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Mark Donaldson

@markdonaldson.bsky.social

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Freelance writer about movies, Star Trek and Doctor Who, lapsed cinema manager, co-host of @onthetimelash.bsky.social

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 10d

Really happy with the programme we've got lined up for October. Eisenstein! Downton! Documentaries! If you're in or around Stockton, come pay ARC's cinema a visit!
arconline.co.uk/whats-on/

Battleship Potemkin (1925) dir. Sergei Eisenstein with new score by The Pet Shop Boys and Dresdner Sinfoniker

Motherboard (2025) dir. Victoria Mapplebeck

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Miss Inge Pisodés @quiteamess.bsky.social · 2h

A shadow realm below London populated by the quirky/gothic character actors who'd have been a dream cast list for #DoctorWho Season 32 in 1996, one in particular seems an obvious Doctor-to-be. Also, Peter Capaldi! It's #Neverwhere

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 2h

I've got a lot of time for Martin Compston but "Hollywood actor" is a bit strong

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 4h

A manager at Historic Environment Scotland was sanctioned after allegedly 'twerking' in front of Hollywood actor Martin Compston, according to reports

Scottish heritage boss sanctioned for 'twerking' in front of Martin Compston

www.thenational.scot

Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3h

Torchwood: Random Shoes (2006) Written by Jacquetta May and directed by James Erskine

A wooden poat at the beach with various shoe soles and flip flops nailed to it

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The Nerve @thenerve.news · 5h

🔗 Read the full piece

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 20h

We’ve tried showing both halves of Jared Leto’s face and we’re all out of ideas

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 23h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Sean Coleman @colemandesign.bsky.social · 2d

NEW #DoctorWho postcard pack on sale next week. 15 Doctors, 15 debut stories. Artwork based on #DavidPelham’s #PenguinBook covers from the 1970s. Here are the first four —

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

12 Episodes of Screen Two are on iPlayer atm. Don’t fuck about, no excuses, get it together and watch them.

Some of the best cinema you’ll ever see x

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 1d

Cracking night at tonight's Divine Comedy gig at the Glasshouse. Forgot how, for good or ill, At the Indie Disco (good) and Our Mutual Friend (ill) really sums up my student years.

The Divine Comedy playing "At the Indie Disco" at the Glasshouse, Gateshead

Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 1d

Signed off the last week of ARC's cinema screenings for October and it's porridge, Pavement, and PTA! (Love this gig)

Come visit ARC's cinema if you're in or around Teesside! arconline.co.uk/whats-on/?_s...

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 1d

We all know that the Voord and the Cybermen are related. But aren't the Teletubbies another variant?

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Untitled Star Trek Project @untitledstartrekproject.com · 2d

Gornfest 2025 continues this week on Untitled Star Trek Project, as we head back to 1967 — when the Gorn were just a single rubber lizard in a spangly minidress and the Federation was barely a glint in Gene L. Coon’s eye.

#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS

untitledstartrekproject.com/168/

Arena · Untitled Star Trek Project

Gornfest 2025 continues this week on Untitled Star Trek Project, as we head back to 1967 — when the Gorn were just a single rubber lizard in a spangly minidress and the Federati...

untitledstartrekproject.com

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Strangers in Space @strangerscast.bsky.social · 2d

The audio edition of our conversation from last night (also up on YouTube) about another possible path that the future of Doctor Who might take.

strangersinspace.libsyn.com/blue-box-190...

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Rod Brown @whorod.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ NEW NOSTALGIA TOURS ‼️
Join the very lovely @jonarnold.bsky.social and @markdodyk.bsky.social as we explore Mind of Evil, Terminus, Oxygen and Power of the Doctor. Which story will get the most plaudits and handshakes? And who will get the dreaded P45? Find out..

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

32. Pale and twinky

Podcast Episode · Nostalgia Tours · 10/10/2025 · 1h 28m

podcasts.apple.com

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 2d

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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Strangers in Space @strangerscast.bsky.social · 2d

More gossip and rumours about potential fates for Doctor Who...

youtu.be/6wzeeTK0X-8

Who News: Netflix Who?

YouTube video by JR Southall

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Si Turner @siturner.bsky.social · 3d

Our hilarious Funny Friday is back to start your weekend off *right*. 4 great new acts saying the unsayable.

£18 advance £20 on the door

Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 3d

There’s so many more in the article…

archive.is/c0z8X

Four young men, all Gen Z Tories, posed against a plain backdrop.

Top left: Danny Mosley, 19, with curly hair, draped in a Union Jack flag and holding a can of Dr. Pepper, an ID badge hanging from a blue lanyard around his neck.

Top right: Rhydian Lloyd-Francis, 15, wearing a navy double-breasted suit and striped tie, stands formally with a serious expression.

Bottom left: Harry Cansdale, 21, in glasses and a dark suit with a patterned blue tie and small flag pin, with a blue lanyard around his neck.

Bottom right: Miller Casson, 17, with long hair, wearing a blue plaid suit, lavender shirt, and patterned tie, holding a booklet.

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Rod Brown @whorod.bsky.social · 3d

❗️Coming Friday ❗️
Join @jonarnold.bsky.social, @markdodyk.bsky.social and me for a wild trip across the universe! From Mind of Evil to Terminus, from Oxygen to Power of the Doctor, we’ll sort out who’s getting the handshakes… and trust me, there are some surprises in store.. plus laughs and opinions!

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing convinces me more that the backlash against Slow Horses from certain publications is manufactured for clicks more than actually watching Slow Horses. The interrogation scenes between Kristin Scott Thomas and Christopher Chung this week were 👌

Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight, Clare Balding proved a universal truth that anyone working in customer service could tell you: people do not read signs. #CelebrityTraitors

A big bloody sign that reads PULL LEVER TO LOCK IN YOUR ANSWER

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3d

Jonathan Ross' Top Gun jacket definitely feels like he's had a Taskmaster costume waiting to go but never got the call. #CelebrityTraitors

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AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 3d

Alan Carr is Linda at an 11 #CelebrityTraitors

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3d

Alan Carr AND Jonathan Ross? That's two massive personalities. The Traitors are gonna end up killing themselves.
#CelebrityTraitors

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AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 3d

the only good news all year #CelebrityTraitors

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 3d

Cannot tell for the life of me if Charlotte Church is taking the mic or taking it seriously which make it even better #CelebrityTraitors

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Mark Donaldson @markdonaldson.bsky.social · 3d

You'd be insane to choose Mark Bonnar as a Traitor. Subvert expectations, finally give the bloke a chance to play a good guy. #CelebrityTraitors

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