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Mark Donaldson

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Freelance writer about movies, Star Trek and Doctor Who, lapsed cinema manager, co-host of @onthetimelash.bsky.social

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The martial arts scenes in It’s A Wonderful Life were a key influence on The Matrix

06.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
Behind the Community of Everybody To Kenmure Street | GFF
Behind the Community of Everybody To Kenmure Street | GFF YouTube video by GlasgowFilmFestival

For Glasgow Film Festival I filmed and put together @markdonaldson.bsky.social’s interview with documentary maker Felipe Bustos Sierra about telling the story of Kenmure Street, why it’s an important story to keep alive and how Americans have reacted to it

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05.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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52. Swaying towards the boys (seasonal 4) Podcast Episode Β· Nostalgia Tours Β· 27 February Β· 1h 34m

‼️ NEW EPISODE OUT ‼️

Join @markdonaldson.bsky.social & Ben Verth from @onthetimelash.bsky.social
as we put Series 8 (Capaldi), Season 8 (Pertwee) and the Matt Smith specials under the microscope!

Will we love Delgado & Gomez? And who’s getting booted?

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27.02.2026 06:29 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Kristi Noem’s first day as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas

05.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Really enjoying Stuart MacBride's irreverent and foul mouthed tribute to Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton this evening.

05.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Starfleet Academy essay this week cos of other commitments but, boy oh boy was that a very silly cliffhanger! I'll do the doubler next Friday

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Directing Duo Nathan & Ben McQuaid on First Feature Welcome To G-Town | GFF26
Directing Duo Nathan & Ben McQuaid on First Feature Welcome To G-Town | GFF26 YouTube video by GlasgowFilmFestival

Ben and Nathan McQuaid said they pitched Welcome to G-Town as if Bill Forsyth directed Bad Taste and they delivered! More from the twin brothers directing duo here, questions by me, editing by @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social

05.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A clickbait headline which reads "Film icon looks unrecognisable at 77 in rare sighting" over a picture of Star Trek's Brent Spiner

A clickbait headline which reads "Film icon looks unrecognisable at 77 in rare sighting" over a picture of Star Trek's Brent Spiner

Ah yes, the famously reclusive Star Trek actor and podcaster, Brent Spiner

05.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
George MacKay, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard on Broken English | GFF26
George MacKay, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard on Broken English | GFF26 YouTube video by GlasgowFilmFestival

Chatted to George MacKay, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard all about Broken English, their new hybrid documentary about the life and work of Marianne Faithful.

04.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greg Davies: Walked out of the underworld. Didn't look back once. Job done!

Orpheus: Thanks

Alex Horne: We did want to show you one more clip of when he came out...

03.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 11

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

03.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 17646 πŸ” 4048 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 831
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Glasgow Film Festival on Instagram: "Welcoming Alice Winocour back to GFF for the UK Premiere of Couture has been a stand out moment of the festival so far! We had the chance to chat to her about th... 12 likes, 0 comments - glasgowfilmfest on March 2, 2026: "Welcoming Alice Winocour back to GFF for the UK Premiere of Couture has been a stand out moment of the festival so far! We had the chance to...

How great to chat to Alice Winocour about fashion and the fragility of life on the GFF red carpet for Couture the other night...

02.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I'm trapped and under attack in Dubai - while back home in Chichester my daughters are furious, the labradoodles are sick and, worst of all, I left my Mounjaro pen in the fridge

I'm trapped and under attack in Dubai - while back home in Chichester my daughters are furious, the labradoodles are sick and, worst of all, I left my Mounjaro pen in the fridge

new iconic meme format just dropped

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02.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 2170 πŸ” 411 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 107

Making my child dress as Richard Osman for World Book Day

02.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 2

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

01.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 11785 πŸ” 3827 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 177
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Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

01.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 8605 πŸ” 2935 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 364

The entire millennial identity is being prepared and groomed for a version of the world that stopped existing by the time we reached it

we slammed into a horizon painted on a brick wall like fucking looney tunes

01.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 6384 πŸ” 1946 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 80
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I've got such affection for it. Went through a proper meltdown a few years back, thought I'd fucked everything career wise, and all I could focus on was a Star Trek: Voyager watchthrough. I've told Amy to do a welfare check if she ever sees this guy on our telly.

28.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think it's important to take a step back, and really think hard about how this is what the architect of the Iran War and assassination of its Supreme Leader was doing with his time only 12 years ago:

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Concept art for a Mr Spock alarm clock

28.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

TRUMP: We’re touching the stove, folks. We’re touching it like never before. They’re saying the stove is too β€œhot” but we don’t believe them do we

DIPSHIT BOAT OWNER IN CROWD (BARELY AUDIBLE): Hell no!

28.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 906 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

SHOULD.A
WOULD.A
COULD.A

28.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I lost my earbuds somewhere in Glasgow yesterday, so I can't listen to this. But YOU can. You can and you SHOULD.A

28.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first episode of Too Hot For TV is out today. Me and @michaelmills.bsky.social discuss the audio adaptation of William Gibson's unmade alien 3 script and the comic crossover Aliens / Vampirella by Corinna Bechko.

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#alien #vampirella #avp #aliens #alien3

28.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12
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Starfleet Academy Writing Assignment #8: Physician Heal Thyself On Star Trek: Starfleet Academy s01e08, "The Life of the Stars"

While I have a few reservations about the hows and the whys, I'm not ashamed to admit that Robert Picardo and Kerrice Brooks tickled my tear ducts in this week's Star Trek: Starfleet Academy...

27.02.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIt took a bit, but then the gasp of realization: They were looking at β€œGugusse and the Automaton,” a long-lost film by the iconic French filmmaker George MΓ©liΓ¨s at his Star Film company. The 45-second film, made around 1897…”

28.02.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Series 8 of The Polis Box Live has been won by you, the viewers! As a result, *you* get to choose where we go next for Series 9! Will it be Classic or New? Details on how to cast your vote are in the post below!

27.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The press has got hold of it! Yes we’re making a #bbcghosts movie.

27.02.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 440 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 5

On the Timelash returns in May, but if you want to hear Ben and I chat Doctor Who before then, we had a few tinnies on Rod's bus!

27.02.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starfleet Academy Writing Assignment #8: Physician Heal Thyself On Star Trek: Starfleet Academy s01e08, "The Life of the Stars"

While I have a few reservations about the hows and the whys, I'm not ashamed to admit that Robert Picardo and Kerrice Brooks tickled my tear ducts in this week's Star Trek: Starfleet Academy...

27.02.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0