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Spinky’s Mama

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Lawyer, civil servant, Londoner, Doctor Who fan, maritorious, mother of a spinky, God-botherer. Mostly doomscrolling, telly chat and terrible jokes. All views my own. She/Her.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · Apr 16

Cis is a category of woman. Trans is a category of woman. We have overlapping and unique experiences. And we have to stand together.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 20m

If Sara Kingdom is a companion then so is Lieutenant Carstairs.

And he and Lady Jennifer made a go of it and had many descendants, one of whom is replacing the Brigadier in The Five Doctors*.

* he says “Who?” at the end of the scene just as he’s realising Grandpa’s bedtime stories are true…

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 13h

Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1h

If it weren’t for the tortuous rights issues and my complete lack of writing talent I could get a whole BF miniseries out of it.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1h

On a similar note, Max Stael picks on Thea Ransome because she and Adam Colby won’t let him turn their situationship into a polycule. Science bros all over.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1h

“I M Foreman” becomes “I Am For Man”.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 6h

Richard the Lionheart is also a Jagaroth splinter, but gets sidetracked by court intrigue and religious war. When he’s in the mental link group chat the other splinters are like “Tancredi, good work with Leonardo. Richard, explain how marrying off our sister to the infidel is helping?”.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 6h

Duggan is a Jagaroth splinter. Tom Chadbon-voiced Jagaroth Scaroth is talking to in the opening of City of Death also splinters, but draws the exact opposite conclusion. Duggan splinter throws the punch to save the timeline. The Merdeen splinter is still looking out for humanity in the far future.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 15h

Millie Gibson had this lovely story of watching Laurel and Hardy with her late grandfather.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · Aug 16

A little story of the power of art and loss from this month’s DWM: it’s rather marvellous that Stan and Ollie can still connect with someone born more than a century later, and be part of the precious memories of someone you’ve loved.

From Doctor Who Magazine issue 607: Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) explains how she motivates herself for playing sad scenes: “However, for other tearjerking scenes, Millie has found inspiration in some more unusual places. "Sometimes I think about... like, have you ever watched Laurel and Hardy? There's a scene, it's called the 'Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, their opening bit, when they're dancing [to The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, a song originally from 1937 film Way Out West], and that always makes me cry because I used to watch it with my grandad." Millie's grandad is no longer with us, "but we always used to watch them, Stan and Ollie," she says, "so I put that on my phone. Honestly, whatever I'm feeling on the day, I'm like, Right, that Laurel and Hardy scene is gonna make me cry.”

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 19h

Asterix can do serious and adult (Asterix in Switzerland, saving an innocent Roman while parodying Satyricon).

Tintin can do blissfully hilarious (Captain Haddock: hairdresser to the Thompson Twins in Explorers on the Moon).

You don’t have to do down one to big up the other. You can love both.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 20h

My kid insists on me doing everything in ‘Mama voice’, with the exception of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, who for reasons unknown has the voice of Stavros.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 22h

The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: what if Father’s Day was written by a sociopath?

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

Cut short by the ITV franchise changes which led to Cosgrove Hall pivoting from comedy to adventure/adult animation.

I honestly think that the Broadcasting Act 1990 is up there with the dissolution of the monasteries.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today probably never heard of.

Title card for Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime (also known as Victor & Hugo), a British crime comedy animated series made by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television and broadcast on Children's ITV from 6 September 1991 to 29 December 1992. Victor, the taller brother with a fedora and moustache, and Hugo, the shorter brother with a mask and beret, are comedically trapped inside a safe in front of police cars.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

Post you from a different era.
McCoy and Pertwee.

31 year old me, a British South Asian woman with short hair, with Sylvester McCoy, the Seventh Doctor Who.

29 year old me, a British South Asian woman with short hair, with Katy Manning, who played Jo Grant the companion to Jon Pertwee’s Doctor Who.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

Fanny Price is more interesting than Mary Crawford, or indeed Emma Woodhouse, precisely because she’s right all along.

She’s not only the most virtuous person in Mansfield Park, she’s also the smartest. She immediately understands people and ideas in a way the worldly wise characters don’t.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 1d

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Food: Venison (very specific allergy)

Film: Dogville. 3 hours to be told America is cruel and exploitative by a cruel exploiter.

Song: You’re the One that I Want.🚩🚩🚩

Obligatory Hallow’Iain Joke Here Pls @iainhepburn.me · 1d

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Food: Arbroath smokies. Fish shouldn't require you to wear a gas mask.

Film: Sucker Punch. The absolute worst of the worst of Snyder's pish.

Song: Song 2. Tiresome wank.

Sarah Manvel with a🪝for a 🖐️ @cairdiul.bsky.social · 1d

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Food: canned tuna fish

Film: Grease. I was horrified by its sexism from my first viewing at a sleepover and I remain correct

Song: Brown Eyed Girl. The worst

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

Like Tina Heath’s been told to say ‘Cheese’ while being stabbed in the leg.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

The Belga Queen! Loved the food but you shouldn’t be afraid of becoming a bespoke art installation when you need to spend a penny.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

When the BFI had to have a second screening for the Special Edition because they’d been sent the wrong disc, I wanted them to just continue showing it monthly like Sing-along-a-Sound of Music. Or Rocky Horror if they could stand the cleaning bill.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

It was basically the Northern Circuit/KC years with the 6th Doctor. The listening public wouldn’t know what hit them.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

It *might* have had the ‘drunk as a judge’ bit with the punchline “As your Time Lordship pleases”.

(Really wanted to do a “Drunk with a gavel” “Birkenhead” bit from Flux but I could never go out of appropriate court procedure).

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely *looks sadly at practicing certificate and Big Finish pitch for an F.E. Smith celebrity historical*

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

There is something glorious about a child’s delight in swears. On the last school trip one of 8 yo’s classmates relayed a teacher instruction as “We need to stop moving until we know what the hell is going on” like he was in Peter and Gordon.

Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

@cooraysmith.bsky.social continues to moderate his language to be child friendly.

The result: 8yo is delightedly shouting ‘Blimey’ with (Sid) Jamesian relish like it’s the worst swear ever.

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Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a long standing polarised fan reaction (e.g. the Discontinuity Guide and the 1995 DWM Summer special).

I think there’s too much of a tonal disconnect between the Earth/Space station scenes. I’d have got the Megara up like the Sycorax and gone Witchfinder General rather than Rumpole.

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