Yesterday’s Word Count = 582 DIE HARD (1988) “Mr. Takagi, I could talk about industrialization and men's fashion all day, but I'm afraid work must intrude…”

Emergency research: I need a medically plausible term for Walid and Vaughen to describe someone who's been killed by vampire induced necrosis to the internal organs, NECROSIS is a valid VAMPIRE is not. (They inhaled the vampire contaminant.)

OUR HOUSE – MADNESS And if the pogo was too complicated for you… youtu.be/KwIe_sjKeAY?...

Currently editing and editing, if you're honest, produces very little word count. BRAVE – (d) Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman In a very uneven film this scene really stands out. youtu.be/AjE5aGKFhQ4?...

#UKSFFBookBargains A daily deal on @benaaronovitch.bsky.social's Rivers of London. 99p for the first book in a series I've greatly enjoyed over the years www.amazon.co.uk/Rivers-Londo... Might be cheap on Kobo, but their search tool seems currently borked.

And there she goes! Contains an exclusive and very important fox story by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and the fox character creation rules. Because I love you 😘

Yesterday’s Word Count = 529 WARNING: PUNK CONTENT ORGASM ADICT – BUZZCOCKS The pogo was once compulsory in Camden schools. youtu.be/uwAtifCoB3I?...

After an unexpected brush past by the big skeleton I felt sudden urge to revisit my youth. There's nothing like the Washington Big Band to give life some zest... youtu.be/WYKXVgxBVf4?...

Somebody brought this to my attention and it served me well through my stint in the HDU. "Word of the Day: VULPECULATED - robbed by a fox." I am so going to shoehorn this into a future book somewhere.

Project Hail Mary - I thought I recognised that school architecture.

Just to note as to why I haven't posted recently - I had a minor brain bleed which led to a minor op where they glued some bits in place. I'm out of hospital now and normal service will be restored shortly. 😀

Yesterday’s Word Count = 503 DROP THE DEAD DONKEY (1990) cr: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin This from 1990 but seems strangely prescient… (1/2) youtu.be/X98CC9jVJ0g?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 958 BIRDS OF A FEATHER (1989) w: Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran Welcome to Chigwell. youtu.be/bPDV7EQt7J8?...

Research - is Northern California particularly nice in the autumn (fall)? I'm thinking of the redwood forests.

Yesterday’s Word Count = 845 RED DWARF (1988) w: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor They’re all dead Dave… youtu.be/aEeCFnKkL5s?...

I'm watching Best Medicine on NOW (I was curious and it sort of sucked me in) and I realised that it's a US remake of Doc Martin. Which explains why the lead is not ruggedly handsome (a plus) and so far no annoying teenagers have emerged.

Yesterday’s Word Count = 972 BREAD (1986) w: Carla Lane Boswells, meet the Boswells, they’re a modern British family. youtu.be/mBovVndjXqQ?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 821 HI-DE-HI! (1981) w: Jimmy Perry and David Croft “Hello campers!” That voice makes me weak at the knees… I used Gladys Pugh (Ruth Madoc) as my model for Dr Vaughen. youtu.be/1ADwLN586vw?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,025 Filling in some glaring gaps YES MINISTER (1980) w: Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn "Of course, in the service, CMG stands for 'Call Me God'. And KCMG for 'Kindly Call Me God.'" youtu.be/zdzJdGkpSug?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,032 Benidorm (2007) w: Derren Litten Fun, fun, fun in the sun sun sun. I didn’t like it but I could see the quality. youtu.be/rabh2WQ5FqQ?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 825 THE IT CROWD (2006) w: Graham Linehan 0118 999 881 999 119 725…………3 youtu.be/6bH-MdVCLWM?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 949 The Thick Of It (2005) w: Armando Iannucci Who was it that did your media training, Myra Hindley? youtu.be/F1N6mGk3ec8?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 785 The Office (2001) w: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Come friendly bombs and fall on slough. youtu.be/9llfUGKW4KI?...

Those bloody foxes - they've made themselves so useful in the 'king is dead' role that they're worming their way into everything. Out, out I say and bring back my shoe!

Yesterday’s Word Count = 787 DINNERLADIES (1998) w: Victoria Wood It’s funny how you can miss people you’ve never met in person. youtu.be/lPgogYcdd-g?...

