1. Human rights only exist if they are universal and if you start taking away one group's rights, yo weaken everyone's. 2. There is a biological cause for gender incongruence. It'sis not a mental illness or a fetish. It's a standard deviation like left handedness or perfect pitch.

The Beatles on ToTPs Film is Fabulous! is delighted to confirm the 35mm negative presented to John Franklin at the recent film convention in Oxted, contains the The Beatles first appearance on Top of the Tops.

Seeing the Peter Serafinowicz Harry Potter announcement just made me think, once again, about this excellent James Acaster bit from Off Menu.

Bananas. Which is annoying, as they look really convenient to both carry around and to eat.

I was lucky enough to see these episodes on the big screen in Manchester recently. They look fabulous. And the little discussions in between really added some extra brilliance to the event. So, if you can get to the Phoenix, you're in for a treat!

Manchester Bowie fans might be interested in this factoryinternational.org/whats-on/dav...

It's always worth keeping an eye on BBC Sounds (and the Radio 4 Extra pages) for classic Doctor Who audio dramas from Big Finish.

Name-checked on the @trapone.bsky.social podcast - ambition achieved!

But that is exactly how the suffragettes operated. With a nationwide organisation of sleeper cells of arsonists and bombers. I’m gratefully people have reached out and referenced my work today. I remain (I believe) the only academic expert on the terrorism of the suffragettes. Links below:

Just managed to reach my daily step target while sitting on the bus!

One of Anthony Head's lesser-known roles was a guest role on the BBC Radio comedy Cabin Pressure, where he played smooth-talking airline pilot Hercules Shipwright. I highly recommend checking out this show. Here's a clip from the episode "Rotterdam". youtu.be/pvNtxmcqyFc

This is horrifying. It classes disabled people as not fully human, because it is saying that they cannot ‘feel’ the same way as an able bodied person would in the same circumstances. www.mind.org.uk/news-campaig...

Join a union. If you can, join one which is a clear and straightforward in its messaging as this:

The Fire Brigades Union has made a statement on the proposed EHRC Code of Practice on Services. Our message is clear. Equality matters, solidarity is essential, and we will continue to fight for both.

One the greats on BBC2 today at 2. Jayston gives the performance of his career as Nicholas II but the quality of the cast is jaw dropping. Look at the names! Many good spots for DW fans including Tom Baker as Rasputin.

Every trans-supporting cis person in the UK needs to make peace with becoming more annoying, persistent, and pedantic than they ever thought possible. EHRC guidance is full of contradictions - they're relying on transphobic compliance out of fear. DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM

Addressing students, Chieng scoffed at using AI for reading and answering emails. “You know who else can do that? Me,” he said, drawing laughter from the audience. “If you can’t do that, how useless are you?”

An unusual request in the name of archaeological science: Would anyone happen to have a Shetland or Exmoor pony that wouldn’t mind sending some fur samples to me? We’re trying to compare a potentially preserved fur specimen but there’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) few sources on fur fibre diameters!

Go on then

Going to try and make it this year ...

The second sentence of this post is so shocking that I had to reread it about six times to be sure that it really says what it says. And it really does. Try replacing “trans men and women” with “Black people” or “gay people” or “short people” and see how that sounds. Seriously, listen to yourself.

If you think someone is trans, you can ask, however be sure to ask in a say that wouldn't put them at a disadvantage or seem hostile or that is harassment. If they deny it, you can ask them to prove it, however there aren't any documents that would work to prove it. Hope this clarifies things.

Also friendly reminder that the Luddites weren‘t anti-tech they were pro workers rights and safety and anti-capitalist so you know, feel free to call me that.

Lesley Judd was, in fact, first credited as a presenter on the very next episode of Blue Peter (18th May 1972).

Indeed, having a copy is good, but if the copy is so poor that it cannot be restored, then it doesn’t have the same archival value as a broadcastable copy of the programme (as the poor copy is only useful for reference purposes).

Superior Condition Film Prints Finding lost material on film is a by product of the work Film is Fabulous! undertake. Recently, missing episodes of Doctor Who, and The Morecambe and Wise Show, have been recovered. This is only a small part of the work being done.

Is someone keeping a tally of how much Reform is costing local councils in by-elections?

I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.

Truth!

European Greens have formally urged the UK to consider rejoining the EU, calling Brexit a political and economic failure and saying Britain’s future belongs back in Europe.

I thought „why would I need AI to list this TV show‘s credits for me I know those by heart“ and then I remembered not everyone is a neurodivergent only child

Happy centenary Sir David! Are there one hundred things named after David Attenborough? Surely we should be able to compile a list… I will start: 1. Attenborosaurus a plesiosaur from the Jurassic Coast en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenbo... Let’s see if we can get to 100! /🧵

And now I'm imagining Odysseus speaking like Noel Coward

Its: - Not about MP’s or Prime Minister’s. - Not about boats or immigration. - Not about income taxes. - Not about attacking monority groups. Its about where you live and your community. ⚠️Vote tactically if you have to. ⚠️Dont forget your photo ID. ⚠️ DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE!!!!

Its about: - Environment & waste....your bins. - Housing & planning. - Education - Special Educational Needs (SEND) - Maintenance of roads and pothole repairs. - Local health and social services. - Community safety & welfare. - Council leisure facilities - parks, libraries, playgrounds, museums.

Tomorrow some of us in the UK will go out and vote in local elections. I say 'some of us' because apparently only 20% to 30% of UK voters will make the effort to choose who will be in charge of the money they pay in council tax. Please remember what this election is about.

Was looking for some bookends & found myself wondering, since they always come in pairs, where is the other Professor Yaffle? And now I feel like I’ve asked one of the universe’s deep unspeakable questions, invited forbidden knowledge & knocked on a door I hope will not be answered

Friends, if you’re taking sertraline, check the batch number as there is a recall out and you may have ended up with a mislabelled lower dose of citalopram. www.gov.uk/government/n...

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

I would like to move to Shetland please.

So when do they launch The Balamorniverse?

Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' Happy Shakespeare day to all who celebrate.

Heads-up anyone else who had their eye on this but found it a little overpriced... the 1980s Doctor Who Monsters enamel pin set is currently reduced by over £100 on the Forbidden Planet website...! #DoctorWho

Film is Fabulous! is pleased to confirm that tickets for the special screening of “The Daleks’ Master Plan” episodes will go on general sale at HOME Manchester today at midday. homemcr.org/whats-on/rec...

I assume when Wes says this he is planning to forbid cis male doctors, nurses, porters, cleaners and visitors from women's wards. (It is an absurd situation that a trans woman can be employed to work on a women's ward but can't be a patient there).

#LeslieBanks #MervynJohns #BasilSydney #ThoraHird and a certain rifle in Cavalcanti's WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942) 4:30pm British wartime classic! #TPTVsubtitles

Disgusting reporting by BBC using a tiny number of cases to suggest widespread abuse of a system which routinely denies LGBTQIA+ individuals asylum and forces them back into environments of persecution. This article massively distorts the reality of the situation. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fellow Manchester people!

Hungarians are singing ‘We Are The Champions’ in celebration of the landslide victory of Peter Magyar