Simon Guerrier
@0tralala.bsky.social
Writer and producer. Out now: David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television, a biography of the first story editor of Doctor Who. Currently working on a biography of Terrance Dicks. www.simonguerrier.com
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Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
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Hurrah! You can hear an extract from Luke Hollands’ winning entry for the @bigfinish.bsky.social Paul Spragg competition.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
EXCLUSIVE CLIP! 🎧 Here's your first listen to Doctor Who: The Wednesday That Wasn't, by Luke Hollands, the winner of this year's Short Trips Writers' Opportunity.
Click https://bgfn.sh/st25 to find our more and to pre-order this FREE audiobook.
Click https://bgfn.sh/st25 to find our more and to pre-order this FREE audiobook.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hurrah! You can hear an extract from Luke Hollands’ winning entry for the @bigfinish.bsky.social Paul Spragg competition.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Also first published 50 years ago today, Doctor Who - The Three Doctors.
OMG Omega!, and other learned thoughts on the novelisation Doctor Who - The Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who — The Three Doctors, by Terrance Dicks
0tralala.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Also first published 50 years ago today, Doctor Who - The Three Doctors.
Fifty years ago today, The Doctor Who Monster Book was published. What joy this book has given me.
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
0tralala.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fifty years ago today, The Doctor Who Monster Book was published. What joy this book has given me.
And me!
Join us for #DoctorWho's 62nd Birthday!
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And me!
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Thought alot about doing this but ultimately glad I did share my menopause story: themenopausecharity.org/debbies-meno...
Debbie's Story - The Menopause Charity
Debbie's story shares how her experiences have shaped her sense of self, and how openness, talking therapy and friendship have helped her.
themenopausecharity.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thought alot about doing this but ultimately glad I did share my menopause story: themenopausecharity.org/debbies-meno...
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said
3rd December 6.30pm for 7pm Start In this special event, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Ursula K Le Guin’s son, literary executor and head of the Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation, discusses his work with his mother...
burleyfisherbooks.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
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I don't write about my old employer very often, but just this once:
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
A closer look at the BBC’s foundation suggests that a battle with an American demagogue has been coming for a century, writes @philtinline.bsky.social.
Trump, the BBC and the lessons of an antisemitic priest
American media have cultivated conspiracy and resentment, setting the stage for the president’s fight with the BBC
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I don't write about my old employer very often, but just this once:
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
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Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
On International Men’s Day, government launched new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, with special emphasis on suicide prevention The government has anno...
socialcare.today
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
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The dinner that gave Faraday FOMO 🫢 Discover the story of the world’s first underwater banquet in the Thames Tunnel through letters uncovered by @brunelmuseum.bsky.social.
Banquets at the Thames Tunnel: New Sources for the World's First Underwater Dinners - Brunel Museum
Monday 10 November 2025 is the 198th anniversary of an extraordinary dinner, held under the waters of the River Thames in the Thames Tunnel. In our latest blog, Museum volunteer Sue Thomas reveals a…
thebrunelmuseum.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The dinner that gave Faraday FOMO 🫢 Discover the story of the world’s first underwater banquet in the Thames Tunnel through letters uncovered by @brunelmuseum.bsky.social.
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Eight minutes of BBC1 continuity from Mon 17 Nov 1969 (the third day of BBC1 in colour, I love the way they keep saying IN COLOUR). www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjyl...
monday evening continuity, 17 november 1969
YouTube video by barbara anne cortina
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November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Eight minutes of BBC1 continuity from Mon 17 Nov 1969 (the third day of BBC1 in colour, I love the way they keep saying IN COLOUR). www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjyl...
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What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
War Drums of the Blackfoot, by Terrance Dicks
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
Piece by me for Art UK on the strange and striking art of Honoré Daumier: artuk.org/discover/sto...
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Piece by me for Art UK on the strange and striking art of Honoré Daumier: artuk.org/discover/sto...
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The trickiness of appearing too interested or even being too interested as a Victorian (& contemporary?) woman:
I try to be so quiet and steady and think so much before I say or do anything. I am quite vexed to think I have not done what you would have liked.
www.debbiechallis.com/post/be-frie...
I try to be so quiet and steady and think so much before I say or do anything. I am quite vexed to think I have not done what you would have liked.
www.debbiechallis.com/post/be-frie...
Be friendly, but not too friendly. . .
The trickiness of appearing too interested or even being too interested as a Victorian (& contemporary?) woman:
I try to be so quiet and steady and think so much before I say or do anything. I am qu...
www.debbiechallis.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The trickiness of appearing too interested or even being too interested as a Victorian (& contemporary?) woman:
I try to be so quiet and steady and think so much before I say or do anything. I am quite vexed to think I have not done what you would have liked.
www.debbiechallis.com/post/be-frie...
I try to be so quiet and steady and think so much before I say or do anything. I am quite vexed to think I have not done what you would have liked.
www.debbiechallis.com/post/be-frie...
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🆕 Director's Cut: ECHO & NARCISSUS - The Influencer & The Follower
🏛️ Even more storytelling. Even stranger connections. Even cleaner sound. Even worse puns.
Brush up, ahead of Season 2.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5nB1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
🏛️ Even more storytelling. Even stranger connections. Even cleaner sound. Even worse puns.
Brush up, ahead of Season 2.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5nB1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Director's Cut: ECHO & NARCISSUS - The Influencer & The Follower
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 16/11/2025 · 1h 7m
podcasts.apple.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🆕 Director's Cut: ECHO & NARCISSUS - The Influencer & The Follower
🏛️ Even more storytelling. Even stranger connections. Even cleaner sound. Even worse puns.
Brush up, ahead of Season 2.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5nB1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
🏛️ Even more storytelling. Even stranger connections. Even cleaner sound. Even worse puns.
Brush up, ahead of Season 2.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5nB1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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'After the Covid shutdown, the number of BBC archivists was reduced to a skeleton crew. Expert staff who took early retirement were not replaced.'
J. E. Smyth: The BBC is restricting access to its archives
J. E. Smyth: The BBC is restricting access to its archives
Who controls the past
www.the-tls.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
'After the Covid shutdown, the number of BBC archivists was reduced to a skeleton crew. Expert staff who took early retirement were not replaced.'
J. E. Smyth: The BBC is restricting access to its archives
J. E. Smyth: The BBC is restricting access to its archives
What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
War Drums of the Blackfoot, by Terrance Dicks
0tralala.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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The WAC campaign to date
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
Defending the WAC: Our Rights, Their Wrongs: The WAC Campaign To Date by John Wyver
Just about exactly a year ago, on 19 November 2024, I e-mailed a group of colleagues expressing concern about the Terms of Use researchers had to sign up to it secure access to the immeasurably rich…
cstonline.net
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The WAC campaign to date
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
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The trailer for OBSOLETE episode 1. Coming November 23rd. YouTube Link in second post!
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The trailer for OBSOLETE episode 1. Coming November 23rd. YouTube Link in second post!
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I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
Daleks' Master Plan - The Nightmare Begins Animation. Part 1
YouTube video by JanjyGiggins
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
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MURDER ON MARS! All episodes just dropped on BBC Sounds.
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Limelight - Murder on Mars - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds
Mars, 2048. The first settlers. And the first unexplained death.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
MURDER ON MARS! All episodes just dropped on BBC Sounds.
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!