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@pipmadeley.bsky.social
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MEGLOS: Flies trapped in amber! Not even Frasier Crane can escape a Channel Four loop.
GRUGGER: What?
MEGLOS: I've caught him inside a fold of time.
GRUGGER: Huh?
MEGLOS: His only respite is the short ad break at 9.47am when he loops back to the start. Round and round.... for all eternity!
GRUGGER: What?
MEGLOS: I've caught him inside a fold of time.
GRUGGER: Huh?
MEGLOS: His only respite is the short ad break at 9.47am when he loops back to the start. Round and round.... for all eternity!
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
MEGLOS: Flies trapped in amber! Not even Frasier Crane can escape a Channel Four loop.
GRUGGER: What?
MEGLOS: I've caught him inside a fold of time.
GRUGGER: Huh?
MEGLOS: His only respite is the short ad break at 9.47am when he loops back to the start. Round and round.... for all eternity!
GRUGGER: What?
MEGLOS: I've caught him inside a fold of time.
GRUGGER: Huh?
MEGLOS: His only respite is the short ad break at 9.47am when he loops back to the start. Round and round.... for all eternity!
#DoctorWho In An Exciting Adventure With The Sea Devils is getting a 'special re-edited' repeat on Sunday 7th December at 7pm on BBC Four.
The 90-minute 'blockbuster special' (we just called them omnibuses in my day) will feature new sound design by Mark Ayres and additional music by Lorne Balfe.
The 90-minute 'blockbuster special' (we just called them omnibuses in my day) will feature new sound design by Mark Ayres and additional music by Lorne Balfe.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#DoctorWho In An Exciting Adventure With The Sea Devils is getting a 'special re-edited' repeat on Sunday 7th December at 7pm on BBC Four.
The 90-minute 'blockbuster special' (we just called them omnibuses in my day) will feature new sound design by Mark Ayres and additional music by Lorne Balfe.
The 90-minute 'blockbuster special' (we just called them omnibuses in my day) will feature new sound design by Mark Ayres and additional music by Lorne Balfe.
A beardy Dr Who scarf-wearing middle-aged man called Phil whose love language is food? ngl I feel seen
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A beardy Dr Who scarf-wearing middle-aged man called Phil whose love language is food? ngl I feel seen
I was honestly expecting the How Are You? I'm Alan (Partridge) Blu-ray to be a bare bones affair, so how ruddy bloody brilliant it is to see @richardlatto.bsky.social involved in giving us some exclusive VAM - one for my Christmas list! :)
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I was honestly expecting the How Are You? I'm Alan (Partridge) Blu-ray to be a bare bones affair, so how ruddy bloody brilliant it is to see @richardlatto.bsky.social involved in giving us some exclusive VAM - one for my Christmas list! :)
"13. Red Dwarf - Just the Shows DVD Box Set, 1988-1999, is priced at £150."
I'm sure it is priced at £150, probably on a dusty shelf in some quaint collectables shop being run by an absolute chancer.
No matter, I still believe in you Tracy Martin and
*checks notes*
Bally Casino. Seriously?
I'm sure it is priced at £150, probably on a dusty shelf in some quaint collectables shop being run by an absolute chancer.
No matter, I still believe in you Tracy Martin and
*checks notes*
Bally Casino. Seriously?
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"13. Red Dwarf - Just the Shows DVD Box Set, 1988-1999, is priced at £150."
I'm sure it is priced at £150, probably on a dusty shelf in some quaint collectables shop being run by an absolute chancer.
No matter, I still believe in you Tracy Martin and
*checks notes*
Bally Casino. Seriously?
I'm sure it is priced at £150, probably on a dusty shelf in some quaint collectables shop being run by an absolute chancer.
No matter, I still believe in you Tracy Martin and
*checks notes*
Bally Casino. Seriously?
Maybe the article is referring to the DVD partwork set as being "£350 on average". Let's check eBay.
£100.
Tops.
If you're bloody lucky.
No worries, I'm sure it's just an honest mistake and the other 14 DVDs on the list will all be worth big bucks...
£100.
Tops.
If you're bloody lucky.
No worries, I'm sure it's just an honest mistake and the other 14 DVDs on the list will all be worth big bucks...
