Patrick Mulkern

Cover of The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV's First Sci-Fi Classic.

Cover of David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television.

Cover of Drama and Delight: The Life and Legacy of Verity Lambert.

Cover of A Peculiar Effect on the BBC.

With today's Doctor Who news, we're in the mood to celebrate classic black and white sci-fi TV. From Quatermass to the Daleks, read about the people and stories behind these classic shows. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk

The Daleks' Master Plan ★★★★★ A 12-part Dalek epic, guest-starring Nicholas Courtney and Jean Marsh, and featuring a bizarre Christmas episode and the deaths of two companions

Full coverage of this 12-part classic by Mark Braxton @braxtm.bsky.social in the @radiotimes.bsky.social #DoctorWho Story Guide
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

Exciting news for all #DoctorWho fans. Unseen in 61 years. Not just Daleks, Hartnell & Purves but more Douglas Camfield & Terry Nation, Nick Courtney's DW debut & two more eps with Adrienne Hill as short-lived Katarina. Here's @radiotimes.bsky.social coverage from 1965
👏 @filmisfabulous.bsky.social

The finest around ⬇️

Entrancing live concert tonight @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social from the Royal Festival Hall – Marin Alsop weaving magic with Scheherazade. @philharmonialondon.bsky.social

Fabulous. This was the third BBC radio version. There had been a 15-part Book at Bedtime reading in 1953; and a six-part dramatisation in 1957. Here are the first billing and a mini feature for the 1968 Radio 4 serial. @radiotimes.bsky.social

Congratulations @patrickmulkern.bsky.social! I know this will be wonderful.

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Cover design of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who.

We’re pleased to announce the publication of a new history of Doctor Who, examining the programme from a queer perspective for the first time. You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who is written by @patrickmulkern.bsky.social and will be released on 25 May. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk/

Happy Kenny Centenary!
Enjoying the excellent, varied, day-long programming on BBC Radio 4 Extra
#KennethWilliams
#KennethWilliams100
Pleased that I’ve held onto these for 44 years.

On BBC Four tonight, a chance to see again this wonderful BBC film from 30 years ago starring Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing – Hugh Whitemore's #BreakingTheCode #AlanTuring @radiotimes.bsky.social

Interesting. This touches on something I was writing very recently.

Defo. Also Julia Smith.

Luckily I know when to stop. In this case I shouldn’t have started.

Dear God alive!

#Amadeus My recommendation @RadioTimes for Christmas week. Sky's excellent new five-part adaptation of Peter Shaffer's classic play with Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany, Gabrielle Creevy and Rory Kinnear. The whole series is available to watch from today on Now

You were right first time, Paul. Even for Xmas pop, it’s utter pap. Even all that production and fandango on Strictly last weekend couldn’t disguise its blandness.

Cinema heaven @BFI today.
#SunsetBlvd definitely in my all-time Top Ten.

Just arrived in the post. More excellence from Richard Marson. Fortunately I’ve already read it. @tenacrebooks.bsky.social
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I’ve loved this story since 1970. Outstanding.

Cover design for Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...

Vintage Z Cars from 1962 starts tonight on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #ZCars
Here's a @radiotimes.bsky.social preview.

Ahead of tomorrow's long-awaited rerun of BBC hit #ZCars on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social (the first time many of these episodes from 1962 have ever been repeated), here's @radiotimes.bsky.social coverage from 63 yrs ago – and a recent feature. (Thanks @davidbrunt.bsky.social for some detail)

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The Beeb has been pusillanimous and self-flagellating for decades now.

It’s taken Noel years, but he has finally done it! We’re thrilled to announce that Noel has acquired the very early Z-Cars episodes to share with you! Starting on Friday (14th Nov) at 8pm, we’re rewinding back to 1962 for THE VERY FIRST EPISODE of this groundbreaking series. In Four of A Kind, we're introduced to Detectives Barlow and Watt and meet the incomparable Brian Blessed as PC Fancy Smith alongside James Ellis as PC Lynch. Fans will know that Ellis went on to appear in over 600 episodes, earning some well-deserved promotions along the way. Do remember not every episode has survived sadly but we are busy restoring and subtitling as many as we can.! Be sure to tune in every Friday at 8pm – you won’t be disappointed!

The Boys Are Back In Town!
Fridays, 8pm *cue side drum*
@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

NEW EP OUT WEDS 12 NOV! Featuring TV director, producer and former Blue Peter editor Richard Marson discussing the last-ever Rentaghost with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, and his ace new book from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television

I’m amazed at the number and quality of folk who contributed to this podcast (a Doctor! 3 companions! Writers! Actors! Lost Episode Finders! Fans of Yore!)
It’s just a bit of fun: a countdown of the most desired missing episodes of Doctor Who. Plus much arcana, natch:
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🚨 Starting on Friday 14th November at 8pm on #TalkingPicturesTV
🚓 Z-CARS 🚓 #TPTVsubtitles New original early black and white episodes!