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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 36m

Well if we’re widening the net, I’ve been in a revolving door with Gordon ‘Krypton Factor’ Burns and in a pub with Mr Tumble

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Alex Will Resurrect That Werewolf Pic 🔸🏳️‍🌈 @alexwilcock.bsky.social · 43m

…who knew how to summon assistance and get it going again. But he didn’t for some time, as despite not knowing who Katy was (imagine!) he was so fascinated by her he didn’t want to interrupt.

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Alex Will Resurrect That Werewolf Pic 🔸🏳️‍🌈 @alexwilcock.bsky.social · 43m

Quite a few famous politicians, but I will never beat the experience of *stuck* in a lift with lovely Katy Manning.

Beloved, friend and I had seen her one-woman Bette Davis show in Hampstead, walked with her to the station and it jammed.
One other person was in the lift: a local…

Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve been in a lift with:
- Peter Davison
- David Troughton
- Colin Baker
- Hacker T Dog*

Who’s the best famous person you’ve been in a lift with?

(competition not open to my brother who had Reg Holdsworth off of Corrie DRESSED AS ELVIS and would otherwise win by miles)

*not at the same time

Steve Williams @skillagesteve.bsky.social · 1h

In The Lift With... Don Letts

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 42m

oh goodness how I love this

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kattsdogma.bsky.social @kattsdogma.bsky.social · Mar 3

is it wake up, it’s wake up isn’t it

Psychologist says this habit impacts sleep so stop doing it 😬

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 47m

Fabulous series. Basically, 92 episodes of this wholesome goodness:

A boardroom meeting scene from The Brothers. The chairman declares “right, meeting’s closed. The bar’s open”.

(subsequent to this moment, everyone present proceeds to go get quite blisteringly daydrunk. every episode. well, pretty much)

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AndyComplacenyLeague @fuzzydunlop72.bsky.social · 1h

I enjoy watching it

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 16h

Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve been in a lift with:
- Peter Davison
- David Troughton
- Colin Baker
- Hacker T Dog*

Who’s the best famous person you’ve been in a lift with?

(competition not open to my brother who had Reg Holdsworth off of Corrie DRESSED AS ELVIS and would otherwise win by miles)

*not at the same time

Steve Williams @skillagesteve.bsky.social · 1h

In The Lift With... Don Letts

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

It would have been much better if instead of the Brigadier’s dad, Mark Gattis’ character in Twice Upon a Time turned out to be Gilbert Mackenzie Trench, designer of the original police box

“I tell you what. These police boxes, they're ever so good, aren't they?”

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

Also works on Adric.

Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

-belatedly clocks this has unsurprisingly been done multiple times already, apols

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Celestial M Weasel @celestialweasel.bsky.social · 2h

The BBC's magic blanket licence would have allowed them to do this (for broadcast in the UK only presumably)
youtu.be/nm_vzH4bkr8?...

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 1h

so hard to photograph but
incredible to see

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 2h

Infamy! How marvellous

Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 3h

three men are posing for a picture and one of them is holding a stuffed animal

Alt: three men are posing for a picture and one of them is holding a stuffed animal Another triumph for AI alt-text writing. Ignore the above, it’s a trio of Doctors Who and the legend DEAL WITH IT

media.tenor.com

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 3h

Always been flabbergasted that they didn’t go for the obvious take of Leela joining/leading the Shobogans. She’s a ‘savage’ who has learned a bit about science, they’re from a high tech background and have embraced the wilderness. It’s such a good fit it’s frankly embarrassing.

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 3h

I am a hingefree zone

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 5h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 2d

1975: Harlan Ellison visits Michael Moorcock in London. The Englishman sits Ellison in front of the TV when Dr Who comes on & insists Ellison “be quiet & just watch”. By the late 1970s,Ellison is such a fan of Dr Who that he’s taunting US scifi fans with declarations of its superiority over US fare.

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 3h

Amazing innit. Plus ça change

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 3h

You: makes a joke

1963: hold my beer

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 4h

Season 7 ain’t all that

And 17 is damn great

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 16h

Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 4h

I’m at work now but can’t do anything because the Internet won’t Internet, no matter how many times I shout “come on you bastard” at it.

The Machine has Stopped.

Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 5h

Just remembered this exists, so had to watch the entire thing. Incredible deep dive into stats at the end #Business youtu.be/wfWnyYwE8n4

Every time someone says "Business" on Howards' Way

YouTube video by Stop, Rewind, Eject

youtu.be

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