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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 21h

A very small number were printed and distributed among friends and family. The first in particular (which I didn't work on) pops up from time to time. The copyright owner has since started publishing official novelisations, and we did wonder whether we helped illustrate that there was a demand.

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 22h

Lazy cunt

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22h

In today's least surprising news

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 1d

I've been involved in some group novelisation projects, where a bunch of writers have come together to novelise a particular work, taking a chapter each and going nuts.

It was enormous fun, and there should be more of it about.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 1d

I love Brian May! My 19.5 year old cat was my "kitten mitten" right up to the day she passed away from sheer old age.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 2d

I went to Soho to try and find a reasonably-priced boxset of Ioan Gruffudd's nautical adventure series, but couldn't find a cheap Hornblower anywhere.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 2d

I'd never police other people's habits, but I personally try and keep my books as pristine as possible, for future readers.

I'm not making out this is a virtue, in fact I'm starting to realise I make a strange habit of trying to take up as little space in the world as possible.

Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 3d

The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 3d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 3d

The last time I noticed the pubs emptying was the week Torchwood: Children of Earth was on.

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matthew @pahuski.com · 3d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 3d

Blur
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Cyril Shaps
Played mostly doctors
Cyril Shaps
And dotty professors
Cyril Shaps
And the Archimandrite
Cyril Shaps
In a teacosy

archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 3d

Remembering Cyril Shaps, born this day in 1923.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 3d

In theatre, the Method is a fun and sometimes even useful way to explore character during the rehearsal process.

In film, it's just easy PR, because it sounds more interesting than, "A bunch of us stood in front of a green sheet and shouted at tennis balls on sticks for six weeks."

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🦇🤘 Rigg-or mortis 🔶️🏳️‍🌈 @rigg.lgbt · 3d

It's bloody exhausting living in grief and fear.

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Grief because I used to be a citizen of a continent and now I'm trapped on a little island.

Fear because the vast majority of the media and political establishment in the UK are hell-bent on removing the human rights of my loved ones.

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Leese on Life @katherineleese.is.tired.fyi · 4d

A Doctor Who pure-historical where the TARDIS breaks down in 1750 BC Mesopotamia; luckily, it’s actually a really simple part to fix as long as they can find someone to sell them some good quality Sumerian copper.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, I clicked on the article with genuine interest, but then the focus on English mustard was disappointing. The "Wouldn't surprise me if they were made in the same factory" line was the sweetest sweet summer child thing I've read in years. Go Dijon, or go home.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

I was in a semi-pro production of Women Beware Women at the MAC back in 1998. David Gower almost ran me over on my way to the tech. Happy days...

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

Wow no, these were pretty awesome. We're taking the leftovers on a Kew Gardens picnic tomorrow. Recipe here - Mamta Gupta is officially my third nan. www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_displ...

Stuffed Green/Red Chillies With Gram Flour and Spices, In Air-frier

An ever-expanding Indian family cookbook of authentic and easy-to-follow Indian and International recipes.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

"Sorry I've been quiet this evening, I've been stuffing chillies tight."

"Stuffing chillie's tight what?"

"Wash your mouth out, filthy boy..."

Stuffed chillies starter that ended up after the main course of chicken chasni!

A bowl of green and red chillies stuffed with gram flour, onion, and spices, and cooked in the air fryer. So tasty. Husband points.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

Honest question. What did Jared Leto ever DO to get all these headline roles in the first place?

I dimly remember him being a generic skanky villain in Panic Room, quarter of a century ago.

My basic 21st century question remains: why is Jared Leto?

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

Bye bye Watkins. It's like when Thatcher died, only Tories can only scold us for in their own heads for celebrating, in case someone checks their hard drives.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5d

playing D&D for the first time and I have been discouraged from naming my character Captain Tom

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

I was *just* too young to see Wanda at the cinema, and missed it on telly, so didn't see it until lockdown with Mel. We... it passed a pleasant 90 minutes or so. I finally understood why they ribbed him so much about it in the 25th anniversary I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again special.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

I never saw Fierce Creatures becuase of an interview he did with Barry Norman, where he said he wouldn't call it a Wanda sequel because "sequels are never as good" and Norman quietly reeled off half a dozen phenomenal sequels until Cleese was visibly bristling. His thin skin was palpable.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 5d

I think the last time I was glad to see him in something was Rat Race in 2001, so... it's been a while.

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 6d

Time well spent :)

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Andrew Lawston @andrewlawston.bsky.social · 6d

If we follow the logic behind selling off council houses, I've sat in some of them so long - generally while looking at paintings of rubbish horses - that I pretty much ought to own them anyway.

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