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@juliasmithmum63

Mother to three chaotic teens. Former BBC employee and still fiercely loyal to Auntie. Doctor Who fan who wants to build my own Dalek - I've got a sink plunger and a whisk, which is a start.

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I'm assuming REG's involvement is public knowledge by now anyway, so I'm not sure how 'secret' any of the Christmas filming is.

07.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a hat is holding his finger to his lips and says you did n't hear that from me ALT: a man in a hat is holding his finger to his lips and says you did n't hear that from me

@dobbersw.bsky.social - you may want to be in Cardiff Bay Saturday 6th June.

07.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the 'heads up' that concerned me most.

07.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Paul McGann in a black t-shirt cuddling a Genesis era grey Dalek.

Paul McGann in a black t-shirt cuddling a Genesis era grey Dalek.

Not me, but does this count.

07.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're confusing it with PokΓ©mom - you don't want to Google that one!

07.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ellis hugging Colin the Dalek in our dining room

Ellis hugging Colin the Dalek in our dining room

Rory hugging Colin the Dalek on Worthing seafront.

Rory hugging Colin the Dalek on Worthing seafront.

Ellis in his 'No6 Prisoner' babygrow hugging Colin the Dalek

Ellis in his 'No6 Prisoner' babygrow hugging Colin the Dalek

It's 'International Hug A Dalek Day' today, so post your pics of Skaro embraces below.
#DoctorWho #HugADalek

07.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
a bright motivational poster of the grim reaper in a car and the slogan "stop procrastinating, death's coming"

a bright motivational poster of the grim reaper in a car and the slogan "stop procrastinating, death's coming"

Just had another rejection letter, Tesco don't want to stock my motivational greetings cards.

01.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 361 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
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Lecturer in Film Studies | King's College London

JOB POST in FILM STUDIES: @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social is hiring Lecturer w specialism(s) in 1 or more of following: 1) Film & Media Practice as Research / Filmmaking; 2) Film Curation +/or Archiving; 3) Non-Fiction Film & Media. Deadline MAR 2nd! Please pass along. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137766-...

18.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The old 'Gorilla' / 'Guerrilla' homophone error.

01.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even Hartnell knew the Daleks were why people were watching.
Daleks = bums on seats.

01.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is simply wonderful. You must get Katy to do the same with your youngest - they must be similar ages now? How about it @manningofficial.bsky.social ?

01.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I shouldn’t really care that the worst Doctor Who ever made gets more love, attention and money thrown at it than some of the best television ever made.

Fuck it, yes I should.

28.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone involved in the show at various points in my career, I feel deeply disloyal in saying that I agree with you completely, but I do.
One simple example: Year of the Sex Olympics has strong chroma dot information in the 16mm print. It could be recovered and look glorious.

01.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@dobbersw.bsky.social Are you and Colin appearing again? Sorry I missed the last one.

01.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

May I suggest this:
nmsceefax.co.uk#id=WyJubXMtY...

23.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you could get over to Cardiff Bay in early June, I should be able to introduce them to two more. (I'll DM you)

21.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is shameless! How many Doctors have the boys met now?

21.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly Diana Rigg’s finest moment.

20.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This☝️

21.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas - Jon Dear Interview | Derby QUAD View our latest event: No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas - Jon Dear Interview. See what the available times are for this event.

One week until I’ll be chatting with Mark Norman about my forthcoming book on the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas at QUAD in Derby.

And it’s just one event amongst a plethora of eldritch endeavours at this year’s UK Ghost Story Festival

21.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I'd second that - I first came across Colin the House Dalek as part of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas a couple of years ago. His pinned thread is a joy.

16.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, but the soundtrack!

16.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Small Prophets drawing by HappyToast

Small Prophets drawing by HappyToast

"Have you taken your break?" #smallprophets

15.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 450 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 11
Back of a box of note cards showing 2 images from The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Text below says β€œKerr-Kneale Productions”.

Back of a box of note cards showing 2 images from The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Text below says β€œKerr-Kneale Productions”.

Box of note cards seen in town. Though if it’s really a Kerr-Kneale Production there should be one picture from The Tiger Who Came to Tea and one from Year of the Sex Olympics.

16.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

Delighted to see the Dobson boys back in the kitchen with Colin the House Dalek.
In a grim world, these three always cheer me up.

16.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Comics Assemble! - Democratic Comic Convention | August 15, 2026 Comics Assemble! - A democratic celebration of comics by creators. Join us August 15, 2026 at GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester. Book exhibitor tables and buy tickets now!

On August 15th, because I still have copies of Who Killed Nessie? I'm taking a table at the Comics Assemble event in Gloucester! (And I'll be giving away free tickets in my next Newsletter!) comicsassemble.net

08.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a marvellous show.

08.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah! I haven't heard that traditional playground skipping song for years.
@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social

08.02.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well I don't think that's fine 🀬

07.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 1026 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 20

This exactly.

07.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0