This is excellent. I watched it in half-hour chunks and added a bit more to his Wikipedia page each time, cos until then it was about two-thirds Doctor Who, which is mad for someone who had such a great career afterwards.

One of the best recent Doctor Who blu-ray extras gets a broadcast showing on BBC4 tonight: Innes Lloyd. And it’s already on iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Leonard Kirk’s art was a big plus in favour of Captain Britain and MI13. A lot to like there. It’s a title that I wish had carried on more than it did. We could have seen stories featuring more British and Britain-based Marvel characters which would have been welcome. Glad we got what we did.

I like Paul Cornell’s work, in comics as well as in other media such as his Doctor Who novels and audio stories. His storytelling, plotting, and characterisation are great, and I like the sense of humour he often puts into his writing.

There are some A-Comic-A-Day titles that I was probably always going to enjoy, such as Captain Britain and MI13. It features Captain Britain, as well as others from Excalibur, it’s set in Britain, and it’s written by Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social so liking it was easy.

If you want a digital edition of Who Killed Nessie by me and @rachaelsmith.bsky.social you can get one from @averyhill.bsky.social ‘s Gumroad shop! averyhill.gumroad.com/l/who-killed...

Not yet. They only have the films available over here. I resorted to a US import of the boxset & a US region player. However, Talking Pictures is going to start showing the eps from Sun 28th at 4pm. Amazon Prime has them on streaming, but the quality isn't as good as discs & no extras.

I got to write some Planet of the Apes stories last year (for the new RPG) and it was really satisfying. UNCLE would be the same thing. I love that people are still holding onto and reading and enjoying those books.

Is there a decent UK option for it on Blu-ray yet? Every time I look it's US only. I loved the 90s repeats when I was a kid but haven't seen it since.

my source for this is this volume of bonus discs from the big dvd box set. unfortunately i don’t recall off the top just which featurette has the story, but that’s just an excuse for a rewatch!

I have thought about trying to get those licenses to reboot in comics form. (Partly because I love the series, and partly because I find the idea of working with the same IP my dad did personally satisfying.) I have pitched “Bettie Page Meets The Girl From UNCLE” to Dynamite, but they didn’t bite.

ok so apparently he had no idea what the protocol was for pitching teleplays in 1960s hollywood, so he just sent in like the entire first half of what ended up being “fiddlesticks”—he’d never done a script before!—& they were just floored. they asked him to finish it & they used it mostly as it was!

I have all of the novels (2nd hand) & some of the annuals (also 2nd hand), but I assume the ads wouldn't work by the time I got them! 🥺

There was an address in the back of the tie-in books, write in and become an honorary Uncle agent. They spelled my name wrong so I wrote again and got another card. It's the first one that still feels magical, though, misspelling and all

I’ve never heard of talkingpicturestv. I was paying to watch the episodes on Amazon. Thanks! When I have a few bucks of disposable income I really should invest in the box set.

I am a huge Man From UNCLE fan. Even had most of the novelisations at one point. Adored Illya Kuryakin as a teen.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I am jealous though. I am the wrong age to have been a able to get one of those. Fell in love with the show when it was repeated when I was a kid.

there’s an amazing story about how he came to tv writing thru UNCLE & specifically about his first ep (“the fiddlesticks affair”)—you probably know all about it.

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I agree! I think it's a great show and not really remembered as the huge hit it was. 😆

peter allan fields!

Me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social recorded an excellent Telefantasy Time Jump patrons-only episode today about The Man From UNCLE. It’ll be out on the 28th, the same day the show starts on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social !

So, after watching a lovely Christmas episode of The Avengers for podcasting purposes, I went and watched a lot more lovely Christmas telly. And then ranked my favs. Yes, the armadillo is relevant. lmmyles.com/2025/12/17/c...

As a free festive treat, the Telefantasy Time Jump Christmas Special is out now, in which me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social watch an episode that was out *precisely* sixty years ago today: The Avengers' 'Too Many Christmas Trees'! www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...

