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John Isles

@selsijohn.bsky.social

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Co-host of @idontdoscifi.bsky.social podcast & @tripodscast.bsky.social Fan of Doctor Who, Star Trek/Wars, B7, B5, and more! Once described as the inspiration for Eugene Victor Tooms in The X Files!

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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 2h

Climbing up or down a ladder in a cellar lit by candlelight a man looks at someone meaningfully. Narration: “Mr. Thomas Jefferson, who has since risen well in the world of politicking, did lead the sacrificial victim into the Temple.“

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Target Books Remembered @targetbooks.bsky.social · 3h

Okay, so it had to be done - here's the eclectic (ie non-homogenous) version of the BBC Audiobook collection of the DW Target Novelisations (phew! & yes, I've taken a liberty or two...)

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 5h

RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 6h

An epic, this one. The Doctor Who Monster Book by Terrance Dicks, in excruciating detail. 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Doctor Who Monster Book, by Terrance Dicks

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 5h

Okay, I did not know this existed until today.

E.T.'s TELEVISION DEBUT!
E.T. AND FRIENDS:
MAGICAL MOVIE VISITORS
A fun-filled look at the classic movie and television creatures who have made you laugh, made you shudder, and have touched your heart!
Host: ROBIN WILLIAMS
Special Appearance by The Coneheads
(Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris and Laraine Newman)
8PM CBSO 3, 7,13
©1982 Universal City Studios,Ine.

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Malcolm Wood @woodmally1979.bsky.social · 5h

Try this one. It works for me. Someone shared it. www.youtube.com/watch?si=l6A...

Official Trailer | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | NYCC 2025

YouTube video by Star Trek

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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 4h

Art from "Terry Nation's DALEK Annual 1976".

#DrWho #DoctorWho #horror #scifi #Dalek #Daleks #scifiart

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Hair of the Hound @hairofthehound.bsky.social · 9h

I have friends everywhere. #StarWars #TheEmpireStrikesBack #ReturnoftheJedi

Wampa & Luke Star Wars Kenner action figures

Imperial Snowtroopers and INT-4 minirig Star Wars Kenner action figures

Han in Carbonite and Boushh Star Wars Kenner action figures

Jabba’s palace Star Wars Kenner action figures

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 4h

So that was Saturday October 11th 2025. Crikey. Another day done, another (more or less) here. So it goes.

(Out this very month in 1948, just 77 years ago, Plastic Man #10, with its delightful cover by the genius that was Jack Cole.)

And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients of Planet Earth.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 8h

Dave Allen At Large reviewed in The Stage and Television Today (11th October 1973).

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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 4h

12th October, 1987:
"Doctor Who: Paradise Towers" part 2. #DoctorWho

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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 4h

12th October, 1988:
"Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks" part 2. #DoctorWho

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 4h

Clone Wars (2003-2005)

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Richard Binns @moralavenger.bsky.social · 3d

ON THIS DAY... 59 years ago, The Tenth Planet was first broadcast on BBC1.

Originally broadcast from 8th - 29th October 1966.

Ratings: Episode One - 5.5 million. Episode Two - 6.4 million. Episode Three - 7.6 million. Episode Four - 7.5 million.

Art by Lee Johnson 🎨

#DoctorWho

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Alex Will Resurrect That Werewolf Pic 🔸🏳️‍🌈 @alexwilcock.bsky.social · 13h

OTD MCMLXXIX: The Iron Legion invades Stockbridge
The IXth Legion of a Roman Empire that never fell falls upon an English village
Fortunately also OTD 1979: Doctor Who Magazine (née Weekly) has roving reporter Dave Gibbons there to capture the scene!

Doctor Who Weekly Issue 1
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion, page 1:
Fantastic Dave Gibbons art of robot legionaries with machine guns and stick grenades blazing through an English village, commanded by a tank topped by eagle-headed General Ironicus
“They fought their way across a thousand planets -- robot veterans of the Eternal War -- destroying, with ruthless discipline, all who stood in their way!
“And now, the peaceful tranquillity of the English countryside is rudely shattered as they appear -- as if from nowhere -- brutally dragging people out and razing their houses to the ground!
“And yet… For all the robots’ strangeness, there is something… grimly familiar about them!”
Writers: Mills + Wagner [Mills Primus] / Artist: Dave Gibbons / Editor: Dez Skinn

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 7h

On #BookshopDay

Ladybird book character Jane, choosing herself a new Ladybird book

Artist: Harry Wingfield,
(Read and Write, 1965)

Jane stands browsing at the stand of Ladybird books in a small shop. She is wearing her customary outfit of pristine white frock, bright yellow cardigan and red shoes.

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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 7h

Head and shoulder shot of 1970s era Captain Marvel from Marvel comics. His eyes are angry and red and his face has otherwise been completely replaced by stars planets. What look like a couple of exploding stars. Narration: “… And THIS man can protect it. For he is now COSMICALLY AWARE!“

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The Content Apologist @contentapologist.bsky.social · 7h

No wonder the North Koreans are cheering if they're going to share in the world's biggest Colin the Caterpillar cake.

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 7h

TV Listings For Friday 11th October 1968

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 7h

USTP reaches Arena! Iconic, memorable and visually striking — this is why nerds still podcast about the show 58½ years later. @nathanbottomley.com

untitledstartrekproject.com/168/

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 7h

people.com/diane-keaton...

#DianeKeaton RIP.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Dan McPainInTheKnees @danmckee.bsky.social · 10h

Just described a noise my neighbour made as “like a dog backfiring”
No idea where that came from but that’s going in the phrase bank

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 10h

Unsolicited DIC pic

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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 9h

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The Twilight Zone @thenightgallery.bsky.social · 9h

"There's a man out there!"

First heard on October 11, 1963.

Celebrating 62 years of one of the most iconic Twilight Zone episodes ever aired: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."

A toast to Richard Matheson and William Shatner for this piece of TV history!

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