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|writer = [[James Cooray Smith]] | |writer = [[James Cooray Smith]] | ||
|publisher = Obverse Books | |publisher = Obverse Books | ||
|release date = [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] | |release date = [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] | ||
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'Here in Paris we know what is right.' | 'Here in Paris we know what is right.' | ||
During its first three years on air [[Doctor Who]] | During its first three years on air [[Doctor Who]]'s production team divided its stories roughly equally into two categories: 'future' – [[science fiction]] stories set on alien worlds, involving monsters or both – and 'past' – serials set in human [[history]] which, initially, had no science fiction elements beyond the presence of the series' leads in the historical period portrayed. | ||
''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' ([[1966 (releases)|1966]]), a serial of disputed authorship, of which no video copy is known to survive, was one of the last of Doctor | ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' ([[1966 (releases)|1966]]), a serial of disputed authorship, of which no video copy is known to survive, was one of the last of Doctor Who's 'past' stories as originally defined. Produced during a fractious, transitional period in the series' evolution, it nevertheless deals with the topic of religious civil strife in the [[Paris]] of [[1572]] with maturity and complexity, and from a variety of angles, many surprising for a tea-time adventure serial. | ||
This Black Archive title looks at ''The Massacre'' both in terms of its place in Doctor | This Black Archive title looks at ''The Massacre'' both in terms of its place in Doctor Who's ongoing production and public reception, and as a piece of historical fiction intimately concerned with Christianity which draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources, many of them never previously acknowledged in discussion of the serial. | ||
[[James Cooray Smith]] contributed production notes to a number of the [[BBC]] | [[James Cooray Smith]] contributed production notes to a number of the [[BBC]]'s Doctor Who DVD releases. | ||
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* {{Obverse|product/2-massacre/}} | |||
{{The Black Archive}} | {{The Black Archive}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:The Black Archive]] | [[Category:The Black Archive]] | ||
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The Massacre was a reference book published by Obverse Books in 2016. The book covered the Doctor Who serial The Massacre.
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'Here in Paris we know what is right.'
During its first three years on air Doctor Who's production team divided its stories roughly equally into two categories: 'future' – science fiction stories set on alien worlds, involving monsters or both – and 'past' – serials set in human history which, initially, had no science fiction elements beyond the presence of the series' leads in the historical period portrayed.
The Massacre (1966), a serial of disputed authorship, of which no video copy is known to survive, was one of the last of Doctor Who's 'past' stories as originally defined. Produced during a fractious, transitional period in the series' evolution, it nevertheless deals with the topic of religious civil strife in the Paris of 1572 with maturity and complexity, and from a variety of angles, many surprising for a tea-time adventure serial.
This Black Archive title looks at The Massacre both in terms of its place in Doctor Who's ongoing production and public reception, and as a piece of historical fiction intimately concerned with Christianity which draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources, many of them never previously acknowledged in discussion of the serial.
James Cooray Smith contributed production notes to a number of the BBC's Doctor Who DVD releases.
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- Official The Massacre page at Obverse Books
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