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Left can't resist being on wrong side of a war Whether it's Jeremy Corbyn or Zack Polanski, their foreign policy stances terrify voters outside core supporters

Well, here’s the thing about being antiwar as an ethical belief: it means you end up opposing most wars. Almost all of them, in fact. This is quite common in people who have consistent beliefs but looks insane to people who have none, or mostly just believe superior people should make the decisions.

"Fascinating trade," said the old man, and a wistful look came into his eyes, "doing the coastlines was always my favourite. Used to have endless fun doing the little bits in fjords..."

Coincidence corner: JCB and Reform UK

From the new Private Eye, out now.

I thought his Doctor Who stuff was prolific but he wrote an awful lot of other stuff.

Photograph of front covers of 10 books by Terrance Dicks. Top row: Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken; Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion; The Adventures of K9; Dalek Special; and Shakedown. Bottom row: The Adventures of David and Goliath - Sports Day; T.R. Bear Afloat; The Camden School Kids School Fair; War of the Witches; and Wereboy!

It's #WorldBookDay and while archives don't tend to be somewhere you find a lot of published books, our new Terrance Dicks Archive came with a full library of his works - and who were we to say no? Let us know if you spot an old favourite among this (very select) selection 📖

I prefer the Andrew Skilliter era

A girl with a strident voice leapt to her feet and used it. "Shut up, you two," she said, "I want to table a motion." "You mean boulder a motion," tittered a hairdresser. "Order, order!" yapped the management consultant.

Oops- it’s WORLD BOOK DAY and I haven’t even mentioned my autobiography #TheClosestThingToCrazy . It must be my modest disposition. 😬

Read this last year. Falls very much between two stools. There are some good ideas (The Professionals spoof is quite funny) but not satisfactory overall.

Very Dave Stone

1001 Nights in Time & Space witn @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social, @joshort.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social

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Badenoch says Labour MPs are "orcs and goons" with "no idea"

Starmer: "Moments like this define the Leader of the Opposition. They can either step up, act in the national interest... or they can expose their utter irrelevance. She has chosen the second"
#UKPolitics

Cover of Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner.

"Stay tuned!" Read about the life and controversies of Doctor Who's powerhouse 1980s producer John Nathan-Turner in Totally Tasteless, Richard Marson's definitive biography. Available now from tenacrebooks.co.uk

#ForbiddenPlanet

One a month books published adaptations of the new series episodes. I think it would take in excess of 10 years and that is without any new episodes

What's your #DoctorWho fantasy that will most likely never happen...? I would like beautifully crafted, deluxe, hardback editions of the New Adventures books...

I think I have reached the point where I am overwhelmed by the shittiness of the world and underwhelmed by the lack of consequences.

I can't work out if the two cancel to leave me merely whelmed or if they combine to make me uberwhelmed.

Series B, Episode 04 - Horizon

RO: We may have lived in caves, but we did have our own culture. And our own weapons, which still have their uses.
KOMMISSAR: You have no part of that now. You're one of us. At the Central Educational Complex, you were my most able scholar. The… (1/2)

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Dungeons & Dragons, the World’s Greatest Role Playing Game, will make its London debut at The O2 with a special two-day fan expo, taking place from 21st – 22nd August 2026.

https://downthetubes.net/dungeons-dragons-set-to-storm-the-o2-london-this-august/

"And it shall be called... The Earth." Phouchg gaped at Deep Thought. "What a dull name," he said

An alien funeral – in green, a figure like Cally holds up a goblet of life

An alien funeral – figures in different single-coloured robes move in on a black triangle

Cally makes eye contact

Avon makes eye contact

OTD 1980: Blake’s 7 – Sarcophagus
Ahead of Women’s Day, the first B7 both written and directed by women
In a Series haunted by bereavement, striking imagery for a dreamlike meditation on death
Series C is my fave, but divisive: for me, every episode is either brilliant or terrible, with nothing meh…

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

I had the cover of this as my work screensaver for a while which confused a lot of people when I was running some seminars in Ethiopia for the World Bank

June 13, 1985 - The novelization of The Awakening by Eric Pringle was first released by Target Books.
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How I arrived on Bluesky

Warwick Castle keep

The ghost of the Dun Cow, a monstrous bovine killed by Guy of Warwick, was reputed appear in the courtyard of Warwick Castle whenever a member of the Earl of Warwick’s family was likely to die. The spectre made no sound and its hoofs left no marks.
#LegendaryWednesday

I love Forbidden Planet. The scope, the imagination, the design, the FX, the cyclorama, the obvious inspiration for Star Trek, the incredibly squicky age gap romance. Okay, not that last bit.

Far more modern than much 50s Sci-Fi but with the cozy sound stage Hollywood magic of The Wizard of Oz.

‘Made In Europe’ Plan Could Upend EU Reset  - British Chambers of Commerce The British Chambers of Commerce has warned the UK could be sleepwalking into a legislative nightmare, which could upend the EU Reset, unless urgent action is taken.

Rejoining the EU fully would ensure we are not isolated from any future plans that could potentially benefit the country and boost our prosperity.

Bunch of evil aliens, gathered round a big table, all pointing at it evilly. From DR WHO MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN.

“This is where we shall build a magnificent ballroom.”

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