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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 4h

But then I am a grumpy old sod!

Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 4h

I am, of course, disappointed by that “first time sf was presented as serious and intelligent adult drama” line. But I recognise it’s the kind of ahistorical comment these pieces want. But you could at least have mentioned Kneale!

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David Hendy @davidhendy.bsky.social · 13h

On this day in 1940 the BBC’s London headquarters, Broadcasting House, was hit by a huge bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe. Seven died and there was huge destruction.

Using oral history accounts and documents from the BBC’s own archives, I’ve tried to piece together how events unfolded that night

The Bombing of Broadcasting House

Broadcasting House in London, suffered two direct hits in the Blitz – causing widespread damage, several deaths, and many injuries.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 12h

You can now pre-order my forthcoming book ‘Fairies: A History’ with a discount code at @waterstones.bsky.social! 📚

Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 12h

Many people think they know what fairies are. Francis Young's book demonstrates that the truth about belief in fairies is far stranger than clichéd images of wings and wands.

Get 25% off @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social's 'Fairies: A History' from Waterstones. Details ⬇️
waterstones.com/book/fairies...

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 15h

Hundreds of talks on Gothic and Horror topics by experts from around the world?

Check it out!

Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 1d

I updated the Online Class page so that now you can:

See the programme right up to the end of the year!

See ALL out Saturday and Sunday talks from the last 5 years!!

romancingthegothic.com/class-schedu...

Class Schedules

For classes that have already happened, you can click on ‘Online Here’ to see a recorded version. Check out the YouTube channel for earlier classes as well! Sign up here Date (All times…

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Through the Square Window @squarewindowpod.bsky.social · 15h

A new episode of Through the Square Window is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, it's looking at four shows from October 1990: The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Watchdog, Knightmare and Twin Peaks

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 1d

THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM Trailer!
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‘The Occupant of the Room’ Teaser – Kier-La Janisse’s Narrative Debut to Premiere at Sitges [Exclusive]

We have an exclusive first look at the haunting teaser for The Occupant of the Room ahead of its world premiere tomorrow at Sitges Film Festival. The 31-minute short marks the narrative debut of Kier-...

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 1d

The new episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now and free wherever you get your podcasts or at the link! @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I watch 1962's Fireball XL-5 and Out of This World! www.patreon.com/posts/141187...

Telefantasy Time Jump #10: Fireball XL5/Out of This World (1962) | Telefantasy Time Jump

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 1d

It's new book day! The Lychford Collection, containing the first three books, is in all good bookstores, physical and digital, now! (And I'll have copies at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social !)

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 1d

Because it’s back on the telly, here’s the piece I wrote about how The Traitors is edited, and what it tells us about storytelling.

open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

'The Traitors', Agatha Christie, and The Kierkegaard Edit

How we consume story, versus how it's made.

open.substack.com

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 1d

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 2d

I've put a few new drawings up at
www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale

There are also badges, prints and a zine at
www.tomgauld.com/shop

A pen and ink drawing.
Panel One:
A woman sits in a chair reading happily in a book-filled room.
A voice offstage says
"You can't survive on books alone"
The woman replies
"Maybe I can!"

Panel Two:
"How?" asks the voice
"I don't know yet, but I'm sure the answer will be in one of my books." Says the woman

Panel Three:
Caption: However
The book is filled with yet more books.
A skull sits on the chair. It says
"I regret nothing!"

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder that I'm currently recruiting for Romancing the Gothic talks for next year!

Here is an updated cfp which shows which months are already completely full.

romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/02/r...

Romancing the Gothic 2026 Talk Series – Call for Papers

In 2026, our annual conference will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ann Radcliffe’s final, posthumous, publications. An early Gothic writer, Radcliffe was known to some as the ‘…

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Dr Tom May @dreamcargoes.bsky.social · 2d

Exploring #TheWednesdayPlay's Legacy At 60 returns with Dennis Potter's Alice, broadcast sixty years ago to the day. A fascinating, overlooked drama concerning Charles Dodgson's life, the Liddells & the creation of Alice in Wonderland:
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Exploring The Wednesday Play’s Legacy At 60 – 03:01: ‘Alice’ (BBC1, 13 October 1965)

The Wednesday Play (1964-70, or 1965-70) was a landmark BBC drama series, following ITV’s lead with Armchair Theatre (ABC & Thames, 1956-74) in amplifying working-class voices. Canadian m…

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Tom De Ville @devilligan.bsky.social · 3d

Well worth digging through this. Lots of great stuff here:

John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 3d

YouTube seem to have put together a playlist of films that they are offering for free. Some corkers in here. www.youtube.com/feed/storefr...

YouTube

Find the latest and greatest movies and shows all available on YouTube.com/movies. From award-winning hits to independent releases, watch on any device and from the comfort of your home.

www.youtube.com

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 3d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 3d

Ruby Red Tor. October 2024 the aurora paid a visit to Glastonbury. This was the result of my last trip up there that night after several trips up there to find total cloud cover. This image is October in my 2026 Glastonbury Tor calendar.
www.visionsofsomerset.co.uk/product-page...

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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Just caught a repeat of Sharpe’s Gold. It’s never going to be classic Nigel Kneale, but it’s fascinating to see him work within a format, while incorporating his own ideas. The only bad people are those using belief and the past to justify their own cruelty. War is cruel. Heroism is brave kindness.

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 3d

Today I'm doing a talk about Women and the (early) Gothic and it might be time for a list!

So here are ten early women writers of the Gothic to give an idea of the range of things that women were creating in the period!

a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand and a purple pot

Alt: a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand and conjuring books into a purple bag

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Old English Wordhord @oewordhord.bsky.social · 3d

ge-recednys, f.n: a narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction. (yeh-REH-ched-nuss / jɛ-ˈrɛ-tʃɛd-nys)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 4d

This workshop will initiate with people from Mexico, Latin America and Europe to strengthen the ties of stop motion and collaboration and, in exchange, education will be provided for free for one Mexican / Latinamerican student for the first ten years also.

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 4d

Guillermo del Toro, Netflix, and Gobelins have teamed to open a stop-motion studio in Paris. The endeavor shares a kindred spirit with Mexico's El Taller del Chucho, also co-founded by del Toro, and will honor stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson.
www.cartoonbrew.com/stop-motion/...

Guillermo Del Toro, Netflix, Gobelins Team On Stop-Motion Studio

The new Paris studio shares a stop-motion spirit with Mexico's El Taller del Chucho, also co-founded by del Toro, and honors Mark Gustafson’s legacy.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 4d

Also it needs reviews so...
It only has two so the field is wide open for a nice little Gothic theology review in most every relevant journal!

Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like the title of my book - Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic - isn't very sexy or puts people off thinking 'well, I'm not interested in theology so... meh'.

But my books offers well researched challenges on key Gothic issues 1/

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 5d

The genius of Golden is its emotional range as well as the euphoric range of pitch variety in the lead vocals — so, this is a lovely video by Opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff on the technical singing of how EJAE hit that high A5 note, but also found power in the low E3
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Is This The Best Belted A5 Ever? First Time Hearing Kpop Demon Hunters "Golden"

YouTube video by The Charismatic Voice

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