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'''''The Black Archive''''' is a series of critical monographs about selected individual ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day. 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.
'''''The Black Archive''''' are a series of critical monographs about selected individual ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day.


The series is edited by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]] and published by [[Obverse Books]]. It is named after the [[Black Archive]], a museum of alien artefacts first seen in ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''.
Rather than focusing on behind-the-scenes production history as much ''Doctor Who'' fan scholarship has done, the series aimed to analyse and explore the stories as broadcast.
 
The series was published by [[Obverse Books]]. Its editing team was led by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]], along with [[Stuart Douglas]], [[Paul Simpson]], and [[Paul Driscoll]]. It was named after the [[Black Archive]], a museum of alien artefacts first seen in ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''.
 
The series' first four titles were published simultaneously in [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. Following titles, from ''[[Image of the Fendahl (reference book)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' up to ''[[Full Circle (reference book)|Full Circle]]'' were released each two months. Starting with ''[[Carnival of Monsters (reference book)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]], titles were released monthly; this ended in [[December (releases)|December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] with the release of the fiftieth volume.<ref>[https://scifibulletin.com/2020/09/23/changes-to-the-doctor-who-black-archives/ Changes to the Doctor Who Black Archives - SciFi Bulletin]</ref>
 
In [[2018 (releases)|2018]], Obverse Books launched a sister range to ''The Black Archive'' called ''The Silver Archive'' that examined television series other than ''Doctor Who''.<ref>[https://obversebooks.co.uk/silverarchive/ The Silver Archive]</ref>


