Simon Guerrier
@0tralala.bsky.social
Writer and producer. Out now: David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television, a biography of the first story editor of Doctor Who. Currently working on a biography of Terrance Dicks. www.simonguerrier.com
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Ok, ok, ONE more
The original scripted ending for The Deadly Assassin, which would have ended with this BRILLIANT roller caption and they should have kept it in!
#doctorwhoday #doctorwho
The original scripted ending for The Deadly Assassin, which would have ended with this BRILLIANT roller caption and they should have kept it in!
#doctorwhoday #doctorwho
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ok, ok, ONE more
The original scripted ending for The Deadly Assassin, which would have ended with this BRILLIANT roller caption and they should have kept it in!
#doctorwhoday #doctorwho
The original scripted ending for The Deadly Assassin, which would have ended with this BRILLIANT roller caption and they should have kept it in!
#doctorwhoday #doctorwho
A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks, by Terrance Dicks
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November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
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Happy Doctor Who Day, with the incomprehensible blurb from the Target novelisation of Arc of Infinity
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happy Doctor Who Day, with the incomprehensible blurb from the Target novelisation of Arc of Infinity
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It was 62 years ago #OnThisDay in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Breaking news - November 1963
BBC History recalls one of the first truly global news stories of the modern multi-media age
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November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It was 62 years ago #OnThisDay in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
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🚨 Episode 1 of Obsolete is live in 15 minutes! 🚨
I hope you enjoy it, and have a happy #DoctorWhoDay
Link below...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOSP...
I hope you enjoy it, and have a happy #DoctorWhoDay
Link below...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOSP...
OBSOLETE - Episode 1: The Summons (Dalek Fan Series | Full Episode)
YouTube video by Dalek 63•88
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November 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🚨 Episode 1 of Obsolete is live in 15 minutes! 🚨
I hope you enjoy it, and have a happy #DoctorWhoDay
Link below...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOSP...
I hope you enjoy it, and have a happy #DoctorWhoDay
Link below...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOSP...
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Happy Doctor Who Day! From in-depth histories of the show to revealing biographies celebrating the people who made it, we've got you covered. Explore our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk/ ✨
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy Doctor Who Day! From in-depth histories of the show to revealing biographies celebrating the people who made it, we've got you covered. Explore our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk/ ✨
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It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
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It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...
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My latest article: BBC PA Douglas Camfield, frustrated at not being offered a place on the director's course, investigated joining the SAS via the TA. Until fate intervened. You will also discover the third time he worked for Waris Hussein...
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Douglas Camfield in Doctor Who and the SAS
In 1964, BBC PA Douglas Camfield was at a crossroads in his life. Will he become a BBC director or will he join the SAS? Or will he do both? With brand new information, the story can finally be told.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My latest article: BBC PA Douglas Camfield, frustrated at not being offered a place on the director's course, investigated joining the SAS via the TA. Until fate intervened. You will also discover the third time he worked for Waris Hussein...
michaelseely.substack.com/p/douglas-ca...
michaelseely.substack.com/p/douglas-ca...
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
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Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good news, we're pleased to announce that Sophie Aldred will be hosting our launch event for Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television at London's BFI Southbank on December 4. Tickets are available now from tinyurl.com/9hwat82m. Hope to see you there!
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Hurrah! You can hear an extract from Luke Hollands’ winning entry for the @bigfinish.bsky.social Paul Spragg competition.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
EXCLUSIVE CLIP! 🎧 Here's your first listen to Doctor Who: The Wednesday That Wasn't, by Luke Hollands, the winner of this year's Short Trips Writers' Opportunity.
Click https://bgfn.sh/st25 to find our more and to pre-order this FREE audiobook.
Click https://bgfn.sh/st25 to find our more and to pre-order this FREE audiobook.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hurrah! You can hear an extract from Luke Hollands’ winning entry for the @bigfinish.bsky.social Paul Spragg competition.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Read by Clare Corbett, directed by Lisa Bowerman, sound design and music by Alistair Lock, script edited and produced by Peter Anghelides.
Also first published 50 years ago today, Doctor Who - The Three Doctors.
OMG Omega!, and other learned thoughts on the novelisation Doctor Who - The Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who — The Three Doctors, by Terrance Dicks
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November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Also first published 50 years ago today, Doctor Who - The Three Doctors.
Fifty years ago today, The Doctor Who Monster Book was published. What joy this book has given me.
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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November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fifty years ago today, The Doctor Who Monster Book was published. What joy this book has given me.
And me!
Join us for #DoctorWho's 62nd Birthday!
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And me!
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Thought alot about doing this but ultimately glad I did share my menopause story: themenopausecharity.org/debbies-meno...
Debbie's Story - The Menopause Charity
Debbie's story shares how her experiences have shaped her sense of self, and how openness, talking therapy and friendship have helped her.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thought alot about doing this but ultimately glad I did share my menopause story: themenopausecharity.org/debbies-meno...
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said
3rd December 6.30pm for 7pm Start In this special event, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Ursula K Le Guin’s son, literary executor and head of the Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation, discusses his work with his mother...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin in conversation with SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social
3 December, 6.30 pm
This is going to be an ABSOLUTE TREAT! #LeGuin fans, #VarjakPaw fans, fans of most excellent conversation, come on out!
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I don't write about my old employer very often, but just this once:
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
A closer look at the BBC’s foundation suggests that a battle with an American demagogue has been coming for a century, writes @philtinline.bsky.social.
Trump, the BBC and the lessons of an antisemitic priest
American media have cultivated conspiracy and resentment, setting the stage for the president’s fight with the BBC
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I don't write about my old employer very often, but just this once:
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
Thoughts on America's pro-Nazi radio priest and why the BBC should fight like hell.
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Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
On International Men’s Day, government launched new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, with special emphasis on suicide prevention The government has anno...
socialcare.today
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Launch of England’s first ever men’s health strategy
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
The #government have launched a new plan to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men.
👉Read more: socialcare.today/2025/11/19/l... #InternationalMensDay #news #mentalhealth #health
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
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The dinner that gave Faraday FOMO 🫢 Discover the story of the world’s first underwater banquet in the Thames Tunnel through letters uncovered by @brunelmuseum.bsky.social.
Banquets at the Thames Tunnel: New Sources for the World's First Underwater Dinners - Brunel Museum
Monday 10 November 2025 is the 198th anniversary of an extraordinary dinner, held under the waters of the River Thames in the Thames Tunnel. In our latest blog, Museum volunteer Sue Thomas reveals a…
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November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The dinner that gave Faraday FOMO 🫢 Discover the story of the world’s first underwater banquet in the Thames Tunnel through letters uncovered by @brunelmuseum.bsky.social.
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Eight minutes of BBC1 continuity from Mon 17 Nov 1969 (the third day of BBC1 in colour, I love the way they keep saying IN COLOUR). www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjyl...
monday evening continuity, 17 november 1969
YouTube video by barbara anne cortina
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November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Eight minutes of BBC1 continuity from Mon 17 Nov 1969 (the third day of BBC1 in colour, I love the way they keep saying IN COLOUR). www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjyl...
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What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
War Drums of the Blackfoot, by Terrance Dicks
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What Doctor Who story - and James Bond film - did Terrance Dicks borrow from for the last of his Mounties trilogy? Another great long post here: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...