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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 3h

That’s a UNIT dating theory I can get behind.

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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 2d

To donate to 'Film Is Fabulous!', a charitable trust, please follow the link below

filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s what happens when three BRILLIANT guests are paired with the PERFECT interviewer (👏🏻 Tim) for a deep dive into a subject most of us don’t know as much about as we think we do! 👀 @filmisfabulous.bsky.social on archive TV, the human side of film collecting, and (ok, yes!) missing Doctor Who. 🎞️

filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 2d

3 key members and trustees of the Film is Fabulous! team joined Tim of the 'Missing Episodes Podcast'

Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC
YouTube Link
youtu.be/CK02j_Mi6iE?...

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 3d

Ah ha, good shout. I’ve seen those b&w pics from Suspense, but hadn’t clocked that’s probably the same pendant.

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 3d

Which production is this from, please? It’s Carole Ann Ford, but in… what?

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 5d

Not me. Different Benjamin Cook.

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 17d

Ha, I did that Colin Baker interview in 321+. 😅 We’ve done lengthy, multiple-part interviews like that before, sure. But the long-form, all-in-one-issue “ultimate interviews”? Only four (Tom, Peter, Terrance, and Philip).

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Ben Bradford @benbrad4d.bsky.social · 18d

If you read one thing this week/month/year make sure it’s @benjamincook.bsky.social interview/in depth feature on Jodie Whittaker and her time as the 13th Doctor, including a mega interview with Jodie herself and with Chris Chibnall in this months Doctor Who Magazine. More Jodie More 13th Doctor ❤️❤️

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Paul Hayes @paul-hayes.bsky.social · 26d

Obviously as a staff member it is not appropriate for me to comment on this. But it is an interesting read.

Matthew Kilburn @matthewkilburn.bsky.social · 26d

The actions leading up to the campaign to restore access to the BBC Written Archives, from Ian Greaves for CST: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...

Defending the WAC: Is the BBC a fit and proper keeper of its own paper archive? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)

When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb…

cstonline.net

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Matthew Kilburn @matthewkilburn.bsky.social · 26d

The actions leading up to the campaign to restore access to the BBC Written Archives, from Ian Greaves for CST: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...

Defending the WAC: Is the BBC a fit and proper keeper of its own paper archive? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)

When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb…

cstonline.net

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 26d

I think that’s what’s throwing me. 😅

Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · 26d

I think it might be. Julie Christie and Christopher Bidmead, in Birmingham Rep in… 1963, I think.

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Bafflegabs @bafflegabs.bsky.social · Sep 11

Pride of place on the cover for my beloved Pting, I love it. When is Pting’s 23 page interview scheduled to run?!

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John Hood @johnhood.bsky.social · Sep 12

I will always love Thirteen! 💙💙 #DoctorWho

The Thirteenth Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, on the cover of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM)!

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Russell Sandberg @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

Fascinating new issue of Doctor Who Magazine focusing on Jodie Whittaker. Haven’t had the chance yet to read her lengthy interview but great insightful interviews with @chrischibnall.bsky.social and really interesting chats with writers who have worked with her on other shows and how they see DW.

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Roy Gill @roygill.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nice to read interviews with (non Who) writers and directors who have worked with Jodie Whitaker in the new DWM...

I'd be really curious to see Joe Cornish's take on Who

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · Sep 12

This 43 year old endorses @benjamincook.bsky.social and Jodie Whittaker’s vintage.

Also, get the magazine. Not only the most insightful interview of JW I’ve seen, but also fascinating insights into the state of UK television and cracking interviews with Jack Thorne, Joe Cornish and Jesse Armstrong.

Extract from Benjamin Cook’s interview of Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who Magazine issue 621:

You're not old. You were born in 1982. The best year.
"It's a really good vintage."
But it does put people our age in a fascinating sweet spot, you know? We're able to take advantage of modern science and technology, all that good stuff. But also we got to be kids in the pre-digital world - without smartphones, without constant notifications, no
World Wide Web.
"A smartphone wasn't even smart at that point. It was a brick."

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Samarcand Books (she/her) @samarcand.itch.io · Sep 10

Reading the Jodie interview and was reminded of the Doctor's message during lockdown. It seems especially apt right now - especially for trans people. So I thought I'd share it again.
Warning. It might make you cry. It did me.
youtu.be/l0ED6CGmjm4?...

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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · Sep 11

Not read the huge interview with Jodie Whittaker yet, but I'm sat on the bus with Doctor Who Magazine - just looking at random bits - and this part just caught my eye. This interview's going to be my favourite thing the magazine's ever done isn't it.

Excerpt from Doctor Who Magazine's Jodie interview.
Q: an aspect of your Doctor, which fans have recognised but I don't think you've spoken about much, is the reading of her as neurodivergent. That she is, or might be, autistic.
A: Yeah. YES.

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Geoff C @geoffcockwill.bsky.social · Sep 11

Fantastic interview with Jodie Whittaker in DWM. Everything she said makes me like her and her Doctor even more. She loves being the Doctor. Absolutely LOVES IT. She’s so positive, full of life and energy. It’s wonderful. That, and Jodie, is why Thirteen is so special to me.

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Sep 11

That’s [expletive] lovely of you to say so. 😊

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · Sep 11

My copy has just arrived and I can confirm this interview is *23* pages long. It's been a while since we've had one of Ben's super-in-depth Doctor interviews, really looking forward to this!

Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Sep 9

“Would I come back to Doctor Who? Every time. I now hope it’s every five or six years. YEAH! Me and Billie? I’d do it. There’s NO part of me that doesn’t want to.”

Jodie Whittaker’s BIGGEST, most EXPLOSIVE interview ever?? Bring it on! All 20K words of it!! Coming this Thurs in DWM!

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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · Sep 11

How fantastic to get a super-size interview from Ben Cook in the pages of DWM again. It's been YEARS!

Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Sep 9

“Would I come back to Doctor Who? Every time. I now hope it’s every five or six years. YEAH! Me and Billie? I’d do it. There’s NO part of me that doesn’t want to.”

Jodie Whittaker’s BIGGEST, most EXPLOSIVE interview ever?? Bring it on! All 20K words of it!! Coming this Thurs in DWM!

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Sep 11

That’s [expletive] lovely of you to say so. 😊

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Sep 11

You’re very kind! And I’m in Berlin right now, where it’s 11.47pm, so… yes, ok. I’m taking the rest of the day off! 🥳

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