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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
Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com
Good news, a new printing of Maximum Power! is on the way and will be in stock soon. An irreverent unofficial guide to the worlds of Blake's 7, with proceeds benefiting the Sight For Surrey charity. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Good news, a new printing of Maximum Power! is on the way and will be in stock soon. An irreverent unofficial guide to the worlds of Blake's 7, with proceeds benefiting the Sight For Surrey charity. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
Tonight at London's BFI Southbank…
We're looking forward to tomorrow's event at London's BFI Southbank, with author Richard Marson and special guests discussing our new book Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television. The talk is sold out but Richard will be signing copies in the BFI foyer from 7-8pm. Come along!
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Tonight at London's BFI Southbank…
We're looking forward to tomorrow's event at London's BFI Southbank, with author Richard Marson and special guests discussing our new book Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television. The talk is sold out but Richard will be signing copies in the BFI foyer from 7-8pm. Come along!
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We're looking forward to tomorrow's event at London's BFI Southbank, with author Richard Marson and special guests discussing our new book Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television. The talk is sold out but Richard will be signing copies in the BFI foyer from 7-8pm. Come along!
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We've just restocked a handful of author-signed copies of Is That You, Maureen? A sparking stories of memories about making children's TV and beyond by Jeremy Swan, producer of Jackanory, Rentaghost and more. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We've just restocked a handful of author-signed copies of Is That You, Maureen? A sparking stories of memories about making children's TV and beyond by Jeremy Swan, producer of Jackanory, Rentaghost and more. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
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More than you could ever possibly want to know about the 1976 novelisation Doctor Who and the Web of Fear by Terrance Dicks 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct...
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear, by Terrance Dicks
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November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
More than you could ever possibly want to know about the 1976 novelisation Doctor Who and the Web of Fear by Terrance Dicks 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct...
We don't do Black Friday, but we do nice books.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We don't do Black Friday, but we do nice books.
Doctor Who's pioneering first producer Verity Lambert was born 90 years ago today. Here's a rare shot of her in her BBC office during the 1960s. Our biography Drama and Delight tells Verity's story, drawing on dozens of interviews with those who knew her best. Available from tenacrebooks.co.uk/
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Doctor Who's pioneering first producer Verity Lambert was born 90 years ago today. Here's a rare shot of her in her BBC office during the 1960s. Our biography Drama and Delight tells Verity's story, drawing on dozens of interviews with those who knew her best. Available from tenacrebooks.co.uk/
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"I think the best strategy in the age of AI is: bet on yourself… unique work made well with huge amounts of love is actually going to become more valuable in the AI era." A very heartening story about the brilliant Naomi Alderman buying back “Zombies, Run!” www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Finally some good buyout news: A writer just bought back the game she co-created from a blockchain company so it 'doesn’t end up being turned into AI slop'
Novelist and game writer Naomi Alderman has bought back the rights to the Zombies, Run! exercise app she's been writing episodes of for more than a decade.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"I think the best strategy in the age of AI is: bet on yourself… unique work made well with huge amounts of love is actually going to become more valuable in the AI era." A very heartening story about the brilliant Naomi Alderman buying back “Zombies, Run!” www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks, by Terrance Dicks
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November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
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For those who enjoyed my Kennedy thread last night, I should say that the research was originally done for my #DoctorWho book Pull to Open, the story of the show's creation in 1963, which you can buy from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social. #DoctorWhoDay
Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who
‘Fresh and compelling… As definitive an account of those early years as I have read’ Toby Hadoke When Doctor Who began on Saturday November 23...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
For those who enjoyed my Kennedy thread last night, I should say that the research was originally done for my #DoctorWho book Pull to Open, the story of the show's creation in 1963, which you can buy from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social. #DoctorWhoDay
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It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
Happy Doctor Who Day! From in-depth histories of the show to revealing biographies celebrating the people who made it, we've got you covered. Explore our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk/ ✨
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy Doctor Who Day! From in-depth histories of the show to revealing biographies celebrating the people who made it, we've got you covered. Explore our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk/ ✨
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A super presentation from Simon Guerrier, reviewing his forthcoming deep dive into the life and career of Terrance Dicks from Ten Acre Books (with unexpected cameo from the TARDIS herself!)
