The middle task tonight had me laughing more than I’ve done so at Taskmaster in a long time. Just a beautiful piece of task design and escalation of frustration.

OK, I need to speak to a manager, I've yet to be Raptured.

I'm glad they clarified that it's The Star Wars Mandalorian, would hate to have him mixed up with all those generic brand Mandos.

And he said, let's do it, let's do it Make it better than it's ever been Jon Pertwee Nick Courtney And monsters that are always green Dramatic And classic Let's make it even better than it was with Patrick Lets do it, let's do it tonight

Sixty-two years ago this morning, the very first live-action shots for Doctor Who were filmed at Ealing Film Studios.

BBC news showing the Trump protest in London, Sylvester McCoy has just appeared on a vox pop.

Playing Blood on the Clocktower online and ended up as a neutered Ravenkeeper, thanks to the Spy, in the final 3 with the Imp and a claimed Mayor. Won the game, but neutralised the Mayor win by panic-nominating the demon at the last second.

I told someone last night that they really needed to commit to watching a particular show in its context in order to get to know the characters and appreciate it for what it was, but I can’t remember if I was talking about The Wire or Taskmaster

The new episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now! Join me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social as we love A for Andromeda and The Avengers from 1961! (But we do a 1965 Avengers because it's telefantasy.) www.patreon.com/posts/138856...

Im just about to be introduced to Phil Ellis! Almost 2k waiting on YouTube for the episode to drop.

A* poster, no notes.

House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 27 is now live, as @ifdestroyed.bsky.social and I look at Thunderbolts (1997) issues 69-71. Ever wondered if the existence of "French" as a concept could be a hoax? Then this is the episode for you, True Believer! bit.ly/lightning27

Me, trying to move away from kindle: I'd like to add a 2MB epub to Apple Books to put onto my ipad. Apple: Sure, it's on your mac. No, you can't have a 'Books' option when you plug your ipad in. Yes, it's syncing with the icloud. No, we can't tell you if it's actually syncing or when it'll be done.

I'm 42, and I'm finally listening to/watching Doctor In Distress. It's somehow even worse than I could possible imagine.

Gonna have to breqk out the Season 18 Blu-ray set in his memory. His presence on the excellent features really made me a fan of him, especially the excellent ‘all the writers in the pub to chat about the season’ documentary.

Winning the Edinburgh Comedy Awards' 'panel prize'

What accent is Pierce Brosnan supposed to be doing in the Thursday Murder Club? I’ve counted at least 4, and I’m only 15 minutes in…

And now to finish up Season 22 with Revelation of the Daleks, probably the last of my unwatched Who stories that I know next-to-nothing about beyond the broad plot strokes, glass/plastic Dalek, and Alexei Sayle.

Oh no, not Palin... <vague gif of a moment that probably never happened with Obi Wan screaming 'You were supposed to be the best of us!' at Anakin>

Holy shit, that’s so good

Ooh, the Bridge Theatre in Brussels are putting on Tick Tick Boom later this year, first production in Belgium.

This is my madeleine memory trigger. I am on the floor in front of the telly with buttered crumpets on a Sunday night. Arguably the first tv show I was an actual fan of.

Went on a bit of an old clothing clearout. Was very surprised to see some old Gap clothing still knocking around. I had a mostly Gap wardrobe in the mid-late 2000s as I worked in various stores along Oxford and Regent Street after uni, thanks to a pretty decent discount there.

A journey of discovery continues…

A mosquito broke containment last night and now my skin is approximately 40% bite.

Back on my Blood on the Clocktower shit, in person. A nice large game of Trouble Brewing about to kick off.

Holy shit, this may be my new default reaction image to EVERYTHING

Well, I’ve bought an air fryer. Was in Media Markt for something else and walked past the display, and realised they made relatively small ones that I could just fit into my small kitchen. Gonna christen it with some salmon, I think.

The sentiment is good, but the phrasing… ugh…

Wheeeen theee Bird in your room represents all your gloom Nevermoré When you're trying to grieve but that corvid won't leave Nevermoré It will rap Tippy tippy tap Tippy tippy tap Waking you from naps aaand Your dream-a Then will fly Never tell you why Even if you cry Landing on your sideboard Athena

Was that Matt Berry voicing the Dark Knight Bane in the new Lego Batman game?

Playing online Blood on the Clocktower, and just won Trouble Brewing on Night 2 by using my Slayer shot. I feel invincible.

Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred

It’s been years since it stepped foot inside a club… but in one now to support a friend’s first night DJing at Charlatan in Gent. We were even first ones here to ensure she had someone to play to at the start of her set.

My Dad has been touring the Science Museum stores in Swindon, and came across these two specimens in storage…

Oh, fantastic!

@gregjenner.bsky.social That was a very interesting ad read in the middle of today's non-UK You're Dead To Me...

Dreams last night included a seamless transition from the Star Trek Discovery wrap party to walking out into Edinburgh at 6 in the morning, discovering that one comedian hadn't shown up for his very early morning show, and bumping into Bill Murray leading a walking tour of the town.

I don't remember this being part of the Opening Ceremony...

I’ve been backing this long enough to have likely solely funded a couple for articles and many custard creams. Come join me - Steve curates an incredible selection of essayists and reviewers, but don’t tell him I said that!

The joy of not having a job is that a Blood on the Clocktower game can turn into late night karaoke on a Monday night and I don’t have to worry about Tuesday mornings.

On my way to my first in-person game of Blood on the Clocktower. Excited but a bit nervous, mostly around how how I’ll process night information and choices in the time I’ll have without making any noise…

I’m innocent!

There comes a time in every man's life, and that time has come to me tonight, when he has to sit down and watch Timelash.

Look, I’m sorry, but if this golden prick has managed to grab enough of Wolverine’s costume at the head to lift him off the ground, then you have GOT to draw Wolverine’s wedgie.

Got back from Amsterdam to find that my desktop will not make a wired connection with my router. At all.

Tomorrow, my little playreading group in Gent reads my favourite ever play, Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. Have been in love with this since I was introduced to it at A-Level in 2000. It’s a bit of a dream come true to be able to read it with a group.

Back on my musicals after <checks notes> an entire four days away. I’m at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam to catch the English language production of Hadestown that has been running here for a few months.

I’ve missed being in Amsterdam. Thirteen years, including seven living just one country down from it. Drove up to see Hadestown tomorrow, but tonight enjoying wandering around and avoiding the rain.