Forgotten Lives

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You asked, and we listened.

For February 2024 only, all three Forgotten Lives volumes are available as ebooks at the Obverse Books site, with the proceeds as usual going to Alzheimer's charities. This is a one-off offer, so don't miss out!

Stories by Aditya Bidikar, James Bojaciuk, Simon Bucher-Jones, Kara Dennison, Paul Driscoll, Jay Eales, Kenton Hall, Andrew Hickey, Matthew Kresal, Gareth Madgwick, Ian McIntire, Lance Parkin, Nicole Petit, Philip Purser-Hallard, Cody Schell, Daniel Tessier and Chris Wing.

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Call for submissions! Do you love Doctor Who and think you can write a full length book on one of its many, many stories - and get paid for it? Then why not pitch to write a Black Archive?

We'd like to expand the diversity of our Black Archive authors, and are looking for proposals for any available story from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour.

Check out https://obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchivesubmissions/ for further info and list of available stories!

Closing date for submissions is 30 June 2026 Please share!

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And the last of the Morbius Doctors! A sketch of the George Gallaccio Doctor.

(Once again, with inspiration from Paul Hanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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Here's the Robert Holmes Doctor.

(Again, with inspiration from Paul Hanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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The two aspects of the Graeme Harper Doctor, with and without "psychic beard."

(Again, based on Paul Hanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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Sketches for the first two "Morbius Doctors": the Christopher Barry Doctor and the Robert Banks Stewart Doctor. (With inspiration from Paul Hanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.) Patreon post about these: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketchbook-first-97306596?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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Another Morbius Doctor: Here's the Philip Hinchcliffe Doctor.

(Again, with inspiration from Paul Hanley's s character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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Here's the Douglas Camfield Doctor.

(Again, with inspiration from Paul Hanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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Here's another Morbius Doctor sketch for this weekend: the Christopher Baker Doctor.

(Again, with inspiration from PaulHanley's character designs and the Forgotten Lives books.)

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Heyo! I’m super curious in checking out this series you all have made as it’s been recommended to me loads. Are there any plans to release reprints or digital copies in the future for those of us who are a bit late to the game? Keep up the great work! 💙💙

We're considering our options, but if there is it will be strictly time-limited. There may be an announcement next year.

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Apologies if you’ve already been asked it but how do you and the rest of the creatives feel about the creation of a fan audiobook of the Forgotten Lives series? It would be something I’d be interested in doing but thought it best to check

I think we'd be OK with that in principle, on the basis that there was some money for the charity in it. Our publisher would like to be involved, though -- could you email him at [email protected] to discuss further?

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Complete set.

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Two further exciting things while we're here...

A long and detailed review of the Forgotten Lives omnibus, by asmoranomardicodais.

An unofficial Forgotten Lives theme tune by Tony Diana.

It's amazing to see our stories inspiring people like this. Remember, today is your last opportunity to order Forgotten Lives 3.

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If you haven't ordered Forgotten Lives 3 yet, this is the last day it will be possible. Come on, you'll kick yourself if you don't.

In the meantime, here's the revised (still somewhat speculative) timeline of the Morbius Doctors, incorporating the new stories.

Barry

The Island of Aeons

The Knocking in the Mineshaft

The Seven Scholars and the Storyteller

Retrogenesis Part 1

The Hand of Night and Shadow

Banks Stewart

House of Images

The Hounds of War

Retrogenesis Part 2

The Rosewell Incident

The Country of the Young

Baker

Scientific Advisor

The Cross of Venus

The First Englishmen

Retrogenesis Part 3

Swan Song

Hinchcliffe

Gauntlet of Absolution

The Demons of Dog Street

Retrogenesis Part 4

The Hive Minders Part 1

The Swan and the Flame

Camfield

Past Lives

Leverage

Retrogenesis Part 5

[Cold Fusion flashbacks]

Hope Springs

Trail of a Time Lord

Harper

Valhalla Must Fall!

In the Land Beyond the River

Retrogenesis Part 6

Scene to Uncover

Admission to the Unknown

Holmes

The Other Side

Who Needs Enemies

The Hive Minders Part 2

Retrogenesis Part 7

Borrowed Time

Gallaccio

Doctor Crocus and the Pages of Fear

The Lungs of the Birastrop

Doctor Crocus and the Factory of the Future

Retrogenesis Part 8

[The Other Side]

The Queen of Bohemia and the Laughing TARDIS

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Forgotten Lives 3

A third and final set of FORGOTTEN LIVES tales…

A person is the sum of their memories. A Time Lord even more so.

But some people live so long that there is no longer room for all the memories; they find themselves diminished, whittled away piece by piece…

For many years, Doctor Who has implied that William Hartnell played the Doctor’s first incarnation — but in The Brain of Morbius, we were given glimpses of eight stern-faced men in assorted historical costumes — Doctors before the one we know as the first.

What were they like, these forgotten Doctors? What worlds did they visit, and what adventures did they have there? Who were their companions, and who were their enemies?

And perhaps just as interesting — what sort of stories would this forgotten prehistory of Doctor Who have told?

‘The Lungs of the Birastrop’ by Paul Driscoll

‘Who Needs Enemies’ by Jay Eales

‘Admission to the Unknown’ by Ian McIntire

‘Hope Springs’ by Chris Wing

‘The Swan and the Flame’ by Kara Dennison

‘Scientific Advisor’ by Daniel Tessier

‘The Country of the Young’ by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Seven Scholars and the Storyteller’ by Simon Bucher-Jones

Edited by Philip Purser-Hallard. Cover art by Jon Huff. Cover design by Cody Schell.

PRE-ORDER ONLY. PUBLICATION EARLY DECEMBER.

ALL PROFITS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO ALZHEIMER’S CHARITIES.

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Only one week left to preorder Forgotten Lives 3!

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Forgotten Lives 3

A third and final set of FORGOTTEN LIVES tales…

A person is the sum of their memories. A Time Lord even more so.

But some people live so long that there is no longer room for all the memories; they find themselves diminished, whittled away piece by piece…

For many years, Doctor Who has implied that William Hartnell played the Doctor’s first incarnation — but in The Brain of Morbius, we were given glimpses of eight stern-faced men in assorted historical costumes — Doctors before the one we know as the first.

What were they like, these forgotten Doctors? What worlds did they visit, and what adventures did they have there? Who were their companions, and who were their enemies?

And perhaps just as interesting — what sort of stories would this forgotten prehistory of Doctor Who have told?

‘The Lungs of the Birastrop’ by Paul Driscoll

‘Who Needs Enemies’ by Jay Eales

‘Admission to the Unknown’ by Ian McIntire

‘Hope Springs’ by Chris Wing

‘The Swan and the Flame’ by Kara Dennison

‘Scientific Advisor’ by Daniel Tessier

‘The Country of the Young’ by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Seven Scholars and the Storyteller’ by Simon Bucher-Jones

Edited by Philip Purser-Hallard. Cover art by Jon Huff. Cover design by Cody Schell.

PRE-ORDER ONLY. PUBLICATION EARLY DECEMBER.

ALL PROFITS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO ALZHEIMER’S CHARITIES.

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Hey! Do you ever plan on making an audiobook for all of Forgotten Lives? I struggle with eye fatigue and general processing issues and would definitely benefit from one (regardless I'm having a blast reading through it)

It's a good thought, but as a small publisher we just don't have the resources, I'm afraid. I'm sorry about that, but glad to hear you're enjoying it anyway.