bradley
Much about Ireland and Doctor Who.
Midnight, by Philip Purser-Hallard (and Russell T. Davies)
A thought-provoking monograph on a great Doctor Who story.
Doctor Who: 73 Yards, by Scott Handcock
Handcock has done the story justice, also giving some neat extra bits.
The Happiness Patrol, by Mick Stack (and Graeme Curry)
Stack asks, “So, Is It Any Good?”
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, by Dale Smith (and Stephen Wyatt)
Takes a story that I had not really thought about very much and made me think about it a lot more.
The Myth Makers, by Ian Z. Potter (and Donald Cotton)
When I first listened to the audio of this lost story, with linking dialogue read by Peter Purves, in 2007, I wrote:
The Myth Makers was the four-part story between the single-episode, Doctor-less Mission to the Unknown and the twelve-par
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The Myth Makers, by Ian Z. Potter (and Donald Cotton)
When I first listened to the audio of this lost story, with linking dialogue read by Peter Purves, in 2007, I wrote: The Myth Makers was the four-part story between the single-episode, Doctor-less …
The Girl Who Died, by Tom Marshall
Marshall unpacks not only the story's portrayal of the Vikings but also our understanding of them, veering into the political side of the topic without losing touch with Doctor Who.
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The Girl Who Died, by Tom Marshall
Marshall unpacks not only the story’s portrayal of the Vikings but also our understanding of them, veering into the political side of the topic without losing touch with Doctor Who.
Nicholas Whyte
