Went Nessie hunting. Didn’t find her. Next time.

Ep 3 of Through the Square Window is available wherever you get your podcasts. @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss Bob's Full House, Ray Davies' Return to Waterloo, Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch and, in the company of Richard Marson, the last-ever episode of Rentaghost.

Glad you liked it, @jonmelville.bsky.social did a grand job. Every #LocalHero aficionado should enjoy this. ❤️

New additions to the Highlander cast… www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

A belated thanks to Tough Pigs for this fantastic review of my recent Jim Henson book!

These Classic Pick of the Pops with Fluff have been great fun, more please!

The mighty Edge of Darkness is on BBC4 tonight at 9.15 and also on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... You can get yourself in the mood by watching our video podcast up to the spoiler warning. Lots of stuff about Troy Kennedy Martin and other prime movers behind this fantastic series.

Finally watched Frank & Eleanor Perry’s 1963 Cold War drama Ladybug Ladybug, it’s now on Amazon Prime. Big themes on a small scale, definitely worth 82 minutes of your time.

Pennyworth is back on Prime Video UK, complete with season 3! If you’re a fan of 1960s Avengers/ITC shows this feels like a skewed modern take on those. Jack Bannon leads a cast inc Paloma Faith and Jason Flemyng, plus Ryan Fletcher as Dave Boy, who I hassled for a photo at Glasgow Film Fest.

The ideal Halloween gift for your friends and family 🎃

“I used to take a Super 8 camera to set, and one time I filmed her at the top of the stairs when she did The Bride for me, staring down and giving me that sneer!” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So here's one of the best ad-libs ever (in my opinion): the "whose baby" line in #LocalHero

Bought the new Wicker Man book in @argonautbooks.bsky.social - I haven’t seen the Children of The Wicker Man documentary, but this seems like a perfect partner.

Hamish Macbeth is heading back to the Highlands! I’ll be introducing two episodes at Eden Court and signing copies of my new book on the series on Sunday 9th November! eden-court.co.uk/event/hamish...

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Graham Fellows was about to transmute into a versatile singer and organist from Sheffield, South Yorkshire when he literally took up a room at Alton Towers for a performance on Hold Tight!

Hamish Macbeth is heading back to the Highlands! I’ll be introducing two episodes at Eden Court and signing copies of my new book on the series on Sunday 9th November! eden-court.co.uk/event/hamish...

Jeremy Irons has joined the cast of #Highlander as another baddie, one of the Watchers from the TV series… www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

What's that? The only 70mm print of Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is coming to Filmhouse in November? 🎞️ Tickets are on sale now! www.filmhouse.org.uk/movie/one-ba...

The man, the myth, the legend @ianjhoey.bsky.social has just written an in-depth book on the Alice Cooper group, focusing on their 1970-72 period and featuring new revelations from some of the people involved. After reading it months ago, I received my copy today from Mr H and it’s on sale now!

Just like Criswell (though hopefully I’m a bit more accurate), I predict that Ed Wood fans will enjoy @willsloanesq.bsky.social’s excellent new book, a fresh take on the man and his work that takes us back to a time of fake graveyards and angora sweaters. I’m overdue a Plan 9 rewatch.

A well-researched insight to a classic movie that's worth far more than a hundred pennies, so grab yourselves a genuine bargain.

A steal for a quite brilliant book. Grab a copy, please - you'll not regret it. One of those definitive everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-film books. Jon played a blinder with this one. Wholeheartedly recommended!

I wholeheartedly agree. Here’s my review for @setthetape.bsky.social:

The hardback of my #Highlander book is only £1 in the Waterstones clearance sale! Perfect Christmas present…

A new episode of World of Telly is available now wherever you get your podcasts. This week we travel back to 1960 as we explore The Strange World of Gurney Slade. The video version of this podcast will be released later this weekend.

The only show worth seeing in 2026!

Nice work iPlayer!

Lots of talk about Robert Redford films that have been lost in his large filmography. For my money this is one of the best, Peter Yates’s THE HOT ROCK (1972). A caper or heist film? It doesn’t really matter. The point is it’s great & has one of coolest robbery crews ever assembled on celluloid

Watching all the Joan Hickson Miss Marple stories on iPlayer has been a real treat, full of old school character actors giving it all they’ve got. I miss the days when the likes of John Hallam would pop up and steal a scene.

Reviews of the Hamish Macbeth book continue to trickle in… if you’re a fan of the show or want to know more about how TV was made in the 1990s, I think you’ll enjoy this one.

We’re pleased to announce that Richard Marson’s long-awaited history of BBC Children’s TV will be published on November 17 in trade paperback and a collector’s hardback, limited to 300 copies. Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

What’s the story behind those dodgy gift shops on Princes Street in Edinburgh? Jim Waterson of @londoncentric.media investigates in bonus edition of the Minute: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/tax-evadin...

I spy two of my books in the list...

Boom boom! The new Kastagir?

Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all from @lalalandrecords.bsky.social! lalalandrecords.com/thunderball-...

Cheers Rob, really glad people are enjoying this one. I wanted to learn more about Jim Henson and thought the people that knew him might have some good stories to tell.

Good to see @cineredis.bsky.social coming to Edinburgh, including a special screening of Defence of the Realm on 35mm.

Richard Stark's Parker! And Grofield! Directed by Shane Black! I am all the way in. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Amazon have taken on board comments about 007 Road to Million and retooled it for S2. Spotted at least one character from Skyfall making a cameo in episode one, plus there’s plenty of Bond music and references this time around.

Highlander has its new Heather.

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here: tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

The video version of our latest podcast is now on YouTube. This week we look at Trevor Preston's crime drama Out (1978) and the history of Euston Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o7w... An audio-only version of this episode is also available wherever you get your podcasts.

In 2013 the stars aligned and I interviewed Terence Stamp for Radio Scotland, 20 minutes discussing some incredible roles in the likes of Priscilla… still wish I’d had more time to discuss my favourite, The Limey. He was a proper gent, RIP.

In which we discover how much of a time capsule into the lives of creatives who have worked on Doctor Who the Myth Makers interviews are, the fragility of life, what order these things go in, and when Jackie Pearce had her first orgasm! @toohot4tv.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

EIFF’s Sacred Bonds season exploded onto @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social Screen One this morning as Jason Connery introduced Dr. No and spoke about watching the film with pals while in school and realising exactly what his dad did for a living. #edfilmfest

Hoping to see this tomorrow and hand Jimmy a copy of my Hamish Macbeth book after he took time to discuss the two episodes he appeared in. Check out The Lochdubh Deluxe on iPlayer and watch him try to bump off Andrew Keir…

Thanks Steve, I was glad I managed to uncover so much about the film - talking to Peter Riegert for 2.5 hours was a huge help.

First show of the Fringe done and dusted, brilliant work from John Shuttleworth and his keyboard.