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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 8h

What five events defined your childhood?

- Being narrator for The Children of Lir at the school play and meeting one of my best friends
- being a one day extra on Byker Grove
- my parents separating
- one of my best friends wanting to… well you know
- finding my tribe in the school library

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 10h

Curious to what make that “sexy”

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 11h

Our living room had been totally differented over the last two weeks

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 13h

National Coming Out Day…

24 years old, came out to family sort of by accident but they were absolutely fine with it. They’d probably guessed. Friends were on the whole broadly fine. One was a bit of a tit about it but that’s because he’s a funny bugger!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 14h

Taking a relatively likeable character from the telly and making her just horrible. By this point I was desperate for her to just go!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 17h

Building up some stamina for 2x 5 mile races in November. One is sunset and the other sunrise so not much time to rest. So aiming for 8-9 miles in training over the next few weeks.

This is madness!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 22h

THE SEVENFOLD CROWN

A BLAKE’S 7 ADVENTURE BY BARRY LETTS

THE SEVENFOLD CROWN

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 23h

Yesterday was mental health awareness day. One thing I’m very aware of these days is my mental health. I’m in a much better place than a year ago but some days are still challenging.

But I’ve got a week off work and taking a bit of time for myself. And then being whisked away for my birthday!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact and if I’ve done my research properly. This was the first colour drama shown on BBC1 on Saturday 15 November 1969. Not the first colour programme but almost certain it was the first drama series that day

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Top of the Pops from 1970 and while in black and white… I can see the chroma dots. This is what being a Doctor Who fan does to you!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

It’s so much better than people say it is. Hampered by production issues and actors being mean about the director years later. There’s a nice atmosphere to it. Yeah, I like Terminus!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Friday night

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I was never one of those. Quite glad about that too!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Annoying! I find it so mixed up what gets a strike and what doesn’t. Hopefully not too much of a pain

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

I have no idea where my graduation photo is. And I’m quite glad

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

This is getting a tad more violent than I was expecting

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

The level of detail I have come to expect, respect and enjoy!

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 1d

Brand new on Dirty Feed: what was special about the Fawlty Towers episode "Basil the Rat"?

Short version: it had two days in the studio, while every other episode only had one.

Long version: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/10/tc8-...

Fawlty Towers, "Basil the Rat": the Major spots the offending creature in the bar.

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

Considering that I’m part of the wider railway family, I cannot openly condone such an action.

Privately, I’m with you!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

It’s getting bad to worse. It needs to be treated the same as smoking and vaping. Get caught doing it, removed from the train!

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

It was sort of amusing on the original Earthshock commentary but it’s gotten old by now.

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

The Beta Cloud is one hand an exceptionally dumb episode of Space 1999. On the other hand it’s dumb fun.

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 1d

One week until I’m 42. Which I found out this morning was how old Bette Davis was when making All About Eve.

I think we’ve both very well for our age

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David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 2d

New series would always start with “who’s gone?” followed by “will they get a mention?”

David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social · 2d

Just playing with the settings on the new TV light

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