As a free festive treat, the Telefantasy Time Jump Christmas Special is out now, in which me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social watch an episode that was out *precisely* sixty years ago today: The Avengers' 'Too Many Christmas Trees'! www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...

I saw sixty years and immediately assumed The Feast of Steven, but it's not...

By sheer chance, amazingly, the Telefantasy Time Jump Christmas Special with me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social out on Sunday will feature a TV episode that was broadcast sixty years before *on that same date*! We chose it without knowing!

Marvel Age of Comics 🤝 The Official Marvel Podcast. Paul Cornell talks about why he chose to write about the 70s era of #TheAvengers with Ray Lowe and Anthony Carboni. ▶️ https://bit.ly/453KBWI 🦸 #AvengersDoomsday #Marvel #ComicSky @acarboni.bsky.social @paulcornell.bsky.social

In case you can’t quite place the name, this is the writer of classic Trek’s Trouble with Tribbles. Let’s help him out.

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A brand new-to-me Nigel Kneale. Absolutely bloody loved it.

I only know them from Blue Peter annual comic strips. Time to find out more.

Ah! Bleep and Booster! They were babes!

The new Telefantasy Time Jump is out now and free to everyone to listen to. Join me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social as watch 1964's Nigel Kneale play The Crunch and a bit of Bleep and Booster! www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...

And, quite by coincidence, I have started rereading @paulcornell.bsky.social's Witches of Lychford series, so I picked up the second one, and I'd forgotten it was set at Christmas too. Absolutely perfect trifecta of festive reads

New post: Star Trek's Greatest Christmas Episodes. Because I was watching the episode where Quark drags Odo up a mountain, and really it was quite festive in a way. lmmyles.com/2025/12/10/s...

For once, I'm actually prepping notes for the podcast so I can says some sentences, like, eloquently and stuff, about how great this play (and it is pretty much that recorded stage play style of early telly) is.

The idea that moral anger or anti-colonial art is new is so fucking painful. Anyone complaining about telly being "too woke these days" has to watch Nigel Kneale's The Crunch (1964). *Damn* he is angry in this one: a furiously brilliant tirade against colonialism, racism, and nukes.

I also met the writer of Rachael's book - @paulcornell.bsky.social (who gifted me his issue of "Commando"). I am not the type of person who collect signatures, but as a #DoctorWho afficionado I couldn't pass the opportunity to get the 12th Doctor Target novelisation signed by Paul. Thanks!

My first all-ages book. This one's special.

The @chicagotribune.com featured #Marvel Age of Comics series in their holiday gift guide. Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/4iH8VTW #ComicSky #MarvelComics #Daredevil #Avengers #DoctorStrange @stuartmoore.bsky.social @chrisryall.bsky.social @paulcornell.bsky.social#Marvel

CAN YOU SOLVE THE MURDER… AGAIN?? The news is out, announced in today's Publisher's Lunch email:

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Our 8 yo is a massive fan, and would like to put a word in for the vegetable thief (brilliantly titled ‘Who Duggit’).

Alongside obvious candidates like Bluey and Duggie, Mojo and the Swaptops on CBeebies is great stuff for adults and tinies too, classic slapstick and genuine ironic wit from writers like Charlie Higson. Best episode: seagull attack or big pig? 1/2

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That was an excellently thoughtful episode, and I’m totally with @paulcornell.bsky.social re Wizzard’s I wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day. Great stuff.

I'm sorry to report that my panel about the Marvel book at Blackwell's in Oxford on the 10th has been rescheduled by the bookshop to sometime next year. (I thought it was a bit odd we were doing that amid the Christmas rush.)

Lovelies, I am not feeling too good, so for today's Tea and Sanctuary advent calendar I am going to leave you in the gentle care of the wonderful @paulcornell.bsky.social who has been kind enough to record an episode to keep you company. teaandsanctuary.com/e/advent-202...

Good choice; we can recommend the Friendship Camper Van Adventure set, especially for its working flushing toilet