Steve Doherty
@stevedoherty.bsky.social
Dad, husband & audio entertainment wonk. Producer: David Sedaris, Marian Keyes & Tara Flynn, Ashley Blaker, Bravo Two Charlies, The Learners. Also plays and docs. Currently: The Old Fools podcast
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
I confess that I don’t really know what “seasoning” even means.
As a seasoning white pepper is better than black pepper
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I confess that I don’t really know what “seasoning” even means.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
Just eaten a pickled onion so strong I’m now hearing in colour.
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just eaten a pickled onion so strong I’m now hearing in colour.
Had no idea how popular cricket is till this morning.
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Had no idea how popular cricket is till this morning.
Interesting to be able to hear the advertising breaks in Radio 4 shows now built as commercial podcasts. It’s like having a lovely carpet laid with a crease running down the middle. Hard to ignore and easy to trip over.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Interesting to be able to hear the advertising breaks in Radio 4 shows now built as commercial podcasts. It’s like having a lovely carpet laid with a crease running down the middle. Hard to ignore and easy to trip over.
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Paddington looks like someone just said "didn't you kill their grandma?"
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Paddington looks like someone just said "didn't you kill their grandma?"
Reading a sitcom preview and thinking “I hope there’s significantly more to this than meets the eye - but at least they’ve made a sitcom” is peak 2025 me.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Reading a sitcom preview and thinking “I hope there’s significantly more to this than meets the eye - but at least they’ve made a sitcom” is peak 2025 me.
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Paddington looks like he's seen things no bear should have to see.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Paddington looks like he's seen things no bear should have to see.
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Classic Langdon waiting to happen.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Classic Langdon waiting to happen.
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"No, Flavor, I said pose with a massive *clock*."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"No, Flavor, I said pose with a massive *clock*."
If you were wondering what I’d like for Christmas.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you were wondering what I’d like for Christmas.
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Never change, estate agents. Never change!
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Never change, estate agents. Never change!
Name a worse person on fictional radio earth than Natasha. Or Justin. Or Jakob. Or whoever else is there.
They aren’t the worst.
Whatever their faults.
Whatever their faults.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Name a worse person on fictional radio earth than Natasha. Or Justin. Or Jakob. Or whoever else is there.
For some god forsaken reason, #TheArchers are doing one of their occasional “out of Ambridge” stories. The worst humans on (fictional) Earth have ended up Blackpool.
I’ve never felt sorry for Blackpool before.
I’ve never felt sorry for Blackpool before.
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For some god forsaken reason, #TheArchers are doing one of their occasional “out of Ambridge” stories. The worst humans on (fictional) Earth have ended up Blackpool.
I’ve never felt sorry for Blackpool before.
I’ve never felt sorry for Blackpool before.
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I've now watched #SlowHorses so here's a mini Jackson Lamb, for all your greasily coiffured weaponized farting needs.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've now watched #SlowHorses so here's a mini Jackson Lamb, for all your greasily coiffured weaponized farting needs.
Seriously, do you think he knew what he was saying? #ThingsHappen
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seriously, do you think he knew what he was saying? #ThingsHappen
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My god. My god.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My god. My god.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Just remembered a joke I heard Alan Bennett tell:
A very pious Yorkshire churchgoer dies. The family ask for the inscription “She was thine” on her gravestone.
When it’s delivered the mason has mistakenly written
A very pious Yorkshire churchgoer dies. The family ask for the inscription “She was thine” on her gravestone.
When it’s delivered the mason has mistakenly written
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just remembered a joke I heard Alan Bennett tell:
A very pious Yorkshire churchgoer dies. The family ask for the inscription “She was thine” on her gravestone.
When it’s delivered the mason has mistakenly written
A very pious Yorkshire churchgoer dies. The family ask for the inscription “She was thine” on her gravestone.
When it’s delivered the mason has mistakenly written
Do morning tv sports journalists have afternoon jobs as junior estate agents?
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Do morning tv sports journalists have afternoon jobs as junior estate agents?
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
This guy.
A Magellanic penguin making sure the seals were asleep before walking past them..
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This guy.
No, it was next to the Physics Building.
was it next to the paper shop that blew away?
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
No, it was next to the Physics Building.