Stephen Gallagher
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com
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After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
Money that would be better spent on therapy
Love Immortal: the man devoted to defying death through cryonics – documentary
Alan has promised his wife, Sylvia, that they will be cryogenically preserved upon death, and reunited in the future. However, when Sylvia dies all too soon, Alan, now 87, falls in love with another w...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Money that would be better spent on therapy
Suggestion for Starmer. Think, "How would a progressive Labour government handle this?" and do that
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Suggestion for Starmer. Think, "How would a progressive Labour government handle this?" and do that
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Watched a bit, got a weird feeling from SW's sombre tone; I have strong recall of scripts where I created or had free rein, less so where I wrote to a corporate format. There's a Quatermass 2 vibe in this one that I'll completely own, though.
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Watched a bit, got a weird feeling from SW's sombre tone; I have strong recall of scripts where I created or had free rein, less so where I wrote to a corporate format. There's a Quatermass 2 vibe in this one that I'll completely own, though.
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
If you're looking for some way to make the anguish of loss more excruciating, here it is
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If you're looking for some way to make the anguish of loss more excruciating, here it is
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Distracting attention from the Epstein files by singing a selection of the hits of Al Jolson.
July 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Distracting attention from the Epstein files by singing a selection of the hits of Al Jolson.
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The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate is amazing, and very flattering! So much great @rachaelsmith.bsky.social Nessie art! Do go along if you can!
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate is amazing, and very flattering! So much great @rachaelsmith.bsky.social Nessie art! Do go along if you can!
Somewhere between animatic and live action, terrifically atmospheric, and no AI
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 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Somewhere between animatic and live action, terrifically atmospheric, and no AI
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Sadly, it’s FO time.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sadly, it’s FO time.
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"I have met some very bad people....none as bad as trump.
Not one decent cell in his body..so yes - dangerous."
Jeffrey Epstein 2017
Not one decent cell in his body..so yes - dangerous."
Jeffrey Epstein 2017
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"I have met some very bad people....none as bad as trump.
Not one decent cell in his body..so yes - dangerous."
Jeffrey Epstein 2017
Not one decent cell in his body..so yes - dangerous."
Jeffrey Epstein 2017
Hartley Hare, from Pipkins. If roadkill were to be repurposed as a hand puppet
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hartley Hare, from Pipkins. If roadkill were to be repurposed as a hand puppet
Disappeared with not a whiff of his whereabouts
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Disappeared with not a whiff of his whereabouts
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Listening to @iammilliam.bsky.social, @unamccormack.bsky.social (wrote for Writing the Future) and @quantick.bsky.social (whose books I copy-edited for Titan) discuss Marc Behm's Eye of the Beholder (@charliehigson.bsky.social recommended in Writing the Murder).
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/248...
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/248...
248. The Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm — Backlisted
Emmy Award-winning writer David Quantick ( Veep , The Thick of It ) joins Andy and Una for a discussion of Marc Behm's surreal thriller The The Eye of the Beholder (1980). David ...
www.backlisted.fm
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Listening to @iammilliam.bsky.social, @unamccormack.bsky.social (wrote for Writing the Future) and @quantick.bsky.social (whose books I copy-edited for Titan) discuss Marc Behm's Eye of the Beholder (@charliehigson.bsky.social recommended in Writing the Murder).
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/248...
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/248...
Absolutely this. Apply what you know to what you learn and you'll make something that's personal and unique
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Absolutely this. Apply what you know to what you learn and you'll make something that's personal and unique
...Connery's Aston Martin DB5, with which his version of the character had no historic link, accompanied by Judi Dench who was Brosnan's M, while in the background that mad bloke with the website was chirping "Craig is not Bond" and I've lost count of how many times Blofeld's been killed
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
...Connery's Aston Martin DB5, with which his version of the character had no historic link, accompanied by Judi Dench who was Brosnan's M, while in the background that mad bloke with the website was chirping "Craig is not Bond" and I've lost count of how many times Blofeld's been killed
Utter bollocks. New young Bond walks into new M's office and gets a mission against a new villain. Cherrypick whatever's appealing from the communal grab-bag of Bondery. Remembering the ripple of delight that ran through the audience when Craig switched on the lights to reveal...
A source close to the production claimed: "Everyone agrees it was a massive mistake”.
You don’t say!
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
You don’t say!
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
EXCLUSIVE: James Bond Writers Reveal Twist That Has Left New Creators With 'Huge Headache' When It Comes to Resurrecting the Super-Spy for Amazon
Bond writers are now racking their brain, trying to move forward with the franchise after the last film's wild twist.
radaronline.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Utter bollocks. New young Bond walks into new M's office and gets a mission against a new villain. Cherrypick whatever's appealing from the communal grab-bag of Bondery. Remembering the ripple of delight that ran through the audience when Craig switched on the lights to reveal...
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NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
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Just reboot the fucker and if you can’t, stand aside to let someone else do it. No one will care after the first shaken Martini. 🍸
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just reboot the fucker and if you can’t, stand aside to let someone else do it. No one will care after the first shaken Martini. 🍸
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.