Blackwood (publishing house) Blackwood (publishing house) William Blackwood and Sons was a Scottish publishing house and printer founded by William Blackwood in 1804. It played a key role in literary history, publishing many important authors, for example John Buchan, George Tomkyns Chesney, Joseph Conrad, George Eliot, E. M. Forster, John Galt, Thomas de Quincey, Charles Reade, Margaret Oliphant, John Hanning Speke and Anthony Trollope, both in books and in the monthly "Blackwood’s Magazine". In 1804 William Blackwood opened a shop in South Bridge Street, Edinburgh, for the sale of old, rare and curious books. He undertook the Scottish agency for John Murray and
Richard Blackwood Richard Blackwood Richard Clifford Blackwood (born 15 May 1972) is a British comedian, actor and rapper from London. Between 2015-18, he played Vincent Hubbard in the BBC One soap opera "EastEnders". Blackwood presented the hit UK version of "Singled Out" on mainstream television channel, Channel 5 and, in 1999, presented his own show called "The Richard Blackwood Show". He was also a presenter on MTV television show, "MTV Select" with Donna Air. In 2000, Blackwood scored a number three hit single on the UK Singles Chart with the song "Mama Who Da Man", based on "Mama Used to Say" by