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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Being self-employed in your late 30s is watching an old Leslie Phillips film on a Tuesday morning and thinking “I’m not really enjoying this but I’ll see it through.” *
(*Experience may not be relatable)
(*Experience may not be relatable)
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Being self-employed in your late 30s is watching an old Leslie Phillips film on a Tuesday morning and thinking “I’m not really enjoying this but I’ll see it through.” *
(*Experience may not be relatable)
(*Experience may not be relatable)
Got through 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands before I had to duck out with a headache. It was so loud! Never had that with a movie before.
Going to assume the cinema had the volume up too high, unless everyone else who’s seen it can’t hear either
Going to assume the cinema had the volume up too high, unless everyone else who’s seen it can’t hear either
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Got through 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands before I had to duck out with a headache. It was so loud! Never had that with a movie before.
Going to assume the cinema had the volume up too high, unless everyone else who’s seen it can’t hear either
Going to assume the cinema had the volume up too high, unless everyone else who’s seen it can’t hear either
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Unfortunately Kamala Harris wasn't responsible for a similar, balancing insurgency. I'm sure if she had been, the BBC would have dedicated a programme to it. Christ this Prescott guy is a moron.
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Unfortunately Kamala Harris wasn't responsible for a similar, balancing insurgency. I'm sure if she had been, the BBC would have dedicated a programme to it. Christ this Prescott guy is a moron.
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
Panorama made a stupid error, but imploding the top of the BBC is mad.
Especially when it concerned a US President who actually did incite a riot and then got re-elected afterwards.
“Institutional bias” my foot. We’re being taken for mugs.
Especially when it concerned a US President who actually did incite a riot and then got re-elected afterwards.
“Institutional bias” my foot. We’re being taken for mugs.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Panorama made a stupid error, but imploding the top of the BBC is mad.
Especially when it concerned a US President who actually did incite a riot and then got re-elected afterwards.
“Institutional bias” my foot. We’re being taken for mugs.
Especially when it concerned a US President who actually did incite a riot and then got re-elected afterwards.
“Institutional bias” my foot. We’re being taken for mugs.
Was having lunch in Highgate this afternoon when the actual Prime Minister walked past.
He didn’t recognise me though.
Yours,
Outraged of Holloway Road
He didn’t recognise me though.
Yours,
Outraged of Holloway Road
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Was having lunch in Highgate this afternoon when the actual Prime Minister walked past.
He didn’t recognise me though.
Yours,
Outraged of Holloway Road
He didn’t recognise me though.
Yours,
Outraged of Holloway Road
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And you wanna know why society is so polarised? This fucker, going about, reversing it all over the shop.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
And you wanna know why society is so polarised? This fucker, going about, reversing it all over the shop.
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- I'm going to analyse the Welsh by-election result
- Caerphilly?
- Nah, I'll probably just fire off some hot-takes
- Caerphilly?
- Nah, I'll probably just fire off some hot-takes
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
- I'm going to analyse the Welsh by-election result
- Caerphilly?
- Nah, I'll probably just fire off some hot-takes
- Caerphilly?
- Nah, I'll probably just fire off some hot-takes
Now AI is coming for Tom Baker’s teeth!
I’ve adored the Doctor Who Collection sets so far, but this sort of overzealous AI can get in a bin. Hope they’ll learn their lesson and scale it back.
Leave Tom’s teeth alone!
I’ve adored the Doctor Who Collection sets so far, but this sort of overzealous AI can get in a bin. Hope they’ll learn their lesson and scale it back.
Leave Tom’s teeth alone!
If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss.
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A.I. - is it worth it?
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October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Now AI is coming for Tom Baker’s teeth!
I’ve adored the Doctor Who Collection sets so far, but this sort of overzealous AI can get in a bin. Hope they’ll learn their lesson and scale it back.
Leave Tom’s teeth alone!
I’ve adored the Doctor Who Collection sets so far, but this sort of overzealous AI can get in a bin. Hope they’ll learn their lesson and scale it back.
Leave Tom’s teeth alone!
A lovely production team, making excellent audio drama! It’s terrific to see that the appetite for AD is demonstrably there. It’s still one of the best routes for fresh talent in the arts - support audio drama today!
Two hours left and we’re only £50 away from finishing on 9k!!!
It would be a shame not to, right?
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It would be a shame not to, right?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/las...
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A lovely production team, making excellent audio drama! It’s terrific to see that the appetite for AD is demonstrably there. It’s still one of the best routes for fresh talent in the arts - support audio drama today!
