Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’

"Hmmm," he said, "counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor..." He considered this for a moment, and then closed the book with a grim smile. "Death's too good for them," he said.

Art c/o the "DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL" (published 1984). #DoctorWho

Asteroid Threat xkcd.com/3265/

AAAH! I've been looking forward to this! Cast October 2024 Recorded August 2025 Released July 2026 I'm finally in Englewood After Dark!!!!

It is absolutely vital that you should not let family, friends, and fans grieve for a single moment without publicly making them aware of your entirely subjective perceived shortcomings of their loved one. And don't forget: It's only polite to bury any meagre sympathy three posts deep in the thread.

Fun tool but sometimes it's better to do it yourself

Hodder & Stoughton are open for novel submissions until 28 June 2026! #WritingCommunity www.hodder.co.uk/landing-page...

What he actually said was: "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP ASKING FOR HORSES!"

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

New prints in my store! 🥳 www.redbubble.com/people/Linva...

Tip Toe is Threads for Queer people.

Walking into the gay bar wearing my nautical flags t-shirt and pointing to Zulu until someone gets it.

It was found with the engraving "Stonehenge_draft_NOT_FINAL_DONT_SEND_TO_CLIENT.rok"

I was digging around on wikipedia today and happened to come across this very good painting of Fancy Men Bamboozled By Egg

Walking into the gay bar wearing my nautical flags t-shirt and pointing to Zulu until someone gets it.

*My dad glancing at the instructions* Okay I've begun, now what? *Me reading to the end* Oh wait, it says *don't* Begin the Beguine

Happily enjoying Florence + The Machine through my headphones when I suddenly realise I've been subconsciously tapping out the beat to 'Dog Days Are Over' with my walking stick. On the bus. Thump-thump THUMP like some insane prelude to violence.

Why do I suddenly feel like reading Alan Bennett by a swimming pool?

🚨 There's never been a better time to start listening to Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama. Especially the FREE stuff. Find out how here: https://bgfn.sh/bfforfree

Some vintage landlord bashing (from 1895) to hopefully brighten your day like it did mine x

"This is your captain speaking, so stop whatever you're doing and pay attention. First of all I see from our instruments that we have a couple of hitch hikers aboard. Hello wherever you are. I just want to make it totally clear that you are not at all welcome."

Doctor Who makes me feel good. People's views on Doctor Who make me feel bad.

and if you're celebrating something people enjoy and is meaningful to them / their friends / community being put on ice for awhile -- gross !

Coming June 10th (June 9th for our Patreon Supporters), keep an ear out for our second Holmwood minisode - "1985"! Available Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts.

Just in case anyone is still wondering I got an email from the cover designer (I'm doing a pod ep on the book, I'm not a random weirdo). Apparently the ship was drawn from book descriptions and made to fit Doctor Who visuals. It was such a lovely reply I haven't the heart to bring up the huge dick.

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)

My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

Time travel is increasingly regarded as a menace.

"Welcome to Podcast: The Podcast. It's the show where we discuss podcasts that have guests on discussing their own podcasts. How are you today Roger?" "I'm just barely holding on, Bob." "Me too, Roger. Me too."

This is the cover of a Doctor Who novel we're covering for Please Attend Carefully. I have (very politely) emailed the design company responsible for the cover but if you, or anyone you know, can shed light on how there came to be an enormous cock and balls on the cover I'd be really glad to speak.

Three secondhand subs, no schmutter. Fell off the back of an aircraft carrier. Never mind the nuclear armaments, feel the width!

DONT WORRY - dashare.zone ADMIN

*speaks into dictaphone* "Intrusive Thots. Is that anything?"

Gerry Adams once said my review of Margaret Thatcher's diaries was the funniest thing he'd ever read.

I have been taking an art class the last two weeks after not picking up any art supplies in about 18 years. I'm quite happy with this.

Finally had a chance to listen and this turned out great! It's effortlessly easy to talk about a subject and with company that one enjoys greatly. Ian always manages to make me funnier after the fact. Go and listen, it's a treat!

Listening to this makes me feel like i found a strange whistle on the beach and blew into it. I was not prepared.

After an extended period away Please Attend Carefully, the only Doctor Who podcast exclusively about The Master, is finally back with a new episode all about The Keeper of Traken! If you've never heard the podcast then there's no better time to start! Wherever you get your pods or: Bio.link/attend

If you like this news you're going to love today's episode of Please Attend Carefully!

"We hope you enjoy your home wizarding kit. Hours of mystical fun for all aspiring arcane amphibians. Once you have fastened your cloak (figC) and donned your hat (figF) you are ready to begin! Please turn to page 37..."

How the Kenneth Williams / Stanley Baxter bit might have gone: SB: "You know in Italy they're so honest. When I was in Milan in 1945 I hung a fascist Mussolini on a lamp post and when i came back in 2026 it was still there!" KW: "What, the Lamp post?" "No, the fascist Mussolini"

The sonographer ultrasounding my balls: "Have we met before?"

Me submitting my Short Trip to Big Finish: "They fight in a cool and interesting way." www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

If your boyfriends don't kiss that's not a polycule, it's a sorrycule.