@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Hi, just to apologise for stopping you in the street last night outside the BBC, and to say thank you for being so courteous. My three daughters thought I'd gone mad. A pleasure to bump into you. Thank you.

This includes a manuscript book on astrology owned by the Essex cunning-man James Murrell, kindly donated to the @folkloresociety.bsky.social along with his tobacco jar.

BBC confirms The War Between the Land and the Sea to air earlier than previously announced #DoctorWho #TheWarBetweentheLandandtheSea www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/wa...

BBC News - Doctor Who Christmas special confirmed for next year #DoctorWho www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sunlit uplands everyone, sunlit uplands #DoctorWho

In this week’s column for the Nerve, Stewart Lee wonders how all these rightwing astroturfers get on the telly and radio. Doesn’t anyone Google them first? 🤔

FINAL NUDGE: last klaxon that I have written a new blog. Say hello to Roger (amputation #2), a happy weaning off heroin derivatives, and a Michelin-appreciation for custard. As usual, likes, comments, shares most welcome. I'll be quiet now. tomstaniford.substack.com/p/25-third-t...

Let's take a leisurely journey through #London along the #Thames LOOK AT LIFE: DOWN LONDON RIVER (1962) 4:35pm on #TPTV

Haunted Headlines: 9 spooky laden pubs in Bristol www.bristolworld.com/news/bristol...

RIP classic "Doctor Who" actor Tony Adams, seen here as Elgin, a Global Chemicals employee with a conscience... "Doctor Who: The Green Death" episode 3 (1973). #DoctorWho

BBC News - The ghosts of Blue Bell Hill, a road long rumoured to be haunted - BBC News #ghosts #hauntings #halloween www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Answer - yes! And yes, Planet Of Evil remains strangely underrated. The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane is one of the classic teams, and Tom Baker is arguably at his best here.

Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad

Found out about this one from the Labour press release condemning it, and it was a real trip to learn that this wasn’t “a Labour staffer with a tape recorder at a private event” story but a “she just said it on national TV” story.

Morning song

ON THIS DAY... 46 years ago, Doctor Who Weekly #3 was first released by Marvel Comics. It was the first issue to use a screenshot on its cover rather than a promotional image. #DoctorWho

That's racism. Plain and simple. No other word for it. It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.

Remembering the wonderful actor and writer Nabil Shaban, who has sadly passed away. My love and condolences go out to all of his friends and family. Rest in peace, Nabil🕯 #DoctorWho #BigFinish #ReeltimePictures #Sil

OH MAN, turns out that for a period from 1998 to 2024 a load of REALLY COOL SHIT happened in the White House (go look, the reaching has peaked).

If you can tear down the East Wing of the White House…you can tear down anything you fancy. He’s just getting started. More at 5.50 tomorrow in my “American Week” on @lbc.co.uk

I’m so happy to see this. @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit. Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏

#DailyGhost 15) GHOSTLY DUEL Every 29th of October, the Mermaid Pub in Rye, Sussex, is the scene of a replayed duel. A pair of ghosts fight with swords. The winner drags the body of the loser to a corner and disposes of their corpse down a trapdoor.

Wow! So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform. This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.

Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun. joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...

Loch Ness monster next?

Mike Graham Misunderstands Absolutely Everything

Somebody's got a full diaper..

More good news for the Chancellor ahead of the budget next month! Here we have an actual and workable wealth tax...which is raising more tax than expected.

The celeb Traitors is just so good. Amazing work from everyone. But don’t worry about voting out traitors yet, keep the people who will raise the most money.

Trump ordered Treasury employees not to share any more images of his demolition of The White House.

I need to make a change. And so, I've hatched a plan. A modern take on a traditional arts ‘patronage’ to support me and my writing. Please share among your network. Who do you know who would be an ideal patron for Dragon’s Pen? tomstaniford.substack.com/p/23-dragons...

Firstly, please - if you can - support this crowdfunder. The lawyers @leigh-day.bsky.social, MPs & @the-citizens.bsky.social have spent years on this. This if finally chance to get the truth. And it couldn't be more urgent or more timely 🙏 3/ www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/expose-the...

Boris’s Children: my SKETCH of Today in subjects he loves to forget.

If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...

Ooooh. God we need a decent physical release of this.

WATCH: Virginia Giuffre memoir: Prince Andrew, Epstein & Maxwell #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8CJcSfCU4

Genuine question: is Trump even remotely legally entitled to tear down one end of the White House? I realise this is a purely academic question as it’s not like anyone will DO anything about it, but it’s not his PROPERTY just because he’s currently POTUS… … is it?

He sure looks sweaty to me.

For everybody with an interest in Essex Witches, here's further research from @paranormalreason.bsky.social , providing more detail on the St Osyth lock up "The Cage". paranormalreason.com/true-locatio... #essex #witches #witchesofessex #stosyth #thecage

Season 13 came! I did a little work on this release - you'll know it when you see it... #DoctorWho

Boris Johnson says at the inquiry "it was slow to dawn on government generally about the full horror of of Covid." Why? Why was it so slow to dawn on the government what could happen? That slowness cost lives and livelihoods at a grand scale.

The radio sitcom I wrote, a really long time ago now, is getting another airing on BBC Radio 4 Extra, so the pilot is up on Sounds now. It'll only be up for 30 days, cos that's what the contracts were like back then. I said it was a long time ago. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Every hear of Call Back Phenomenon? We’ve certainly experienced it. Have you? Source: @higgypopparanormal.bsky.social www.higgypop.com/news/call-ba... #opeaghost #podcast #paranormal #callbackphenomenon

🔥"They initially criticised the gov't for intervening. When it became absolutely clear that we hadn't, they criticised us for not intervening. I wonder if [they] have, at any point, considered some humility to acknowledge that these activities took place on their watch, when they were in gov't." ~AA

Hayden has the festive fear!!!!!

Hurrah! I received this beautiful book today, it really is a beautiful thing. Illusions of Presence - Lost Christmas Ghost Stories edited by @johnnymains.co.uk I don't think I will be able to wait until Christmas to get started. #ghosts #christmas #christmasghoststories

Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting

I see Nigel Farage is back to claiming he "predicted" the war between Russia and Ukraine in the EU Parliament, when in fact he spoke AFTER the annexation of Crimea, to defend Russia and claim it was all the EU's fault. I did a full fact-check, with clips, here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

"King Trump happy to shit all over America" is a hell of a campaign promise!

I remember time gone by When peace and hope and dreams were high We followed inner visions and touched the sky Now we who still believe won't let them die