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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 4h

@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Hi, just to apologise for stopping you in the street last night outside the BBC, and to say thank you for being so courteous. My three daughters thought I'd gone mad. A pleasure to bump into you. Thank you.

Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 1d

It was originally slated for 2025 but earlier this year it was announced including with BBC trailers for Spring 2026.

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 1d

It was originally slated for 2025 but earlier this year it was announced including with BBC trailers for Spring 2026.

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Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 1d

This includes a manuscript book on astrology owned by the Essex cunning-man James Murrell, kindly donated to the @folkloresociety.bsky.social along with his tobacco jar.

British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing.bsky.social · 8d

Coming soon to British Online Archives — Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920.
Featuring rare records from The National Archives, British Library, UCL, and The Folklore Society.
Register your interest: buff.ly/YBeFCF1

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 1d

BBC confirms The War Between the Land and the Sea to air earlier than previously announced
#DoctorWho
#TheWarBetweentheLandandtheSea

www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/wa...

BBC confirms The War Between the Land and the Sea to air earlier than previously announced

The series had been scheduled to air in 2026.

www.radiotimes.com

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 1d

BBC News - Doctor Who Christmas special confirmed for next year
#DoctorWho
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Doctor Who 2026 Christmas special confirmed by BBC

The BBC says it remains "fully committed" to the sci-fi show after ending its partnership with Disney+.

www.bbc.com

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Pip @pipmadeley.bsky.social · 2d

Sunlit uplands everyone, sunlit uplands #DoctorWho

Fans of the beloved series have much to enjoy ahead of the special, like... erm... well there's that UNIT spin off that impressed Disney+ so much they've bailed before we've even aired it, and... oh yeah, that new cartoon for pre-schoolers which won't actually be on TV ahead of the special but come on, give us a break, we're doing our best here... oh, and don't forget Big Finish! What are Character Options up to these days? Are missing episodes still a thing?

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 4d

In this week’s column for the Nerve, Stewart Lee wonders how all these rightwing astroturfers get on the telly and radio. Doesn’t anyone Google them first? 🤔

“It took me 10 seconds to discover LBC’s guest from Concerned Alumni for the Oxford Union was actually a research fellow at the centre-right Tufton Street thinktank”: Stewart Lee on rightwing astroturfers

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 3d

FINAL NUDGE: last klaxon that I have written a new blog. Say hello to Roger (amputation #2), a happy weaning off heroin derivatives, and a Michelin-appreciation for custard.
As usual, likes, comments, shares most welcome.
I'll be quiet now.
tomstaniford.substack.com/p/25-third-t...

25. Third Time Lucky

'Double Amputee' sounds much more impressive, dunnit?

tomstaniford.substack.com

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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 3d

Let's take a leisurely journey through #London along the #Thames

LOOK AT LIFE: DOWN LONDON RIVER (1962) 4:35pm on #TPTV

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👻 Dr Paul Lee 👻 @drpaullee.bsky.social · 3d

Haunted Headlines: 9 spooky laden pubs in Bristol

www.bristolworld.com/news/bristol...

Bristol’s 9 most haunted pubs where you might see a ghost - see the full list

With Halloween approaching, Bristol’s haunted pubs are calling all ghost hunters.

www.bristolworld.com

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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 3d

RIP classic "Doctor Who" actor Tony Adams, seen here as Elgin, a Global Chemicals employee with a conscience...

"Doctor Who: The Green Death" episode 3 (1973). #DoctorWho

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 3d

BBC News - The ghosts of Blue Bell Hill, a road long rumoured to be haunted - BBC News
#ghosts
#hauntings
#halloween

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The ghosts of Blue Bell Hill, a road long rumoured to be haunted

Blue Bell Hill today is a busy dual carriageway linking the Medway towns with Maidstone and the M20.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Matt Stanhope @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 4d

Answer - yes! And yes, Planet Of Evil remains strangely underrated. The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane is one of the classic teams, and Tom Baker is arguably at his best here.

Is Doctor Who Season 13 the pinnacle of the Tom Baker era? - Lovarzi Blog

Doctor Who Season 13 was Tom Baker's second series at the TARDIS helm, and is hailed by many as one of the greatest of all time.

blog.lovarzi.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad

Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government, which has further strained one of the world’s largest trade partnerships. The statement, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, came after several days of public disputes over the ad, which referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade and provoked the US president’s anger. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 4d

Found out about this one from the Labour press release condemning it, and it was a real trip to learn that this wasn’t “a Labour staffer with a tape recorder at a private event” story but a “she just said it on national TV” story.

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 5d

The quotes in this are so fucking bad I had to check several times it wasn’t a deep fake
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform UK MP says seeing adverts 'full of Black people' drives her 'mad'

Sarah Pochin was responding to a question about whether her party will do anything about the 'representation of demographics in TV adverts', and claimed white people were 'demonised'

www.mirror.co.uk

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 5d

Morning song

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Richard Binns @moralavenger.bsky.social · 5d

ON THIS DAY... 46 years ago, Doctor Who Weekly #3 was first released by Marvel Comics. It was the first issue to use a screenshot on its cover rather than a promotional image.

#DoctorWho

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 5d

This was the first issue I ever bought. The eight year old me saw it on the shelf at the local newsagents, I never knew it existed until that point, I was so excited, I begged and begged until my mum gave me 12p!!!
Happy times and places.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5d

That's racism. Plain and simple.

No other word for it.

It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 5d

Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"

Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀

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Richard Binns @moralavenger.bsky.social · 5d

Remembering the wonderful actor and writer Nabil Shaban, who has sadly passed away. My love and condolences go out to all of his friends and family. Rest in peace, Nabil🕯

#DoctorWho #BigFinish #ReeltimePictures #Sil

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 6d

OH MAN, turns out that for a period from 1998 to 2024 a load of REALLY COOL SHIT happened in the White House (go look, the reaching has peaked).

Alice Campos @ok-sure.bsky.social · 6d

Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.

It’s… shocking

The White House Building

Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...

www.whitehouse.gov

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Hayden Wright👻 @haydenwright.co.uk · 5d

Wow!! 88 feet. Hmmmmmmm, 88. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 6d

If you can tear down the East Wing of the White House…you can tear down anything you fancy. He’s just getting started.

More at 5.50 tomorrow in my “American Week” on @lbc.co.uk

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 6d

I’m so happy to see this.

@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit.

Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏

THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 6d

Sorcery in Caerphilly:
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social visits the Welsh valleys on the trail of a Russian spy, his wife, a Reform politician taking bribes, party leader Nigel Farage and a vanishing by-election candidate.
Here's a sneak peak of John’s film - coming tomorrow only in the Nerve

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