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TheHostProductions on YouTube 🎬 Master of Space Law, Listener of audio dramas & collector of things. Love a good book. πŸ“š

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Ryan Aplin's cover artwork for The Death and Life of River Song: War Widow, featuring River Song in the centre of a futuristic corridor, pointing a laser blaster. Behind her is the Eighth Doctor, holding his sonic screwdriver aloft. Behind the pair of them are Daleks in space and a planet.

Ryan Aplin's cover artwork for The Death and Life of River Song: War Widow, featuring River Song in the centre of a futuristic corridor, pointing a laser blaster. Behind her is the Eighth Doctor, holding his sonic screwdriver aloft. Behind the pair of them are Daleks in space and a planet.

RIVER'S RETURN! πŸͺ© Alex Kingston swaps the dance floor for the Time War in September. Read more at https://bgfn.sh/rs26news.

05.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Travelling back home from London, One of the loveliest moments from Comic Con Spring yesterday was seeing the continuous line of fans for @manningofficial.bsky.social at the autograph table.

A joy as always, the perfect ambassador for the show.

02.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Travelling back home from London, One of the loveliest moments from Comic Con Spring yesterday was seeing the continuous line of fans for @manningofficial.bsky.social at the autograph table.

A joy as always, the perfect ambassador for the show.

02.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well this is exciting, I arrive in London and one of the first things I stumble across is a poster for @verbatimfoley.bsky.social !

27.02.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for some Belinda episodes from season 2 on iPlayer.

Silly me was looking under the 'Doctor Who' collection tab when I should have been looking under the other 'Doctor Who' tab... Could be worse, I could have been scanning through 26 seasons under the 'Doctor Who' tab.

21.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday to the one and only @robertshearman.bsky.social πŸ“š

The man behind the pen of many legendary stories!

10.02.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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London people!
I'll be back in London for LCC Spring this month.

I'm considering other things to do around that weekend, Feb 27th - March 2nd. Any & all suggestions welcome, from shows, locations, attractions etc

10.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't we know it!!

08.02.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feel insanely lucky to have witnessed Jodie Comer herself performing 'Prima Facie' last night.

This production, it's story, has captivated me for years. Watched the cinema screening multiple times, stream version & the book but seeing it with my own eyes? INSANE!

05.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For those who enjoy The Ninth Doctor 'Cloud Eight' released today, there is so so SO MUCH More to explore in these 4 really impressive TORCHWOOD stories.

'Grey Mare' is one of the best hours of @bigfinish.bsky.social - recommend all of these.

03.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NINTH DOCTOR DAY! 🎧
I pre-ordered this one ages in advance as there's no way I'm missing out on a story by these writers and one of my favourite doctors, we are in for a treat!

03.02.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Life may be chaos & unpredictable but nothing beats a bit of childhood tradition.

New Doctor Who dollies to open on a Saturday! πŸ’«

31.01.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to hearing how this series continues!

Watch my discussion of volume 1 here: youtu.be/eGiA1vxJZ-I?...

Including a particularly impressive, traumatic character piece from Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle. A really bold piece of drama

28.01.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's TORCHWOOD Day! 🎧
Been really really looking forward to hearing this one, great way to cheer up a rainy Tuesday.

27.01.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tegan!
A visibly different destroyed dalek, new accessories and an episode-specific background for the box. This is the type of set I'm easily happy to spend Β£44.99 on with that balance between collectors level niche but a sprinkle of play value too? Very FP exclusive in spirit.

26.01.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Who Charity Shop find:
Two 1995 'Missing Adventures books! I don't actually think I've ever seen a book from this line in the flesh outside maybe conventions? So a nice unexpected find.

24.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Definitely recommend checking out 'Red Eye' on ITV, notably produced between Sony Pictures & Bad Wolf.

A great example of a multi-part drama. Perhaps the way forward for Doctor Who? (Also bring Lesley Sharp back to DW) Oh AND... Ian Arber's music is very notable πŸ‘€

20.01.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A rather grey, windy Tuesday has just been brightened by... A Lesson in Dying! πŸ”ͺ ( 🎢 Yaayy murder 🎢)

Always very glad to find an @anncleeves.bsky.social title I don't have in the charity shop.

20.01.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy 92nd Birthday Tom Baker MBE! πŸŽ‰

20.01.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I know Dr Who fans often love everything in lines, consistent and identical (we bully @bigfinish.bsky.social spines for it constantly πŸ˜‚ πŸ‘€) ...BUT TARGET NOVELS?!

Come on now, they are an inconsistent mess, always have been and we adore it for that! πŸ˜‚ It's woven into it's very essence.

19.01.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have not listened to this one yet but judging by the trailer it looks really promising!

Perhaps a more character driven piece for Yaz?

15.01.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tom Baker has a new fan πŸ˜‚
Vera has been listening attentively, just so happens to be one of the best cliff hangers too!

11.01.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New poll finds 40% of Britons have not read a book in the past year The median British adult has read or listened to three books in the past 12 months with reading habits also split along gender, class and political divides

According to YouGov, 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. Of the remainder, 22% read 1-5 books per year and 4% (me) read more than 50 books.

If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

04.01.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 31
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The festive season can be quite overwhelming so i wanted to revisit something cosy & familiar, my reading has improved a lot since publication so I found even more appreciation for this story. Fittingly 'The Darkest Evening' also concludes on my birthday - meant to be!

@anncleeves.bsky.social

04.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes waiting a bit pays off! Got 'The War Games - in Colour' steelbook for Β£14

04.01.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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-- COMING SOON --

Out with the new… in with the old.
I’m really excited to officially launch what has become the biggest video project I will likely ever embark upon. It’s time to turn the clock back to childhood.

TheHostProductions 2026.

More details soon!

31.12.2025 20:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Varada Sethu has just shared this little post on her Instagram story and I thought it was worth sharing beyond for those who don't use the app.

31.12.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Observers review of "Dr Who & The Zarbi" (1965) novel reads:

"...the kids should eat it."

I've personally heard of devouring books as a form of compliment, but this is a bit TOO literal isn't it? πŸ˜‚

No wonder it's bloody collectable. 60's kids have eaten all the copies.

30.12.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the episodes is:

"1968: An Incident in Death Valley by Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle"

Need I say anymore? Given this writing duos contribution to the last series I'm really hopeful for what they do this time.

Looking forward to seeing where this series goes next.

30.12.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC iPlayer having THE AUDACITY to recommend the 'Mandy' 2021 Christmas special to me having made the decision to withdraw the 2025 one last minute....

Thin ice BBC... You Ruined Christmas x

28.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0