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Bob Fischer

@bobfischer.bsky.social

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Writer and mumbler. Fortean Times, Electronic Sound, Doctor Who Magazine, Shindig, Mulgrave Audio, Haunted Generation, Wiffle Lever To Full, Scarred For Life and Summer Winos. Summat to do innit

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, I wasn't - thankyou.

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 2d

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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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

While we're talking @shindigmagazine.bsky.social, the current issue (No 168, with Buckingham Nicks on the cover) has me similarly waxing lyrical about my beloved Penda's Fen. Available from all good newsagents now!

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

Pleasure as always Mr G, thank YOU!

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

I've got so much stuff to put on the Haunted Generation website. Let's start with an appreciation of beautifully strange 1975 HTV series 'Sky', written for @shindigmagazine.bsky.social to accompany the soundtrack release on @btlabel.bsky.social...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2025/10/13/s...

Screen Time: Sky

Heading to Somerset for your summer holidays? Take inspiration from SKY, a 1975 children’s TV serial riddled with Shindig!-friendly folk horror oddness. As the show’s spooky soundtrack gets a first…

hauntedgeneration.co.uk

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

Australian artist Roy Ananda has created a collage of diagrams that he calls The Apparitionist. I expressed my concern that he was dabbling with occult forces, but the exhibition has gone ahead. My letter of warning is in the foyer, though. Pics: Sam Roberts.
www.floatinggoose.com.au/the-appariti...

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

The Kenny Everett Television Show. Multi-tracked Kenny doing spoof barbershop at the start ("It's Thursday night at eight o'clock and can't you hear the chimes"), Fox's 'Electro People' at the end.

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 2d

Hi DJST, apologies for this - we thought we'd followed Bandcamp instructions to the letter, but we'll look into it. I'll DM you.

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Electronic Sound @electronicsound.bsky.social · 3d

RED ALERT! It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new issue of Electronic Sound, with GARY NUMAN on the cover. You can also buy the mag together with a red vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks from Numan’s seminal ‘Telekon’ album direct from us at electronicsound.co.uk/issue130garynuman

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Plenty Wenlock @plentywenlock.bsky.social · 4d

A cracking review of @genevadrive3.bsky.social's 'Inner Saga' in this month's @electronicsound.bsky.social thanks to the excellent @bobfischer.bsky.social.

electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/p/issue...

plentywenlockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/inner-...

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 4d

Good people of Glossop! I am bringing The Haunted Generation show to your Labour Club on Saturday 25th October...

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, thankyou - glad you enjoyed the Stockton show.

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 4d

Ha ha! You and me both. On the other hand, I can never remember where I've left my wallet or keys...

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Fortean Times @forteantimes.bsky.social · 4d

On sale now!
Witches and Witchcraft: Stories of Sorcery, Spells and Superstition
A new special edition from the archives of Fortean Times, with an introduction and commentary by historian of witchcraft Malcolm Gaskill.
In shops now, or order direct from:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/witc...

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 4d

That one.

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 5d

Henry Woolf carves a pumpkin on Words and Pictures, so I'm happy either way.

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 5d

Anyone free on actual Halloween night? Come to Whitby, I'll guide you gently through memories of 1970s/80s Halloweens ("The sky is blue, the grass is green") and there'll be music, dressing up, sweets etc. I might even do the "Witches of Halloween" song from 'Words and Pictures'. A fiver. A FIVER!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 6d

Northwest weirdies! Join me and @bobfischer.bsky.social for our GHOST STORY SPECIAL at Dukes Lancaster on Wednesday 29 October - it's a big group chat about all things spooky. Bring your real-life ghost stories too!

Tickets: bit.ly/3HK5duQ

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Miller on the Threshold @iammilliam.bsky.social · 6d

The track list of Vic Mars’s beautiful The Land and the Garden LP on @claypipemusic.bsky.social reads like a poem that perfectly complements the music.

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, cheers Kenny. I think that was the first thing we ever did!

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 7d

What Uncle Harry used to call "a maritime tang"

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 7d

How did you spend your weekend? I hung out in Cud's dressing room dressed as Whitby Town FC's official mascot, Scampi Skipper.

It's me wearing a Cud band t-shirt and the head of a football mascot designed to look like scampi.

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 9d

Thankyou - always a delight to have you on board!

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The Twelve Hour Foundation @12hrfoundation.bsky.social · 10d

Huge thanks to @bobfischer.bsky.social and all at @mulgraveaudio.bsky.social for the #Patchwuff album and postcard. We were thrilled have played a tiny part in the project, which features both Sandra Kerr (of Bagpuss fame) and Valerie Singleton. Check out all releases:
mulgraveaudio.bandcamp.com

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Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 10d

Ah, sadly not! This was 'The Moonstone Dungeon', an October 1984 solo project...