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Finished reading the original Japanese Ringu series by Koji Suzuki: Ring, Spiral, Loop and short story collection Birthday. Despite some minor inconsistencies and some questionable and downright poorly aged moments, it was a terrific read

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans

A blue bass guitar styled to look like a TARDIS from Doctor Who. It reads "Police Public Call Box" along the top, with TARDIS windows around the pickups and a "free for public use" sign below.

In honor of TARDIS Day I'm resharing my daughter's bass guiTARDIS. Still trying to convince her to pose with it wearing my 12th doctor cosplay. #TARDISDay #doctorwho #TARDIS

there's so much things that i love about TWB: the enviromentalist message itself, non-binary representation, incredible screen presence of Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt, the exquisite direction of Dylan Holmes Williams, and poignant writing of RTD and Pete McTighe! it's a 10/10 for me so far

If you say 'heteronormative' or 'unhoused person' or 'food insecurity' you're basically talking gibberish and nobody can understand you but if you say you can see inflammation in children at the airport and that vaccines lower IQ or that germs are a myth you get to fire all the scientists.

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.

I'm old.

If you're not, listen to this.

Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.

Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.

It's literally never been more important.

ON THIS DAY... 20 years ago, the anthology Short Trips: The History of Christmas was first published by Big Finish.

#DoctorWho #BigFinish

really want to read Marc Platt's story with the Unbound Doctor played by Geoffrey Bayldon

David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa reunited at the ‘Speakies Awards’ in London!

#DoctorWho

Jon Pertwee saying 'There's no relationship or even suggestion of any relationship with the Doctor with any of his companions. And so it just doesn't exist. He's completely and utterly asexual'

the pure asexual joy i felt when i learnt that Jon Pertwee considers his Doctor to be asexual cannot be described with words

Felix is definitely at his cutest when he sleeps.

#caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #caturdayeveryday #petsofbluesky #blueskycats #mainecoon

A black cat sits on the ridge of a sofa. It's ears are at a 90 degree angle.

Gothmog wanting to know what I will do about the weather #Caturday #Catsky #CatsofBlueSky #cats #blackcats

David Bowie in Time | British Library Ten years after the death of David Bowie this landmark gathering of writers, filmmakers, musicians, artists and critics reflects on key points in his creat

I’m delighted and honoured to be a part of this event at @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Saturday 17th January. A day dedicated to David Bowie, with live music and very special guests. I’ll be in conversation with David’s producer and friend, the legendary Tony Visconti.

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Christopher Ecclestone’s ninth Doctor looking characteristically morose on a tarot card

Ok maybe I will do the “modern” doctors too…
#doctorwho

Tom Baker's cactus head at Madame Tussauds

I wonder what became of him.

Noah Baumbach – Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Noah Baumbach (‘Jay Kelly’) on his love letter to movies, the infamous ‘Marriage Story’ fight scene, and the impact of director Mike Nichols.

Talked with Noah Baumbach about emerging from his “quiet crisis” post-White Noise, art imitating life, and, of course, his (movie) Pop, the late Peter Bogdanovich.

I’ll Be Glad When You Dead…

Buck Woods tells German-speaking Nazis what he thinks of them while performing in France. Somehow feels relevant these days.

From REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne, released on Christmas, 1942.

The Ring Virus (1999) Sun-ju is a reporter who uncovers a series of inexplicable deaths that occurred simultaneously. Her investigation leads her to a resort, where she finds a videotape filled with mysterious images. Afte...

despite what some might say, this is not a direct remake of Ringu. in fact, it is quite different, and the most curious difference is the fact that Park Eun-Suh (the creator of the videotape) is intersex, which was presented in the original novel and then ignored by every adaptation

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I can finally announce!
This Christmas Eve, 2:15pm, BBC Radio 4, a drama I've written - 'The Truth about Phyllis Twigg' - will inform, educate and entertain about the first ever radio drama! 103 years later to the day.
If you like this classy image, you should see our cast...

#WhoBore No, you've written over 2,000 words today about a Graham Williams authored Doctor Who text adventure for the BBC Model B.
You're the weird one.

Here’s the start of #doctorwho Genesis of the Daleks cut to fit the narration of the LP version. This is how I always expect the story to start after hearing the LP version so many times as a kid before seeing the TV story. (Unmute your sound)

Doctor Who fans will know Ben from Gallifrey One, as a genial panel host (part of the Game of Rassilon and stepping in to replace me on game shows) and all round good person. Please pitch in and help if you can. #DoctorWho

City of Death – How Douglas Adams Cracked the Code and Made Perfect Doctor Who Here’s the big conundrum: What is Doctor Who? Who is it made for? And what should it be? These are the fundamental questions that are almost impossible to answer, and in many ways, they are the fou…

A new blog post all about Douglas Adams and City of Death!

I’m asking the big questions here: What is Doctor Who? What makes it work? Did Douglas Adams truly crack the code and create perfect Doctor Who?

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TERF Island: the embarassing truth about Britain's Trans Panic. Condemning an entire category of people on the basis that one of them might commit a crime is the very essence of prejudice. And that prejudice plays straight into the hands of the far right.

I have to keep my Substack essays part-locked for paid subscribers, but I want to be able to share them with those who can’t afford it RN.

So: for each post, as soon as we hit 12 new paid subscribers, I’ll unlock it for everyone.

2 left for this one:

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I’ve just been thinking about Michael Sundin, the world-class gymnast who was briefly a Blue Peter presenter until hounded out of the job by the tabloids (and a shamefully complaisant BBC) for being gay. This was 1985. Homosexuality had been legal for nearly 20 years. What is remembered, lives. 🏳️‍🌈

#DoctorWho

😍 #DoctorWho