Peter Anghelides

One neat feature of some streaming shows I’ve seen is that “skip back 30 seconds” puts the subtitles on for those 30 second. “What did he say? I missed that, hang on…”

Whether programme makers agree is another matter!

I think most viewers aren’t fans who will watch and rewatch. Many casual viewers don’t watch each episode.

I like the story of a showrunner who, asked if he was worried his show may annoy the most ardent fans, said: “It means they’ll only watch the episode three or four times instead of eight.”

“How may times do I have to tell you…?”

“Just one more time, for viewers who haven’t been paying attention because they are typing comments about us on social media while watching.”

“I can’t believe…” seems to be a feature of situation comedies where that week’s set-up needs to be established in the first minute as the characters walk onto the set.

“I can’t believe you agreed for your parents and three brothers to stay in the spare room for two weeks.”

I quite enjoy those interactions, because they’re getting to react rather than just talk at each other. They got to do some intense emoting this week, plus acting-in-the-dark, so it wasn’t all just the kind of charmingly arch side-eye that Caleb seems to favour most episodes.

A time of confusion for my international teams.

For a fortnight, calls start at a different hour for participants in the US, UK, in countries with no Daylight Saving, and in parts of the US that don’t use DST.

Which way also depends on the country of the person who booked the meeting.

What are they thinking with dialogue like this?

“I can’t believe smart characters talk that way.”

#StarfleetAcademy episode 9 looks gorgeous, has several very affecting character moments, thrilling action, and a wonderful cliffhanger.

It still struggles with some remarkably clunky expository dialogue that characters have to say with a straight face.

“I’ve found eleventy-one of them”

Looks like they're weaning themselves off it; strange to see it parenthetically in the subheading rather than in the article text.

Big Finish's celebrated Short Trips are back, with a collection of bite-sized escapades under the umbrella name Impeccable. Written by Georgia Cook, Philip Lawrence, Dominick Polion, Nick Slawicz, Peter Anghelides, Benjamin Mackenzie

Cover image for the release of Doctor Who Short Trips: Impeccable and Other Stories shows Eric Roberts in a suit and tie in a suburban street over which looms a large spaceship.

“Well written and acted so Master-fully by the serpentine Eric Roberts … a triumphant return by Bronté Barbé … showcasing Peter Forbes’ impressive mimicry … Sarah Sutton’s powerful delivery … utterly delicious!”

#DoctorWho Magazine praises all six readers in @bigfinish.bsky.social Impeccable.

Review page from DWM showing the book cover

The cover of the new Doctor Who Magazine featuring Tegan and River Song.

DWM interview starts with a full-page photo of Alex Kingston.

“The story is fast-moving, high-stakes and has Alex Kingston’s love of the character written alll over it.”

Doctor Who Magazine reviews #DoctorWho Stormcage, a River Song Adventure, in the latest issue that also interviews the author.

Was this the best photo to use for a tribute?

Are they nuts?

“Your song has many endings” Alex Kingston talks about the book in her #DoctorWho Magazine interview.

Alex also talks about her #DoctorWho book in the interview.

Review page from DWM showing the book cover

The cover of the new Doctor Who Magazine featuring Tegan and River Song.

DWM interview starts with a full-page photo of Alex Kingston.

“The story is fast-moving, high-stakes and has Alex Kingston’s love of the character written alll over it.”

Doctor Who Magazine reviews #DoctorWho Stormcage, a River Song Adventure, in the latest issue that also interviews the author.

Available to download and own here: www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/d...

Big Finish's celebrated Short Trips are back, with a collection of bite-sized escapades under the umbrella name Impeccable. Written by Georgia Cook, Philip Lawrence, Dominick Polion, Nick Slawicz, Peter Anghelides, Benjamin Mackenzie

Cover image for the release of Doctor Who Short Trips: Impeccable and Other Stories shows Eric Roberts in a suit and tie in a suburban street over which looms a large spaceship.

“Well written and acted so Master-fully by the serpentine Eric Roberts … a triumphant return by Bronté Barbé … showcasing Peter Forbes’ impressive mimicry … Sarah Sutton’s powerful delivery … utterly delicious!”

#DoctorWho Magazine praises all six readers in @bigfinish.bsky.social Impeccable.

For 100 years, Denville Hall has been a sanctuary for those who dedicated their lives to the performing arts

Now, as it celebrates its centenary, a £26 million appeal will help secure the next 100 years

For further info:

🔗 denvillehall.org.uk
📧 rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk

Share with him some of your boulder opinions?

Thanks to Jon Blum for bringing it to my attention.

Whoops, thanks — I have deleted and reposted!

This splendid video by Paul Masters is full of joy, enthusiasm, luck and love for the relaunch of #DoctorWho in 2005 with contemporary footage and memories from two decades ago.

youtu.be/6iHgy1rimf0

And it has a marvellous revelation about “Peter from Melbourne” that I’d never heard before.

Fascinating!

I’m not familiar with the play, despite it being a celebrated Pulitzer winner. US viewers may know it better — they suggest it’s a school literary education staple, like “To Kill a Mockingbird” used to be in the UK, and perhaps spot more of the episode’s allusions and references to it.

“You have earned this warm round of applause”

Hurrah for both of you! Good luck!

BSFA Awards announcement includes nominations for #DoctorWho novelisations by @unamccormack.bsky.social and @gossjam.bsky.social

www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

“Inalienable human rights” again?

I haven’t worked out yet why Reymi isn’t always in Khionian blue form and presents as a white male human even when getting hitched on Sunset Moon. I may have missed something. Is it to do with water environments? Should he have gone blue when having a shower?

It also means Jay-Den does not get therapeutic benefit from the subsequent lessons, and there’s no contrast with Sam’s illness. Why have him in the episode at all? Throughout it, Lura Thok is conveniently absent as a potentially cynical Jem'Hadar-Klingon observer of the sessions.