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Former journalist & comedy/theatre marketer, now working in the public sector. Used to run The Velvet Onion [2010-2018] & worked for various arts orgs. Mostly out of the industry now but as Elton says: Ahmdilldahndin. PanDemi Queer. Tubby Lupar. 🚀🐶 💛🤍💜🖤
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Just got tickets to @gallycab.bsky.social at HOME in Manchester this September. a) Wonder if I have enough time to pull together THAT cosplay? b) Here's hoping they give us some of the Gregorian Chants that Concert Archives think is the show's genre.

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"I wish you'd sit down. If I sit and you stand, I'm being rude, and I'm longing to sit down." Such a delicious line, laced with mild threat. Always irks me how good The Quatermass Xperiment is, but Brian Donlevy is a sleepwalking oak tree with a monotone delivery and no facial expressions.

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Dunno why I didn't own it already, but I picked up the Boys From The Blackstuff dvd set for £2.50 at the weekend. Loved the show when I saw it about 20 years ago, but I'd never seen the original film The Blackstuff before. Utterly brilliant. So much raw talent on screen. Would love a 4k version.

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Fresh delivery from the USA this evening: the gorgeous new vaudeville album of standards from Mister Romantic. Looks like some guy called John C. something signed my poster which came with it. That was nice of him.

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Just bought tickets to see The High Life in Glasgow next May via the ATG presale! Seeing the show twice cos I know once is going to be too much to take in. Deliberately sitting in different parts of the theatre each night too to get a bit of a different vibe. Super chuffed.

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Really looking forward to these. I know they're all coming in 12 individual CD cases, but I think I'll be creating an Amaray sized cover for them and slotting it in-between Series 12 and Flux on my shelf. 😉

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Character Options have released a figure of Beep The Meep. Cute. Now where's my Karvanista, already? 😜

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Spotted 1991 John Candy vehicle Delirious is on Amazon Prime. Far from his best, no matter how gamely he tried to make the script work. However, the *concept* of the film is rather fun and could have a lot to say if it was rebooted tomorrow.

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Genuine unapologetic love for Space and their eclectic seven studio albums (and two bonus studio albums that are essentially bonus Space records). Absolutely brilliant and underrated band who were a lifeline for me growing up. I am now lucky enough to consider a few of them dear friends too.

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So. Fun story. They made a third album with producer Edwyn Collins. The label had spent all their cash plugging Tom Jones album, and failed to plug the first single. It bombed. They fell out with the band. The album was cancelled. Didn't come out until 19 years later.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Doing some tidying up. Music on shuffle. @alicelowetime.bsky.social STILL cracks me up all these years later. BHAAAAHHHHHLLLLLZZZZZZZZZ.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I have tried three times and I am unable to submit a complaint to the BBC because the required verification email does not come through within the 60 minute time window. I may have to write to them by post. If you agree, submit your own complaint here: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

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Cannot seem to submit a complaint to the BBC system. It says you must verify your email address within 60 minutes for it to be considered but then doesn't send the verification email. Have tried three different accounts now to no avail.

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There are solid points to make about the mishandling of diversity and inclusion in recent Doctor Who which the sketch touches upon. But I'm really concerned Jon Culshaw thinks he should be doing impressions of Ncuti Gatwa. This man works for @bigfinish.bsky.social and just did audio blackface.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Did not have white heterosexual English 57 year old comedian doing a bad impression of a Black homosexual Rwandan-Scottish 32 year old actor on a BBC Radio "comedy" sketch mocking diversity and inclusion on telly on my 2025 Bingo Card, but there you go. Wtf, Dead Ringers?

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Do we? Is this a neurotypical thing? I just wear my own normal clothes on holiday. Is that weird?

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Finally ordered a new tv! Got one via John Lewis as they have the best guarantee and warranty cover on the market while also selling the tv we wanted for 75% of the Currys price... AND we got another 5% off through Lozzy's work discounts. Arrives on Tuesday!

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Sad to see Scope close down in Bury. Only a few months after Cats Protection. Think the charity shops are really starting to struggle staying afloat.

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Hmv exclusive vinyl secured. Nice easy process and no massive queues. Was talking to the staff about quietness and I suggested there's no big pop stuff this year. He said there's nothing for the LGBT market either... while handling me the Manic Street Preachers and Dusty Springfield.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Sir Kevin would be so fitting. Services to being generally ruddy brilliant.

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Just panic bought two tickets to see John C Reilly in London in November. If he ends up announcing a Manchester date I'll figure out if I can resell them but can't take the risk of missing what might be only chance of ever seeing him live.

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We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.

submitted 5 days ago • 41 comments

I've crossed the road with several celebrities without talking to them or acknowledging I've recognised them. The list includes Mackenzie Crooke, Timothy Spall, Neil Morrissey and Colm Meaney. Also, 95% sure I saw John Deacon in the bar of a theatre last weekend. Didn't dare check if it was him.

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Typically Twitter has to Twitter and has made searching past tweets very difficult. But a few years ago I posted evidence of a certain graphic artist with links to Doctor Who who was liking strings of gender-critical tweets. He was also on the side of Gareth Roberts in his fuckstorm.

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