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Hey kids!
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Hey kids!
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
If I were in charge, every scene on television would begin exactly like this
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If I were in charge, every scene on television would begin exactly like this
Hades II is a wee bit fiddly to begin with, but after playing it for a few hours I can tell that I’ll be doing nothing else for the rest of the year.
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Hades II is a wee bit fiddly to begin with, but after playing it for a few hours I can tell that I’ll be doing nothing else for the rest of the year.
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The David K. Barnes series hides a large heart behind its acidic exterior.
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Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
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September 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The David K. Barnes series hides a large heart behind its acidic exterior.
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Feeling very proud about this write-up on Wooden Overcoats in the AV Club. We've just celebrated our 10th anniversary and it seems incredible to us that the show is still picking up new listeners!
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Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Feeling very proud about this write-up on Wooden Overcoats in the AV Club. We've just celebrated our 10th anniversary and it seems incredible to us that the show is still picking up new listeners!
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A moment of high drama in Doctor Who as the Master menaces a cherry bakewell
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A moment of high drama in Doctor Who as the Master menaces a cherry bakewell
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BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
Tom Baker meets Cleopatra! I wrote this way back in 2018 - I’m looking forward to finding out what happens in it!
🚨 OUT NOW! 🚨 Tom Baker, Louise Jameson and John Leeson star in Doctor Who: The Last Queen of the Nile.
Click https://bgfn.sh/lastasp to listen to this brand-new full-cast audio box set as a download to own and collector's edition CD.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Tom Baker meets Cleopatra! I wrote this way back in 2018 - I’m looking forward to finding out what happens in it!
Shocked to read this awful news
John was a top egyptologist and cultural critic, though I first knew him as a regular customer at Penhaligon’s in Covent Garden back when I used to work there. While selling him a cologne I asked “Is that an 8th Doctor TARDIS keychain?” We became friends instantly.
John was a top egyptologist and cultural critic, though I first knew him as a regular customer at Penhaligon’s in Covent Garden back when I used to work there. While selling him a cologne I asked “Is that an 8th Doctor TARDIS keychain?” We became friends instantly.
A dear, dear friend, John J Johnston, has died suddenly this morning. Am devastated. He let me stay at his granny flat when I visited London a few years ago, and I had a brilliant night out with him and his husband John. A kind, gentle soul. This is a bleak day.
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shocked to read this awful news
John was a top egyptologist and cultural critic, though I first knew him as a regular customer at Penhaligon’s in Covent Garden back when I used to work there. While selling him a cologne I asked “Is that an 8th Doctor TARDIS keychain?” We became friends instantly.
John was a top egyptologist and cultural critic, though I first knew him as a regular customer at Penhaligon’s in Covent Garden back when I used to work there. While selling him a cologne I asked “Is that an 8th Doctor TARDIS keychain?” We became friends instantly.
In this video, you will see me celebrating my 10th birthday on a boat
Wooden Overcoats is back - for 1 x night only!
RUDYARD RUINS EVERYTHING!
Sunday 7th September 2025 - help us celebrate 10 years!
Tickets are available in the hall at Kings Place, and you can stream us online anywhere in the world!
www.woodenovercoats.com/listings
RUDYARD RUINS EVERYTHING!
Sunday 7th September 2025 - help us celebrate 10 years!
Tickets are available in the hall at Kings Place, and you can stream us online anywhere in the world!
www.woodenovercoats.com/listings
August 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In this video, you will see me celebrating my 10th birthday on a boat
We sold out so quickly they gave us a bigger room and more tickets! Come to London on September 7th to see a new episode of Wooden Overcoats!
Or nab a streaming ticket to see it anywhere in the world!
Or nab a streaming ticket to see it anywhere in the world!
NOW LOOK HERE!
Due to overwhelming demand, our new Wooden Overcoats Live 10th Birthday Show is moving to a BIGGER ROOM with MORE TICKETS available! Bring your friends & family!
Ensure you enjoy yourselves by booking seats here:
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Due to overwhelming demand, our new Wooden Overcoats Live 10th Birthday Show is moving to a BIGGER ROOM with MORE TICKETS available! Bring your friends & family!
Ensure you enjoy yourselves by booking seats here:
@kingsplacelondon.bsky.social www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We sold out so quickly they gave us a bigger room and more tickets! Come to London on September 7th to see a new episode of Wooden Overcoats!
Or nab a streaming ticket to see it anywhere in the world!
Or nab a streaming ticket to see it anywhere in the world!