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Cover design for David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television.

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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Doctor Who — The Three Doctors, by Terrance Dicks

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

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

‘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

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

Penda’s Fen Scene by Scene, by Ian Greaves

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...

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

Cover design for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Programmes limited edition hardback.

Cover design for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Programmes limited edition hardback.

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

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...

Now in stock… 💙

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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

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…

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...

Doctor Who and the Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks

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...

Cover design for Pull to Open: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who.

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

Most of them.

A selection of our Doctor Who book titles.

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.

Cover design for Above the Law: The Unofficial Guide to Star Cops

🎵 "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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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. 🖍️

Never change, David.

Have pre-ordered this and said to my wife, "You can give me this for Christmas. I can't think of anything I'd want more, to be honest."

If you've read any of Richard's books, you'll know that this will be a treasure trove of new information.

Fond memories of the Maid Marian graphic novels sealed the deal.

From Play School to Blue Peter, Jackanory to Newsround, Grange Hill to The Demon Headmaster, the book draws on over 170 candid new interviews with key players to tell the fascinating story behind the programmes and personalities that entertained and inspired generations of British children.

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.

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