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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 6h

“There were three of us in this marriage.”

Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 8h

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 14h

Released 13 Oct 1976, Triumph was the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Triumph. The album was remastered and re-released with a new cover and name in 1995 titled In the Beginning. It was certified Gold in Canada in 1995. #Triumph

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 14h

There was a Twitter account called Bad Album Covers, he’d have loved this one!

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 15h

Rudi Voller’s lovechild…

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 19h

“Ripley’s Granny…”

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 19h

He was in 4 Doctor Who stories but only lived through the last one, in the other 3 it seemed that the writers were trying to come up with the most bizarre possible way of killing him…

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🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 @classicbritishtv.bsky.social · 20h

The Legendary Benny Hill on Location.

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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · 1d

LET'S FUCKING GO

International Day for Failure

Date

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

THE INTERNATIONAL

DAY FOR FAILURE OCTOBER 13th

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 1d

An episode of Tomorrow's World revealing how special effects sounds for Doctor Who are recorded.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Mar 22

Made in Pendlebury, born in Stretford: L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) remains the artist most closely associated with the north. ‘My ambition was to put the industrial scene on the map because nobody had seriously done it,’ he said. Incredibly, nobody had. 1/6

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Old UK Christmas Listings Mags @oldukxmaslistings.bsky.social · 1d

#Christmas 1987 TV Times: Editorial featuring Inspector Morse; Colin Dexter; John Thaw and Kevin Whately

This is a magazine page promoting "Inspector Morse" starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately. It includes a short story by Colin Dexter and an advertisement for Canberra cruises, inviting readers to experience British culture while travelling to foreign destinations. The cruise ad describes ships as offering foreign travel at low prices. An excerpt from Dexter's short story is printed on the page.

Editorial featuring:

Colin Dexter
Inspector Morse
John Thaw
Kevin Whately

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Lady Feeding The Pigeons, painting by Salford-born Bob Richardson (b.1938). #NorthernArt

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t trust Colly #BlueLights

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 2d

“Weren’t you in Doctor Who!”

“No not yet…”

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Stansaid Airport @stansaidairport.bsky.social · 2d

That’s the head of Boeing just pulled up in our valet bay.

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 2d

“Are you a romantic Mr Fawlty?”

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ve started so I’ll finish!”

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DFT @dftpnk02.bsky.social · 2d

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge

19. OMD - Souvenir (1981)

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir

YouTube video by OMDVEVO

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2d

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 2d

The Noël single was written and produced by Sparks in 1979
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Noël - Dancing Is Dangerous (Official Video)

YouTube video by S P A R K S

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 2d

Diane Keaton by Diane Keaton
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Albumism @albumism.com · 2d

Minnie Riperton's sixth & final studio album ‘Love Lives Forever’ (1980) was posthumously released 45 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @markchappelle.bsky.social here: album.ink/mripertonLLF

Minnie Riperton’s ‘Love Lives Forever’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

One listen to ‘Love Lives Forever’ disabuses any notion that these compositions didn’t deserve a chance to run into the arms of a heart-wounded fanbase waiting to embrace them.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 2d

Diane Keaton directed this banger music video on top of all her other achievements, RIP to a legend

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Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BelindaCarlisleVEVO

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Gareth Murtagh @garethmurtagh.bsky.social · 2d

What a story!

Mount St. Helens in 1980 @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 4d

#MSH45 | Richard Lasher
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.

The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.

Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.

A red Ford Pinto hatchback angles across a narrow gravel forest service road, a blue enduro motorcycle on a rear hitch carrier. Tall firs frame the view. Beyond them, a towering ash cloud from a pyroclastic density flow billows skyward. Photo by Richard Kent Lasher, May 18, 1980.