Here’s somewhere I’ve never been before NUNEATON - although only passing through

Today’s UKGE schedule: 12-2pm: signing at the Chaosium booth (Hall 3) with @benaaronovitch.bsky.social 4-5pm: Rivers of London panel with Ben, Main Stage, Hall 1

Tomorrow isn’t quite as busy. I’ll be joined on the Chaosium booth by the ever entertaining @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and we have a panel at 4 pm, too!

Yesterday’s Word Count = 627 BLACK BOOKS (2000) w: Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan SHOP IS CLOSED, EVERYBODY GET OUT! youtu.be/lKCnpc234zc?...

This is such a fun solo adventure, written by the wonderful Gavin Inglis. I think you’ll really enjoy it!

And this case file (scenario) collection contains three stellar adventures for your investigators

Yesterday’s Word Count = 602 SPACED (1999) w: Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson Anything can happen in the next half hour! youtu.be/6T8AERZfYQs?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 628 THE ROYLE FAMILY (1998) w: Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Henry Normal Where the kitchen sink hits the comfy sofa. youtu.be/cChFMJQC8_o?...

I've always been annoyed by the misnaming of various AI systems and the conflation of modes. So I've decided to refer to LLMs as Lemming Tech and the people staking their future on them are lemmings. :)

Yesterday’s Word Count = 789 FATHER TED (1995) w: Graham Linehan &Arthur Mathews Careful now! Down with this sort of thing! Feck, drink, gurlz! That is an ecumenical matter. youtu.be/Ib1WMwCZjAM?...

FRENCH RESEARCH - (have already mined google etc) - are these plausible names for two French men born 1910-1920? GILBERT PERRIN ADRIEN COTTENET

My con appearances are pretty limited this year, but next weekend I’ll be at Chaosium Con UK chatting all about the Rivers of London RPG. The following weekend, @benaaronovitch.bsky.social joins me on the Chaosium booth at UK Games Expo. It would be lovely to see you there!

Back at London Zoo to hear about Oyster bed restoration, saving Darwin’s Frogs and Mexican pupfish.

Yesterday’s Word Count = 683 683CHEF! (1993) w: Peter Tillbury Criminally overlooked sitcom starring Lenny Henry. youtu.be/YxVlULXAFSk?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 587 SURGICAL SPIRIT (1989) w: Annie Bruce, Raymond Dixon, Graeme Garden, Peter Learmouth, Paul McKenzie and Annie Wood. Based on the beautifully acid tongue of a real surgeon. youtu.be/N-sFwPejc7I?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 766 THE NEW STATESMAN (1987) w: Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran How could I have forgotten Alan B’Stard – biggest majority in the house. Pin up boy for the Heritage Foundation. youtu.be/MAFHFTzBTbA?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 702 KEEPING UIP APPEARANCES (1995) w: Roy Clarke. It’s pronounced Bouquet! youtu.be/dhlR_4GKElU?...

Finished draft zero of the latest book - now for some sleeeeeep

Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,583 --> so so very close.... THE VICAR OF DIBLEY (1994) w: Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer In 1993 the COE authorised the ordination of women – no, no, no. no. no, yes! youtu.be/p1B5_95qm8A?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 938 ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE (1990) w: David Renwick I don’t believe it! A traditional sitcom – sort of. youtu.be/3_vgOj8SQnc?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 836 NINGHTINGALES (1990) w: Paul Makin Channel Four, in the early days, had a remit to innovate – or at least unsettle. youtu.be/cg0HKJmZHa4?...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 518 CHELMSFORD 123 (1988) w: Rory McGrath and Jimmy Mulville Famously starts with a scene in Latin with subtitles and a surprise (and totally unauthorised) character cameo. youtu.be/Oc_Mrp5glEs?... youtu.be/JuRkFpoJ50g?...

🔴 NEW: Reform UK's £4m crypto donor Ben Delo has dismissed his US conviction as a "non-crime" But we got the court docs - and found a different story US federal prosecutors said he "thumbed his nose at the law" and had led a "criminal enterprise" democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reforms-4m...

Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,142 BLACKADDER (1983) W: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and Ben Elton For you Baldrick the Renaissance was just something that happened to other people. youtu.be/RSpPuP5xwaQ?...

Any excuse will do to post the WHAT ABIGAIL DID THAT SUMMER video. youtu.be/euUH3ECqmbk?...