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26 September 2011 - A Guide to Being Human now available on Kindle
A
Guide to Being Human: Series 1-3 is also now available as an eBook on Amazon Kindle.
Joanne Black's entertaining look at all things Being Human covers
everything from Aidan Turner to Zombies. As with the print version, the book
is illustrated by Chris Wreford. Links
to the listings on the .co.uk, .com and .de Amazon sites can be found on the book's shop
page here.
Info on Kindle Reading
Apps and links to Amazon Kindle Reader pages can be found in the post below.
5 September 2011 - The Pandorica Opens now available on Kindle
Doctor Who: The Pandorica
Opens, Frank Collins's well-received tome on Matt Smith's first series
as the Eleventh Doctor, is now available as an eBook on Amazon Kindle. Links
to the listings on the .co.uk, .com and .de Amazon sites can be found on the book's shop
page here.
As well as on the Kindle reader itself, the eBook can be read on other devices including PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7, with the added advantage that all images will be in colour. Kindle Apps for these devices can be downloaded for free from Amazon.
If you don't have a Kindle and would like to buy one, please support Classic TV Press by using the appropriate link below (takes you to the Amazon product page):
Kindle: Amazon.co.uk
Kindle 3G:
Amazon.co.uk
30 July 2011 - Caroline Blakiston's Black Bread & Cucumber now available
Black
Bread & Cucumber is the tale of acclaimed actress Caroline Blakiston's
experiences performing in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in Russia in Russian.
Blakiston evocatively describes her time living and working in Taganrog
(Chekhov's birthplace) and Moscow - a contribution to Russian theatre that
earned her a Golden Globe. The book is illustrated throughout.
Blakiston (left - signing copies at the National Theatre) who is best known for her starring roles in Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (Bess Sedgwick), Brass (Lady Patience Hardacre) and Return of the Jedi (Mon Mothma) has performed Black Bread & Cucumber all over the world, but this is the first time it has been made available in print.
The recommended retail price for the title is £8.95 (£8.50 on Amazon), but we are currently selling copies at £6.95. Read reviews of Black Bread & Cucumber.
11 July 2011 - Thank you LFCC'ers
Thanks to everyone who visited our stand at London Film and Comic Con, especially those who bought our books! We had a great weekend and will be definitely back next year to do it all again.
We tweeted throughout the event. Make sure you follow us '@classictvpress' if you want to keep up with all our latest news.
If twitter isn't for you we will soon be making formal announcements about our new titles on this site, so make sure you come back soon.
Andy & Marisa
Classic TV Press
8-10 July 2011 - London Film and Comic Con 2011
This year we will be at
London
Film and Comic Con for the first time. Please do come and visit our stand
during the weekend. We will be in attendance from the special preview Friday right through to
the Sunday.
5 great reasons why you should come and visit our stand:
1. We will be be selling
ALL of our books at special show prices
2. We're officially launching Joanne Black's expanded
Being Human book and
she will be at the stand signing
copies
3. We will be providing details of three exciting new titles
4. We're going to be giving away
lots of free sweets
5. We are lovely people and we'd like you to come and chat to us!
Of course if those reasons aren't enough for you, there will be many other dealer stands and many stars from the cult TV and film world to meet at the event including: Karen Gillan, Brent Spiner, Alex Kingston, Christopher Lambert, Derek Jacobi and Louise Jameson.
Please do come and say "Hello" if you can.
Opening Times:
Friday (Preview Night): 6pm - 9pm
(more info)
Saturday: Early Entry - 9am / Standard Entry from 11am - Show
closes at 6pm.
Sunday: Early Entry - 9am /
Standard Entry from 11am - Show closes at 5pm.
Ticket Prices:
Friday preview night: £5.
Saturday and Sunday: Early entry -
£12 all ages or £30 family ticket.
Standard entry from 11am - £6
adults, £3 children (12 and under) or £15 family ticket.
N.B. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DOOR DURING THE SHOW
3 July 2011 - Being Human - new guide to Series 1-3 is published on Friday
We are very pleased to announce that Joanne Black has expanded on her original Being Human book to include an in-depth guide to the acclaimed third series of the supernatural drama series. You can pre-order the new book here.
Joanne Black's first book for Classic TV Press which examined the first two series of Being Human, published last November, was described by Total Sci-fi Online as a "comprehensive guide to the first two seasons of the hit BBC Three show" adding that "it’s clear that the author has a great deal of love for, and knowledge of Toby Whithouse’s cult show."
