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He/Him. Occasional podcaster, writer, and doodler. Sci-fi & fantasy fan, predominantly Hitchhiker's Guide, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Star Trek.

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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

BBC News - Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 10

It would appear I'm more tired than I thought I was if I'm getting The Ribos Operation mixed up with The Androids of Tara.

12.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flying motorcycle from MegaForce (1982)

Flying motorcycle from MegaForce (1982)

I think we all know how to get the oil over that strait.

12.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

A very sound decision. Count Grendel of Gracht makes everything better.

12.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sly fox sneaks on to cargo ship in Southampton and arrives in New York The animal that stowed away on the vessel is now in the care of the Bronx Zoo with veterinary staff.

Now the ship's got to go back to Southampton to get the grain.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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a man in a white shirt and tie is standing in a doorway with the word bone written on the floor ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is standing in a doorway with the word bone written on the floor

me, watching any episode of bridgerton

12.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is very good and would have tied in with the footage of him being returned.

12.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors - The Fourth Doctor Alternative Footage
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors - The Fourth Doctor Alternative Footage YouTube video by Spongentic
12.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œFab, gear & all the other pimply hyperboles.” Tickets for Apr 8 BFI Beatles film screening & my A Hard Day’s Night book signing now on sale. As Ringo says, You can learn from books.πŸ“• whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

12.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

"people who are mentally ill for a short period go back to work after a short period.

"But those who are chronically mentally ill are less likely to get better."

Well slap my arse and call me Doris.

Yep, they're coming after us again, gang. Strap in, we know how this goes.

12.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How many fit notes have they refused for broken limbs?

How many fit notes have they refused for influenza?

How many fit notes have they refused in total?

Oh no, it's just people whose brains are ill that are lying about it. Quelle subloodyprise. Lazy, malingering snowflakes that we are.

12.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Pure copper Ingot (made from copper wire apparently) one of two items in this seller’s list. Couldn’t help laughing!

Pure copper Ingot (made from copper wire apparently) one of two items in this seller’s list. Couldn’t help laughing!

Is. Is EA-Nasir on Vinted?!?! #reallyshittycopper #eanasir

@alistaircoleman.bsky.social :)

12.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, Gul Dukat considered himself a hero

12.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched Super Mario Bros for the first time a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. It's got next to nothing to do with the video game but as a silly, family action film I had a lot of fun with it.

12.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That was literally the plot of a Cagney and Lacey episode I watched last week if you swap the word "cancer" with "cocaine addict"

12.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Cagney starts dating cancer while they're trying to get enough tourists
evidence to stop a slum landlord. Lacey must convince her this is a bad idea"

12.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck me, look at this Harry Enfield-ass melt getting angry over people preferring badgers to genocidaires.

11.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of the Hitchhikers Guide bit:

"This problem eventually fell to the lawyers who experimented with redefining murder, reassessing it and in the end, even repelling it"

11.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

"It's Zaphod! What's he doing coming out of a rock?"

"Well, who says he needs a reason?"

11.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Off the top of my head, Franchisteining feels appropriate.

11.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 554 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 2

My former Overlord is correct.

10.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched The Fall Guy this evening. Really enjoyed it, would make a great double bill with Joe Carnahan's The A-Team.

10.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Storygraph are giving away ten copies of The Sleepless! Ends the 18th of March (for UK peeps) app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/21...

10.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Is that the Judi Dench one?

09.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He looks like he's turning into the Joker.

09.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Green Party say 'Hannah Spencer won't be silenced' after Manchester violence Hannah Spencer, Gorton and Denton's newly-elected MP, was ushered into a police car amid the unfolding chaos

The reason the middle-class media has not reported Hannah Spencer being attacked by right-wing transphobes is that it needs to preserve the nice, coffeee-round-the-kitchen-table, middle-class view of transphobia, not the thuggish fascist reality.

09.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 631 πŸ” 292 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8

Why, in all its many years on screen has Doctor Who somehow managed to avoid the body swap story? It's ripe for Without a Clue style shenanigans.

09.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like we don't really talk about the weird arc of Jean-Luc Picard from stoic philosopher diplomat in the early seasons to anxious comedy boss in the later seasons

08.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston in the bluest outfits and most 80's hair from the episode "Menace, Anyone?"

Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston in the bluest outfits and most 80's hair from the episode "Menace, Anyone?"

Folks...this picture of Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston from an episode of MURDER SHE WROTE. I didn't think it was possible for two people to look this 1986.

09.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 568 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5
Partial section of the face of a full-size chocolate cat being held over the face of an actual cat.

Partial section of the face of a full-size chocolate cat being held over the face of an actual cat.

Phantom of the Opurra

09.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 2699 πŸ” 552 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 16