== Published titles ==
== Published titles ==
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!# || Title || Writer || Release date
!# || Title || Writer || Release date
|-
|-
!1
|1
|''[[Rose (reference book)|Rose]]''
|''[[Rose (reference book)|Rose]]''
|[[Jon Arnold]]
|[[Jon Arnold]]
|rowspan=4|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|rowspan=4|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|-
|-
!2
|2
|''[[The Massacre (reference book)|The Massacre]]''
|''[[The Massacre (reference book)|The Massacre]]''
|[[James Cooray Smith]]
|[[James Cooray Smith]]
|-
|-
!3
|3
|''[[The Ambassadors of Death (reference book)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|''[[The Ambassadors of Death (reference book)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|[[LM Myles]]
|[[LM Myles]]
|-
|-
!4
|4
|''[[Dark Water & Death in Heaven (reference book)|Dark Water / Death in Heaven]]''
|''[[Dark Water & Death in Heaven (reference book)|Dark Water / Death in Heaven]]''
|[[Philip Purser-Hallard]]
|[[Philip Purser-Hallard]]
|-
|-
!5
|5
|''[[Image of the Fendahl (reference book)|Image of the Fendahl]]''
|''[[Image of the Fendahl (reference book)|Image of the Fendahl]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|[[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 2016
|[[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 2016
|-
|-
!6
|6
|''[[Ghost Light (reference book)|Ghost Light]]''
|''[[Ghost Light (reference book)|Ghost Light]]''
|[[Jonathan Dennis]]
|[[Jonathan Dennis]]
|[[4 July (releases)|4 July]] 2016
|[[4 July (releases)|4 July]] 2016
|-
|-
!7
|7
|''[[The Mind Robber (reference book)|The Mind Robber]]''
|''[[The Mind Robber (reference book)|The Mind Robber]]''
|[[Andrew Hickey]]
|[[Andrew Hickey]]
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 2016
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 2016
|-
|-
!8
|8
|''[[Black Orchid (reference book)|Black Orchid]]''
|''[[Black Orchid (reference book)|Black Orchid]]''
|[[Ian Millsted]]
|[[Ian Millsted]]
|[[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 2016
|[[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 2016
|-
|-
!9
|9
|''[[The God Complex (reference book)|The God Complex]]''
|''[[The God Complex (reference book)|The God Complex]]''
|[[Paul Driscoll]]
|[[Paul Driscoll]]
|[[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|[[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|-
|-
!10
|10
|''[[Scream of the Shalka (reference book)|Scream of the Shalka]]''
|''[[Scream of the Shalka (reference book)|Scream of the Shalka]]''
|Jon Arnold
|Jon Arnold
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2017
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2017
|-
|-
!11
|11
|''[[The Evil of the Daleks (reference book)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|''[[The Evil of the Daleks (reference book)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 2017
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 2017
|-
|-
!12
|12
|''[[Pyramids of Mars (reference book)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|''[[Pyramids of Mars (reference book)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Kate Orman]]
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 2|}
|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 2017
|-
|13
|''[[Human Nature & The Family of Blood (reference book)|Human Nature / The Family of Blood]]''
|[[Naomi Jacobs]], Philip Purser-Hallard
|[[1 September (releases)|1 September]] 2017
|-
|14
|''[[The Ultimate Foe (reference book)|The Ultimate Foe]]''
|[[James Cooray Smith]]
|[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] 2017
|-
|15
|''[[Full Circle (reference book)|Full Circle]]''
|[[John Toon]]
|[[3 January (releases)|3 January]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|-
|16
|''[[Carnival of Monsters (reference book)|Carnival of Monsters]]''
|[[Ian Potter]]
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] 2018
|-
|17
|''[[The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit (reference book)|The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit]]''
|Simon Bucher-Jones
|[[4 March (releases)|4 March]] 2018
|-
|18
|''[[Marco Polo (reference book)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[Dene October]]
|[[7 April (releases)|7 April]] 2018
|-
|19
|''[[The Eleventh Hour (reference book)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
|Jon Arnold
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 2018
|-
|20
|''[[Face the Raven (reference book)|Face the Raven]]''
|[[Sarah Groenewegen]]
|[[31 May (releases)|31 May]] 2018
|-
|21
|''[[Heaven Sent (reference book)|Heaven Sent]]''
|[[Kara Dennison]]
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 2018
|-
|22
|''[[Hell Bent (reference book)|Hell Bent]]''
|[[Alyssa Franke]]
|[[1 August (releases)|1 August]] 2018
|-
|23
|''[[The Curse of Fenric (reference book)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[Una McCormack]]
|[[3 September (releases)|3 September]] 2018
|-
|24
|''[[The Time Warrior (reference book)|The Time Warrior]]''
|[[Matthew Kilburn]]
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 2018
|-
|25
|''[[Doctor Who (1996) (reference book)|Doctor Who (1996)]]''
|Paul Driscoll
|[[5 November (releases)|5 November]] 2018
|-
|26
|''[[The Dæmons (reference book)|The Dæmons]]''
|[[Matt Barber]]
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 2018
|-
|27
|''[[The Face of Evil (reference book)|The Face of Evil]]''
|[[Thomas Rodebaugh]]
|[[3 January (releases)|3 January]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|28
|''[[Love & Monsters (reference book)|Love & Monsters]]''
|[[Niki Haringsma]]
|[[4 February (releases)|4 February]] 2019
|-
|29
|''[[The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon (reference book)|The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon]]''
|John Toon
|[[4 March (releases)|4 March]] 2019
|-
|30
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (reference book)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 2019
|-
|31
|''[[Warriors' Gate (reference book)|Warriors' Gate]]''
|[[Frank Collins]]
|[[2 May (releases)|2 May]] 2019
|-
|32
|''[[The Romans (reference book)|The Romans]]''