Joanne will be signing
copies of her new book at the Classic TV Press stand at
London Film and Comic Con.
30 June 2011 - UPSTAGE - the launch of our new theatre imprint
We are set to launch a new imprint focusing on the world of theatre, entitled 'UPSTAGE'.
Our first title, Black Bread & Cucumber (due for publication on 15 July), is a true story written by well-known former RSC actress Caroline Blakiston (right), which she has performed as a one-woman show all around the world. Through this evocative story Blakiston shares her remarkable experiences as the first English actress to play in Chekhov, in Russia, in Russian.
Blakiston has appeared
in many television series and films including: Brass; Miss
Marple: At Bertram's Hotel; and Return of the Jedi (as Mon Mothma,
see image opposite).
Read more about Black Bread &
Cucumber
21 February 2011 - New Blake's 7 book announced
Established writer David McIntee is set to examine the reasons
for the enduring appeal of Terry Nation’s cult space opera Blake’s 7
in a new tome to be published by Classic TV Press.
Read the full press release for more details
here
17 February 2011 - The Pandorica Opens reviewed in DWM
We were delighted to see that the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine (issue 431) features another positive review of Frank Collins's book The Pandorica Opens.
Reviewer Vanessa Bishop gives
a good overview of the content and style of the book, before summing it up
as:
"A worthy addition to serious texts on Doctor Who."
You can purchase your copy of The Pandorica
Opens
here
16 January 2011 - Recent reviews of our titles
We're pleased to see that our new Doctor Who and Being Human titles are going down well with readers. Thanks for all your emails! We're also receiving good comments online and in print.
Total Sci-Fi Online gives both
books 8 out of 10. They describe the Being Human book as a "comprehensive
guide to the first two seasons of the hit BBC Three show" and
remark that
"it’s clear that the author has a great deal of love for, and knowledge of
Toby Whithouse’s cult show."
Although they're
curiously hard on our Doctor Who cover (we can't use official BBC photos
guys so cut us some slack!) they very much like the contents saying:
"this is an interesting and insightful
assessment of Eleventh Doctor’s debut season that’s well worth picking up."
They also add that it is "an up-to-date guide that isn’t afraid to
shy away from the more controversial aspects of the series, such as the much
despised redesign of the Daleks." Left: 'a much despised redesigned
Dalek' yesterday
The full reviews are here (Being
Human) and here (The
Pandorica Opens)
We are currently working on several exciting new titles for publication later in the year. Watch this space for details...
Andy (Classic TV Press)
23 December 2010 - Reviews of The Pandorica Opens
"Series
Five was a great series and The Pandorica Opens is a fantastic analysis of
it. I loved this book" (Gareth Bundy's blog)
"A
gratifyingly pleasurable and entertaining joyride thorough the
We've been telling you for some time how wonderful our new book on
Series 5 of Doctor Who by Frank Collins is. Well it appears that there's now
plenty of people who agree with us. If you've not yet taken the plunge then
we urge you to check out the reviews at
Horrorview and Gareth Bundy's
blog.
You can purchase your copy of The Pandorica Opens here
08 December 2010 - Competition Winners!
Congratulations to our
competition winners. Your books will be posted shortly:
Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens - Jennifer Dunford, Tiverton
Being Human - Paul Trickett, Coventry
06 December 2010 - The Pandorica Opens published
We
are pleased to announce our publication of Frank Collins's book exploring
Series 5 of (new) Doctor Who.
Pre-order copies have been
sent out already. New orders will be despatched next day (during the run up
to Christmas).
Frank will be signing copies
of his book at The Who Shop on 11th
December and at
Manchester Blackwells on 13th December.
Order your copy of THE PANDORICA OPENS
here
30 November 2010 -
The Pandorica Opens is published on Monday
As
Christmas and the now traditional Doctor Who Christmas Special both hurtle
towards us its the perfect time to buy our new Doctor Who title which
reviews the first Matt Smith series of the best sci-fi series of all time.
To whet your appetite, just as
with Being Human below, you can now read an excerpt from the book and an interview with the author
- Frank Collins:
- Excerpt from 'DOCTOR WHO: THE
PANDORICA OPENS'
- Interview with book author
Frank Collins
Pre-order your copy of THE PANDORICA OPENS
here
If you haven't already heard about them, scroll down to see information
about our London and Manchester signings events...
