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11.03.2026 17:41
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But did anyone take a picture of you doing that...?
Cover of A Peculiar Effect on the BBC.
🚀 We're pleased to announce that we're releasing a new edition of A Pecular Effect on the BBC, a classic memoir by BBC special effects pioneer Bernard Wilkie, whose credits included Doctor Who, Quatermass and many more. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
Some more Star Flight updates - including chart-topping, and a credit correction for those who've read the DWM review.
Ah, so it was a birthday kiss...?
Calamity James goes to post a letter and sees the postman there, emptying the pillar box, with his back to him. He slips on a Little Squelchy Thing and falls inside the pillar box, as the postman kicks the pillar box door shut.
Here is my highly anticipated post on the history of Calamity James. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/03/oh-c...
The BBC’s job is to “inform, educate, and entertain”? Let’s talk about the middle word.
What follows is the story of what we found in an FOI request (per the Observer) about the Corporation killing off plans to launch an online catalogue and failing to deliver ‘learning for people of all ages’. 🧵
A set of Doctor Who season one and two DVDs and CDs, standing upright looking at the spines, with the 2026 BBC Audiobooks release Star Flight in the centre between the two seasons.
Canon to the left of me, canon to the right of me...
(A - this is a GOOD JOKE, and B - yes, I have hung onto my season two DVDs even after the blu-ray set came out, purely in anticipation of taking this photo)
Thanks!
An image of Amazon's Doctor Who book chart, with my audiobook Star Flight at number one.
Currently at number one in the Amazon #DoctorWho book chart!
If you're in need of one, drop me an email to paul.hayes@bbc.co.uk and I can send you a PDF copy and you can donate whatever amount you feel may be appropriate to Children in Need.
A line up of four books by me - Treasure Quest: The Book from 2011, The Long Game from 2021, Pull to Open from 2023, and the Doctor Who audiobook Star Flight from 2026.
On #WorldBookDay2026, it was good to finally welcome the newest member of the 'family'. (After all, audiobooks count too, right...?)
An excerpt from Doctor Who Magazine's review of the Doctor Who audiobook Star Flight, reading: "Star Flight is perfectly divering but it's also a reminder that not every story works for every Doctor; what might suit the Fifteenth incarnation can be an awkward fit for the First."
An excerpt from the Flickering Myth website's review of the Doctor Who audiobook Star Flight, reading: "It is subtle, but it is enough. This never feels like an interchangeable 'Insert any Doctor here adventure. It feels lived in. The restraint works."
"I CAN'T STAND THE CONFUSION IN MY MIND!!" etc and so forth...
Hah, that's a big call! No pressure!
CD for 'Doctor Who: Star Flight' by Paul Hayes, read by Christopher Naylor. The cover depicts William Hartnell's incarnation of Dr. Who and his companions Susan, Barbara and Ian.
V excited to take delivery of the Doctor Who story of the year @paul-hayes.bsky.social
That makes it look properly real! It's the first time I've seen the CD - mine should hopefully be waiting for me when I get home after work later!
Just in time for publication day! I’m very proud to be the reader for this wonderful new Doctor Who audiobook, Star Flight, written by @paul-hayes.bsky.social and produced by Morrison Ellis for BBC audiobooks. It’s a proper slice of First Doctor adventure. Grab your copy now!
Thank you!
Publication day, and Star Flight is at No. 4 in Amazon's #DoctorWho book chart!
Hurrah! It’s a wonderful book, and I loved recording it.
Thanks Chris!
Happy #WorldBookDay, and happy release day for my #DoctorWho audiobook Star Flight!
Special thanks to @chrisnaylor.bsky.social and Morrison Ellis for all their hard work on this.
Buy now, buy often!
This also featured a unique appearance of BC on the BBC.
I still don't understand how they ended up getting bought by a second division ITV company?
The slip of paper effectively seems to say "You can dial 999 to make a 999 call."
A Noddy branded cardboard VHS video cassette box.
I think this must be one of the weirdest branding exercises ever.
A blog about the initial reviews of Star Flight. Because if you don't blow your own trumpet, nobody else will!
As ever, a very interesting and engaging piece about a subject I knew nothing about! Thank you!
You have accidentally got a "cannot be understated" in there, though.
Great cover!
Thank you! I'd love to have another go if I ever get the chance.
#DoctotWho: Star Flight is out this March. "This is your rapid Who fix."
My review over @flickeringmyth.bsky.social - www.flickeringmyth.com/audiobook-re...
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