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Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 15h

It’s always been an amazing programme, but it’s still pretty stunning that series 19 & 20 are two of the very best

Another incredible cast, and the tasks themselves continue to be wonderful

Pure joy x

#Taskmaster

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 1d

All of them - but maybe River and Standish in particular - are so good at being seemingly in control, the coolest smartest people, and then the dawning realisation that they’ve completely missed something … Such great writing, such amazing performances

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I watched that episode last night! Might be my favourite story of the 80s

I loved 7/Ace so much, and I’m still sad we didn’t get another series with them

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like '... except stupider' might be the slogan of our age

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 1d

Jodie Whittaker's last full episode was 3 years ago?!

Extraordinary - what a brilliant finale

So glad she's doing audios, & she will be The Doctor forever

💙💙

#DoctorWho #JodieWhittaker #ThePowerOfTheDoctor

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 1d

@phlaimeaux.bsky.social I don't know how likely this is, but Bill Nighy would be a great fit for WDYDY, and he might be up for it to promote his new podcast ...

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 3d

Stupid shouting all around, is there some fucking sport happening?

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 4d

❤️❤️

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ill-advised by Bill Nighy

Arts Podcast · Updated weekly · A podcast for people who don’t get out much and can’t handle it when they do. A refuge for the clumsy and the awkward. Join Bill Nighy to squander some time as he attem...

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Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 4d

It’s extraordinary, isn’t it? I try not to be angry about these things, but what a waste - same as not letting Donald Glover do his Lando film/show - such a missed opportunity

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 4d

Disco ball right through his skull, the last thing he sees is 100 tiny versions of his screaming face

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 4d

Having (almost) all of TV Doctor Who on the iPlayer, all the time, is such a joy - easy to forget that it’s only a recent thing for it all to be there

Very happily rewatching 7/Ace era x

#DoctorWho

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Doctor Who (1963–1996) - Season 26: Battlefield: Part 2

The Doctor and Ace explore King Arthur's spaceship deep under Lake Vortigern, while Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart arrives in Carbury where he encounters Morgaine.

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 7d

Hold on, it wasn’t ‘Open All Hours’ - every episode ended with him closing the shop!

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Paulie @gibbspaulus.bsky.social · 9d

“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”

( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for letting your mind goats scamper about, & your squirrels of enthusiasm gather so many brilliant posts to share

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 9d

This is brilliantly put, & unfortunately very accurate - we’ve always struggled to deal with the shameless, they have successfully sold the idea that horrible=authentic & concerned=performative

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 10d

Very sick of being sick on days off

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 13d

My watch stopped in the night, so it's possible I died at 240am.
Can't remember how to check.

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 14d

Lovely programme about Douglas Adams’ Last Chance To See x

I was - and remain - so upset that he died so young, but it’s only felt more shocking now that I’m older than he ever got to be

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Archive on 4 - One Last Chance to See - BBC Sounds

Katherine Rundell rediscovers Douglas Adams' epic journeys in search of threatened species

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 15d

So good! I am loving this series so much - up there with s19, another perfect cast

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 15d

The accent one??

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 16d

I've been wondering what your next novel would be.. Is it this? Haunted by a lot of the detail in this thread! x

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 16d

Ha! I hadn’t heard of it until recently but it’s all over the iTunes chart, so it’s not just you

glad you’ve found a thing that’s the right sort of silly (& there’s loads of)

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 16d

The Rookie?

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 20d

Ah it looks great!

Roy @roybutlin.bsky.social · 20d

WHAT WOULD MABEL DO? have a completely unrelated adventure & never finish it