So much for “single function isomorphic response” in #Blakes7 At exactly the time he tells her “it will only let us have one gun each”, Blake hands Jenna his gun to return to the rack when she’s already holding her own gun. It also implies that Blake thinks Jenna should do the tidying up.

#DoctorWho Short Trips: Impeccable & Other Stories bgfn.sh/dwst14 Authors Philip Lawrence, Nick Slawicz, Georgia Cook, Dominick Polion, Peter Anghelides, Benjamin Mackenzie Readers Lisa Bowerman, Sarah Sutton, Nicholas Briggs, Duncan Wisbey, Eric Roberts, Peter Forbes, Bronté Barbé, Alistair Lock

You decide to buy this brilliant new #DoctorWho choose-your-own-adventure book. ▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org ▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet

“Machines can’t be made safe enough to adequately protect pedestrians, so should we introduce an offence that blames people?”

I’m pleased that I introduced these behind the scenes interviews for #DoctorWho Short Trips. Initially it was so that we could hear new @bigfinish.bsky.social authors talk about their work, and now it’s standard for each new audio story. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/d...

With episode 6, #StarfleetAcademy seems to have hit its stride. Sex and violence. Several strong confrontational 1:1 scenes that are an improvement on some of the clunkier dialogue. Nasty new villains. Compelling narrative. And impressive eyebrow game by future Vulcans.

Some #StarfleetAcademy tie-in merchandise possibilities; 1. Recipe book 2. Encyclopedia 3. Technical manual 4. Kids’ book

I hope Sam is working on a version of the original Star Trek theme for #StarfleetAcademy — she seems like a bit of a fan of the franchise.

I’m pleased that I introduced these behind the scenes interviews for #DoctorWho Short Trips. Initially it was so that we could hear new @bigfinish.bsky.social authors talk about their work, and now it’s standard for each new audio story. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/d...

Catching up on #StarfleetAcademy episode 4 and still a bit disappointed that the theme tune is not as hummable as other #StarTrek series. Despite the 🎵 subtitles. Perhaps it sound better in the original Klingon?

I think I already have this #DoctorWho item, thank you, Amazon. Though you obviously have exquisite taste.

A Criminal Practice, a comic play by Terrance Dicks first broadcast on 5 July 1967, is being repeated on Radio 4 Extra today at 3pm and 9pm; afterwards, it’ll be available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Catching up on #StarfleetAcademy episode 3. (a) an excuse to see the cadets’ buns of steel (b) addressing cynics’ early criticisms of the show (c) he’s a beast, but she’s not that kinda gal.

Out today!.... Had a great time on a few of these, as well as reading some lovely words by @anghelides.bsky.social who also curated all the stories. Many thanks to Duncan Wisbey, Peter Forbes and Bronte Barbé for such great readings. 😁

#DoctorWho Short Trips: Impeccable & Other Stories bgfn.sh/dwst14 Authors Philip Lawrence, Nick Slawicz, Georgia Cook, Dominick Polion, Peter Anghelides, Benjamin Mackenzie Readers Lisa Bowerman, Sarah Sutton, Nicholas Briggs, Duncan Wisbey, Eric Roberts, Peter Forbes, Bronté Barbé, Alistair Lock

OUT NOW! 🧳 The Master takes the lead in Doctor Who – Short Trips: Impeccable and Other Stories. From Nyssa to the Ninth Doctor: six tales, one unmissable collection. Click https://bgfn.sh/dwst14 to start listening!

Wonderful news from @bigfinish.bsky.social — their licence to produce #DoctorWho audio dramas has been renewed until the end of 2035. www.bigfinish.com/news/v/docto... I’m delighted to be able to contribute by producing and script editing the Short Trips range of audio short stories.

Ski jumpers use this terminology to avoid ambiguity with the words “zip” and “flies”.

Wonderful news from @bigfinish.bsky.social — their licence to produce #DoctorWho audio dramas has been renewed until the end of 2035. www.bigfinish.com/news/v/docto... I’m delighted to be able to contribute by producing and script editing the Short Trips range of audio short stories.

This ten-minute video talk by Jack Rhodes about magic, AI and live performance is thoughtful, well scripted and delivered, stylishly edited, and contains a particularly clever and apposite new trick. youtu.be/rG0rHlZn3_A?...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I was interviewed about #DoctorWho and @bigfinish.bsky.social and student life by Tom Christison for the University of Dundee Magdalen student magazine. issuu.com/themagdalen/...