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Maybe the article is referring to the DVD partwork set as being "£350 on average". Let's check eBay.
£100.
Tops.
If you're bloody lucky.
No worries, I'm sure it's just an honest mistake and the other 14 DVDs on the list will all be worth big bucks...
£100.
Tops.
If you're bloody lucky.
No worries, I'm sure it's just an honest mistake and the other 14 DVDs on the list will all be worth big bucks...
"The Carry On Film Collection takes the top spot for being the most valuable. A complete box set of films from the much-loved British comedy series can command around £350 on average."
Wow! If a supposedly "complete" set (Columbus counts, folks!) is worth £350, I bet CeX will be offering big... oh
Wow! If a supposedly "complete" set (Columbus counts, folks!) is worth £350, I bet CeX will be offering big... oh
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"The Carry On Film Collection takes the top spot for being the most valuable. A complete box set of films from the much-loved British comedy series can command around £350 on average."
Wow! If a supposedly "complete" set (Columbus counts, folks!) is worth £350, I bet CeX will be offering big... oh
Wow! If a supposedly "complete" set (Columbus counts, folks!) is worth £350, I bet CeX will be offering big... oh
Bear in mind it took 3 journalists to write - and presumably fact check - this article. The first is ostensibly a Daily Express travel journalist (okay?), the second an editor at Liverpool Echo, and the third a Yorkshire Live editor with a very unfortunate name of which I am sure he is well aware.
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Bear in mind it took 3 journalists to write - and presumably fact check - this article. The first is ostensibly a Daily Express travel journalist (okay?), the second an editor at Liverpool Echo, and the third a Yorkshire Live editor with a very unfortunate name of which I am sure he is well aware.
OK I'll bite...
What, pray tell Yorkshire Live, are these 15 highly desirable UK DVD titles that have significantly appreciated in value over the years?
You might want to make a cup of tea, mainly because it's a better use of your time than reading this thread.
What, pray tell Yorkshire Live, are these 15 highly desirable UK DVD titles that have significantly appreciated in value over the years?
You might want to make a cup of tea, mainly because it's a better use of your time than reading this thread.
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
OK I'll bite...
What, pray tell Yorkshire Live, are these 15 highly desirable UK DVD titles that have significantly appreciated in value over the years?
You might want to make a cup of tea, mainly because it's a better use of your time than reading this thread.
What, pray tell Yorkshire Live, are these 15 highly desirable UK DVD titles that have significantly appreciated in value over the years?
You might want to make a cup of tea, mainly because it's a better use of your time than reading this thread.
The TV moment of 2025. #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The TV moment of 2025. #CelebrityTraitors
Didn't expect to see a clip from The Faceless Ones episode three on the Six O'Clock News today...
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Didn't expect to see a clip from The Faceless Ones episode three on the Six O'Clock News today...
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
Just grabbed the new DWM on my way to work. Looks like some great stuff in there, but I was most eager to read their review of the Season 13 Blu-ray...
...but there isn't one?
There is, however, a brief, generic mention of AI ("creative people are using it as a powerful tool") in the letters page.
...but there isn't one?
There is, however, a brief, generic mention of AI ("creative people are using it as a powerful tool") in the letters page.
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just grabbed the new DWM on my way to work. Looks like some great stuff in there, but I was most eager to read their review of the Season 13 Blu-ray...
...but there isn't one?
There is, however, a brief, generic mention of AI ("creative people are using it as a powerful tool") in the letters page.
...but there isn't one?
There is, however, a brief, generic mention of AI ("creative people are using it as a powerful tool") in the letters page.
Watching BBC2's Girlbands Forever. I was a lowkey fan of girl groups in the late '90s - not something a teenage lad at a rough North Manchester school would readily admit to - so plenty of nostalgia for me here.
The descriptive captions whenever Easther Bennett sings are a bit weird though.
The descriptive captions whenever Easther Bennett sings are a bit weird though.
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Watching BBC2's Girlbands Forever. I was a lowkey fan of girl groups in the late '90s - not something a teenage lad at a rough North Manchester school would readily admit to - so plenty of nostalgia for me here.