|[[Jacob Edwards]]
|[[3 June (releases)|3 June]] 2019
|-
|33
|''[[Horror of Fang Rock (reference book)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''
|[[Matthew Guerrieri]]
|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 2019
|-
|34
|''[[Battlefield (reference book)|Battlefield]]''
|Philip Purser-Hallard
|[[5 August (releases)|5 August]] 2019
|-
|35
|''[[Timelash (reference book)|Timelash]]''
|[[Phil Pascoe]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 2019
|-
|36
|''[[Listen (reference book)|Listen]]''
|[[Dewi Small]]
|[[October (releases)|October]] 2019
|-
|37
|''[[Kerblam! (reference book)|Kerblam!]]''
|Naomi Jacobs, Thomas Rodebaugh
|[[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 2019
|-
|38
|''[[The Sound of Drums & Last of the Time Lords (reference book)|The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords]]''
|[[James Mortimer]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] 2019
|-
|39
|''[[The Silurians (reference book)|The Silurians]]''
|[[Stacey Smith?]]
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|40
|''[[The Underwater Menace (reference book)|The Underwater Menace]]''
|James Cooray Smith
|rowspan=3|[[6 April (releases)|6 April]] 2020
|-
|41
|''[[Vengeance on Varos (reference book)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
|Jonathan Dennis
|-
|42
|''[[The Rings of Akhaten (reference book)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''
|[[William Shaw]]
|-
|43
|''[[The Robots of Death (reference book)|The Robots of Death]]''
|[[Fiona Moore]]
|[[May (releases)|May]] 2020
|-
|44
|''[[The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang (reference book)|The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang]]''
|[[Philip Bates]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2020
|-
|45
|''[[The Deadly Assassin (reference book)|The Deadly Assassin]]''
|[[Andrew Orton]]
|[[July (releases)|July]] 2020
|-
|46
|''[[The Awakening (reference book)|The Awakening]]''
|[[David Evans-Powell]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2020
|-
|47
|''[[The Stones of Blood (reference book)|The Stones of Blood]]''
|[[Katrin Thier]]
|[[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2020
|-
|48
|''[[Arachnids in the UK (reference book)|Arachnids in the UK]]''
|[[Sam Maleski]]
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 2020
|-
|49
|''[[The Night of the Doctor (reference book)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
|James Cooray Smith
|[[6 November (releases)|6 November]] 2020
|-
|50
|''[[The Day of the Doctor (reference book)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
|[[Alasdair Stuart]]
|[[24 December (releases)|24 December]] 2020
|-
|51
|''[[Earthshock (reference book)|Earthshock]]''
|[[Brian J Robb]]
|[[4 February (releases)|4 February]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|52
|''[[The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (reference book)|The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos]]''
|[[James F McGrath]]
|[[10 March (releases)|10 March]] 2021
|-
|53
|''[[The Hand of Fear (reference book)|The Hand of Fear]]''
|Simon Bucher-Jones
|[[21 June (releases)|21 June]] 2021
|-
|54
|''[[Dalek (reference book)|Dalek]]''
|[[Billy Seguire]]
|[[30 July (releases)|30 July]] 2021
|-
|55
|''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (reference book)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
|Jon Arnold
|[[9 October (releases)|9 October]] 2021
|-
|56
|''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (reference book)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]''
|Philip Purser-Hallard
|[[26 November (releases)|26 November]] 2021
|-
|57
|''[[Vincent and the Doctor (reference book)|Vincent and the Doctor]]''
|Paul Driscoll
|[[30 January (releases)|30 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|58
|''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (reference book)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|[[Dale Smith]]
|[[4 April (releases)|4 April]] 2022
|-
|59
|''[[Kill the Moon (reference book)|Kill the Moon]]''
|[[Darren Mooney]]
|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] 2022
|-
|60
|''[[The Sun Makers (reference book)|The Sun Makers]]''
|[[Lewis Batson]]
|[[8 August (releases)|8 August]] 2022
|-
|61
|''[[Paradise Towers (reference book)|Paradise Towers]]''
|John Toon
|[[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 2022
|-
|62
|''[[Kinda (reference book)|Kinda]]''
|Frank Collins
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 2022
|-
|63
|''[[Flux (reference book)|Flux]]''
|Alasdair Stuart, James Cooray Smith, [[Emma Reed]], Philip Purser-Hallard, [[Oliver Tomkins]], James Mortimer, [[Matt Hills]]
|[[10 February (releases)|10 February]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|64
|''[[The Girl Who Died (reference book)|The Girl Who Died]]''
|[[Tom Marshall]]
|[[1 April (releases)|1 April]] 2023
|-
|65
|''[[The Myth Makers (reference book)|The Myth Makers]]''
|Ian Potter
|[[4 June (releases)|4 June]] 2023
|-
|66
|''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (reference book)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
|Dale Smith
|[[7 August (releases)|7 August]] 2023
|-
|67
|''[[The Edge of Destruction (reference book)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
|Simon Guerrier
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 2023
|-
|68
|''[[The Happiness Patrol (reference book)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
|[[Mike Stack]]
|[[4 December (releases)|4 December]] 2023
|-
|69
|''[[Midnight (reference book)|Midnight]]''
|Philip Purser-Hallard
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|-
|70
|''[[Ascension of the Cybermen & The Timeless Children (reference book)|Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children]]''
|[[Ryan Bradley]]
|[[8 April (releases)|8 April]] 2024
|-
|71
|''[[The Aztecs (reference book)|The Aztecs]]''
|[[Doris V Sutherland]]
|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] 2024
|-
|72
|''[[Silence in the Library & The Forest of the Dead (reference book)|Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead]]''
|[[Dale Smith]]
|[[26 August (releases)|26 August]] 2024
|}
 