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A super presentation from Simon Guerrier, reviewing his forthcoming deep dive into the life and career of Terrance Dicks from Ten Acre Books (with unexpected cameo from the TARDIS herself!)
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So far this month I've managed to pop up in the Leyton Orient matchday programme, the Times Literary Supplement, and Birmingham Dispatch. Can Birdwatching Today be far behind?
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Penda’s Fen reinvents Mercia for the modern age
How an experimental British 1970s television play pioneered a folk horror revival
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November 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
So far this month I've managed to pop up in the Leyton Orient matchday programme, the Times Literary Supplement, and Birmingham Dispatch. Can Birdwatching Today be far behind?
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/pendas-fen-r...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/pendas-fen-r...
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Sophie Aldred will be in conversation with the book's author Richard Marson and guest speakers: actors Alec Christie (The Children of Green Knowe) and Siri O'Neal (Moondial), with producer/directors Clive Doig (Vision On) and Jeremy Swan (Rentaghost). The book can be ordered from tenacrebooks.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sophie Aldred will be in conversation with the book's author Richard Marson and guest speakers: actors Alec Christie (The Children of Green Knowe) and Siri O'Neal (Moondial), with producer/directors Clive Doig (Vision On) and Jeremy Swan (Rentaghost). The book can be ordered from tenacrebooks.co.uk
We've just restocked a handful of author-signed copies of Is That You, Maureen? A sparking stories of memories about making children's TV and beyond by Jeremy Swan, producer of Jackanory, Rentaghost and more. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We've just restocked a handful of author-signed copies of Is That You, Maureen? A sparking stories of memories about making children's TV and beyond by Jeremy Swan, producer of Jackanory, Rentaghost and more. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
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I started reading this book this afternoon and it is so effing good, I hope never to stop.
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
Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I started reading this book this afternoon and it is so effing good, I hope never to stop.
Happy International Men's Day.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Happy International Men's Day.
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What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
War Drums of the Blackfoot, by Terrance Dicks
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
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Now excedibly looking forward to Marson’s Box of Delights, from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social. Just look at the cover! Gorgeous.
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Now excedibly looking forward to Marson’s Box of Delights, from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social. Just look at the cover! Gorgeous.
Listen in for Richard Marson discussing Rentaghost and our new book Box of Delights.
Ep 3 of Through the Square Window is available wherever you get your podcasts. @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss Bob's Full House, Ray Davies' Return to Waterloo, Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch and, in the company of Richard Marson, the last-ever episode of Rentaghost.
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Listen in for Richard Marson discussing Rentaghost and our new book Box of Delights.
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I'm reading/reviewing Richard Marson's marvellous new @tenacrebooks.bsky.social opus Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television for The Big Issue. Where else are you going to read about Johnny Ball cheerfully drop-kicking Humpty through the round window between takes on Play School?
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm reading/reviewing Richard Marson's marvellous new @tenacrebooks.bsky.social opus Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television for The Big Issue. Where else are you going to read about Johnny Ball cheerfully drop-kicking Humpty through the round window between takes on Play School?
📦 US readers… We have paused US orders until further notice but the Who Shop stocks most of our titles.
ATTENTION USA CUSTOMERS! After some customer feedback, we were having technical difficulties on the site for those trying to order from the USA and postage was not appearing. THIS HAS NOW BEEN FIXED. Get your orders in, in time for Christmas! #DoctorWho #USA #Christmas
That’s right, we’re shipping to the USA! Get your Christmas orders in now in time for the big day.
*Note to all customers: If you have any issues trying to place an order, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to assist you. whoshopevents@gmail.com.
*Note to all customers: If you have any issues trying to place an order, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to assist you. whoshopevents@gmail.com.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
📦 US readers… We have paused US orders until further notice but the Who Shop stocks most of our titles.
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Getting started on this labour of love from @tobyhadoke.bsky.social and enjoying it immensely already. So much detail, and so well-written!
October 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Getting started on this labour of love from @tobyhadoke.bsky.social and enjoying it immensely already. So much detail, and so well-written!