Behind the mask: ‘The Black Archive: Black Orchid’
❉ Obverse Books’ Black Archive series puts another Doctor Who serial under the microscope: This time, 1982’s ‘Black Orchid’.
Books
Philip Martin’s ‘Gangsters’ reviewed
❉ Candy Jar Books have reprinted Philip Martin’s novelisation of the classic gritty 1970s British drama, ‘Gangsters’.
Ladybird Books and the Future Past of Modern Britain
❉What do Ladybird Books reveal about who we are, how we dream and how we live in the age of irony?
Late Night Double Feature: ‘Midnight Movie Monographs’
❉ We review the first two titles in this exciting new series, ‘Martin’ and ‘Theatre of Blood’.
Boys don’t cry: ‘Cured, The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys’
❉ Musician Lol Tolhurst’s memoir charts the creation of The Cure, and his descent into alcohol and substance abuse.
Can You Dig It? ‘The Monkees, Head and the 60s’ reviewed
❉ A new book takes a serious look at the Monkees’ significance as a pop culture phenomenon, and the legacy of their cult movie ‘Head’.
‘Electri_City: The Düsseldorf School of Electronic Music’
❉ We review Rudi Esch’s eyewitness account of how the Düsseldorf electronic scene developed from 1970 to 1986.
Electric Dreamhouse launch ‘Midnight Movie Monographs’
❉ Electric Dreamhouse, a new film imprint in conjunction with PS Publishing, at FantasyCon today.
A look inside new Doctor Who book ‘Whographica’
❉ We Are Cult chats to the creators of ‘Whographica’, a new Doctor Who book, which uses infographics to explore the universe of Doctor Who.
‘The Callan File’ reviewed
❉ Tanya Jones reviews The Callan File, the definitive guide to the critically acclaimed and hugely popular series, Callan.