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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 9m

I’m so sorry for your loss Paul

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 53m

“Who is this who is coming?”

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 2h

Some of the highlights from today’s researches. Naturalisation records for actor Steve Plytas and TV entrepreneur Lew Grade, the press releases and notes for Roald Dahl’s Guide to Railway Safety and then to the MI5 exhibition and Guy Burgess’ passport.

There’s more but that’s for another day

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 6h

Visited a Doctor Who location earlier and a case of life imitating art!

It’s all crumbling!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 11h

Nothing quite like being told where you took your own photo!

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 11h

We’ve just redone one of our bookcases. When I say we, the husband did it as he has a system to make them look neat but also there’s a second layer of logic to how they’re placed.

I’d have just bunged them on and it would just look wrong!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 11h

If you’re a Doctor Who fan, there’s only one way to say this station name

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 23h

Okay… who’s been fiddling about with Wolfe Morris’ credit?

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway… this is how I’m spending my afternoon

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

And that’s now in my head for the rest of the day

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

“Base” “Under” “Siege”

Though a near typo had “Basel under siege” which I’m surprised no one has used yet

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I might have shouted a very similar remark. Quite loudly too

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

‪“Telesnaps that were captured randomly by some guy…”‬

That’s the point I gave up on one video

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Wholeheartedly agree there. Critical but balanced reviews are really important. Sadly I’ve seen fans cave in to pressure when they’ve been critical and the creator pulls them up on it

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I think some of these fans genuinely think they’re “helping” but risk making things worse

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t even think that fan would stoop so low

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Some YouTubers have been getting side eye from me. They’re so keen to record that they don’t take 5 minutes to do a little bit of background work.

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 1d

The things I do for my friends!

THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

(Mum-Ra is the best villain of all time!)

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

They want them NOW!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Some parts of fandom make me want to cry!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Just been reading some of the comments on the forums and there’s a real sense of entitlement from a small group of fans. In terms of missing episodes, Who fans are incredibly fortunate!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I’m shocked that people are shocked that some Doctor Who fans are sending death threats to a charity.

Appalling behaviour which I sadly expected. In the realms of missing episodes, some fans see red and lose all perspective

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

When Stranger Things started its fourth season it had a 15 minute reprise. After 18 months (or whatever) I’d forgotten most of it and realised I wasn’t all that bothered. So turned it off. And that’s before the ridiculously long run times!

I miss the reliability of regular series!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

The thing with watching Byker Grove is how when they write characters out they rarely have a happy ending. Either they just vanish, turn bad or have a sad farewell as it’s time to leave.

No wonder some of my generation grew up the way we did!

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 2d

If you're bored this Sunday, you might like some of my recent Fawlty Towers writing.

The cut ending to Gourmet Night: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/luck...

Fawlty Towers parodies over the years: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/herr...

Behind-the-scenes of Basil the Rat: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/10/tc8-...

Polly with a pencil in her hand, taken from The Builders

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