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Si Hart

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Librarian at RHS Wisley, Doctor Who fan, sometimes podcaster. Owner of The Library of Impossible Things podcast, part of the Maximum Power and Trap One podcast teams. Adores rabbits, Crowded House, pandas, capybaras, cake and tea. Dislikes cheese. 🏳️‍🌈

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Why do we all love Doctor Who so much?

Find out in my podcast The Library of Impossible Things where I talk to fans about being a fan and how this wonderful show gets inside your head! So many stories of how important the show is to us all!

The Library of Impossible Things

Podcast · Simon Hart · The Library of Impossible Things is a place where fans of Doctor Who bring an object associated with the show and tell their story of why Doctor Who means so much to them. Homem...

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 4h

There's nothing wrong with being "televisual" rather than cinematic.

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 4h

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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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent thread Andrew. Not everything has to look like a film but somehow it has.

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 5h

Reboot

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 8h

@andreworton.bsky.social Just read your Castrovalva Black Archive and it was brilliant! Really enjoyed your insights on the mechanics of actually making it and the philosophical concerns I'd not thought about before. Excellent work!

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Mummified Matt 🎃👻💀 @mattsawyer.bsky.social · 10h

Things From The Haunted Generation…
#HauntedGeneration

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Cult Edge @cultedge.bsky.social · 11h

I'm working on the #Blakes7 Production Diary Series C today after a short break. It's great to be diving back in! To get the creative juices kick-started though, I quickly mocked up another in the occasional 'Blake's 7 Things That Don't Exist That Should Exist' series. #FakeMerch

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 11h

My Dad absolutely adored Morse Moose and used to play it loud.
This was also the album playing when the tape player in the car started smouldering, throwing out smoke as we drove down Weymouth seafront when I was 4! Very memorable!

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 11h

This was a huge childhood favourite and remains a favourite to this day. I love the title track which is beautifully melancholy and the very understated I'm Carrying.

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 12h

That makes everything better.

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 14h

That's great news Jeff!

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 15h

Bloody hell Jeff. Hope she's doing ok.

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 15h

Bubba Ho Tep is magnificent!

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Cult Edge @cultedge.bsky.social · 1d

The brand new Cult Edge website has launched. Making it easier for you to browse our collection of books and magazines, it includes page previews and an easy one-click purchase button on each product page. New stuff added soon! cultedge.art

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Mummified Matt 🎃👻💀 @mattsawyer.bsky.social · 1d

Things From The Haunted Generation…
#HauntedGeneration

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

After all these years, I've finally finished watching Battlestar Galactica. What a series it was. Bleak but it ended with hope.

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant stuff Simon! You capture why it was so compelling to us all.

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 1d

An epic, this one. The Doctor Who Monster Book by Terrance Dicks, in excruciating detail. 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Doctor Who Monster Book, by Terrance Dicks

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Complete fantasists. I was a school governor for 10 years, teachers really don't have time to do anything other than teach their lessons. This would never happen in the classrooms I frequently visited.

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Starting things right!

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

My grandparents on both sides had them. I never quite got why!

Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Now, I know you've all wondered what the Blake's 7 theme would sound like if it was arranged by Ronnie Hazlehurst and had a sax solo in the middle, haven't you?

Well wonder no more!

Blake's 7 16 Small Screen Greats

YouTube video by Allthebest863

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

I had the Wombles light shade! ☺️

Old UK Catalogues @oldukcatalogues.bsky.social · 1d

1975: Lighting from Argos

(+Focus Electric Reproduction Oil Lantern; Heathware Victorian Style Brass Oil Lamp; Heathware Reproduction Oil Lamp; Aladdin Oil Lamp; Springfield "Shire" Outdoor Wall Lantern; Cobra Electric Light Fitting; Emess "Rutland" Outdoor Wall Lantern, and more)

This page is from a catalogue featuring a wide variety of lighting options, from modern fluorescent fittings to antique-style oil lamps and novelty children's lights. The selection ranges from ceiling fixtures and pendant lamps to table lamps and outdoor wall lanterns. Prices and catalogue numbers are listed for each item.

(+Ablec Plug-in Circular Fluorescent Ceiling Fitting
Aladdin Oil Lamp
Cobra Electric Light Fitting
Electric Table Lamp
Emess "Hereford" Outdoor Wall Lantern
Emess "Rutland" Outdoor Wall Lantern
Emess "Suffolk" Outdoor Wall Lantern
Emess Circular Flush Ceiling Fitting
Endura Circular Fluorescent Fitting
Focus Electric Reproduction Oil Lantern
Heathware Brass Oil Lamp
Heathware Reproduction Oil Lamp
Heathware Victorian Style Brass Oil Lamp
Mazda Circular Fluorescent Ceiling Fitting
Osram "Europa" Fluorescent Light Fitting
Ritelite Dimmer Switch
Sheerlite "Magic Roundabout" Nursery Table Lamp
Sheerlite Nursery Pendant
Sheerlite Revolving "Cine" Nursery Lantern
and Springfield "Shire" Outdoor Wall Lantern)

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Coming up (Ooh, ooh)
Coming up, yeah
Coming up like a flower
Coming up, I say (Ooh)

Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO

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Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 1d

On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @keithsay.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social serve up a Spectral Scream topped with mushrooms.

🍄‍🟫 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3umtyvpj
🍄‍🟫 Spotify: tinyurl.com/3ysc9uuf
🍄‍🟫 Podbean: tinyurl.com/yc4t3ws5

We hope it grows on you 🍄

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