As an English person from the same kneck of the woods of Bellingham who is also mixed race and English he is absolutely English - more specifically Brummie - and I’m tired of this shtick which he wouldn’t get if he were white Enough. Meet more Brummies or get out of the journalist kitchen.

Everyone has gone home. There's only two of us left who are trekkies. I'm going to ask to leave early the day the new episode of Strange New Worlds is released.

Apology letter incoming to hydration breaks

Football tl is 85% KING HARRY and 15% FUCK OFF JOHN TERRY which is v pleasing #TheFootball

Proper shook me up that experience, I was genuinely upset and have never forgotten it. Thankfully I had so many kind, lovely followers and friends both online and in real life who knew the score. But it was a real eye-opener on how these things can spiral so quickly.

Not so fondly remembering the horrendous time on Twitter I was falsely accused of being a transphobe, simply because I suggested Chris Chibnall was "living rent free" in her head in reply to some negative Dr Who tweets. Complete with daughter leading an online pile-on. Blocked to infinity. Nasty.

#EventsDearBoy 36. KNIGHTFALL/KNIGHTQUEST/KNIGHTSEND (1993, DC) A lengthy examination of why it's a bad idea to entrust your secret identity and legacy to a brainwashed super-assassin, and an exercise in working out how DC's most popular superhero might fit into an Xtreme new era

I find it highly ironic seeing Sony who rose to power in the video games industry by capitalizing on Nintendo own missteps with the N64 not using discs now in the midst of committing PR suicide by leading the charge to kill physical media in games

It’s not “Dr Who” it’s The Democratic Republic of Who

Never in doubt, was it.

I will be blunt, at the point you are asking “but why should Labour MPs stop using a product owned by someone who endorses their own murders?”…you’d think “self-respect” would be on there.

The government leaving would pull media attention to where they went, and mean that the day to day debate not shaped there. It would also mean the government could argue that PL clubs, who have committed to kicking racism out of the stands, not tolerate swimming in it online.

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

we are one john roberts heart attack away from the complete dissolution of the reconstruction amendments and instantiation of a formalized caste system

Starmer, Reeves and Mahmood all need to leave govt just in order to allow Burnham's government to show a fresh start to the public, on top of all the other reasons

I'm having the same reaction - as I'm sure a lot of us are. I met Justin at Warwick University in 1982 - 44 years ago - and he's been one of my closest friends ever since. He and I and Craig Hinton used to go drinking in the small wine bar on the second floor of the Student Union. Now it's just me.

Quite a few people in the Cabinet have IMV disgraced themselves in a way that should make Andy Burnham go 'nope, sacking you' and Reeves is very high up that list. Present at the scene of the crime almost as frequently as Starmer himself!

As Dov notes in this excellent thread, this is a cross-party, pan-UK failure, BUT: in particular one of the things I will never understand about Keir Starmer is that he did nothing on this. They literally organised an arson attack on *his house*! Members of his family live there!

Saying someone “hung around too long” the day their tragically early death was announced is a level of callous evil I struggle to comprehend. A sheer refusal to recognize the people you are talking about as human beings instead of rhetorical points.

If you are tempted to post something like this in response to a memorial post, you should consider deleting your account instead.

I'm not one of these people who think critics are pointless but also someone making some art you didn't care for is small potatoes in the grand scheme of things and you can probably afford to shut your gob up about it sometimes.

Background paintings from Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios Pieces by Scott Wills, Jenny Gase-Baker and Nadia Vurbenova-Mouri

The online critic who posted this edgelord shit about someone whose death has been announced and whose many contributions to Doctor Who are justly celebrated, might want to reflect on who has squandered chances, whose work is disposable, and who like a lurking troll has been hanging around too long.

Bill Maher immediately dropping a 2 hour Kevin Spacey interview hours after his Twain award ceremony is, regrettably, one of the few funny things he’s done

Just heartbreaking to read... 😔 #RIPDaveighChase

I like to think that this was the result of team Burnham bringing Nandy in for a chat about her promotion, assuring her that this was all a formality of course, asking her to name one big accomplishment during her time at DCMS and the atmosphere palpably changing in the awkward silence that followed

Confusion over at Skydance, where they had been assured that the UK did not *have* a culture secretary.

Suddenly, Britain is indicating that it might put the kibosh on Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Superman by @mikeljanin.bsky.social

For some reason I have the urge to rewatch Babylon 5. I mean, that reason is that it's awesome. But idk why that urge popped up at this moment.

Eight of the greatest words in the English language.

Smack The Pony trio reunite for a TV special

Mahmood has gone full on Blue Labour. It’s Mail-focused cruelty designed for a hoary-handed demographic of working class hero voters that exist only in Maurice Glasman’s deranged mind. She’s clearly setting Burnham up. I hope he realises this and tells her to do one. If be doesn’t, he’s screwed

We didn't Burnham

"Say it! Say Schadenfreude!" "Never! I am not a clumsy Clouseau-esque penalty taker!"

As soon as the Fox commentator started repeating "Germany has never lost on penalties" it was done LOL. My dad immediately said, "Well, that jinxed them."

And the Germans who did NOT win on penalties

I would be interested to know how often this has worked because it seems like it never does. #WorldCup

Elledge had won the war against himself. He loved Big Burnham.

Justin Richards was kind, he was patient and his margin notes were like being cheered on by someone smarter than you who you were making smile. An email from him was always an invite to adventure.

If you want to see Justin Richards' twinkling wit in action, you can see him in the extras on The İnvasion DVD talking about recording Dr Who on cassette while at school. A masterclass in wry self-deprecation.

When I tried to check in the desk attendant called me classist for wanting to book a room when some people have never had a room

Absolutely gutted at this. I became a Doctor Who fan after the TV Movie and more than anyone else Justin Richards shaped my experience of being a Whovian. I’ll listen to Time of the Daleks and crack open a bottle in his honour.

We're all stories in the end... From the many tributes to the man I've seen tonight, Justin made it a good one. ❤️

Is this the first time since 2019 that the lib dems have said *in so many words* that Labour are too left wing and they’re more right wing?

The thing about Justin Richards is that he could write a fun, engaging Doctor Who story so well he made it look easy, which I think has led to people not realizing just how insanely talented he was. RIP

The Big Finish team were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Justin Richards, who died peacefully at the weekend. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends. A full tribute will follow.

Very sorry to hear the news about Justin Richards. An absolutely key keeper of the flame in the wilderness years. All love and condolences to those who knew and loved him.

Justin Richards was one of the key figures of the Wilderness Years, as a prolific and reliable writer and by curating what might be the high point of Doctor Who literature with the mid to late EDAs. All that while being a total gentleman you never heard a bad word about. A genuine loss to Who.