28 November 2010 - Being Human book now published!
Missing
Mitchell, Annie and George? Well we have the answer for you... a new book by
Being Human fan Joanne Black all about the first two series of the cult BBC3
supernatural drama.
If you haven't taken the
plunge yet and bought yourself a copy then why not read a 6-page excerpt from the
book and a new interview with the author. We feel sure that they will help
persuade you!
- Excerpt from 'BEING HUMAN: Unofficial
and unauthorised'
- Interview with book author
Joanne Black
Buy your copy of BEING HUMAN
here
27 November 2010 - The Pandorica Opens book signings
We
are pleased to announce that Frank Collins will be signing copies of
The Pandorica Opens at two different venues next month, shortly after the 6th
December publication date.
11th December, 1-4pm @ The Who Shop alongside Bob Baker - Doctor Who writer (The Claws of Axos, The Three Doctors etc) and K9 co-creator.
13th December, 6.30-8.00pm
@
Blackwell University Bookshop,
Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester
21 November 2010 -
Competition Time...
Two new Classic TV Press
titles 'Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens' (cover opposite) and 'Being
Human' will be published soon. If you want to be in with a chance of winning
a free copy of each then why not enter our new competitions? All you have to
do is click on the links below to answer the questions and register your
entries...
The Pandorica Opens
Competition
Which famous
historical person did River Song pose as in The Pandorica Opens?
Click here to answer the question
Being Human Competition
What was the
name of the 1980s ghost who Annie met in Series 1?
Click here to answer the question
The winners will be revealed here on Wednesday 8th December. These competitions are open to UK residents only. Read the full Terms and Conditions.
17 October 2010 - Two
New Titles...
As of today, two new titles
are available to pre-order from our 'Shop' pages. Both are due to be
published on 06 December 2010 and will arrive with you more quickly if you purchase from us direct.
Doctor Who: The
Pandorica Opens - Exploring the Worlds of the Eleventh Doctor
by Frank Collins
A detailed examination of the fifth
series of new Doctor Who which aired earlier this year and starred Matt
Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. Each episode's themes,
characters and ideas are analysed and explored in depth as is the look
and feel of the series under new showrunner Steven Moffat. Frank Collins is
well known for writing the popular Cathode Ray Tube blog and in Celestial
Toyroom.
- Pre-order this
title
- Read the full press release
Being Human:
Unofficial and unauthorised
by Joanne Black
While we eagerly await the third series
of this cult supernatural drama starring Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner and
Lenora Crichlow this new book examines all the characters, episodes and
plots from the first two series. The mythology behind the series is also
explored as are the locations and the birth of the show back in 2008. The
book is illustrated throughout by Chris Wreford.
- Pre-order this
title
- Read the full press release
15 October 2010 -
Publication News...
Exciting news... Before
Christmas we will publishing two new titles from new authors. One on the
2010 Matt Smith series of Doctor Who and the other on the cult BBC3
supernatural drama Being Human. More information very soon...
10 April 2010 - Worlds
Apart now available...
Update:
Worlds Apart: the unofficial and unauthorised guide to the BBC's remake of
Survivors is now available and we are happy to report that all
pre-orders have been posted.
10 January 2010 - New Survivors book published soon...
Worlds Apart: the unofficial and unauthorised guide to the BBC's remake of
Survivors will be published by Classic TV Press in March 2010.
We
are very pleased to announce that a new book on Adrian Hodges’s revival of
Survivors will be published by Classic TV Press in March 2010.
Written by Rich Cross, who previously co-authored a very well-received book
on the original Seventies series (The End of the World? published by
Telos), Worlds Apart
documents the BBC’s reimagining of this classic small-screen
post-apocalyptic drama. The book incorporates reviews of the second
series of the new Survivors which is due to be transmitted this January and
February on BBC One and BBC HD.
N.B. If you order direct from Classic TV
Press you will receive your copy more cheaply and quickly than from Amazon
or other online retailers.
06 January 2010
The Complete Secret Army reprinted. New
stock now available.
01 December 2008
The Complete Secret Army published.
19
November 2008
The Complete Secret Army to be published
on 01 December.
“Thanks to ’Allo! ’Allo!,
Secret Army - the best drama series ever made by the BBC - seems to have
vanished from the public memory. Andy Priestner redresses this accident of
history in a book written with all the enthusiasm, devotion and forensic
insight that Secret Army deserves. You need to see Secret Army
and you need to read this book.”
Gareth Roberts, Writer -Doctor
Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures
Classic TV Press © 2010