David K. Barnes
@davidkbarnes.com
Writes lots of serious whimsy | Wooden Overcoats | Cry Havoc! | Doctor Who | The Tiny Angry Witch | He/Him | would really like a pastry
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First haircut of 2026
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
First haircut of 2026
My GP just made a statement that you *really* don’t want to hear when he’s in the middle of examining you:
“Huh. You learn something new every day.”
“Huh. You learn something new every day.”
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
My GP just made a statement that you *really* don’t want to hear when he’s in the middle of examining you:
“Huh. You learn something new every day.”
“Huh. You learn something new every day.”
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Living in Rome itself under Caligula must have been fucking terrifying, but at least people living in the most distant provinces of the empire didn't get minute-by-minute updates on exactly how insane, unpredictable and evil he was being.
January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Living in Rome itself under Caligula must have been fucking terrifying, but at least people living in the most distant provinces of the empire didn't get minute-by-minute updates on exactly how insane, unpredictable and evil he was being.
I don’t want to do it, but I may seriously have to tell America to pack it in.
America, could you give it a rest, eh?
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I don’t want to do it, but I may seriously have to tell America to pack it in.
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was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
America, could you give it a rest, eh?
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
America, could you give it a rest, eh?
Watching the Graham Williams documentary on Doctor Who S15 box set and, God, I wish he were still with us. I’d want to tell him how much his 3x seasons of Who meant to me. The humour, the ideas, the joy. I wouldn’t have become a writer without those stories.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Watching the Graham Williams documentary on Doctor Who S15 box set and, God, I wish he were still with us. I’d want to tell him how much his 3x seasons of Who meant to me. The humour, the ideas, the joy. I wouldn’t have become a writer without those stories.
I’ve long been baffled by the meandering 1960s comedy Rocket to the Moon, so thank God for @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social’s excellent explanation of it on the StudioCanal blu-ray. Much more entertaining than the film itself!
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I’ve long been baffled by the meandering 1960s comedy Rocket to the Moon, so thank God for @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social’s excellent explanation of it on the StudioCanal blu-ray. Much more entertaining than the film itself!
Regaining access to my Twitter/X account (after 2+ years of not using it) took me the best part of 24 hours.
Deactivating my account forever took me less than 24 seconds.
It's the social media platform for bots, paedophiles, and the politicians who want to reach them. They're welcome to it.
Deactivating my account forever took me less than 24 seconds.
It's the social media platform for bots, paedophiles, and the politicians who want to reach them. They're welcome to it.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Regaining access to my Twitter/X account (after 2+ years of not using it) took me the best part of 24 hours.
Deactivating my account forever took me less than 24 seconds.
It's the social media platform for bots, paedophiles, and the politicians who want to reach them. They're welcome to it.
Deactivating my account forever took me less than 24 seconds.
It's the social media platform for bots, paedophiles, and the politicians who want to reach them. They're welcome to it.
Hard to believe I know, but we’re only one week into 2026.
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Hard to believe I know, but we’re only one week into 2026.
In other news, a wonderful TV project I worked on for much of last year just got cancelled mid-production because of “corporate restructuring”
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
In other news, a wonderful TV project I worked on for much of last year just got cancelled mid-production because of “corporate restructuring”
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Watching Battleship Potemkin with the Pet Shop Boys score tonight, lads
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Watching Battleship Potemkin with the Pet Shop Boys score tonight, lads
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All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”
January 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”
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Some men will literally order airstrikes and the kidnap of a sovereign head of state rather than admit to being a massive paedophile.
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Some men will literally order airstrikes and the kidnap of a sovereign head of state rather than admit to being a massive paedophile.
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"He's not going to win a Nobel Peace Prize doing that"
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"He's not going to win a Nobel Peace Prize doing that"
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The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
Found William Hartnell’s Doctor Who in our old pack of Happy Families
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Found William Hartnell’s Doctor Who in our old pack of Happy Families
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Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
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We saw you across the bar and really fucking hate your vibe.
December 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We saw you across the bar and really fucking hate your vibe.
For my birthday yesterday I got myself a Nintendo Switch 2, because you’re only as old as you feel (I feel 38)
December 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For my birthday yesterday I got myself a Nintendo Switch 2, because you’re only as old as you feel (I feel 38)
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They should want this, right? Because then everyone would know who made it and can see for themselves how good their output is.
I think every AI company should be forced by law to watermark all their photos and videos.
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
They should want this, right? Because then everyone would know who made it and can see for themselves how good their output is.
Genuinely surprised by that. I’d have put money on Muppet Christmas Carol!
Home Alone is Britain's favourite Christmas film, according to YouGov's Big Survey on Christmas
Home Alone: 19%
Die Hard: 11%
Elf: 9%
Love Actually: 7%
It's a Wonderful Life: 6%
A Christmas Carol: 5%
The Muppet Christmas Carol: 5%
The Holiday: 5%
The Grinch: 4%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Home Alone: 19%
Die Hard: 11%
Elf: 9%
Love Actually: 7%
It's a Wonderful Life: 6%
A Christmas Carol: 5%
The Muppet Christmas Carol: 5%
The Holiday: 5%
The Grinch: 4%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Genuinely surprised by that. I’d have put money on Muppet Christmas Carol!
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Darwinian Christmas
November 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Darwinian Christmas
Geoffrey Bayldon has turned up in this morning’s episode of Doctor Who and already made the day 300% better
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Geoffrey Bayldon has turned up in this morning’s episode of Doctor Who and already made the day 300% better