“When I first found it and phoned for help, I’m sure the emergency services told me I needed bum disposal.” www.lbc.co.uk/article/hosp...

You decide to buy this brilliant new #DoctorWho choose-your-own-adventure book. ▢ If you want an online purchase, go to uk.bookshop.org ▢ If you want an in-person purchase, go to Forbidden Planet

I enjoyed #Shrinking s3e2 — arguably s3e3 after the two-part opening omnibus. Delighted to see it’s written by Brett Goldstein (pictured) and directed by Zach Braff (not pictured).

This snippet is from the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine. It talks about the events of this month in 1980. I have news for them… @bigfinish.bsky.social revived Bayban post-explosion in 2021. He even crawled from the wreckage! Still available on CD and download! www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/b...

One week to go! #DoctorWho

Lovely the way this trailer teases the content of this month’s new #DoctorWho Short Trips collection from @bigfinish.bsky.social

Educational moment from #TheTraitorsIreland is a regular reminder that the plural of the currency “euro” is officially “euro”. €💶 (Opening that Pandora’s box also released all the swearing used in this series.)

The trailer for #DoctorWho Short Trips: Impeccable & Other Stories has appeared on the Big Finish website: www.bigfinish.com/releases/pop...

They’ve confused tall stories with tall storeys.

#DoctorWho #8thDoctor #PaulMcGann And to top off #McGannuary... The book I have written on the history of the (ongoing !) McGann era, "Leap of Eighth", is up for presale through Telos Publishing & due out in May! telos.co.uk/shop/doctor-... (cover art by Martin Geraghty of #DWM comics fame)

I’m starting to think it won’t qualify for the Razzies because no one will have seen it.

Eight for eight at @bigfinish.bsky.social Your chance to get a collection of four Eighth Doctor #DoctorWho Short Trips stories for £8. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/d...

Today’s keywords in #TheTraitorsIreland are “assertation” and … er …

Writer Tim Foley found a Jacqueline Pearce autograph in a French bookshop: open.substack.com/pub/thefoley... Tim has also written several wonderful #Blakes7 scripts for Big Finish

Here’s a fun and enthusiastic review of the @bigfinish.bsky.social #DoctorWho Short Trips competition winner. Lovely that it acknowledges Paul Spragg, in whose memory the competition runs. And it also identifies five of the seven items on the cover image.

Ella Maisy Purvis is wonderful as the lead and title role in @channel4.bsky.social detective series #Patience so it’s disappointing she isn’t credited first in the opening titles.

Siobhán is great on #TheTraitorsIreland

What a fabulous final for BBC #OnlyConnect tonight. Both teams are so lovely I was happy to see either side win. Indeed, teams have been charming and witty and whip smart throughout this series.

After all the tedious online discussion about the correct use of commas, at last the @financialtimes.com provides evidence for the importance of hyphenation.

SPOILERS for #TheTraitorsIreland: natural inclusion of Irish dialogue in discussions — and ironic that the hero of a successful team challenge replying on knowledge of the language was the round table person who summed up, in Irish, the banishment of the first faithful. Spoiler pictures in reply.

Obviously we now have to watch #TheTraitorsIreland and our favourite bits so far are (a) the fabulous Siobhán McSweeney and (b) Wayne Rooney

Space… opera. My piece on Blake’s 7 in today’s print edition of the Daily Telegraph

This FB Reels thumbnail for the Wanging On podcast seems carelessly rude about lovely Graham Norton

Published next month: #DoctorWho Stormcage is an adventure book for River Song. www.penguin.co.uk/books/470298...

#TheTraitors SPOILER

SPOILER for #TheTraitors episode 11. They didn’t do the “murdered faithful discovers who the traitors are” interview on Uncloaked tonight. Though it was delicious to have Roxie give her view about who she’d like to win, before she had learned who the traitors are.

Perhaps HELLO! magazine should be called OI, YOU! magazine now.

“What saucy behind-the-scenes shot can we have for Faraaz?” “Having a shower? Standing on his head? Exercising?” “No wait… eating crisps on a sofa!” #TheTraitors