On her Lipstick Socialist blog Bernadette Hyland reviews "Liverpool: a city on the edge" written by Diane Frost and Peter North lipsticksocialist.com/2013/05/16/b...

Review on Cuture Matters of a new book; '"I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's uncrowned Campion Boxer and Communist', written by Michael Herbert. www.culturematters.org.uk/i-am-here-to...

Members of Your Party who reject the reactionary ideology of "Gender identity" and advocate sex-based right for women and girls are now organising within the party as Materialist Left.. Materialistleft.substack.com

Featured on Culture Matters ; "I am here to meet all comers " the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" www.culturematters.org.uk/i-am-here-to...

Any fans of the early 70s series" Timeslip" out there?. Currently working on a post on the series for my science fiction blog "Fantasies of Possibility"

Delighted to have been a guest panelist on the excellent Doctor Who show The Sense Sphere last night to discuss "The Faceless Ones" co-written by Malcolm Hulke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbu...

this evening on The Sense Sphere at 7pm: a panel on classic Doctor Who serial "The Faceless Ones " (1967) written by Malcolm Hulke and David Ellis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbu...

DOCTOR WHO NEWS: CAROLE ANN FORD Talks To Radio Times youtube.com/live/NG7LHRvZE YI?si=6_fHOCoQ7HsECYrB Live At 10am UK Time "The BBC Has A Duty To The Dr Who Fans" "It's A SHAME The New Scenes Were Changed" A Dr Who Brunch News with Brendan and Aussie Boomer Doug

Report and pictures from the book launch on 24 January of "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com

we were delighted that Len Johnson's daughter Brenda attended the launch of the biography of Len yesterday "I am her to meet all comers" now available on Lulu www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

On her blog "Lipstick Socialist" Bernadette Hyland reviews "Teacher" and "Spinster" by Sylvia Ashton-Warner, two Virago modern classics. Sylvia pioneered child-centred creative teaching in New Zealand which was very influential in many other countries. lipsticksocialist.com

This Saturday 24 January, 2pm, at the Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester, book launch of '"I am here meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist. ' maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...

Review of " Things are Not always what they seem; the writing and politics of Malcolm Hulke'; thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/07/26/r...

DOCTOR WHO NEWS BITE: "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"....."FINGERS COULD BE POINTED" Confesses Media Producer Peter Hoar Live At 2pm UK Time Today youtube.com/live/zUHnZSDTm mc?si=eR-Wh5fCjiTbz_zk Another News Bite Special Join Brendan for this digest of the Dr Who new

Book launch: '"I am here to meet all comers"; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned boxing Champion and Communist"' Saturday 24 January, 2pm, Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...

Just published; "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" A successful middleweight boxer in the 1920s, Len was denied British titles because he was not white. In 1944 he joined the CPGB. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

DOCTOR WHO DETOX: Live At 11am UK Time youtube.com/live/sRputXP... McCOY TAKES ON MUSK Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years Ups and downs of Dr Who Month

"I am here to meet all comers"... my biography of Len Johnson, the Manchester boxer and Communist was featured in the Manchester magazine...

The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.

Ken Russell made numerous documentaries  for the arts programme Monitor and other BBC programmes. You can find them all here,   including Pop Goes the Easel, Elgar and Shelagh Delaney's Salford  www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Book launch on Saturday 24th January in Manchester of "I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael Herbert maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...

Mary Quaile and Ethel Carnie: different paths taken by two northern working class women, by Bernadette Hyland. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/working-class

On the excellent Yesterday's Papers channel ...10 Female-Fronted Hard-Edged Tracks of the 60s www.youtube.com/watch?v=s213...

Two queer women with a 6 year old in school today stopped to film ICE and for their bravery ICE agents murdered one before the other’s eyes. The grief in the survivor’s voice is a knife to the gut. Destroying people and their bonds is what ICE has always done.

This is an article by Bernadette Hylandabout a public dispute between Ethel Carnie and Mary Quaile in the pages of Cotton Factory Times in June 1914 over what kind of education was needed by the working class maryquaileclub.wordpress.com

DOCTOR WHO: SEA DEVIL SPIN OFF SINKS AWAY! youtube.com/live/-0x-mEO... Live At 6pm UK Time 1.2 million lost between episode 1 and 5 More Headlines with Brendan and Jon @gallifrey11 sci-fi chronicles79

For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A Mancunian #FilmNoir classic capturing a lost city. An excellent article by Manchester Mill about Val Guest’s #BritNoir Hell is a City (1960) : manchestermill.co.uk/a-mancunian-...

The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.

DOCTOR WHO NEWSNIGHT Live At 8pm UK Time youtube.com/live/EnSgcaC... "Dr Who Needs Fresh Innovation - New Blood" warns media insider "You go STALE after 3 years" warns Innes Lloyd Brendan, Jon @gallifrey11 (sci-fi Chronicles79) and Divining Dragon Christian plus the Whopets

the launch of "I must take on all comers": the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist , will take place on Sat 24 January 2pm in The Lounge at the Central Methodist Hall Oldham Street Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com

Our tribute to Terrance Dicks concludes this week, as we discuss his first original Doctor Who novel and also take the opportunity to talk about what he achieved and how much we owe him. @kateorman.bsky.social and @adamrichard.com.au join us. #DoctorWho 500yeardiary.com/s3/e6

How I'm walking out of 2025.

Unfashionable or not, it actually IS a really good episode of TV’s Doctor Who.

DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL The Abominable Snowmen youtu.be/_JZKRZ5_Yzo?... Snowy Tibet, fearsome Yeti, a top TARDIS team, mysterious monastic chants...what more do you want? Brendan and Stefan focus their forensic and fun eyes

now available "I am here to meet all comers": the story of Len Johnson: Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael herbert. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

In my biography of the television sciptwriter Malcolm Hulke ""Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his episode for the series Sergeant Cork - "The Case of the Silent Policeman" - broadcast in September 1966. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

The BBC Scandal That Went Unnoticed Christian Kriticos for the Telegraph on the disastrous changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre. The article does an excellent job at detailing the issues at stake [gift link] www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/65a1031...

TV RATINGS CRASH ONE MILLION VANISH ON PRIME TIME SUNDAY BBC1 youtube.com/live/FWJFSMz... We Are Live At 7pm UK Time Brendan and Jon @gallifrey11 of Sci-FI Chronicles79 dissect the ratings and a good fun chat guaranteed too

Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm8B...

Delighted to be a guest on Spill the Geek Tea podcast discussing H G Wells' "The Time Machine" and its influence on Doctor Who www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7s...

Occupations by Trevor Griffiths (1974) Donald Pleasence, Georgina Hale, Jack Shepherd & Nigel Hawthorne. Gransci leads a takeover of the factories by the workers. He is offered assistance by Kabak from Moscow but suspects his motives... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Kx...

I will be a guest on "Spill The Geek Tea" on Sunday evening discussing H G Wells and "The Time Machine" fantasiesofpossibility.wordpress.com/list-of-post...

Review of my biography of Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" on The Doctor Who companion website thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/07/26/r...

Delighted to be a guest on Spill The Geek Tea podcast on 21 December, 10pm to discuss H G Wells and "The Time Machine" www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7s...

Bev Jackson from the LGB Alliance on "Talking to "Trans Allies" " bevjacksonauth.substack.com/p/to-comprom...

🔴I wrote about far-right attacks against refugee charities and why some are choosing to leave the sector to protect themselves. It's awful but understandable. open.substack.com/pub/nicolake...

In my biography of Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his Danger Man episode " Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet" in which John Drake teams up with his KGB counterpart, Major Nicola Tarasova. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...