Quatermass and the Pit - Imps and Demons (5th January 1959). "It's all right, they're dead. They've been dead for a long time".

Great piece on Take Me High here... #Birmingham #Brum

Ahhh, we love this series!! 😍 The second of The Night House Files by @dansmithauthor.bsky.social (pub. @barringtonstoke.bsky.social) is the Wintermoor Lights, where some kids start behaving strangely after seeing lights in the sky. I won't tell you what happens but what a reveal it was at the end!

Plans for tomorrow...

Learn about the origins of a sci-fi classic with The Quatermass Experiment, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's immersive history of the landmark lost TV serial, illustrated with rediscovered studio photos. Work is already underway on the next volume in the series. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk

The first episode of the television version of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was originally broadcast on this day in 1981.

Total Recall (1990) Directed by Paul Verhoeven stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. Based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick.

"QUATERMASS AND THE PIT: Imps and Demons" (transmitted 05/01/59) When an excavation unearths a mysterious missile which has been buried for over five million years. Professor Quatermass (André Morell) and a bomb disposal team gain entry to a sealed compartment... #horrorfam #horror #scifi #1950s

Almost did some work today. Might do the same tomorrow...

New on Pop Culture Schlock 365 for 2026, Starlog Sunday! Yes, a regular feature dedicated to the legendary US sci-fi magazine that debuted in 1976! I, obviously, have to start with the debut issue, that will celebrate its 50th birthday later this year! 🖖🏻

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1981 - The first episode of the television adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy aired on BBC2. Do you know where your towel is? #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #douglasadams

One from the vaults!

Today's mood...

Happy birthday, Paddington! The TV series began #OTD 50 years ago, based on the books of Michael Bond, narrated by Michael Hordern and animated and directed by Ivor Wood. @radiotimes.bsky.social celebrated the wonderful work of Ivor Wood last year... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mag...

Avebury snowman.

Star Wars at Mann's Chinese Theatre in 1977 #starwars

Nick Drake! Beautiful...

a Quadrantid meteor over the Avebury stones. #StandingStoneSunday

Avebury under snow from the church tower. #StandingStoneSunday

It's far too cold today. Brrr!

Avebury in snow. #StandingStoneSunday

Wanna go for a ride?

The Moon, this morning...

Just popped out to the postbox and now I can't breathe properly because my lungs have reacted to the cold. <gasps>

So the old orbit dies today? Ahem ... *drum roll* Someone write an orbituary.

Looks at news... ...hurries down to basement get time machine working as soon as possible.

At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round. This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!

Gadzooks! The 50th anniversary of #Rentaghost is marked on BBC Four tonight. My write-up for Radio Times:

Blimey, it feels cold this morning.

BEASTS - WHAT BIG EYES (1976): Brilliant episode of Nigel Kneale's classic animal-themed horror anthology, in which an RSPCA inspector investigates a pet shop owner who is searching for proof of the existence of werewolves...

It’s a pretty morning.

A moonlit snowy backlane in mid Wales this morning ❄️❄️

Rooftops & Repetition 🔁 Grey, unremarkable and mundane, yet somehow beautiful and meticulous 📐 Birmingham Repertory Theatre, also known as The Rep 📍 #blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography #birmingham

The Moon, just now...

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).

Old Square in Birmingham in 1985... #Birmingham #Brum

One from the festive vaults!

New Year's Day!

Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.

Hard to believe that 1996 was ten years ago, isn’t it?

Wonderful!

It's 2026! Feels like only yesterday that it was 2025! HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's a new year! Can you feel it? Keith Harris certainly could. "YEAH!"

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Last twilight of 2025...

Dec 31st - H. George Wells explained time travel to his friends, using a small prototype of his time machine. Once they'd gone home, he climbed into his full size time machine and started his journey. 📽️📅 The Time Machine (1960)

Your NY resolution is to discover @squarewindowpod.bsky.social & in latest ep learn why @gkw.bsky.social thinks the Star Wars holiday special is a bit like an ‘Allo’Allo! episode but not as good. And why I am perturbed by the number of knives in Minder On The Orient Express & the Woolies’ Xmas ads..

How I'm approaching 2026...

Lots of exciting things coming up in 2026, not least @headpress.com's *35th birthday*, but first: Late 2026 will bring @goanthonytaylor.bsky.social's Mathesontennial: 100 Years Of Richard Matheson, a celebration of Matheson's work in essays from film writers and historians 🎉🎉 #horror #scifi

I was hoping to be a lot fitter at the end of 2025 than at the start of it. But... apparently, I'm not. I was hoping to have visited a bookshop. But... didn't. <sighs> Fingers crossed for 2026...