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🤖NEW EPISODE!🤖 We're returning to The Black Archive from @obversebooks.bsky.social today, as we discuss it's latest release, Silver Nemesis, with author @cooraysmith.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/BECqwvZvsPVo...

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Gene Hackman was the most charismatic, gripping, fun yet terrifying actor that ever lived. He was a devastating force in every project he appeared in, & left the business on his own terms to enjoy a simple life. An incredible titan of the screen who was already missed, but will be really missed now.

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Well, only one thing fitting to watch tonight…

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#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub will be taking place on 19th July at The Abbey Centre in Westminster. Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger A day of talks, readings and guests devoted to the greatest book range in the universe. COME!

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Great move. Ideally something called Drama Of The Week would run for more than three weeks at a time, so I hope it does well enough for that to happen. LA Productions used to make Moving On for the BBC, so are experienced in low-budget standalone plays. www.advanced-television.com/2025/02/24/c...

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We should enjoy every minute we get of Mo Salah in this country, as it may be a very, very long time before we see his like again.

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Salah goal and assist. Excellence as a standard.

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I informed my sister via WhatsApp that the Man City shirt font was designed by Noel Gallagher and she sent a voice note back that was just her laughing

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We invited Mikey Smith to join the team and asked him what he wanted to talk about - and so he broke the podcast. Here's what happened when we tried to review Peter Jackson's sophomore film Meet the Feebles: strangersinspace.libsyn.com/film-club-li...

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The intrepid foursome embark on a Great Space Adventure! Contact has been made and Iceland’s Prawn rings will never be the same again. @jonarnold.bsky.social @dwcoverstory.bsky.social @grumpy2eb.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

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Just been reminded of one of my favourite stories from the old days of television. Dag Hammarskjöld, UN secretary general, was due in for a Panorama. Before he arrived, they needed to line up the cameras, so floor manager Albert Stevenson, later a distinguished LE producer was asked to step in.

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One day about 18 years ago I was looking around a Yoko Ono exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum when an old wall phone in the gallery rang. This phone was part of the show. I looked around & I saw that it was just me & a security guard in the gallery. He said, “oh my god you need to answer it! 1/5

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Plenty of stuff on all of my blogs to debate and talk about. The links are on my profile. Would suggest you make active use of them; it might prevent you from feeling fed up with the stale air of recycled opinions and provoke you to open a window or four.

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🔔NEW UPLOAD:🔔 In 2016, Hall of Fame #MLB catcher Mike Piazza did the most American thing possible by using his millions of dollars to buy a football team in the Italian lower leagues. Within two years, he destroyed the club. Let’s talk about it. youtu.be/qGzpYKvxsEo

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Ah, the sweet melancholy of the last night of #gally1. It’s been an absolute blast as ever to be back.

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Had a wonderful time at #Gally1. Fan enthusiasm and empowerment as an almost tangible force that has rather bowled me over. So much colourfulness, so much unabashed joy. Alright, I reluctantly admit it, all the people who said I would enjoy it were right.

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Gally carpet looks like the cover of a Black Archive book.

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Then Play Long update, this one written by @agincourtgirl.bsky.social about her own life at the time, and then the strangely hapless Gary Barlow (many thanks to @whenisbirths.bsky.social for his biographical assistance): nobilliards.blogspot.com/2025/02/gary...

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This excellent thread backs up something I've been saying for a while: the BBC needs a drama strand to replace Inside No. 9. - 13 episodes a year, half an hour per episode - Writers new or at least new-ish to television - Economical staging. iPlayer, and BBC Two at 10pm before Newsnight.

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LRT: Obviously I feel seen and would absolutely sell out to play arenas if I had a shot.

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When I see podcasters doing arenas, I imagine ppl calling out ‘do your rambling intro from episode 843’ all evening.

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12 points for my absolute favourite discovery during the challenge. One of those songs I didn’t know about that’s years, quite possibly decades, ahead of its time.

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VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we log off? ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off. They do not log off.

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Avengers Secret Wars/Doomsday had better have Daredevil asking an invisible Sue Storm what her superpower is

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