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Tim Dickinson

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https://pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/ That chair guy. 25 years in arts education, Spurs/Plymouth Argyle supporter. Dad. Mention of Doctor Who | Blake's 7 | Pebble Mill | Whistle Test and I'll be there. No access to DM's/chat.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · Oct 23

THREAD 1/8 - These articles are for anyone interested in the BBC and the television landscape of the 1980s.
40 years ago, on 23rd Oct 1984, a revamped and reformatted BBC2 series was transmitted. No longer ‘Old’, no longer ‘Grey’ - this is the story of the final years of Whistle Test.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

It's on the season 22 page, but it doesn't matter - it's just great to discover these things! Very much enjoying your work, Paul. 💯

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

It was indeed! And, after 'Trial' it becomes Servalan's main chair for the rest of the series. It also makes an appearance (or three) in Moonbase Three. 👍

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

I will be all over this!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

I decided to revisit an old post. New material, new things to discover, and new contexts.
This is about a 1982 advert for Maxell tapes, and the confrontational nature of early 1980s commercials. Expect Quatro, Mu-Cron and, yes, the Andrex puppy. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2022/07/22/m...

Confronting the audience: Maxell tapes advert – ‘Break the Sound Barrier’ (1982)

This is a post about the UK commercial for Maxell tapes – ‘Storm’ (1982), featuring Peter Murphy of Bauhaus.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Obviously, I'm drawn to the Knossos chair, but elsewhere...oh, the riches to be identified! Marvellous post. 👏

Dr Philip Boyes @philipjboyes.bsky.social · 9d

Just putting it out there: if they've found any of the Myth Makers and anyone wants to interview me about Bronze Age stuff in Doctor Who for a Blu-ray extra, I am very much available.

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A Visual Guide to the Aegean Bronze Age in Doctor Who

Most people probably don’t associate Doctor Who with the Aegean Bronze Age. I mean, why would you? They’ve only done two stories set there and one is entirely missing from the archives. But when yo…

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 9d

One of Plymouth's finest.
Beryl Cook was also one of its frequent patrons.
It's great - and bringing the chips in is essential. I feel your joy/pain.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 9d

Oh yes, I know it!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 13d

No. Not in the OGWT style at all. Looks more TOTP to me.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 15d

Great stuff as always. Just a thought, could the panel seen in the Marshall’s module not be smaller, but possibly the same panel. It might continue underneath the horizontal panel, but it is obscured? 🤷

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks v much! 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 22d

Thats a good statement to unpick! I’d need another 10000 words…probably 😂
Thanks again Andrew. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

❤️

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Cheers, Si.
PhD next. (Unlikely.)

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Greatful for the help, Paul. Trying to find who did which production text is harder than I thought!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you John. 🙂

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Cheers Sean. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks Susannah!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Cheers Gary, glad I got through it.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Cheers Tom. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks Frank!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks Uma. First go, and all that. 🙂

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

And thank you for reading it. 👍

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

Interesting. Yet Williams’ background was so rooted in scripting.
I felt that he didn’t lose ambition in the writing, but technical innovation had to be ramped up to counter the financial restrictions.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

You’re in it!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 23d

This week I achieved my Masters with Distinction. I inflicted pain and suffering on myself while writing the thesis, and now I inflict it on the world. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2025/09/18/d...

Masters Thesis – Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 and 1980, through the lens of innovation theory, allow the critical orthodoxies o...

This is a Masters thesis focusing on Doctor Who and British Television Production of the 1970s. Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 …

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