Thank you @paulmagrs.bsky.social and @stevecolewriter.bsky.social for this wonderful book. Stories that show us the familiar from a new perspective, remind us to look at life through others' eyes, and that entertain and move, with fabulous illustrations. May there always be stories and storytellers!

Happy New Bin Icon Day to all who celebrate

Proud of these two gems...The Haunted Man & The Cricket of the Hearth. If you enjoyed The Chimes, try these two out for some good seasonal fireside listening. Fine casts, great adaptations and wonderful sound design. Enjoy. #Dickens #Christmas #averagerompproductions #audiodrama averageromp.com

It's a thing, apparently: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I have crossed this off my Christmas decorations wish list: sostrenegrene.com/en-gb/diy/cr... "No, I asked you to crochet a decoration FOR my stool!"

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a zero-star review before. Is there a point when that score means it’s just not worth the reviewer’s effort to write anything about it? Or is there something performative about utterly trashing something? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Today is the kind of gloomy, stormy autumn day when you might like to listen to a haunting Doctor Who story. My story 'Dark is the Devil That Walks' in the Short Trips 13 collection, from @bigfinish.bsky.social, is such a tale.

It’s astonishing how they both fit in that tiny costume.

New #DoctorWho author! Luke Hollands has won this year’s Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity. His wonderful story “The Wednesday That Wasn’t” features the Thirteenth Doctor, is read by Clare Corbett, and will be released by Big Finish in December. www.bigfinish.com/news/v/2025-...

An IBM till in John Lewis, Bristol. IBM sold its Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business to Toshiba in 2012. www.ibm.com/history/poin... chainstoreage.com/news/winners...

Oh, won’t somebody please think of the [checks GB News] corgis?

Getting a push notification on my phone from @economist.com seems a bit on the nose.

Interesting casting news about the #DoctorWho spinoff from @screenrant.bsky.social today. That Russell Tovey is versatile, isn’t he? screenrant.com/db/tv-show/t...

I believe this is called a catheter.

I see Lee Anderson has set out his stall to be Transport Secretary in any future Reform Party government.

Now there’s a new advertising opportunity! An author reading their own novel on the tube, with a Post-it on the back cover: “Book to hear me read this out loud at Waterstones Piccadilly on Wednesday at 7:30pm.”

New #DoctorWho author! Luke Hollands has won this year’s Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity. His wonderful story “The Wednesday That Wasn’t” features the Thirteenth Doctor, is read by Clare Corbett, and will be released by Big Finish in December. www.bigfinish.com/news/v/2025-...

Press release about the future of #DoctorWho — hurrah! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Splendid #DoctorWho news today www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...

Read a chapter from the new #DoctorWho novel by @paulmagrs.bsky.social — very suitable for Halloween! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...

Coincidence?

Shock recasting as ITV takes over producing #DoctorWho

Casting for the new series of #TheCrown has taken an unexpected turn.

I hope they return the correct one.

There’s a @bigfinish.bsky.social flash sale on of Sarah Jane Smith full-cast audios, including mine. Get them for a mere three quid each, or all nine for twenty quid. www.bigfinish.com/collections/... #DoctorWho #SarahJaneSmith

🔥NEW EPISODE!🔥 We take a (brief!) break from #DoctorWho Season 13, to bring you a look at the latest release from BBC Books, 1001 Nights in Time and Space. We're joined by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and co-author/illustrator @paulmagrs.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

Out today! #Blakes7 Afterlife audiobook from @bigfinish.bsky.social read by Alistair Lock. Nearly eight hours long, accompanied by a downloadable 2,000-word glossary from the original novel. www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-b...

I enjoyed revisiting the writing of #DoctorWho The Ancestor Cell with Steve Cole in this podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/0IpF... Warning: may contain spreadsheets.

I enjoyed revisiting the writing of #DoctorWho The Ancestor Cell Edith Steve Cole in this podcast.

Strikingly brutal from the outset. Then Liberator’s crew taunting the captured Shrinker— when Tarrant defends it (“He's an animal, Cally”) Cally’s terse reply: “Yes, and it's contagious, isn't it?” @andr3wsmith.bsky.social’s prequel was satisfyingly gruesome. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/h...

Assumed American date format

Tommy Flowers, a British computing pioneer. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

#DoctorWho 1001 Nights in Time & Space now available in the Guardian Bookshop guardianbookshop.com/doctor-who-1...

Irony

The latest printing of David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television is almost sold out but more are on the way. An in-depth biography of Doctor Who’s first script editor by @0tralala.bsky.social, shining new light on an enigmatic personality. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.

“Not ginger again, despite the other obvious choice”

#DoctorWho shock recasting news

They should bluescreen in more attendees.

This book by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and @paulmagrs.bsky.social reimagines #DoctorWho stories. Not traditional “novelisation” versions; each of 22 tales offers unexpected, delightful new insights and perspectives on moments and characters from the show. www.penguin.co.uk/books/470292...

On the biography of Barry Cryer by his son @bobbicee.bsky.social, and the radio show Baz worked on with Terrance Dicks between the latter’s stints on Doctor Who: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/barr...

Two things recently reminded me of my 2007 #Torchwood novel. One is getting my royalty statement — it’s still selling after 18 years! And the other is that it’s still being reviewed by new readers, like Darcy Cox here: thebloggingdj.com/2025/07/12/b...

Nature is healing

A blog by @jennycolgan.bsky.social that’s worth a read. Plus, now everyone will want to do the ‘Test Your Jenny Colgan Novels Knowledge!' quiz. open.substack.com/pub/thatwrit...

So long as we have these readings from him, his trap will not be shut poetrystation.org.uk/poems/them-a...

Those who know Tony Harrison’s work will understand when I say “mi 'art aches” on hearing this sad news. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Well, bless my soul, another long, long post, this time Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders by Terrance Dicks, featuring Blackpool, Indiana Jones and Mr Toad. 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...

EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT. 🗣️👂 Listen to this clip from the forthcoming audiobook Blake's 7: Afterlife, read by Alistair Lock. Pre-order at bgfn.sh/b7avon for release next month. soundcloud.com/big-finish/b...

An extract from the forthcoming #Blakes7 audiobook “Afterlife” read by Alistair Lock. www.bigfinish.com/releases/pop... Available from @bigfinish.bsky.social in October. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/b...

Fabulous Angela Innes was a headliner along with Jasmine Gardosi at this month’s Satellite of Love Poetry and Spoken Word event at Loco Klub Bristol.

Lovely article about “the relationship between these shows and the regional audiences for which they were made”. I wonder if now that maker-viewer relationship has changed from geographical communities to communities of common interest or ideologies via selective subscription on TimTok or YouTube?