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Dan Whitehead

@danwhitehead.net

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Writer for books, comics, TV and games. Worked on Star Wars, Looney Tunes, LOTR, and more. Ella Upgraded, Hex Loader, Frankenstein Texas, Speccy Nation, Blondie (Z2), Terrahawks (Time Bomb), Minecraft (HarperCollins) Find my stuff here: danwhitehead.net

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · May 10

I've got a new book out! Cult Britannia is a 400-page beast covering hundreds of weird and wonderful world of British horror and science fiction movies from the quaint post-war 1950s through to the end of the post-modern digital 1990s.

Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA

The front cover of a book called Cult Britannia. The title is in large white letters against a Union Jack flag background, where the central red stripes are made from strips of film. The subtitle reads Great British Genre Movies from the 1950s to the 1990s.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 39m

This is wonderful.

furroy @furroy.bsky.social · 4h

Atari 2600 games retro enough? furroy.itch.io/kaiju

KAIJU by furroy

Atari 2600 Action Game

furroy.itch.io

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 42m

I think a lot of Slow Horses would also benefit from it. Trouble is, I think audiences have been too conditioned to see multi camera shots as cheap and cheesy, even if they can't articulate why.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 49m

I often think about how it used to be taken for granted that Doctor Who looked like cheap British telly and Star Wars looked like a big movie, and we didn't really notice or care despite both being available at exactly the same time. That compartmentalization has gone for good, I fear.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 52m

Just tried it again without the VPN and it went straight to the landing page. Not sure if that's because I already passed the being human test and it created a cookie though?

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 53m

Might be because I'm on a VPN, I'm guessing?

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 58m

Yeah. It took me to a "click the box to prove you're human" Cloudflare gate, then your welcome page.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

Shout Factory just uploaded this wonderful 1983 PBS documentary about the making of The Dark Crystal. 58 minutes of practical puppetry bliss.

The World Of 'The Dark Crystal' | FULL MOVIE | Jim Henson, Frank Oz | Cult Documentary Fantasy

YouTube video by Shout! Studios

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 1h

🧵Thread. I collect photos that people took of their TV screens (in the days before video) because they wanted to capture a historical moment, or at least something that meant something to them.

1950s/60s? shot of a TV screen. Female presenter

1950s/60s shot of a TV screen. Unknown guitarists

Blurry pink shot of a TV screen. Women in evening dress

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

Great thread that digs into a lot of things that have been on my mind lately. Specifically, how TV has backed itself into a very expensive corner and trained audiences to expect blockbuster movie presentation in everything, regardless of budget.

Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 1h

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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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

Double Fine's Happy Action Theater is an absolute delight. Kid-friendly ghost game Haunt (from PaRappa creator Masaya Matsuura) is really fun as well.

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

Two panel comic. In the first a person has wet themselves and people are pointing and laughing. In the second, the person with pissed pants is smiling smugly and saying "Heh, rent free", happy to live in pissy pants because they think getting negative attention represents some kind of "win".

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

a man in a suit and tie is touching his forehead .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is touching his forehead .

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 1h

My Own Private Idaho.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 3h

@zebracaz.bsky.social

Ryan Penagos @agentm.bsky.social · 3h

We were privileged to accompany Storm around at New York Comic Con today. Or, as she tells everyone, she's Mini-Storm.
#nycc

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 4h

You know what, this time I'm just going to ignore it. He's really not worth

*notices he's included his own name as one of "comics' finest" in a list of actual working professionals*

OH FOR F

a young man with curly hair is smiling and says i 'm feeling rage

ALT: a young man with curly hair is smiling and says i 'm feeling rage

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Gustaffo Vargas • ALTIPLANO coming soon! @gustaffovargas.bsky.social · 6h

Hey hey, I'll be on a Panel next to @slowedmountains.bsky.social at @tagsfest.co.uk !!! 🤖🤖😊

TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 9h

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @gustaffovargas.bsky.social and @slowedmountains.bsky.social as they chat about the comic-making process.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 6h

Have you read the good news?

A very poor Photoshop edit of the "Everything I Don't Like Is Woke" spoof Ladybird book, except now the man has Peter Thiel's face, the book is called "Everything I don't like is The Antichrist" and he's pointing at a car engine saying "This engine is the Antichrist".

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 8h

To all the TERFs spreading lies about me.

Here's the real story.

metro.co.uk/2025/10/12/c...

I couldn't believe my male friend's reaction after I came out as trans

I felt flustered and uncomfortable at the offensive remarks.

metro.co.uk

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 6h

My calculator app is having an existential crisis.

Screenshot of a PC calculator app. A pop up message insists "there's no history yet"

Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 7h

Share a TV show you love from the 1970’s.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 8h

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 8h

"I'm sure you are, sir. I'm sure you are. It's probably nothing. Anyway, I've taken up enough of your time. Would it be OK to talk to you again at some point? Just in case anything else turns up, you understand."

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 9h

"Kindle? Those, er, electric book things? My wife loves them. Me, I'm not so sure. But, forgive me, here's what I don't understand - you say you woke yourself up by dropping it on your face. Why would you be holding it above your face in your sleep? You see my problem? That just seems strange to me"

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 9h

TOO MUCH SOUP?

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