Well, that was a complete and utter joy. So much so that we’re doing it all again tomorrow in Exeter.

I am so thrilled to be interviewing Miriam Margolyes live on stage at the Hall for Cornwall today. What a gorgeous venue! #TheLittleBookOfMiriam

‘Watched Attack of the Cybermen.’

I didn’t understand a word of this until I imagined Peter Davison’s Doctor breathlessly rattling it out at high speed while simultaneously trying to defuse a bomb, and then it made total sense.

Salvador Dalí could have seen Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, A Fish Called Wanda or The Happiness Patrol. (And he did see the Aladdin Sane tour.)

A couple of years ago, the actor Brian Cox recalled in his autobiography that back in the 1960s, he had worked on a TV drama with the teenage David Bowie. This was news to me, so I decided to investigate. It took a while, but here’s what I found out. gutsofabeggar.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/l...

This sounds terrific.

Today's painting from my Brave New Worlds exhibition: DUNE (2021, 2024, 2026) (acrylic on oil paper) To take a closer look (or to buy the original painting) follow this link: barnabyedwards.co.uk/brave-new-wo...

Today's exciting delivery: a few postcard prints of gorgeous classic science fiction film artwork by the brilliant @barnabyedwards.bsky.social - taken from his new exhibition, 'Brave New Worlds' at the Exeter Picturehouse.

I knew I recognised them from somewhere.

For the first time in many moons, just heard We Are Detective by the Thompson Twins. Takes me back to teenage times, so of course I love it, but (a) the tune is absurdly close to ABBA’s Head Over Heels, (b) omg the lyrics. ‘He left his footprints by the garden tree.’ The garden tree? As opposed to…?

Very much enjoying all the indignant reviews of this new Frankenstein film, written by people who have clearly never read Frankenstein, taking issue with the fact that it appears for once to be based on Frankenstein.

My new painting exhibition - Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema - is now open to the public! If you’re not in the Devon area, you can browse online, where you can buy the original artworks as well as T-shirts, framed prints and postcards. barnabyedwards.co.uk/brave-new-wo...

Now open - @barnabyedwards.bsky.social's new exhibition of art live in Exeter, or online... scifibulletin.com/2025/09/01/t...

Tomorrow’s the day! Monday 1st September sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the implausibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse until 2nd November. Do come along!

Tomorrow’s the day! Monday 1st September sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the implausibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse until 2nd November. Do come along!

I’ve been obsessed with the Bayeux Tapestry all my life. I’ve never seen it, and it’s high on my bucket list. But the idea of moving this incredibly fragile strip of embroidered linen, so nearly lost so many times over a thousand years of fires, wars and invasions, fills me with dread. Please don’t.

Raising a glass to Christopher H Bidmead, who brought big ideas and magic moments to Doctor Who, and commissioned writers like Christopher Bailey, @andr3wsmith.bsky.social and @stephengallagher.co.uk. A playfully cantankerous persona never quite masked a deep intelligence and a kind, generous soul.

Of course there had to be a Dalek one. And isn’t it a beauty? Monday sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the preposterously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

Of course there had to be a Dalek one. And isn’t it a beauty? Monday sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the preposterously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

‘Like tears in the rain…’ Love this one. Monday sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the ludicrously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September to 2nd November. Do come along!

Just a few days to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the implausibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

1. Gardening. 2. Read books. 3. Listen to music. 4. Go for walks. 5. Cannot stress this enough: gardening.

In the garden today: I shall resist the obvious ‘While shepherds watched their phlox’ joke (narrator: he didn’t resist it). Phlox is Greek for ‘flame’, and this particular phlox is a flaming lovely recent gift from David and Alex. Thank you, chaps!

Switched on the Today programme just in time to hear a clip of a grown man shrieking ‘NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF CLEETHORPES!’

My painting exhibition, BRAVE NEW WORLDS: A CENTURY OF SCIENCE FICTION CINEMA, opens on Monday. 22 paintings inspired by some of the greatest science fiction movies of the past hundred years. Please come along in person or visit the virtual exhibition. And please share this post.

Less than a week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. The ‘Nope’ painting is one of my favourites. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

Less than a week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. The ‘Nope’ painting is one of my favourites. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

So behind with things right now thanks to work and gardening and stuff, but at last I’ve got around to this episode of the always excellent @albumtoalbum.bsky.social podcast. It’s a knockout. Leah Kardos and Arsalan Mohammad talking all kinds of brilliant about the most undiscussed Bowie album ever.

In the garden today: Rudbeckia was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of his patron and fellow botanist, Olof Rudbeck. In his dedication, Linnaeus wrote: ‘So long as the earth shall survive and as each spring shall see it covered with flowers, the Rudbeckia will preserve your glorious name.’

One week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. Feast your eyes on his amazing Tron piece! It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from Monday 1st September. Do come along!

One week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. Feast your eyes on his amazing Tron piece! It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from Monday 1st September. Do come along!

Not long to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September - 2nd November. Do come along!

Not long to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the absurdly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September - 2nd November. Do come along!

Just over a week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the implausibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September - 2nd November. Do come along!

Just over a week to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a fabulous new exhibition of paintings by the implausibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September - 2nd November. Do come along!

I believe it was Rembrandt who once remarked that no exhibition is complete without a Metaluna Mutant. Fear not, @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has it covered in his fabulous new show ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

I believe it was Rembrandt who once remarked that no exhibition is complete without a Metaluna Mutant. Fear not, @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has it covered in his fabulous new show ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

Two weeks to go until the opening of this fabulous new exhibition by the unfeasibly talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s called ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’ - so yes of COURSE there’s a Bowie painting. And isn’t it a beauty? Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September.

Two weeks to go until the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a brand new exhibition of paintings by the unreasonably talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September - 2nd November. Do come along!

Did I mention that the preposterously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has a brand new exhibition of paintings on the way? Here’s another little preview. The exhibition is called ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, and it’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come!

Did I mention that the preposterously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has a brand new exhibition of paintings on the way? Here’s another little preview. The exhibition is called ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, and it’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come!

My prodigiously talented fellow Dalek (and fellow humanoid) @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has a brand new exhibition of paintings on the way. And I can tell you they are superb. It’s called ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, and it’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September.

My prodigiously talented fellow Dalek (and fellow humanoid) @barnabyedwards.bsky.social has a brand new exhibition of paintings on the way. And I can tell you they are superb. It’s called ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, and it’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September.

For those of us who aren’t into football, the main thing that jumps out from this otherwise barely intelligible headline is ‘Club seal’, which is a trifle unfortunate.

Four to Doomsday is the second best story of Season 19. (Kinda’s the best, obviously. I’m not completely unhinged.)

For anyone who found Saltburn’s honkingly contrived let’s-go-viral twitpieces not quite infantile enough, this latest magnum opus sounds like an absolute must-see.

For anyone who found Saltburn’s honkingly contrived let’s-go-viral twitpieces not quite infantile enough, this latest magnum opus sounds like an absolute must-see.

In the garden today: a couple of pinks on the patio.

In the garden today: the echinops is out, and the bees are mad for it.