This week on BORING OLD GAY, I’m celebrating a boring infrastructure project, lamenting London’s rental market, admiring some truly terrible television titles and discovering that apparently my dog is too gay for one dickhead on a Lime bike… open.substack.com/pub/boringol...

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

You reminded me of a comic I made a while back

New issue out now!

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This week on my Substack, I’m declaring war on orderly lines in pubs, celebrating pop music excellence and planning birthday celebrations for my dog, who is 5 today! open.substack.com/pub/boringol...

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@0tralala.bsky.social 3)

Me wanging on about my book 1984 The Year Pop Went Queer

This week on my Substack, I'm recovering from Pride, confronting my fear of the dance floor, watching two titans of camp conquer the West End and looking on agog at the sight of some teeny-tiny Soleros… boringoldgay.substack.com/p/dance-floo...

#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub is back! 24th October, The Albany Centre, Westminster - a totally serious symposium about the best book range in all of time and space. Tickets: bit.ly/smallbluebox

Well, that’s all right then! #ENGDRC #WorldCup

Foodify a Doctor Who title. An Unearthly Chili Con Carne

Foodify a Doctor Who title. Thyme and the Sarnie

I’m loving the obituaries from Big Finish and SciFi Bulletin for the wonderful Justin Richards. Both of them make you wish you’d known such a man. And I’m glad I did. He even wrote for the Doctor Who Figurine Collection when I cheekily asked him if he could find the time! Top, top man.

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What did Freddie Mercury’s wild birthday party in Ibiza smell like? Join me to find out!

The most niche fanzine in the world ever! Doctor Who Figurine Collecting is back with issue 17 featuring the mighty Myrka and a load more brilliant customs from some SERIOUSLY clever people.

Your Brutalist Sandcastle Summer Challenge? This one built by Calvin Seibert #sculpture #art #architecture #brutalist #beach

Better postwar Italy than wartime Germany

This week on my Substack, I’m falling down a vertical drama rabbit hole, refusing to throw anything away EVER and revisiting 1970s Coronation Street. Come along for the boring, old, gay ride! open.substack.com/pub/boringol...

buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Go West, as a subscriber to Psychic Paper.

The second edition of my Substack is coming TOMORROW, subscribe now to get it in your inbox. boringoldgay.substack.com?r=13ord&utm_...

Watching Star Wars with the 10YO. The spiel has just run past. “Ooooh!”

Nice thing to see on my way home.

Here’s the Apple version of Ian’s always brilliant compilations of his favourite music of the last few weeks! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

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In the first edition of my new Substack, I go to the launch of an album from 1993, review a big squeegee on a pole, witness Betty Boo trying to catch a rat and share something very gay from Finland. It’s free to read! Let’s be boring, old and/or gay together. open.substack.com/pub/boringol...

Oh I did this and wasn’t alerted but anyway my column www.musicomh.com/features/spo...

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I'm sure some of my friends must be chomping at the bit to write one of these...

Make a Doctor Who title less scary.

Make a Doctor Who title less scary

Have decided to be a right bastard from now on. I’m still dead lovely, obvs. But watch out you lot.

'I left a children's home – and was embraced by love'

Did I do this right?

Great stuff, as always!

Currently listening to two kids (ages between six and ten) committing hari-karaoke to this.

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Happiest of birthdays to @themindrobber.bsky.social

Butlin’s Skegness for half term. I’m mad, aren’t I?

I’ve just uploaded five years’ worth of Fred the Clown web strips to the incredible Webcomic Studio. Oldies but goodies. fredtheclown.webcomic.studio

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Teaser announcement! Battles in Time: Oblitorator The next phase in the relaunched Battles in Time is coming! Full details, including ordering details, will be announced on 22nd May Stay tuned!

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