This week we released You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who, a special book by @patrickmulkern.bsky.social exploring the show's queer influences and themes and the gay actors and creatives who shaped it. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.
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Good news, we're reprinting The Blue Peter Diaries, Richard Marson's candid, often hilarious account of his years as editor of TV's longest-running children's show. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk. 💙
Second is ‘Adventures in Time, Space and Television’ with the magnificent @0tralala.bsky.social and my good self.
Discover the remarkable legacies of David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks - two giants of Doctor Who and British popular culture.
Saturday 6th June 2:00pm-3:00pm
In person, this one
The lovely Brian Hodgson – sound pioneer and #DoctorWho legend – talks about his life and experiences as a gay man across the decades in the new Radio Times. Online version here: radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/cl...
Discover the remarkable legacies of David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks, two giants of Doctor Who and British popular culture, with biographer Simon Guerrier and enjoy exclusive insights into their work...
Very much enjoying You are Not Alone from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social (although I keep stopping to look up what various actor boyfriends looked like). A fascinating gay social history of TV Who featuring many people whose life stories have previously either been obscure or only coyly alluded to.
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This week is the release of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who, and we’ve been highlighting some of the book's key personalities. Here’s actress and writer Beatrix Lehmann, who played Professor Rumford in The Stones of Blood…
You Are Not Alone includes new interviews with showrunners Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall, companions Mandip Gill, Katy Manning, Anneke Wills and Matthew Waterhouse, directors John Gorrie and Waris Hussein and sound designer Brian Hodgson.