== Cover gallery ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 4 September 2024

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You may wish to consult Black Archive (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Black Archive are a series of critical monographs about selected individual Doctor Who stories, from the series' earliest history to the present day.

Rather than focusing on behind-the-scenes production history as much Doctor Who fan scholarship has done, the series aimed to analyse and explore the stories as broadcast.

The series was published by Obverse Books. Its editing team was led by Philip Purser-Hallard, along with Stuart Douglas, Paul Simpson, and Paul Driscoll. It was named after the Black Archive, a museum of alien artefacts first seen in Enemy of the Bane.

The series' first four titles were published simultaneously in 1 March 2016. Following titles, from Image of the Fendahl up to Full Circle were released each two months. Starting with Carnival of Monsters in February 2018, titles were released monthly; this ended in December 2020 with the release of the fiftieth volume.[1]

In 2018, Obverse Books launched a sister range to The Black Archive called The Silver Archive that examined television series other than Doctor Who.[2]

Published titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Release date
1 Rose Jon Arnold 1 March 2016
2 The Massacre James Cooray Smith
3 The Ambassadors of Death LM Myles
4 Dark Water / Death in Heaven Philip Purser-Hallard
5 Image of the Fendahl Simon Bucher-Jones 2 May 2016
6 Ghost Light Jonathan Dennis 4 July 2016
7 The Mind Robber Andrew Hickey 1 September 2016
8 Black Orchid Ian Millsted 1 November 2016
9 The God Complex Paul Driscoll 1 January 2017
10 Scream of the Shalka Jon Arnold 1 March 2017
11 The Evil of the Daleks Simon Guerrier 1 May 2017
12 Pyramids of Mars Kate Orman 1 July 2017
13 Human Nature / The Family of Blood Naomi Jacobs, Philip Purser-Hallard 1 September 2017
14 The Ultimate Foe James Cooray Smith 31 October 2017
15 Full Circle John Toon 3 January 2018
16 Carnival of Monsters Ian Potter 1 February 2018
17 The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit Simon Bucher-Jones 4 March 2018
18 Marco Polo Dene October 7 April 2018
19 The Eleventh Hour Jon Arnold 1 May 2018
20 Face the Raven Sarah Groenewegen 31 May 2018
21 Heaven Sent Kara Dennison 3 July 2018
22 Hell Bent Alyssa Franke 1 August 2018
23 The Curse of Fenric Una McCormack 3 September 2018
24 The Time Warrior Matthew Kilburn 1 October 2018
25 Doctor Who (1996) Paul Driscoll 5 November 2018
26 The Dæmons Matt Barber 5 December 2018
27 The Face of Evil Thomas Rodebaugh 3 January 2019
28 Love & Monsters Niki Haringsma 4 February 2019
29 The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon John Toon 4 March 2019
30 The Dalek Invasion of Earth Jonathan Morris 2 April 2019
31 Warriors' Gate Frank Collins 2 May 2019
32 The Romans Jacob Edwards 3 June 2019
33 Horror of Fang Rock Matthew Guerrieri 1 July 2019
34 Battlefield Philip Purser-Hallard 5 August 2019
35 Timelash Phil Pascoe 2 September 2019
36 Listen Dewi Small October 2019
37 Kerblam! Naomi Jacobs, Thomas Rodebaugh 1 November 2019
38 The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords James Mortimer December 2019
39 The Silurians Stacey Smith? January 2020
40 The Underwater Menace James Cooray Smith 6 April 2020
41 Vengeance on Varos Jonathan Dennis
42 The Rings of Akhaten William Shaw
43 The Robots of Death Fiona Moore May 2020
44 The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang Philip Bates June 2020
45 The Deadly Assassin Andrew Orton July 2020
46 The Awakening David Evans-Powell August 2020
47 The Stones of Blood Katrin Thier 7 September 2020
48 Arachnids in the UK Sam Maleski 1 October 2020
49 The Night of the Doctor James Cooray Smith 6 November 2020
50 The Day of the Doctor Alasdair Stuart 24 December 2020
51 Earthshock Brian J Robb 4 February 2021
52 The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos James F McGrath 10 March 2021
53 The Hand of Fear Simon Bucher-Jones 21 June 2021
54 Dalek Billy Seguire 30 July 2021
55 Invasion of the Dinosaurs Jon Arnold 9 October 2021
56 The Haunting of Villa Diodati Philip Purser-Hallard 26 November 2021
57 Vincent and the Doctor Paul Driscoll 30 January 2022
58 The Talons of Weng-Chiang Dale Smith 4 April 2022
59 Kill the Moon Darren Mooney 1 June 2022
60 The Sun Makers Lewis Batson 8 August 2022
61 Paradise Towers John Toon 22 October 2022
62 Kinda Frank Collins 1 December 2022
63 Flux Alasdair Stuart, James Cooray Smith, Emma Reed, Philip Purser-Hallard, Oliver Tomkins, James Mortimer, Matt Hills 10 February 2023
64 The Girl Who Died Tom Marshall 1 April 2023
65 The Myth Makers Ian Potter 4 June 2023
66 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Dale Smith 7 August 2023
67 The Edge of Destruction Simon Guerrier 1 October 2023
68 The Happiness Patrol Mike Stack 4 December 2023
69 Midnight Philip Purser-Hallard 1 February 2024
70 Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children Ryan Bradley 8 April 2024
71 The Aztecs Doris V Sutherland 1 June 2024
72 Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead Dale Smith 26 August 2024

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Black Archive/Covers

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official The Black Archive page at Obverse Books

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Changes to the Doctor Who Black Archives - SciFi Bulletin
  2. ↑ The Silver Archive
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