The descriptive captions whenever Easther Bennett sings are a bit weird though.
The descriptive captions whenever Easther Bennett sings are a bit weird though.
Nothing on this planet can make me belly laugh quite as hard as Beavis And Butt-Head... huh huh, I said hard.
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Nothing on this planet can make me belly laugh quite as hard as Beavis And Butt-Head... huh huh, I said hard.
Not saying anticipation is low, but today I discovered an official trailer for the catchily-titled* THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA dropped on 31st May.
152 days ago, and I had no idea. And I'm a massive #DoctorWho nerd.
*come on guys, "The Lives And Loves Of A Sea Devil" was *right there*
152 days ago, and I had no idea. And I'm a massive #DoctorWho nerd.
*come on guys, "The Lives And Loves Of A Sea Devil" was *right there*
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not saying anticipation is low, but today I discovered an official trailer for the catchily-titled* THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA dropped on 31st May.
152 days ago, and I had no idea. And I'm a massive #DoctorWho nerd.
*come on guys, "The Lives And Loves Of A Sea Devil" was *right there*
152 days ago, and I had no idea. And I'm a massive #DoctorWho nerd.
*come on guys, "The Lives And Loves Of A Sea Devil" was *right there*
I know barely anyone cares about Big Brother anymore but I'm amazed how ITV, a channel supposedly committed to encouraging mental wellness, are hell bent on enabling this wretched, immature 56 year old woman in her relentless bullying of a 60 year old man in the name of supposed entertainment
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I know barely anyone cares about Big Brother anymore but I'm amazed how ITV, a channel supposedly committed to encouraging mental wellness, are hell bent on enabling this wretched, immature 56 year old woman in her relentless bullying of a 60 year old man in the name of supposed entertainment
I just realised... sad to think they've both left us within the space of a month.
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I just realised... sad to think they've both left us within the space of a month.
Bidding a fond farewell to Prunella Scales today.
Recently watched her in Mr Big, the rarely seen 1977 BBC sitcom about a family of incompetent criminals, made between series of Fawlty Towers. She was by far the best thing about it, often the case where Prunella Scales was concerned. RIP
Recently watched her in Mr Big, the rarely seen 1977 BBC sitcom about a family of incompetent criminals, made between series of Fawlty Towers. She was by far the best thing about it, often the case where Prunella Scales was concerned. RIP
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bidding a fond farewell to Prunella Scales today.
Recently watched her in Mr Big, the rarely seen 1977 BBC sitcom about a family of incompetent criminals, made between series of Fawlty Towers. She was by far the best thing about it, often the case where Prunella Scales was concerned. RIP
Recently watched her in Mr Big, the rarely seen 1977 BBC sitcom about a family of incompetent criminals, made between series of Fawlty Towers. She was by far the best thing about it, often the case where Prunella Scales was concerned. RIP
Sunlit uplands everyone, sunlit uplands #DoctorWho
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Sunlit uplands everyone, sunlit uplands #DoctorWho
Who needs physical media
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Who needs physical media
I actually said it's probably fairest not to judge still frames taken from moments of rapid movement, as that is where AI would likely struggle the most.
Here's the specific shot that set alarm bells ringing when the YouTube trailer dropped. To my eyes, it just looks unnatural.
imgsli.com/NDI0Nzc2
Here's the specific shot that set alarm bells ringing when the YouTube trailer dropped. To my eyes, it just looks unnatural.
imgsli.com/NDI0Nzc2
October 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I actually said it's probably fairest not to judge still frames taken from moments of rapid movement, as that is where AI would likely struggle the most.
Here's the specific shot that set alarm bells ringing when the YouTube trailer dropped. To my eyes, it just looks unnatural.
imgsli.com/NDI0Nzc2
Here's the specific shot that set alarm bells ringing when the YouTube trailer dropped. To my eyes, it just looks unnatural.
imgsli.com/NDI0Nzc2
Other people are carrying out their own #DoctorWho Season 13 Blu-ray comparisons. Thoughts? imgsli.com/NDI0NjAx
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Other people are carrying out their own #DoctorWho Season 13 Blu-ray comparisons. Thoughts? imgsli.com/NDI0NjAx