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Tom Black
@tomblack.uk
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are screaming directly into the gutter

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[chews thoughtfully on Refresher] I haven’t heard that name in years
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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I found where the reform party keeps its respect
A road sign with an arrow that says “reserved for fishermen”
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Guardian headline saying Thames Water spent £136m on securing emergency funding Parks and Rec gif of Tom Haverford explaining to Leslie Knope that you’ve “got to spend money to make money”. In the original scene, the next line he says is “we spent all our money”.
July 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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if you see this, post your getaway vehicle
May 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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had an absolute blast (in more ways than one) helping out with the narrative and dialogue for GRIT & VALOR 1949, which launches on Steam today! it's a real-time-tactics dieselpunk alternate history mech-based roguelite in which you fight to liberate europe. and it's really good fun!
Key artwork for 'Grit & Valor 1949'. A red background with sinister delta-wing aircraft silhouetted and dropping bombs and tracers. Infantry are assaulting a rocky plinth to the right of the image. A large patched-up mech with two smoking guns is surrounded by three Mech Pilots, who are wearing dieselpunk 1940sgear and standing defiantly.
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Who is “your” James Bond?
A black-and-white picture of a young Paddy Ashdown looking steely in a dark suit and patterned tie.
March 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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how it started / how it’s going

make things x
A laptop on a bed, a phone resting on it showing an indistinct website for the “Ministry of Justice”, in reality a fake website providing “evidence” for Jury Duty: The Trial of Harry Briggs. Tom is on the laptop screen, on a Zoom call. He wears a grey hoodie and holds a black retro phone handset, and looks sternly at the camera. He is captioned “The Defendant”. This image was taken in 2020. Tom in a burgundy jumper holding a retro phone handset of the kind used by the defendant in Jury Games “Jury Duty: The Trial of Harry Briggs”. Tom is aping the expression he pulls when playing Harry in that immersive experience. Behind him, out of the window, the Empire State Building looms nearby. This image was taken in 2025.
March 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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I don’t know if 2024 was the best year of my life, but it contained the best day. and had some close runners-up, too. cheers!
Tom and his bride Vic in the doorway of a green Routemaster bus. Tom is in a dark blue suit with a light yellow (“champagne”) tie. Vic, her hair bright copper red and catching the sun, is in a beautiful white wedding dress with floral patterns, and holds a bouquet of baby’s breath. Both are smiling heartily. The Jury Games team pose stood up for a photo at their Christmas meal. (L-R) Tom Black in a dark suit and pink shirt, Ely Russo in a black top and gold scarf, Eddie Evans dressed like he’s on a boat, Joe Ball in a white shirt and brown chequered waistcoat. All the men have beards and dark hair. The lighting inside the pub is warm, with windows and fairy lights in the background. A selfie from the top of the cliffs of Dover, on Tom’s stag weekend. All are sat on the grass. Tom (R, taking the selfie) is in a burgundy jumper and sunglasses, Patrick (centre) is in a floral shirt, Joe is just behind him in a t-shirt. Dom and Jaya are obscured in the background. All are suffering. The cast of Bridge Command pose with big smiles in the teleporter, a circular bright white room. All are wearing UCN uniforms (navy blue jump suits and t shirts). From L-R, starting back row, Vyvyan Almond, Ewan Bagshaw, Owen Kingston, Zoe Flint, Tom Black, Arathi Suresh, Esme Cooper, Christopher Styles, front row L-R is Davinia Hamilton, Beth Jay, Natalia Bogdanova, Chloe Mashiter. All are celebrating opening night of Bridge Command.
December 31, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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The poster for the movie Heretic, cropped to the quote “Everything you could want from a villainous Grant.” An M3 Grant tank captured and in German service during the Second World War. Wehrmacht soldiers stand leaning on it as it displays iron crosses to indicate its Beutepanzer status.
November 26, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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highlight of today: Ewan at work disappearing behind the merch cabinets to find the breakers for the bar circuits. maybe that sounds a bit dry but this is how my duty manager king looked
A white man with glasses, futuristic naval uniform (rank: Lieutenant Commander) and backwards baseball cap pokes his head out from under a ventilation shaft and gives the camera a thumbs up. The lighting is grungy and conjures thoughts of cyberpunk.
November 14, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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October 20, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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as a theatremaker who has done regional tours, this is not the first time I’ve been told this
August 23, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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absolutely fantastic @stephenkb.bsky.social “Africa-style coverage of the UK” vibes with the use of “opposition anthem”
May 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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deeply undignified number and it’s only going to get worse. the correct answer is four people, at least one of whom should be Ted Heath
November 12, 2023 at 1:17 PM
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can’t believe there’s a Warcraft III musical now
November 3, 2023 at 6:12 PM